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Numbers & TimeThursday 4 June 2026

Es ist Viertel nach zwei.

Pronunciation: es ist FEER-tel nahkh tsvye

Meaning: It is quarter past two.

Germans often use this fractional time expression in everyday conversation; learning these divisions of the hour is essential for telling time naturally in German-speaking countries.

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