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Numbers & TimeSaturday 4 July 2026

Es ist Viertel nach zwei

Pronunciation: es ist FIR-tel nahkh tsvai

Meaning: It is quarter past two

Germans use this phrase for 2:15, but note that in some regions they say "Es ist Viertel drei" (quarter three), meaning a quarter of the way to three o'clock.

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