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Numbers & TimeThursday 13 August 2026
Es ist Viertel nach zwei
Pronunciation: es ist FEER-tel nahkh TSVY
Meaning: It is a quarter past two
Germans use 'Viertel nach' (quarter past) and 'Viertel vor' (quarter to) to tell time, which is different from English where we say 'quarter after' or 'quarter to.'
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