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Numbers & TimeThursday 22 October 2026

Es ist Viertel nach zwei am Donnerstag, den zweiundzwanzigsten Oktober zweitausendsechsundzwanzig.

Pronunciation: Es ist FEER-tel nahkh TSVYE am DOHN-ers-tahg, den TSVYE-oon-tsoontsvahn-tsig-sten Ok-TOH-ber TSVYE-tow-zent-zeks-oon-tsvahn-tsig.

Meaning: It is quarter past two on Thursday, the twenty-second of October, two thousand twenty-six.

Germans typically use 24-hour time in formal contexts but often use "Viertel nach" (quarter past) in casual conversation; mastering compound numbers and dates is essential for intermediate learners.

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