Time, Dates & Frequency

Build the practical time skills needed for everyday German. Learn to understand days and months, say dates and clock times, describe schedules and duration, put events in order, and explain how often routines happen.

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Scott Mountenay

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Time, Dates & Frequency

The days of the week

The weekend

The months

Saying an exact date

Asking for the date

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

Last week and next week

Asking the time

Events at an exact hour

The 24-hour clock

Half past the hour

Quarter past and quarter to

Minutes past and minutes to

Parts of the day

At night

From one time to another

Reading opening schedules

Asking and saying duration

Since a starting point

For a planned length of time

Before an event

After an event

Putting routine steps in order

The frequency scale

Position of frequency adverbs

Every day, week, and year

Approximate clock times

Arranging a suitable routine time

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