language learning center · A1 · Lesson 7
Numbers and time
Practice this topic in German: Numbers and time.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Lena
Es ist halb drei.
It is half past two.
Jonas
Ich habe drei Geschwister.
I have three siblings.
Lena
Das kostet fünfzehn Euro.
It costs fifteen euros.
Jonas
Treffen wir uns um sechs.
Let us meet at six.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
Es ist halb drei.
It is half past two.
Es ist halb drei.
Ich habe drei Geschwister.
I have three siblings.
Ich habe drei Geschwister.
Das kostet fünfzehn Euro.
It costs fifteen euros.
Das kostet fünfzehn Euro.
Treffen wir uns um sechs.
Let us meet at six.
Treffen wir uns um sechs.
Meine Nummer ist vierunddreißig, zwanzig, zehn.
My number is thirty-four, twenty, ten.
Meine Nummer ist vierunddreißig, zwanzig, zehn.
Notice, try, and speak
Which German sentence has this meaning: “It is half past two.”
Make it yours
Say the five German turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this German in a real conversation
- 1. Es ist halb drei.
- 2. Ich habe drei Geschwister.
- 3. Das kostet fünfzehn Euro.
- 4. Treffen wir uns um sechs.
- 5. Meine Nummer ist vierunddreißig, zwanzig, zehn.