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Understanding times: halb, vor and nach

CEFR A1 · part 27 minInstant feedback

edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.

  1. 1Try
  2. 2Learn
  3. 3Practise
  4. 4Check
The rule, in three lines

Halb names the next hour; vor subtracts minutes and nach adds them. Also check the part of the day.

The usual slip. Reading halb sechs as half past six.

Why it catches you out. Avoid a word-for-word translation of the English expression: check its function in this case.

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