um

at, around

English meaning: at, around
CEFR level: German A1 vocabulary list
Taught in: Lesson 17 · What Time Is It in German? Telling the Time (free A1 course)
Vocabulary package: Telling the Time
Dictionary: German words with U

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um in a sentence

Er kommt um sieben Uhr.
He comes at seven o'clock.

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Words that go with um

der Abendevening der Mittagnoon der Nachmittagafternoon die Stundehour die Uhrclock, watch die Armbanduhrwristwatch die Digitaluhrdigital clock frühearly die Uhrzeittime of day der Vormittagmorning (before noon)der Mitternachtmidnight die Sekunde, -nsecond (Time)

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What does um mean in English?

um means "at, around". For example: "Er kommt um sieben Uhr." — "He comes at seven o'clock."

What level is um in German?

um is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the telling the time vocabulary.

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