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=== Times of the Day  ===
=== Times of the Day  ===


<br>German birth and death records often indicated the exact time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out.  
German birth and death records often indicated the exact time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out.  
 
German English <br>ein Uhr one (o’clock) <br>zwei Uhr two (o’clock) <br>drei Uhr three (o’clock) <br>halb eins half one = 12:30 <br>halb zwei half two = 1:30 <br>halbe Stunde half hour <br>Stunde hour <br>früh early (a.m.) <br>spät late (p.m.) <br>morgens in the morning <br>vormittags in the forenoon <br>mittags at noon <br>nachmittags in the afternoon <br>abends in the evening <br>mitternachts at midnight


{|
|'''German'''
|'''English'''
|-
|ein Uhr
|one (o’clock)
|-
|zwei Uhr
|two (o’clock)
|-
|drei Uhr
|three (o’clock)
|-
|halb eins
|half one = 12:30
|-
|halb zwei
|half two = 1:30
|-
|halbe Stunde
|half hour
|-
|Stunde
|hour
|-
|früh
|early (a.m.)
|-
|spät
|late (p.m.)
|-
|morgens
|in the morning
|-
|vormittags
|in the forenoon
|-
|mittags
|at noon
|-
|nachmittags
|in the afternoon
|-
|abends
|in the evening
|-
|mitternachts
|at midnight
|-
|}


=== Symbols ===
=== Symbols ===