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 ==Dates/Time==
-For information regarding dates and time in German, please see [[Germany_Languages#Dates_and_Time|this article]].
+In German records, dates are often written out. For example:
-For weekday symbols, please see [[Week Day Symbols|this article]].
+Freitag den vierzehnten Februar achtzehnhundert sechs und dreißig [Friday, the 14th of February, eighteen hundred six and thirty (1836)].
+To understand German dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding “Numbers” section.
+=== Months  ===
+{|
+|-
+| '''English'''
+| '''German'''
+|-
+| January
+| Januar, Jänner, Hartung, Jenner
+|-
+| February
+| Februar, Hornung
+|-
+| March
+| März, Frühlingsmonat
+|-
+| April
+| April, Ostermonat, Osteren
+|-
+| May
+| Mai, Wonnemonat, Blütemonat
+|-
+| June
+| Juni, Brachmonat
+|-
+| July
+| Juli, Heuert, Heumonat, Heuet
+|-
+| August
+| August, Erntemonat, Hitzmonat
+|-
+| September
+| September, Fruchtmonat, Herbstmonat, Herpsten, 7ber, 7bris
+|-
+| October
+| Oktober, Weinmonat, 8ber, 8bris
+|-
+| November
+| November, Wintermonat, 9ber, 9bris
+|-
+| December
+| Dezember, Christmonat, 10ber, 10bris, Xber, Xbris
+|}
+A more extensive list of [[Month Names in German|month names in German]].
+=== Days of the Week ===
+{|
+|-
+| '''English'''
+| &nbsp;
+| '''German'''
+|-
+| Sunday
+| &nbsp;
+| Sonntag
+|-
+| Monday
+| &nbsp;
+| Montag
+|-
+| Tuesday
+| &nbsp;
+| Dienstag
+|-
+| Wednesday
+| &nbsp;
+| Mittwoch
+|-
+| Thursday
+| &nbsp;
+| Donnerstag
+|-
+| Friday
+| &nbsp;
+| Freitag, Freytag
+|-
+| Saturday
+| &nbsp;
+| Samstag, Sonnabend
+|}
+See also:
+*[[Week Day Symbols|special symbols used for week days]].
+<br>
+=== Times of the Day  ===
+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'''
+|-
+|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  ===
+Sometimes a symbol is used in German genealogical sources rather than abbreviations. Some of these are shown at [http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Genealogische_Symbole_und_Zeichen GenWiki, Genealogical Symbols and Signs].
+<br>
 == Occupations  ==