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Same w/ German. Halb Neun (Half Nine) is 8:30. Half to nine.

• dEnigma 10y ago
  In some regions they even use "Viertel Neun" (Quarter nine) for 8:15; but "Viertel über Acht" (Quarter past eight) is also common.
  • vostok 10y ago
    This is the same in my language where one might say "quarter of the ninth". The idea is that [00:00,01:00) is the first hour so [08:00,09:00) is the ninth hour.
  • sk5t 10y ago
    Really? I've only heard "viertel neun" to mean 8:45.
    • dvdkhlng 10y ago
      Actually "viertel vor neun" means 8:45 (literall "quater before nine"), while "viertel neun" means 8:15. Use seems to be different by region. I once met somebody from western germany who was late by half an hour as he was not familiar with the "viertel neun" semantics. He claimed that only eastern germans would use that term.
      • ido 10y ago
        Viertel neun for 8:15 and drei viertel neun for 8:45 are commonly used in Austria.