How is funfzehn uhr dreissig - 3.30 pm, isnt it should be drie uhr dreissig? Or am i getting something wrong here for all these timings below?

AjishN
February 24, 2023
How is funfzehn uhr dreissig - 3.30 pm, isnt it should be drie uhr dreissig? Or am i getting something wrong here for all these timings below?
Julia-Rocket-German-Tutor
February 28, 2023
Hallo AjishN,
This is because Germans typically use the 24-hour system when telling the time. You could also say “Es ist drei Uhr dreißig nachmittags.” - “It is three thirty in the afternoon.”
Viele Grüße,
Julia