Word
Es ist schon Mittag.
Meaning
It is already noon.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Es ist schon Mittag.
Is schon the same word as schön?
No, the umlaut (the two little dots) makes a big difference! schon means "already", while schön means "beautiful" or "nice".
Could I just say Es ist schon 12 Uhr instead?
Yes! Es ist schon 12 Uhr is perfectly fine and very common. However, just like in English, using Mittag is a very natural way to say "noon" or "midday" without having to use numbers.
If Mittag is noon, how do I say "midnight"?
Midnight is Mitternacht. You can use it in the exact same sentence structure: Es ist schon Mitternacht (It is already midnight). Notice how Mittag ends in Tag (day), while Mitternacht ends in Nacht (night).
Why is Mittag capitalized in this sentence?
In German, all nouns (words for people, places, things, and ideas) are always capitalized, no matter where they appear in a sentence. Since Mittag (noon) is a noun, it gets a capital M.