In this lesson, you will learn to talk about days, months, and seasons in German, and you will learn other useful vocabulary.
Days Of The Week In German
| English | German |
| Monday | Montag |
| Tuesday | Dienstag |
| Wednesday | Mittwoch |
| Thursday | Donnerstag |
| Friday | Freitag |
| Saturday | Samstag |
| Sunday | Sonntag |
Months Of The Year In German
| English | German |
| January | Januar |
| February | Februar |
| March | März |
| April | April |
| May | Mai |
| June | Juni |
| July | Juli |
| August | August |
| September | September |
| October | Oktober |
| November | November |
| December | Dezember |
Seasons In German
| English | German |
| Spring | Spring |
| Summer | Sommer |
| Fall | Fall |
| Winter | Winter |
Useful Vocab To Express Time
Today – Heute
Tomorrow – Morgen
Yesterday – Gestern
The day before yesterday – Vorgestern
Week – Woche
Weekdays/Workdays, Days of the week – Wochentage
Weekend – Wochenende
Month – Monat
Months of the year – Monate des Jahres
Year – Jahr
Next year – Nächstes Jahr
Last year – Letztes Jahr
That was our lesson about days, months, and seasons in German, make sure to practice before moving to the next lesson.
German Time Vocabulary Study Guide
Quiz
Instructions: Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences using complete German words.
- What is the German word for Wednesday? How is it spelled?
- What is the German word for October? How is it spelled?
- What is the German word for summer? How is it spelled?
- Translate this sentence into German: “Today is Tuesday.”
- Translate this sentence into German: “See you next year!”
- Provide the German words for “yesterday” and its English definition.
- How do you say “days of the week” in German?
- What is the German word for “month”? How do you say “months of the year”?
- What is the German word for “weekend”? How is it spelled?
Answer Key
- The German word for Wednesday is Mittwoch.
- The German word for October is Oktober.
- The German word for summer is Sommer.
- “Today is Tuesday.” → “Heute ist Dienstag.”
- “See you next year!” → “Bis nächstes Jahr!”
- The German word for yesterday is “Gestern”, and its English definition is “the day before today.”
- “Days of the week” in German is “Wochentage”.
- The German word for “month” is “Monat”, and “months of the year” is “Monate des Jahres”.
- The German word for “weekend” is “Wochenende”, and it is spelled W-o-c-h-e-n-e-n-d-e.
Happy learning!
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