Days, months & time in German
Common German dates vocabulary with English translations and native audio.
Days, months and simple time words (das Datum) let you make plans, set appointments and talk about your week. A handful of small prepositions do most of the work.
| German | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Montag | Monday | |
| Dienstag | Tuesday | |
| Mittwoch | Wednesday | |
| Donnerstag | Thursday | |
| Freitag | Friday | |
| Samstag | Saturday | |
| Sonntag | Sunday | |
| Januar | January | |
| Februar | February | |
| März | March | |
| April | April | |
| Mai | May | |
| Juni | June | |
| Juli | July | |
| August | August | |
| September | September | |
| Oktober | October | |
| November | November | |
| Dezember | December | |
| Tag | day | |
| Woche | week | |
| Monat | month | |
| Jahr | year | |
| heute | today | |
| morgen | tomorrow | |
| gestern | yesterday |
How to use these words
- •Days and months are all masculine (der) and always capitalised: der Montag, der Januar.
- •Use am for days and im for months: “am Montag” (on Monday), “im Mai” (in May).
- •heute (today), morgen (tomorrow) and gestern (yesterday) are adverbs and stay lowercase.
Example sentences
Am Montag arbeite ich.
On Monday I work.
Im Juli ist es warm.
In July it's warm.
Heute ist Freitag.
Today is Friday.
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- "Monday" is "Montag" in German. You can hear it pronounced on this page.
- How many words does this Days, months & time in German page cover?
- This page lists 26 German words with English translations and native audio.
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