A1 · 5.2 · Tage & Daten
German days, dates and time words
Use am for days and dates, im for months and seasons, um for clock times.
Which little word?
| Word | For | Example |
|---|---|---|
| um | clock times | um 8 Uhrat 8 o’clock |
| am | days, parts of the day, dates | am Montag · am Abend · am 3. Maion Monday · in the evening · on 3 May |
| im | months, seasons | im Juli · im Winterin July · in winter |
| — (nothing) | years | 2026 (or: im Jahr 2026)in 2026 |
The week
MontagMon
DienstagTue
MittwochWed
DonnerstagThu
FreitagFri
SamstagSat
SonntagSun
Dates
- Write: 3. Mai. The dot turns a number into first, second, third …: 3. = third.
- Say: am dritten Mai. Ordinals: 1. ersten · 2. zweiten · 3. dritten · 7. siebten · 20. zwanzigsten.
- Ask: Der Wievielte ist heute? (What’s the date today?)
Time words
gestern · heute · morgen
yesterday · today · tomorrow
morgens · abends · montags
in the mornings · evenings · on Mondays (every time)
übermorgen
the day after tomorrow
Good to know 1
1morgen = tomorrow, der Morgen = the morning. Morgen früh = tomorrow morning.
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