Days and Months

Question 1

Monday

Answer 1

Montag

Question 2

Tuesday

Answer 2

Dienstag

Question 3

Wednesday

Answer 3

Mittwoch

Question 4

Thursday

Answer 4

Donnerstag

Question 5

Friday

Answer 5

Freitag

Question 6

Saturday

Answer 6

Samstag

Question 7

Sunday

Answer 7

Sonntag

Question 8

The days of the week in German are all

Answer 8

MASCULINE (der)
but the definite article is rarely used.

Question 9

The use of “am”

Answer 9

To say something happens on a particular day, use am: eg. am Montag = on Monday

Question 10

To say that you do something on a regular basis, you can turn the day of the week into an adverb by

Answer 10

removing the capital letter and adding -s: montags, dienstags, mittwochs, donnerstags, freitags, samstags, sonntags

Question 11

The days of the week can be combined with the times of day..

Answer 11

eg. Montagvormittag, Mittwochnachmittag, Samstagabend

Question 12

In German, general time precedes specific time:

Answer 12

eg. Montagvormittag um halb neun, freitags um vierzehn Uhr

Question 13

DIE WOCHENTAGE

Answer 13

the weekdays

Question 14

Montag

Answer 14

Monday

Question 15

Dienstag

Answer 15

Tuesday

Question 16

Mittwoch

Answer 16

wednesday

Question 17

Donnerstag

Answer 17

Thursday

Question 18

Freitag

Answer 18

Friday

Question 19

Samstag

Answer 19

Saturday

Question 20

Sonntag

Answer 20

Sunday

Question 21

DIE MONATE

Answer 21

The Months

Question 22

Januar

Answer 22

January

Question 23

January

Answer 23

Januar

Question 24

Feburary

Answer 24

Februar

Question 25

March

Answer 25

März

Question 26

April

Answer 26

April

Question 27

May

Answer 27

Mai

Question 28

June

Answer 28

Juni

Question 29

july

Answer 29

Juli

Question 30

August

Answer 30

August

Question 31

September

Answer 31

September

Question 32

October

Answer 32

Oktober

Question 32

November

Answer 32

November

Question 33

December

Answer 33

Dezember

Question 34

the use of “im”

Answer 34

To say something happens in a particular month, use im before the month:

Im Januar habe ich Geburtstag.

Meine Freundin hat im August Geburtstag.

Weihnachten ist im Dezember.

Question 35

When is your Birthday?

Answer? I have in ….birthday.

Answer 35

Wann hast du Geburtstag?

Ich habe im…. Gerburtstag.

Question 36

The irregular verb werden means “to become”.

Answer 36

Ich werde
Du WIRST
er/sie/es WIRD
wir werden
ihr werdet
Sie/sie werden

Question 37

You can use werden to talk about the age
you will be next birthday:

Answer 37

I am 20 years old. I will be 21 in July.

Ich bin 20 Jahre alt. Ich werde im Juli 21.

Question 38

Ich werde im Juli 21.

Answer 38

Achtung! “im Juli 21” does not mean “on July 21st”! It means “21 (years old) in July”.