Weeks and Months

Weeks

• Montag — Monday — (MOHN-taag)
• Dienstag — Tuesday — (DEENS-taag)
• Mittwoch — Wednesday — (MIT-vohkh)
• Donnerstag — Thursday — (DON-nerz-taag)
• Freitag — Friday — (FRY-taag)
• Samstag — Saturday — (ZAAMS-taag)
• Sonntag — Sunday — (ZONN-taag)

Note:

• In some regions, Samstag is also called Sonnabend (ZON-na-bent).
• All days are masculine in German → der Montag, der Dienstag, etc.

In Use

• die Woche — week — (DEE VO-khuh)
• am Montag — on Monday
• unter der Woche — during the week
• am Wochenende — on the weekend (AHM VO-khen-en-duh)

Example:

• Ich arbeite unter der Woche.
  (Ikh AR-bye-tuh OON-ter der VO-khuh)
  → I work during the week.

Names of Months

1. Januar — January — (YA-nu-aar)
2. Februar — February — (FAY-bru-aar)
3. März — March — (MEHRTS)
4. April — April — (Ah-PRIL)
5. Mai — May — (MY)
6. Juni — June — (YOO-nee)
7. Juli — July — (YOO-lee)
8. August — August — (OW-goost)
9. September — September — (ZEP-TEM-ber)
10. Oktober — October — (OK-TO-ber)
11. November — November — (NO-VEM-ber)
12. Dezember — December — (DE-TSem-ber)