German Days of the Week Vocabulary
This set covers the seven days of the week, from der Montag to der Sonntag, plus the words German uses to talk about time in general: die Woche, der Werktag, and the useful am Wochenende. One thing to watch for: German turns each day name into an adverb just by adding -s and lowercasing it, so der Dienstag (Tuesday) becomes dienstags (on Tuesdays), a distinction English handles with a whole preposition phrase instead of one word.
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plural: die Dienstage
Tuesday
Wir treffen uns am Dienstag. — We are meeting on Tuesday.
on Tuesdays
Dienstags gehe ich immer schwimmen. — On Tuesdays I always go swimming.
plural: die Donnerstage
Thursday
Am Donnerstag gehe ich einkaufen. — On Thursday I go shopping.
on Thursdays
Donnerstags treffen wir uns zum Sport. — On Thursdays we meet for sports.
plural: die Freitage
Friday
Freitag ist der letzte Arbeitstag. — Friday is the last working day.
- freitagsA1
on Fridays
Freitags gehen wir oft ins Kino. — On Fridays we often go to the cinema.
plural: die Mittwoche
Wednesday
Mittwoch ist mein freier Tag. — Wednesday is my day off.
on Wednesdays
Mittwochs habe ich keine Schule. — On Wednesdays I have no school.
plural: die Montage
Monday
Am Montag beginnt die Schule wieder. — School starts again on Monday.
- samstagsA1
on Saturdays
Samstags schlafe ich lange aus. — On Saturdays I sleep in late.
plural: die Sonntage
Sunday
Sonntags schlafen wir lange. — On Sundays we sleep in late.
- sonntagsA1
on Sundays
Sonntags besuchen wir unsere Großeltern. — On Sundays we visit our grandparents.
- montagsA2
on Mondays
Montags habe ich immer Deutschunterricht. — On Mondays I always have German class.
- täglichA2
daily
Ich trinke täglich viel Wasser. — I drink a lot of water daily.
plural: die Werktage
working day
An Werktagen stehe ich früh auf. — On working days I get up early.
weekly
Der Kurs findet wöchentlich statt. — The course takes place weekly.
at the weekend
Am Wochenende gehe ich gerne wandern. — I like to go hiking at the weekend.
plural: die Wochen
week
Eine Woche hat sieben Tage. — A week has seven days.
plural: die Wochentage
weekday
Der Montag ist ein Wochentag. — Monday is a weekday.
How to learn this set
All seven day names are masculine: der Montag, der Dienstag, der Mittwoch, and the rest, so you can learn "der" once and stop worrying about gender for this whole set. Notice the pattern between the capitalized day and its lowercase -s cousin: der Montag becomes montags, der Freitag becomes freitags. Drill these as pairs rather than as separate words, since the lowercase form always means "on [day]s" or "every [day]." Once that pattern clicks for two or three days, the rest follow automatically.
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Frequently asked questions
Is it der Samstag or der Sonnabend?
Both are correct and mean Saturday. Der Samstag is standard across most of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, while der Sonnabend is used mainly in northern and eastern Germany, including Berlin.
How do you say 'on Mondays' in German?
Add an -s to the day and don't capitalize it: montags for on Mondays, dienstags for on Tuesdays, and so on through sonntags. This -s form covers the English 'every Monday' or 'on Mondays' in one word.
What is the difference between der Tag and der Wochentag?
Der Tag just means day in general, any day at all. Der Wochentag specifically means weekday, one of the five days from Monday to Friday, as opposed to the weekend.
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