Guten Tag
Welcome to the Rocket German Newsletter Series! If you need to schedule a meeting with a friend you’ll need to know the days of the week and times of the day. My favorite time of the week is the “Wochenende” that’s for sure! And even though “Montag” is my least favorite day of the week, it’s still a handy word to know. Now, let’s have a look at some phrases that are useful when arranging a meeting… |
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When shall we meet ? | Wann wollen wir uns treffen? |
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Where shall we meet ? | Wo wollen wir uns treffen? |
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When is best for you ? (formal) | Wann passt es Ihnen am besten? |
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When is best for you ? | Wann passt es dir am besten ? |
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On which day ? | An welchem Tag ? |
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This week ? | Diese Woche ? |
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Next week ? | Nächste Woche ? |
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On the weekend ? | Am Wochenende ? |
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During the week ? | Während der Woche ? |
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At the start of the week ? | Am Anfang der Woche ? |
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At the end of the week ? | Am Ende der Woche ? |
Once you’ve agreed on a day you need to agree on a time…
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In the morning | Am Morgen or morgens |
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Before lunch | Am Vormittag or vormittags |
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At lunchtime | Am Mittag or mittags |
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In the afternoon | Am Nachmittag or nachmittags |
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In the evening | Am Abend or abends |
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At night | In der Nacht or nachts |
Here are some more words and phrases for you…
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Early | Früh |
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Earlier | Früher |
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Late | Spät |
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Later or later on | Später |
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Soon | Bald |
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Now | Jetzt |
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Straight away | Sofort |
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Yesterday | Gestern |
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Today | Heute |
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Tomorrow | Morgen |
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The day after tomorrow | Übermorgen |
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Sometime | Irgendwann |
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At ten o’clock | Um zehn Uhr |
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In three days | In drei Tagen |
While we are at it- here are the days of the week…
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Monday | Montag |
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Tuesday | Dienstag |
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Wednesday | Mittwoch |
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Thursday | Donnerstag |
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Friday | Freitag |
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Saturday | Samstag |
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Sunday | Sonntag |
Luckily the names of the months look and sound quite similar in German and English, which makes them easy to remember…
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January | Januar |
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February | Februar |
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March | März |
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April | April |
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May | Mai |
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June | Juni |
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July | Juli |
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August | August |
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September | September |
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October | Oktober |
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November | November |
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December | Dezember |
Finally, let’s have a look at the different seasons…
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Spring | Frühling |
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Summer | Sommer |
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Autumn | Herbst |
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Winter | Winter |
Officially spring is during the months of March, April and May in Germany. Summer is from June through to August. Autumn is during the months of September, October and November and winter is from December to February. Nevertheless, it’s not uncommon to have some snow in May when the cherry trees are in full flower or warm and humid days in October together with beautiful autumn colors.
That’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed the lesson! Bis bald!
Paul Weber
www.rocketlanguages.com/german/
P.S. Try out these exercises to test your memory!
Exercise 1. Match the German word with its English translation.
| 1. | am Abend | (_________) | a. Later |
| 2. | später | (_________) | b. Saturday |
| 3. | Winter | (_________) | c. Before lunch |
| 4. | vormittags | (_________) | d. Winter |
| 5. | Samstag | (_________) | e. In the evening |
Exercise 2. Now, match the questions with the correct English translation.
| 1. | Wann wollen wir uns treffen? | (_________) | a. On which day? |
| 2. | Wann passt es Ihnen am besten? | (_________) | b. When shall we meet? |
| 3. | An welchem Tag? | (_________) | c. At the start of the week? |
| 4. | Während der Woche? | (_________) | d. When is best for you? |
| 5. | Am Anfang der Woche? | (_________) | e. During the week? |
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