🇩🇪 Day 3 – Activity 7
Monate des Jahres & Tage der Woche
🎯 Learning Objective
In this activity, you will learn how to pronounce and recognize the months of the year and days of the week in German. Practice with the 🔊 buttons to perfect your pronunciation!
📅 Monate des Jahres – Months of the Year
| English | German | Speak |
|---|---|---|
| January | Januar | |
| February | Februar | |
| March | März | |
| April | April | |
| May | Mai | |
| June | Juni | |
| July | Juli | |
| August | August | |
| September | September | |
| October | Oktober | |
| November | November | |
| December | Dezember |
📆 Tage der Woche – Days of the Week
| English | German | Speak |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Montag | |
| Tuesday | Dienstag | |
| Wednesday | Mittwoch | |
| Thursday | Donnerstag | |
| Friday | Freitag | |
| Saturday | Samstag | |
| Sunday | Sonntag |
📘 Vocabulary – Useful Time Words
| English | German | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| today | heute | useful in greetings like “Wie geht’s heute?” |
| tomorrow | morgen | also means “morning” (context decides) |
| yesterday | gestern | used often in past-tense sentences |
| week | die Woche | feminine noun |
| month | der Monat | masculine noun |
| year | das Jahr | neutral noun |
🇩🇪 German Culture
Germans love planning ahead! Calendars and organization are part of everyday life. Schools, shops, and even bakeries follow specific opening times. Sundays are Ruhetage (rest days) — most stores are closed. Remember this when planning shopping or travel! 🏪🕐
🎉 Fun Facts
- 📅 Germany introduced the Gregorian calendar in 1582 — same system used worldwide today.
- 🌸 Many festivals are tied to months: “Oktoberfest” is actually celebrated in September!
- 🕊️ “Freitag der 13.” (Friday the 13th) is considered unlucky, just like in India!
🇮🇳 Useful Tip for Indian Learners
When you first arrive in Germany, you’ll notice people often schedule everything — even friendly visits!
Learn to use the days of the week naturally:
👉 „Am Montag gehe ich einkaufen.“ (I go shopping on Monday.)
👉 „Im Juni beginnt der Sommer.“ (Summer begins in June.)
Small sentences like these help you sound natural fast! ✨