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German A1 Lesson 3: Days of the Week in German & Talking About Your Schedule by Fluent Path

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Days of the Week in German & Talking About Your Schedule

Deutsch lernen — Die Wochentage

Once you can greet someone and share your age, the next natural step is talking about when things happen. The days of the week appear constantly in German — making plans, talking about work or school, and describing your weekly routine all start here.

The Days of the Week

German WordPronunciationEnglish Meaning
MontagMOHN-tahkMonday
DienstagDEENS-tahkTuesday
MittwochMIT-vokhWednesday
DonnerstagDON-ers-tahkThursday
FreitagFRY-tahkFriday
SamstagZAHMS-tahkSaturday
SonntagZON-tahkSunday
heuteHOY-tehtoday
morgenMOR-gentomorrow
gesternGES-ternyesterday

Tip: all German nouns are capitalized — that's why every day of the week starts with a capital letter, even mid-sentence.

Talking About Days & Plans

Welcher Tag ist heute? What day is it today?
Heute ist Montag. Today is Monday.
Am Montag habe ich Deutschunterricht. On Monday I have German class.

Example Conversation

Mia Welcher Tag ist heute? What day is it today?
Jonas Heute ist Mittwoch. Und morgen ist Donnerstag. Today is Wednesday. And tomorrow is Thursday.
Mia Super! Am Freitag habe ich keine Schule. Great! On Friday I have no school.

Practice Exercise

  1. _______ ist der erste Tag der Woche. (Monday is the first day of the week.)
    Show answer
    Montag
  2. Der letzte Tag der Woche ist _______. (Sunday)
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    Sonntag
  3. _______ bedeutet "today". (which word means "today")
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    heute
  4. Welcher _______ ist heute? (What day is it today? — fill the missing word)
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    Tag
  5. _______ bedeutet "tomorrow". (which word means "tomorrow")
    Show answer
    morgen
Tip: Try saying the days of the week in order every morning — it's a quick, easy habit that builds real fluency fast.

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