LEKTION 39
Days and months of the year
In this lesson, we are going to revise the days and months of the year and the prepositions that usually accompany them.
Starting with the days of the week:
| Montag |
Monday |
| Dienstag |
Tuesday |
| Mittwoch |
Wednesday |
| Donnerstag |
Thursday |
| Freitag |
Friday |
| Samstag |
Saturday |
| Sonntag |
Sunday |
In German, the days of the week are masculine and can be accompanied by different prepositions. The most common preposition is"Am" (abreviation of the preposition is "a" and the definite article in the dative case is "dem").
| Am Montag fahre ich nach Paris |
On Monday I'm going to Paris |
| Am Mittwoch habe ich einen Termin |
On Wednesday I have a date |
| Am Samstag ist er gekommen |
On Saturday he came |
The months of the year are the following:
| Januar |
January |
| Februar |
February |
| März |
March |
| April |
April |
| Mai |
May |
| Juni |
June |
| Juli |
July |
| August |
August |
| September |
September |
| Oktober |
October |
| November |
November |
| Dezember |
December |
The months of the year are also masculine and they can be accompanied by different prepositions. The most common preposition is "Im" (abbreviation of the preposition is "in" and the definite article in the dative case is "dem").
| Im November fahre ich nach Paris |
In November I'm going to Paris |
| Im Juli habe ich Urlaub |
In July I have holidays |
| Im April ist er gekommen |
In April he came |
Finally, the seasons of the year are the following:
| Frühling |
Spring |
| Sommer |
Summer |
| Herbst |
Autumn |
| Winter |
Winter |
They are all masculine. The most common preposition that accompanies the seasons of the year is "Im".
| Im Sommer fahre Ich nach Paris |
In summer I'm going to Paris |
| Im Winter habe ich Urlaub |
In winter I have holidays |
| Im Herbst ist er gekommen |
In Autumn he came |
VOCABULARY
| Robbery |
Raub (m) |
Slander |
Verleumdung (f) |
| Theft |
Diebstahl (m) |
Thief |
Dieb (m) |
| Homicide |
Totschlag (m) |
Detective |
Detektiv (m) |
| Murder |
Mord (m) |
To acquit |
Freisprechen |
| Kidnapping |
Entführung (f) |
Appeal |
Berufung (f) |
| Rape |
Vergewaltigung (f) |
Prison |
Kerker (m) |
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Cell |
Zelle (f) |
| Sentence |
Verurteilung (f) |
Attempt |
Anschlag (m) |
| Prison |
Gefängnis (n) |
Vandalism |
Vandalismus (m) |
| Con |
Schwindel (m) |
Smuggling |
Schmuggel (m) |
| Blackmail |
Erpressung (f) |
Con |
Betrug (m) |
