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German Days & Months

Learn German days of the week and months of the year with pronunciation cues, English and Urdu meanings, plus useful time expressions.

Use days and months in real sentences

German weekday and month names are nouns, so they begin with capital letters. Use am with days of the week and im with months in many common time expressions.

Examples: am Montag = on Monday, im Oktober = in October.

جرمن میں دن اور مہینے

جرمن زبان میں ہفتے کے دن اور مہینوں کے نام اسم ہیں، اس لیے بڑے حرف سے شروع ہوتے ہیں۔ دن کے ساتھ اکثر am اور مہینے کے ساتھ im استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

DAYS OF THE WEEK

Monday to Sunday

GermanPronunciationEnglishUrdu
MontagMOHN-tahkMondayپیر
DienstagDEENS-tahkTuesdayمنگل
MittwochMIT-vokhWednesdayبدھ
DonnerstagDON-ers-tahkThursdayجمعرات
FreitagFRY-tahkFridayجمعہ
SamstagZAHMS-tahkSaturdayہفتہ
SonntagZON-tahkSundayاتوار
MONTHS OF THE YEAR

January to December

GermanPronunciationEnglishUrdu
JanuarYAH-noo-ahrJanuaryجنوری
FebruarFAY-broo-ahrFebruaryفروری
MärzmairtsMarchمارچ
Aprilah-PRILAprilاپریل
MaimyMayمئی
JuniYOO-neeJuneجون
JuliYOO-leeJulyجولائی
Augustow-GOOSTAugustاگست
Septemberzep-TEM-berSeptemberستمبر
Oktoberok-TOH-berOctoberاکتوبر
Novemberno-VEM-berNovemberنومبر
Dezemberday-TSEM-berDecemberدسمبر
TIME EXPRESSIONS

Put the words into sentences

Am Montag lerne ich Deutsch.

On Monday I study German.

Im Oktober beginnt der Kurs.

The course begins in October.

Heute ist Mittwoch.

Today is Wednesday.

Am Wochenende habe ich Zeit.

I have time at the weekend.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Before you continue

Do German days start with capital letters?

Yes. Weekday and month names are nouns and are capitalised.

How do I say on Monday?

A common expression is am Montag.

How do I say in October?

A common expression is im Oktober.

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