German for English speakers Farm · Lesson 1

Multiple times per day

Frequency in German — Dreimal am Tag: morgens, nachmittags und abends (Three times a day: morning, afternoon, evening).

Conversation

  1. Yaya Yaya

    Wie oft putzt du dir die Zähne am Tag?

    How many times per day do you brush your teeth?

    Tip: <Dative> + <noun> is a very common construction, especially with body parts.

  2. Meera Meera

    Dreimal am Tag: morgens, mittags und abends.

    Three times per day: In the morning, afternoon and evening

    Tip: <..s> = adding "s" to "Morgen", "Mittag", "Abend" or "Nacht" gives it the meaning of "in the..."

  3. Muri Muri

    Ich putze mir die Zähne nur zweimal am Tag: morgens und abends.

    I only do it twice: in the morning and evening.

    Tip: <die Zähne putzen> = lit. to clean teeth

  4. Yaya Yaya

    Verstehe. Du arbeitest hier den ganzen Tag lang.

    I see. You work here all day.

    Tip: In some cases, especially spoken speech, it is okay to drop the pronouns.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'X times per day' in German?

[Number] + mal am Tag: einmal (once), zweimal (twice), dreimal (three times) + am Tag.

Times of day in German?

Morgens (in the morning), mittags (at noon), nachmittags (afternoon), abends (evening), nachts (at night). Adverbial forms with -s.

German for brushing teeth?

Zähne putzen — 'put teeth' (no joke, that's the verb!). Ich putze mir die Zähne = 'I brush my teeth'.

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