German for English speakers School · Lesson 3

Birthdays!

Birthdays in German — Wann hast du Geburtstag? (When is your birthday?) — and Am elften Oktober for the date.

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Lindo

Wann hast du Geburtstag?

When is your birthday?

Tip: When creating a question, the verb is usually in the second position in the sentence.
Pishi

Am 11. Oktober.

October 11th
Lindo

Ach, das ist heute! Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

Ah, it's today! Congratulations!
Pishi

Vielen Dank!

Thank you very much.

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say a date in German?

Am + ordinal + month: am elften Oktober (the eleventh of October). Use ordinal numbers (-ten / -sten endings).

Months in German?

Januar, Februar, März, April, Mai, Juni, Juli, August, September, Oktober, November, Dezember. All capitalized.

What is Geburtstag?

Birthday. Wann hast du Geburtstag? = 'when do you have birthday?' = 'when is your birthday?'. Note: have, not is.