German for English speakers Sports · Lesson 0

Events in a week

Days in German — Am Mittwoch (On Wednesday) — using am for days of the week. Plus Tennis spielen (play tennis).

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    Wann wollen wir Tennis spielen?

    When are we going to play tennis?

    Tip: <Wann> lit. when is used when asking a question.

  2. Kyle Kyle

    Am Mittwoch.

    On Wednesday.

  3. Meera Meera

    Und wenn es regnet?

    What happens if it rains?

  4. Kyle Kyle

    Wenn es regnet, spielen wir nicht.

    If it rains we won't play.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Days of the week in German?

Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag, Sonntag. All masculine. Capitalized (as all German nouns are).

How do you say 'on Wednesday'?

Am Mittwoch (literally 'at the Wednesday'). For 'every Wednesday' (recurring): mittwochs (with -s adverbial ending).

German sports vocabulary?

Tennis spielen (play tennis), Fußball spielen (play soccer), Basketball spielen, schwimmen (swim), laufen (run). Note word order: noun + spielen.

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