🕒 German words: Zahlen, Zeit & Datum
45 important words for this topic with article, plural and English meaning – the words you need for everyday life and the A1–B1 exams.
| German | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|
| die Zahl | -en | number |
| zwölf | – | twelve |
| zwanzig | – | twenty |
| einundzwanzig | – | twenty-one |
| hundert | – | hundred |
| tausend | – | thousand |
| die Uhr | -en | clock; o’clock |
| die Stunde | -n | hour |
| die Minute | -n | minute |
| Viertel nach drei | – | quarter past three |
| halb vier | – | half past three (3:30) |
| Viertel vor vier | – | quarter to four |
| der Tag | -e | day |
| die Woche | -n | week |
| der Monat | -e | month |
| das Jahr | -e | year |
| der Montag | -e | Monday |
| der Dienstag | -e | Tuesday |
| der Mittwoch | -e | Wednesday |
| der Donnerstag | -e | Thursday |
| der Freitag | -e | Friday |
| der Samstag | -e | Saturday |
| der Sonntag | -e | Sunday |
| das Wochenende | -n | weekend |
| der Januar | – | January |
| der April | – | April |
| der Juli | – | July |
| der Oktober | – | October |
| der Frühling | -e | spring |
| der Sommer | - | summer |
| der Herbst | -e | autumn |
| der Winter | - | winter |
| der Morgen | - | morning |
| der Abend | -e | evening |
| die Nacht | ¨-e | night |
| heute | – | today |
| morgen | – | tomorrow |
| gestern | – | yesterday |
| immer | – | always |
| oft | – | often |
| manchmal | – | sometimes |
| nie | – | never |
| zweimal pro Woche | – | twice a week |
| das Datum | Daten | date |
| am dritten Mai | – | on the third of May |
Tip: always learn a noun together with its article – der (masculine), die (feminine), das (neuter). The plural article is always die.
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