German Time & Calendar: Days, Months, Seasons & Telling Time with Audio
📅 German Time & Calendar
Days, Months, Seasons & Telling Time - Trilingual (German/English/عربي)
🇩🇪 Deutsch🇬🇧 English🇸🇦 العربية
7 Days
12 Months
4 Seasons
Telling Time
5 Practice Exams
50 Exam Questions
Learn German Time & Calendar
Master the days of the week, months, seasons, and how to tell time in German — including the famous "halb vier" trap that confuses every learner. Every word includes audio pronunciation and English/Arabic translation.
📅 Days of the Week (die Wochentage)
MontagMondayالإثنين
DienstagTuesdayالثلاثاء
MittwochWednesdayالأربعاء
DonnerstagThursdayالخميس
FreitagFridayالجمعة
SamstagSaturdayالسبت
SonntagSundayالأحد
🗓️ Months of the Year (die Monate)
JanuarJanuaryيناير
FebruarFebruaryفبراير
MärzMarchمارس
AprilAprilأبريل
MaiMayمايو
JuniJuneيونيو
JuliJulyيوليو
AugustAugustأغسطس
SeptemberSeptemberسبتمبر
OktoberOctoberأكتوبر
NovemberNovemberنوفمبر
DezemberDecemberديسمبر
🍂 Seasons (die Jahreszeiten)
der Frühlingspringالربيع
der Sommersummerالصيف
der Herbstautumn / fallالخريف
der Winterwinterالشتاء
⏰ The "halb vier" Trap — Germany's #1 Time Mistake
3:30 ≠ "halb drei"
3:30 = "halb vier" (literally "half FOUR")
Germans name the NEXT hour for "half past." Think of it as "halfway TO four", not "half past three."
⏰ Telling Time — Key Vocabulary
die Uhrclock / o'clockالساعة
die Stundehourساعة (وحدة زمنية)
die Minuteminuteدقيقة
die Sekundesecondثانية
der Mittagnoonالظهر
die Mitternachtmidnightمنتصف الليل
der Morgenmorningالصباح
der Nachmittagafternoonبعد الظهر
der Abendeveningالمساء
die Nachtnightالليل
🕐 How to Tell Time — Example Phrases
🕐 Clock Phrase
Wie viel Uhr ist es?
What time is it?
كم الساعة؟
🕐 Clock Phrase
Es ist drei Uhr.
It's three o'clock (3:00).
الساعة الثالثة.
🕐 Clock Phrase
Es ist Viertel nach drei.
It's quarter past three (3:15).
الساعة الثالثة والربع.
🕐 Clock Phrase
Es ist halb vier.
It's half past three (3:30) — literally 'half four'!
الساعة الثالثة والنصف (حرفياً: نصف الرابعة).
🕐 Clock Phrase
Es ist Viertel vor vier.
It's quarter to four (3:45).
الساعة الرابعة إلا ربعاً.
🕐 Clock Phrase
Es ist zehn nach drei.
It's ten past three (3:10).
الساعة الثالثة وعشر دقائق.
🕐 Clock Phrase
Es ist zehn vor vier.
It's ten to four (3:50).
الساعة الرابعة إلا عشر دقائق.
🕐 Clock Phrase
Der Zug fährt um fünfzehn Uhr dreißig.
The train departs at 15:30 (3:30 PM).
يتحرك القطار في الساعة الخامسة عشرة والثلاثين.
🔑 Quick Reference: am / im / um
Word
Used With
Example
am
Days of the week
am Montag (on Monday)
im
Months & seasons
im Mai (in May), im Winter (in winter)
um
Clock times
um drei Uhr (at three o'clock)
💬 Time Expressions & Adverbs
heutetodayاليوم
morgentomorrowغداً
gesternyesterdayأمس
übermorgenday after tomorrowبعد الغد
vorgesternday before yesterdayقبل الأمس
jetztnowالآن
späterlaterلاحقاً
frühearlyباكراً
spätlateمتأخراً
baldsoonقريباً
🗣️ Real-Life Usage
📅 Asking the Day
Heute ist Montag.
Today is Monday.
اليوم هو الإثنين.
🎂 Birthday Month
Mein Geburtstag ist im Mai.
My birthday is in May.
عيد ميلادي في مايو.
📌 Appointment
Der Termin ist am Montag um drei Uhr.
The appointment is on Monday at three o'clock.
الموعد يوم الإثنين في الساعة الثالثة.
❄️ Season Weather
Im Winter ist es kalt.
In winter it's cold.
في الشتاء يكون الجو بارداً.
🎯 Time & Calendar Flashcards
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❓ Quiz Mode - 20 Questions
Test your knowledge of German days, months, seasons, and time expressions. Listen, recall, then check the answer.
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📝 Practice Exams - 5 Exams, 50 Questions Total
Test what you just learned. Each exam covers a specific topic and gets progressively more challenging. Exam 5 is a comprehensive mixed review. Choose an exam below to begin.
Answer all 10 questions, then click "Submit Exam" to see your score.
💡 German Time & Calendar - Essential Tips
✅ "halb vier" = 3:30, NOT 4:30!
Germans name the NEXT hour for "half past." "halb vier" literally means "half FOUR" but refers to 3:30 — halfway TO four o'clock, not half past three.
✅ The am / im / um Rule
am + days (am Montag), im + months & seasons (im Mai, im Winter), um + clock times (um drei Uhr). Mixing these up is a very common learner mistake.
✅ Always Capitalized
Days, months, and seasons are nouns in German and are ALWAYS capitalized — even in the middle of a sentence: "Ich komme am Montag" (not "montag").
✅ All Masculine (der)
Every day of the week, every month, and every season name is masculine: der Montag, der Januar, der Sommer. One less gender to memorize for this topic!
✅ Samstag vs. Sonnabend
Both mean "Saturday." Samstag is used in most of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Sonnabend is more common in parts of eastern/northern Germany (e.g. Berlin).
✅ 24-Hour vs. 12-Hour Clock
Official schedules (trains, TV, appointments) use the 24-hour format: "20:15 Uhr." Everyday speech often uses the 12-hour format with morgens/nachmittags/abends added for clarity when needed.
✅ Quarter Past vs. Quarter To
"Viertel nach drei" (quarter past three = 3:15) uses the CURRENT hour. "Viertel vor vier" (quarter to four = 3:45) uses the UPCOMING hour. Only "halb" breaks this pattern by always using the upcoming hour.
