German Vocabulary
| English Phrase | German Phrase | IPA Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Now | jetzt | [jɛtst] |
| Later | später | [ˈʃpɛːtɐ] |
| Before | vor | [foːɐ̯] |
| Morning | Morgen | [ˈmɔʁɡn̩] |
| In the morning | morgens | [ˈmɔʁɡn̩s] |
| Tomorrow morning | morgen früh | [ˈmɔʁɡn̩ fryː] |
| Afternoon | Nachmittag | [ˈnaːxmɪˌtaːk] |
| In the afternoon | nachmittags | [ˈnaːxmɪˌtaːks] |
| Evening | Abend | [ˈaːbn̩t] |
| In the evening | abends | [ˈaːbn̩ts] |
| Night | Nacht | [naxt] |
| In the night | nachts | [naxts] |
| One o'clock AM (01:00) | ein Uhr | [aɪ̯n uːɐ̯] |
| Two o'clock AM (02:00) | zwei Uhr | [ʦvaɪ̯ uːɐ̯] |
| Noon (12:00) | zwölf Uhr or Mittag | [ʦvœlf uːɐ̯] or [ˈmɪtaːk] |
| One o'clock PM (13:00) | dreizehn Uhr | [ˈdʁaɪ̯ʦeːn uːɐ̯] |
| Two o'clock PM (14:00) | vierzehn Uhr | [ˈfiːɐ̯ʦeːn uːɐ̯] |
| Midnight (00:00 or 24:00) | Mitternacht or null Uhr | [ˈmɪtɐˌnaxt] or [nʊl uːɐ̯] |
| Eight oh one AM (08:01) | acht Uhr eins | [axt uːɐ̯ aɪ̯ns] |
| Seven fifty-nine PM (19:59) | neunzehn Uhr neunundfünfzig | [ˈnɔɪ̯nʦeːn uːɐ̯ ˈnɔɪ̯nʔʊntˈfʏnfʦɪç] |
| Quarter past one (01:15) | Viertel nach eins | [ˈfɪʁtl̩ naːx aɪ̯ns] |
| Half past one (01:30) | Halb zwei | [halp ʦvaɪ̯] |
| A quarter to two (01:45) | Viertel vor zwei | [ˈfɪʁtl̩ foːɐ̯ ʦvaɪ̯] |
| What time is it? | Wie spät ist es? | [viː ʃpɛːt ɪst ɛs] |
| Today | heute | [ˈhɔʏ̯tə] |
| Yesterday | gestern | [ˈɡɛstɐn] |
| Tomorrow | morgen | [ˈmɔʁɡn̩] |
| Day before yesterday | vorgestern | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛstɐn] |
| Day after tomorrow | übermorgen | [ˈyːbɐˌmɔʁɡn̩] |
| This week | diese Woche | [ˈdiːzə ˈvɔxə] |
| Last week | letzte Woche | [ˈlɛtstə ˈvɔxə] |
| Next week | nächste Woche | [ˈnɛçstə ˈvɔxə] |
| Monday | Montag | [ˈmoːntaːk] |
| Tuesday | Dienstag | [ˈdiːnstaːk] |
| Wednesday | Mittwoch | [ˈmɪtvɔx] |
| Thursday | Donnerstag | [ˈdɔnɐstaːk] |
| Friday | Freitag | [ˈfʁaɪ̯taːk] |
| Saturday | Samstag | [ˈzamstaːk] |
| Sunday | Sonntag | [ˈzɔntaːk] |
| January | Januar | [ˈjanuaʁ] |
| February | Februar | [ˈfeːbʁuaʁ] |
| March | März | [mɛʁʦ] |
| April | April | [aˈpʁɪl] |
| May | Mai | [maɪ̯] |
| June | Juni | [ˈjuːni] |
| July | Juli | [ˈjuːli] |
| August | August | [aʊ̯ˈɡʊst] |
| September | September | [zɛpˈtɛmbɐ] |
| October | Oktober | [ɔkˈtoːbɐ] |
| November | November | [noˈvɛmbɐ] |
| December | Dezember | [deˈʦɛmbɐ] |