German days of the week game
Seven days, six of which end in -tag, plus the words that place something on them: die Woche, das Wochenende, heute, morgen, gestern and übermorgen. Watch morgen, which is tomorrow, against der Morgen, which is the morning.
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Thirteen words and all seven games run on them, so a full pass takes a couple of minutes. Grid Hack is a good opener here, because the days are long enough to be satisfying to find and short enough to fit.
The 30 words you will practise
| German | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| Montag | Monday | MOHN-tahk |
| Dienstag | Tuesday | DEENS-tahk |
| Mittwoch | Wednesday | MIT-vokh |
| Donnerstag | Thursday | DON-ers-tahk |
| Freitag | Friday | FRY-tahk |
| Samstag | Saturday | ZAMS-tahk |
| Sonntag | Sunday | ZON-tahk |
| die Woche | the week | dee VOKH-eh |
| das Wochenende | the weekend | dass VOKH-en-en-deh |
| heute | today | HOY-teh |
| morgen | tomorrow | MOR-gen |
| gestern | yesterday | GES-tern |
| übermorgen | the day after tomorrow | UU-ber-mor-gen |
| der Montag | Monday, short form Mo. | MOHN-tahk |
| der Dienstag | Tuesday, short form Di. | DEENS-tahk |
| der Mittwoch | Wednesday, short form Mi. | MIT-vokh |
| der Donnerstag | Thursday, short form Do. | DON-ners-tahk |
| der Freitag | Friday, short form Fr. | FRY-tahk |
| der Samstag | Saturday, short form Sa. | ZAMS-tahk |
| der Sonntag | Sunday, short form So. | ZON-tahk |
| vorgestern | the day before yesterday | FOR-ges-tern |
| jeden Tag | every day | YAY-den tahk |
| jeden Montag | every Monday | YAY-den MOHN-tahk |
| nächsten Freitag | next Friday | NEKHS-ten FRY-tahk |
| letzten Sonntag | last Sunday | LETS-ten ZON-tahk |
| am Wochenende | at the weekend | am VOKH-en-en-duh |
| unter der Woche | during the week, on weekdays | OON-ter dair VOKH-uh |
| nächste Woche | next week | NEKHS-tuh VOKH-uh |
| letzte Woche | last week | LETS-tuh VOKH-uh |
| Montagmorgen | Monday morning | MOHN-tahk-mor-gen |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the German days of the week lesson.
7 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 48 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
- Grid Hack: 6 rounds
- The Vault: 14 rounds
Questions
Why is Wednesday Mittwoch and not something-tag?
Because it is the middle of the week, literally mid-week. The others are named after gods and bodies the way the English days are: Montag the moon, Dienstag and Donnerstag their own gods, Freitag Freya.
Is morgen tomorrow or morning?
Lowercase morgen is tomorrow. Capitalised der Morgen is the morning, and morgen früh is tomorrow morning. German capitalises every noun, so the capital is the tell.
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