German months game
Twelve months, four seasons, and the four calendar words around them: der Monat, das Jahr, nächsten Monat, letzten Monat. The months are the easiest set in German for an English speaker, which makes this the one to play when you want a win.
54 words 7 games Free · no signup
Twenty words across all seven games. Since eleven of the twelve months are near-identical to English, the value here is in the seasons and in März, which is the one that needs its umlaut.
The 54 words you will practise
| German | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| Januar | January | YAH-noo-ar |
| Februar | February | FAY-broo-ar |
| März | March | merts |
| April | April | ah-PRIL |
| Mai | May | my |
| Juni | June | YOO-nee |
| Juli | July | YOO-lee |
| August | August | ow-GOOST |
| September | September | zep-TEM-ber |
| Oktober | October | ok-TOH-ber |
| November | November | no-VEM-ber |
| Dezember | December | day-TSEM-ber |
| Frühling | spring | FRUU-ling |
| Sommer | summer | ZOM-mer |
| Herbst | autumn | herpst |
| Winter | winter | VIN-ter |
| der Monat | the month | dehr MOH-nat |
| das Jahr | the year | dass yar |
| nächsten Monat | next month | NEKH-sten MOH-nat |
| letzten Monat | last month | LETS-ten MOH-nat |
| der Januar | January, short form Jan. | YAH-noo-ar |
| der Februar | February, short form Feb. | FAY-broo-ar |
| der März | March, short form Mrz. or März | mairts |
| der April | April, short form Apr. | ah-PRIL |
| der Mai | May, no short form | my |
| der Juni | June, short form Jun. | YOO-nee |
| der Juli | July, short form Jul. | YOO-lee |
| der August | August, short form Aug. | ow-GOOST |
| der September | September, short form Sep. or Sept. | zep-TEM-ber |
| der Oktober | October, short form Okt. | ok-TOH-ber |
| der November | November, short form Nov. | no-VEM-ber |
| der Dezember | December, short form Dez. | day-TSEM-ber |
| Anfang März | at the beginning of March | AN-fang mairts |
| Mitte März | in mid-March | MIT-tuh mairts |
| Ende März | at the end of March | EN-duh mairts |
| Anfang des Jahres | at the beginning of the year | AN-fang des YAH-res |
| Ende des Monats | at the end of the month | EN-duh des MOH-nats |
| dieses Jahr | this year | DEE-zes yahr |
| nächstes Jahr | next year | NEKHS-tes yahr |
| letztes Jahr | last year | LETS-tes yahr |
| vor einem Monat | a month ago | for INE-em MOH-nat |
| in zwei Monaten | in two months | in tsvy MOH-nah-ten |
| am ersten | on the 1st | am AIR-sten |
| am zweiten | on the 2nd | am TSVY-ten |
| am dritten | on the 3rd | am DRIT-ten |
| am vierten | on the 4th | am FEER-ten |
| am fünften | on the 5th | am FUUNF-ten |
| am sechsten | on the 6th | am ZEKS-ten |
| am siebten | on the 7th | am ZEEP-ten |
| am achten | on the 8th | am AKH-ten |
| am neunten | on the 9th | am NOYN-ten |
| am zehnten | on the 10th | am TSAYN-ten |
| am zwanzigsten | on the 20th | am TSVAN-tsikh-sten |
| am einunddreißigsten | on the 31st | am INE-oont-DRY-sikh-sten |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the German months 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
Do Austrians use different month names?
For two of them. Austria says Jänner for January and, less often now, Feber for February. The set teaches the standard German forms, which are understood everywhere including Austria.
Is it im Januar or in Januar?
Im Januar. The same contraction covers every month and every season: im Sommer, im Herbst. In on its own is what you want for years and countries, not months.
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