Days of the Week & Months of the Year in German

A quick Pronunciation Guide

German “Fake” English Notes

Name Pronunciation

Montag MOAN talk (Monday)

Dienstag DEANS talk

Mittwoch MIT voch “ch” as in Scotish “loch”

Donnerstag DONE us talk

Freitag FRY talk “r” - gargling in back of mouth

Sonnabend ZUN ah bent Saturday (north)

Samstag ZUMS talk Saturday (south)

Sonntag ZAWN talk

Januar YAWN wah

Februar FAY bru ah “r” - gargling in back of mouth

März MAY-uts pronounced fast as a single sound

April awe PREEL “r” - gargling in back of mouth

Mai MY

Juni YOU knee

Juli YOU lee

August ow GOOST

September zep TEM buh

Oktober awk TOE buh

November no VEM buh

Dezember dates SEM buh