German · A1 · Everyday language
Our Baby Week in German
Use gentle German phrases to talk with your little one about your week together, from family visits to bedtime cuddles.
What you'll learn
- Name the weekdays from Monday to Friday.
- Use am with weekdays and parts of the day.
- Describe simple shared routines.
- Put the verb before wir when a sentence starts with a time phrase.
German phrases for our baby week
Am Montag besuchen wir Oma.
On Monday, we visit Grandma.
Am Montag means “on Monday.” Oma is the familiar word for Grandma.
Am Dienstag gehen wir spazieren.
On Tuesday, we go for a walk.
Spazieren gehen means “to go for a walk.” Here, gehen comes before wir, and spazieren goes at the end.
Am Mittwoch spielen wir zu Hause.
On Wednesday, we play at home.
Zu Hause means “at home.” Learn it as a fixed phrase.
Am Donnerstag singen wir zusammen.
On Thursday, we sing together.
Zusammen means “together.”
Am Freitag sehen wir Opa.
On Friday, we see Grandpa.
Opa is the familiar word for Grandpa.
Am Morgen trinken wir Milch.
In the morning, we have milk.
German naturally uses trinken, “to drink,” for having milk.
Am Nachmittag machen wir ein Nickerchen.
In the afternoon, we have a nap.
Ein Nickerchen machen is the natural German phrase for “to have a nap.”
Zur Schlafenszeit kuscheln wir.
At bedtime, we have a cuddle.
Zur Schlafenszeit means “at bedtime.” Kuscheln means “to cuddle.”
Hear these phrases and practise them
Tildi plays every phrase out loud, tests you in five-minute lessons and builds them into bedtime stories from your own picture books.
Try it free for 7 daysKey words
Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
German weekday names are nouns, so they start with capital letters.
Oma / Opa
Grandma / Grandpa
Warm, everyday family words. In these phrases, they are used like names, without an article.
spazieren gehen
to go for a walk
Use wir gehen spazieren for “we go for a walk.”
zu Hause
at home
This describes where you are, not where you are going.
das Nickerchen
nap
Use ein Nickerchen machen for “to have a nap.”
die Schlafenszeit
bedtime
Learn zur Schlafenszeit as a whole phrase meaning “at bedtime.”
kuscheln
to cuddle
Wir kuscheln means “we cuddle” or “we are cuddling.”
Am with weekdays and parts of the day
Am is short for an dem. Use it with weekdays and with Morgen or Nachmittag. English uses “on” for days and “in” for these parts of the day, but German uses am for both.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Weekday | am + weekday | Am Montag besuchen wir Oma. |
| Morning | am Morgen | Am Morgen trinken wir Milch. |
| Afternoon | am Nachmittag | Am Nachmittag machen wir ein Nickerchen. |
Zur Schlafenszeit: at bedtime
Zur is short for zu der. Schlafenszeit is feminine: die Schlafenszeit. After zu, die changes to der. For now, learn zur Schlafenszeit as a fixed time phrase.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Bedtime | zur Schlafenszeit | Zur Schlafenszeit kuscheln wir. |
Starting with a time phrase
In a simple German statement, the conjugated verb is in the second position. A whole time phrase counts as one unit. When it comes first, put the verb next, then wir. Do not add a comma after the time phrase.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Time first | time phrase + verb + wir + rest | Am Donnerstag singen wir zusammen. |
| Wir first | wir + verb + time phrase + rest | Wir singen am Donnerstag zusammen. |
| Two verb parts | time phrase + gehen + wir + spazieren | Am Dienstag gehen wir spazieren. |
More examples
Am Freitag besuchen wir Oma.
On Friday, we visit Grandma.
Change the weekday to match your family's plans.
Am Morgen singen wir zusammen.
In the morning, we sing together.
Use am Morgen to place another activity in the morning.
Am Nachmittag gehen wir spazieren.
In the afternoon, we go for a walk.
Gehen comes before wir; spazieren stays at the end.