How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 German words on “Time and calendar”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 49 at the medium level and 35 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this German vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

German vocabulary: time, days and months

The days of the week, the months, the seasons and telling the time in German: everything you need to set a date or describe your day.

Here are 100 German words on “Time and calendar”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

German	English
August	August
Anfang	beginning
Jahrhundert	century
Datum	date
Tag	day
Dezember	December
Ende	end
Epoche	era
jeden Tag	every day
Stunde	hour
Augenblick	instant
Januar	January
Juni	June
letzte Woche	last week
März	March
Mai	May
Mitte	middle
Monat	month
Morgen	morning
Nacht	nightPeriod of darkness, time for sleep
November	November
einmal am Tag	once a day
Vergangenheit	past
Gegenwart	present
Samstag	Saturday
Jahreszeit	season
Sekunde	second
September	September
Sommer	summer
übermorgen	the day after tomorrow
vorgestern	the day before yesterday
heute Morgen	this morning
diese Woche	this week
Zeit	time
Zeit sparen	to save time
warten	to wait
heute Abend	tonight
zweimal	twice
Armbanduhr	watch
Jahr	year

Level 2: medium 35 words

German	English
Vorlauf	advance
Wecker	alarm clock
Termin	appointment
Geburtstag	birthday
Kalender	calendar
Fest	celebration
Morgendämmerung	dawn
Vortag	day before
Verspätung	delay
Terminkalender	diary
Dauer	duration
Häufigkeit	frequency
Zukunft	future
Ferien	holidays
unmittelbar	immediate
Brückentag	long weekend
Minute	minute
Montag	Monday
Nationalfeiertag	national day
Neujahr	New Year
nächste Woche	next week
nächstes Jahr	next year
dauerhaft	permanent
Viertelstunde	quarter of an hour
Zeitplan	schedule
vorläufig	temporary
früher ankommen	to arrive early
vorverlegen	to bring forward
in Verzug geraten	to fall behind
dauern	to last
Dienstag	Tuesday
Mittwoch	Wednesday
wöchentlich	weekly
Winter	winter
jährlich	yearly

Level 3: hard 25 words

German	English
Karneval	carnival
Chronologie	chronology
Zeiger	clock hand
Countdown	countdown
Jahrzehnt	decade
Sanduhr	hourglass
monatlich	monthly
Feiertag	public holiday
pünktlich	punctual
Pünktlichkeit	punctuality
Semester	semester
gleichzeitig	simultaneous
Zeitzone	time zone
Zeitschaltuhr	timer
zusammenfallen	to coincide
datieren	to date
verzögern	to delay
verlängern	to extend
nachfolgen	to follow on
verschieben	to postpone
vorangehen	to precede
verkürzen	to shorten
dringend	urgent
Valentinstag	Valentine’s Day
Wochenende	weekend

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 German words on “Time and calendar”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 49 at the medium level and 35 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this German vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.