German Time Vocabulary

Here are German words for time to start with: Nachmittag (afternoon), Tag (day), Abend (evening), Morgen (morning). Below are 32 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

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Time Basics

A1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
afternoonNachmittagnounA1
dayTagnounA1
eveningAbendnounA1
morningMorgennounA1
nightNachtnounA1
todayheuteadvA1
tomorrowmorgenadvA1
weekWochenounA1

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Time Intermediate

A1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
FridayFreitagnounA1
MondayMontagnounA1
ThursdayDonnerstagnounA1
TuesdayDienstagnounA1
hourStundenounA1
minuteMinutenounA1
momentMomentnounA1
monthMonatnounA1

Time Advanced

B1–C2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
chronologicalchronologischadjB1
contemporaryzeitgenössischadjB2
punctualpünktlichadjB2
simultaneousgleichzeitigadjB2
anachronismAnachronismusnounC1
perpetuityEwigkeitnounC1
retrospectiveretrospektivadjC1
antiquatedveraltetadjC2

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Seasons & Natural Time

A1–B1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
autumnHerbstnounA1
springFrühlingnounA1
summerSommernounA1
winterWinternounA1
noonMittagnounA2
duskAbenddämmerungnounB1
sunriseSonnenaufgangnounB1
sunsetSonnenuntergangnounB1

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for time. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which German words should I learn for time?

You could start with words like Nachmittag (afternoon), Tag (day), Abend (evening), Morgen (morning). This page lists 32 German words for time (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these German words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows German words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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