How to Say ‘Yes, almost every Saturday.’ in German
Ja, fast jeden Samstag.
yah fahst YAY-den ZAMS-tahk
[yah fahst YAY-den ZAMS-tahk]
Phrase Breakdown
Ja, fast
yah fahst
Yes, almost
'Ja' sounds like 'yah'. 'Fast' means almost.
Ja, fast fertig.
Yes, almost done.
Words in this phrase
Ja
[yah]
yes
Basic word for agreeing.
Ja, gerne!
Yes, gladly!
fast
[fahst]
almost
Means nearly or practically, but not completely.
Fast jede Abteilung arbeitet zusammen.
Almost every department works together.
jeden Samstag.
YAY-den ZAMS-tahk
every Saturday.
'Jeden' is the accusative form used for time expressions. The 'j' sounds like English 'y'.
Ich arbeite jeden Samstag.
I work every Saturday.
Words in this phrase
jeden
[YAY-den]
every
Form of 'jeder' used with masculine nouns in accusative, often for time.
Ich laufe jeden Morgen.
I run every morning.
Samstag
[ZAMS-tahk]
Saturday
The sixth day of the week.
Am Samstag gehen wir essen.
On Saturday we're going out to eat.
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