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How to Say ‘Today is the third of May.’ in German

Heute ist der dritte Mai.

hoin-te ist dair DRIT-teh my

[hoin-te ist dair DRIT-teh my]

Phrase Breakdown

Heute ist

hoin-te ist

Today is

Link the words: HOY-tuh-ist.

Example

Heute ist ein schöner Tag.

Today is a beautiful day.

Words in this phrase

Heute

[hoin-te]

today

On this present day.

Example

Heute zieh' ich zum letzten Mal um.

Today I am moving for the last time.

ist

[ist]

A form of the verb sein, used for he, she, it, or singular things.

Example

Ist das dein Buch?

Is that your book?

der dritte Mai.

dair DRIT-teh my

the third of May.

After 'ist', the date takes 'der' (nominative). Roll or gargle the 'r' in 'dritte'.

Example

Morgen ist der dritte Mai.

Tomorrow is the third of May.

Words in this phrase

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

dritte

[DRIT-teh]

third

Ordinal number for 3, used for dates.

Example

Das ist mein dritter Besuch.

This is my third visit.

Mai

[my]

May

The month of May.

Example

In „Der 12. Mai 1990“ ist „Mai“ der Monat.

In “The 12th of May 1990,” “Mai” is the month.

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