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How to Say ‘Tomorrow is the fourth of May.’ in German

Morgen ist der vierte Mai.

MOR-gen ist dair FEER-teh my

[MOR-gen ist dair FEER-teh my]

💬 Usage Tip: After am "on the", the number gets an extra -n: am vierten Mai "on the fourth of May". Use der vierte when you name the date, and am vierten when you say when something happens.

Phrase Breakdown

Morgen ist

MOR-gen ist

Tomorrow is

Stress 'MOR-gen' on the first syllable and link it smoothly to 'ist'.

Example

Morgen ist Montag.

Tomorrow is Monday.

Words in this phrase

Morgen

[MOR-gen]

tomorrow

Refers to the day after today.

Example

Morgen habe ich mehr Zeit zum Schreiben.

Tomorrow I have more time for writing.

ist

[ist]

A form of the verb 'sein' used for singular subjects.

Example

Für viele Bewerber Ist ein gutes Teamklima entscheidend.

For many applicants, a good team climate is crucial.

der vierte Mai.

dair FEER-teh my

the fourth of May.

This is the date with 'der', so the ordinal ends in -e: 'vierte' ('FEER-teh'). 'Mai' sounds like 'my'.

Example

Heute ist der vierte Mai.

Today is the fourth 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.

vierte

[FEER-teh]

fourth

Ordinal number for four, used for dates and order.

Example

Das ist mein vierter Kaffee.

That is my fourth coffee.

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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