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How to Say ‘On the fourteenth of June, at the inn by the lake.’ in German

Am vierzehnten Juni, im Gasthaus am See.

ahm FEER-tsayn-ten YOO-nee im GAST-hows ahm zay

[ahm FEER-tsayn-ten YOO-nee im GAST-hows ahm zay]

Phrase Breakdown

Am vierzehnten Juni,

ahm FEER-tsayn-ten YOO-nee

On the fourteenth of June,

'Am' = 'an dem' (on the). Dates use ordinal numbers ending in '-ten'. Say 'FEER-tsayn-ten YOO-nee'. 'Juni' starts with a 'y' sound.

Example

Am vierzehnten Juni habe ich Geburtstag.

My birthday is on the fourteenth of June.

Words in this phrase

[ahm]

on the

Contracted preposition and article used before days.

Example

Am Montag passt es leider nicht.

On Monday it unfortunately does not work.

vierzehnten

[FEER-tsayn-ten]

fourteenth

Ordinal number 14 in dative form, used for dates.

Example

Ich komme am vierzehnten.

I'm coming on the fourteenth.

Juni

[YOO-nee]

June

The sixth month of the year.

Example

Im Juni habe ich Geburtstag.

My birthday is in June.

im Gasthaus am See.

im GAST-hows ahm zay

at the inn by the lake.

'Im' = 'in dem'. 'Gasthaus' is a traditional restaurant or inn. Stress 'GAST'. 'See' sounds like 'zay' and means 'lake' here.

Example

Wir essen im Gasthaus am See.

We're eating at the inn by the lake.

Words in this phrase

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

Gasthaus

[GAST-hows]

inn / restaurant

Neuter noun for a traditional inn serving food and drink.

Example

Das Gasthaus hat gutes Essen.

The inn has good food.

[ahm]

at the

Indicating a specific location or time.

Example

Am Himmel sind Sterne.

There are stars in the sky.

See

[zay]

lake

'der See' means lake (but 'die See' means sea).

Example

Wir schwimmen im See.

We swim in the lake.

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