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How to Say ‘How does Friday the 13th look?’ in German

Wie sieht es denn am Freitag, dem 13., aus?

vee zeet es ahm FRY-tahk dehm DRY-tsayn-ten ows

[vee zeet es ahm FRY-tahk dehm DRY-tsayn-ten ows]

Phrase Breakdown

Wie sieht es denn

vee zeet es

How does it look, then

'denn' makes the question sound friendly. This is the start of 'Wie sieht es ... aus?'

Example

Wie sieht es denn bei dir aus?

How are things with you, then?

Words in this phrase

Wie

[vee]

how

Question word meaning "how".

Example

Wie heißt du?

What is your name?

sieht

[zeet]

looks

Part of the phrase wie sieht ... aus?, meaning what something looks like.

Example

Und wie sieht der Stil aus im finalen Schnitt?

And what does the style look like in the final edit?

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

denn

am Freitag,

ahm FRY-tahk

on Friday,

'am' is used with days of the week. Pause briefly after the comma.

Example

Am Freitag gehen wir essen.

On Friday we're going out to eat.

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.

Freitag

[FRY-tahk]

Friday

The day of the week before Saturday; masculine noun.

Example

Am Freitag haben wir noch Plätze frei.

On Friday we still have seats free.

dem 13., aus?

dehm DRY-tsayn-ten ows

the 13th?

Say 'dem dreizehnten, aus?'. 'aus' completes the separable verb 'aussehen'.

Example

Wie sieht es am 5. aus?

How does the 5th look?

Words in this phrase

dem

[dehm]

the

A definite article used before a noun to specify it as something known or unique.

Example

Die Kinder spielen im Garten dem Hauses.

The children play in the garden of the house.

13.

[DRY-tsayn-ten]

13th

Ordinal date, said 'dreizehnten' here.

Example

Ich habe am 13. Geburtstag.

My birthday is on the 13th.

aus

[ows]

(part of 'aussehen')

Separable prefix of aussehen, 'to look/appear', moved to the end.

Example

Sie sehen heute besser aus.

You look better today.

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