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How to Say ‘On Friday the 13th’ in German

Am Freitag, dem 13.

ahm FRY-tahk dehm DRY-tsayn-ten

[ahm FRY-tahk dehm DRY-tsayn-ten]

💬 Usage Tip: The dot after 13 means it's read as an ordinal: dem dreizehnten (dem DRY-tsayn-ten).

Phrase Breakdown

Am Freitag,

ahm FRY-tahk

On Friday,

German uses 'am' (an + dem) before days of the week. Stress 'Frei'.

Example

Am Freitag habe ich Zeit.

I have time on Friday.

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.

dehm DRY-tsayn-ten

the 13th

Read '13.' as 'dreizehnten'. The dot marks an ordinal number, and it takes the dative ending after 'dem'.

Example

Am Montag, dem 3.

On Monday, the 3rd.

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.

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