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How to Say ‘Is there anything special on Saturdays, then?’ in German

Gibt es denn samstags auch irgendwas Besonderes?

ZAHMS-tahks owkh EER-gent-vahs beh-ZON-deh-res

[ZAHMS-tahks owkh EER-gent-vahs beh-ZON-deh-res]

Phrase Breakdown

Gibt es denn samstags

ZAHMS-tahks

Is there then on Saturdays

'Samstags' means 'on Saturdays'. Say 'ZAMS-tahks'; the German S before a vowel sounds like Z.

Example

Gibt es denn samstags Frühstück?

Is there breakfast on Saturdays, then?

Words in this phrase

Gibt

denn

samstags

[ZAHMS-tahks]

on Saturdays

Adverb meaning every Saturday.

Example

Samstags gehen wir einkaufen.

On Saturdays we go shopping.

auch irgendwas Besonderes?

owkh EER-gent-vahs beh-ZON-deh-res

also anything special?

Say 'aukh EER-gent-vahs be-ZON-de-res' with your voice rising at the end of the question.

Example

Habt ihr auch irgendwas Besonderes?

Do you also have anything special?

Words in this phrase

auch

[owkh]

also / too

Used to say also or too when returning a wish or adding something.

Example

Auch nach dem Karriereevent sollten wir in Kontakt bleiben.

We should stay in touch after the career event too.

irgendwas

[EER-gent-vahs]

anything, something

Colloquial for any unspecified thing.

Example

Hast du irgendwas gegessen?

Have you eaten anything?

Besonderes

[beh-ZON-deh-res]

special

Nominalized adjective meaning something special.

Example

Heute kochen wir etwas Besonderes.

Today we're cooking something special.

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