How to Say ‘On Thursday’ in German
Am Donnerstag
ahm DON-ers-tag
[ahm DON-ers-tag]
💬 Usage Tip: "Am" = "an dem" in short form. German often compresses little words like this.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Giving exact weekday options sounds efficient and normal in German appointment-setting.
Phrase Breakdown
Am
[ahm]
on the
Short form of an dem; here it is used with days to mean on a specific day.
Am Donnerstag kann der Monteur vorbeikommen.
On Thursday the installer can come by.
Donnerstag
[DON-ers-tag]
Thursday
The weekday Thursday, often used for scheduling appointments.
Am Donnerstag habe ich den Besichtigungstermin geplant.
I planned the inspection appointment for Thursday.
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