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How to Say ‘Have fun on the first day.’ in German

Viel Spaß am ersten Tag.

feel shpahs ahm AIR-sten tahk

[feel shpahs ahm AIR-sten tahk]

Phrase Breakdown

Viel Spaß

feel shpahs

Have fun

A common wish meaning 'lots of fun'. 'Viel' sounds like 'feel'. 'Sp' at the start sounds like 'shp': 'shpahs'.

Example

Viel Spaß im Urlaub!

Have fun on vacation!

Words in this phrase

Viel

[feel]

a lot

Means often, much, or to a great extent depending on context.

Example

Die Kollegen helfen einander viel.

The colleagues help each other a lot.

Spaß

[shpahs]

fun

Masculine noun: der Spaß.

Example

Fußball macht Spaß.

Football is fun.

am ersten Tag.

ahm AIR-sten tahk

on the first day

'am' (an dem) is used for days. 'Tag' ends with a 'k' sound.

Example

Am ersten Tag lernt man viel.

On the first day you learn a lot.

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.

ersten

[AIR-sten]

first

Form of 'erste' after 'am', used to say on which date something happens.

Example

Wir fahren am ersten Juli in Urlaub.

We go on holiday on the first of July.

Tag

[tahk]

day

A noun meaning a day; used in the standard daytime greeting.

Example

Wir möchten einen Tisch für Freitag, den Tag nach Ostern.

We would like a table for Friday, the day after Easter.

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