Illustration of the A1 German word “der Sonntag”, which translates to “Sunday”. A radiant sun lounges in a hammock strung between two clouds, wearing sunglasses and refusing to move all day.
A radiant sun lounges in a hammock strung between two clouds, wearing sunglasses and refusing to move all day.

der Sonntag , -e

A1 · noun

Sunday

/deːɐ̯ ˈzɔntaːk/

Plural

Plural die Sonntage

Sonntag in a sentence

Examples

Am Sonntag schlafe ich lange.

On Sunday, I sleep long.

Der Sonntag ist mein Lieblingstag.

Sunday is my favorite day.

How to remember it

SONN-tag. SONN sounds like 'sun'. *Sunday* is the day of the sun!

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