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.

Sonntag is part of German nouns A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

derSonntag, -e

Sunday

/ˈzɔnˌtaːk/

Examples — Sonntag in a sentence

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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