Illustration of the A1 German word “der Vormittag”, which translates to “late morning”. A dormouse in bed squints one groggy eye open at blazing late-morning sun pouring through the curtains, whiskers drooping, mouth open in horror at how late it is.

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

derVormittag, -e

late morning

/ˈfoːɐ̯mɪˌtaːk/

Examples — Vormittag in a sentence

Am Vormittag habe ich Zeit.

In the late morning I have time.

Der Vormittag ist oft sonnig.

The late morning is often sunny.

How to remember it

VOR-mitt-tag sounds like 'FOR MY TAG.' Before the main part of your day (TAG), FOR MY TAG refers to LATE MORNING.

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