How do you ask for your birthday in German?
Dates and birthdays
- Wann hast du Geburtstag? – When is your birthday?
- Ich habe am siebten November Geburtstag. – My birthday is on 7th November.
- Mein Geburtstag ist am siebten November. – My birthday is on 7th November.
- Ich habe am siebten elften Geburtstag. – My birthday is on the seventh of the 11th.
How do you answer when is your birthday?
As your birthday is the anniversary of your birth, it is just the day and month. Your date of birth will include the full year.
What is November in German?
Oktober (ok-toh-ber) – October. November (no-vehm-ber) – November. Dezember (de-tsem-ber) – December.
How do Germans read dates?
When giving a date in German, you state the number as an ordinal, just like English. The numbers from 0 to 19 end in –te to form ordinals like zehnte (10th). Note that there are three irregular formations: erste (1st), dritte (3rd), and siebte (7th). The numbers from 20 and higher end in –ste, like zwanzigste (20th).
How do you pronounce 17 in German?
The numbers from 13-19 follow a pattern: three-ten for 13 (dreizehn), four-ten for 14 (vierzehn), five-ten for 14 (fünfzehn), etc., with the exception of 17, which is shortened to siebzehn….Thirteen to Nineteen.
| Number | German Word | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | siebzehn | ZEEB-tsain |
| 18 | achtzehn | AKT-tsain |
| 19 | neunzehn | NOIN-tsain |
What PLZ means in German?
Postleitzahl
Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen, abbreviated to PLZ; literally “postal routing number”), since 1 July 1993 have consisted of five digits. Before reunification both the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) used four-digit codes.