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Ich bin dreißig. Am zehnten Juli.

Age, dates and birthdays

Age uses

Say your age with : , or . Use with a friend or child and politely. A baby’s age can be given in months: .

A calendar date is an ordinal

An ordinal gives an ordered place: first, second, third. Most dates from two to nineteen add -te, and from twenty add -ste. Important forms are , , and . When you name a date, use : .

Name a date; say on that dateTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it
Date	It is …	On …
1 March
3 March
7 March
8 March
10 July
28 March

Use for the day

combines and . In a date phrase it adds n to the ordinal: , . Learn the complete day phrase. German writes day before month, for example 28.03.2026. To ask the birthday, say

Ich habe am zehnten Juli Geburtstag.My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Lotte hat am achtundzwanzigsten März Geburtstag.Lotte’s birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
Ihr Bruder ist sechs Monate alt.Her brother is six months old.

Practice 1/5 · Finding words

Notice the useful forms

Tap the age phrases and complete day phrases.

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I am thirty years old.
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Her brother is six months old.
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My birthday is on the tenth of July.
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Lotte’s birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.

Practice 2/5 · The right form

Age and the calendar

Choose the right word for the gap.

Ich dreißig Jahre alt.
I am thirty years old.
Ihr Bruder sechs Monate alt.
Her brother is six months old.
Wie sind Sie?
How old are you (polite)?
Ich habe zehnten Juli Geburtstag.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Heute ist der März.
Today is the third of March.
Am März komme ich.
I will come on the eighth of March.
Lotte hat am März Geburtstag.
Lotte’s birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
hast du Geburtstag?
When is your birthday?

Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps

Complete the conversation

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Wie bist du? Ich dreißig.
How old are you? I am thirty.
Heute ist der März. Ich komme am März.
Today is the third of March. I will come on the third of March.
Ich habe zehnten Juli Geburtstag. Lotte hat am März Geburtstag.
My birthday is on the tenth of July. Lotte’s is on the twenty-eighth of March.
Ihr Bruder ist sechs alt. Ihre Mutter ist vierundvierzig alt.
Her brother is six months old. Her mother is forty-four years old.

Practice 4/5 · Building sentences

Put the message together

Put the words in order.

How old are you?
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Today is the first of March.
The birthday is on Saturday.

Practice 5/5 · In situations

Respond to the situation

Choose the right words for the situation.

Lotte is filling in her homework about you. She needs your age.
You say:
Lotte is filling in her homework about you. She needs your age.
You say:
You have received an invitation for 28 March and confirm the date.
You say:
You have received an invitation for 28 March and confirm the date.
You say: