How to Say "Weekdays" in German

Wochentage

The German phrase for "weekdays" is Wochentage.

Wochentage is used to refer to the specific days of the week, typically from Monday through Friday.

Meaning: On weekdays (adv)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is a compound of Woche (week) and Tage (days).

While Wochentage refers to the individual days of the week, Wochenende refers to the weekend as a single concept or period.

When used with the preposition an to mean "on weekdays", the noun takes the dative plural ending -n, resulting in the form an Wochentagen.

If you are talking about 'the weekdays' as a collective concept in a specific grammatical context, you might encounter the term unter der Woche, which literally means 'under the week'.
The word Werktag refers specifically to a 'working day' and can include Saturdays, which are legally considered workdays in Germany despite being part of the weekend.
While Wochentage is the general term, Germans use the word Alltag (everyday life) to describe the mundane routine of those weekdays.

An Wochentagen sind relativ wenig Leute da.
There are relatively few people there on weekdays.
This sentence shows how to use the form Wochentage with the preposition an to mean 'on weekdays'.
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Er arbeitet nur vier Wochentagen!
He works only four weekdays!
This sentence shows the use of Wochentage to indicate a number of days.
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An Wochentagen ist die Stadt sehr laut.
On weekdays, the city is very loud.

Hannah and Felix are discussing their schedules for the week.

Hannah

Hast du an Wochentagen Zeit?
Do you have time on weekdays?
Felix

An Wochentagen arbeite ich meistens.
On weekdays, I usually work.
Hannah

Dann sollten wir uns am Wochenende treffen.
Then we should meet on the weekend.
Felix

Das ist eine gute Idee, Hannah.
That is a good idea, Hannah.

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