Saturday afternoon
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Saturday afternoon
The part of Saturday that lies between noon and evening, typically from about 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Am Samstagnachmittag ist die Innenstadt wegen der vielen Einkäufer immer besonders voll.
On Saturday afternoon, the city center is always especially crowded because of all the shoppers.
The word is composed of 'der Samstag' (Saturday) and 'der Nachmittag' (afternoon). This pattern works with all weekdays and times of day, for example 'der Montagmorgen' (Monday morning) or 'der Freitagabend' (Friday evening).
Der Sonntagnachmittag ist für mich die beste Zeit zum Entspannen.
Sunday afternoon is the best time for me to relax.
When talking about a specific point in time, you use the preposition 'an' with the dative, which becomes 'am Samstagnachmittag' (on Saturday afternoon).
Wir treffen uns am Samstagnachmittag im Café.
We're meeting at the café on Saturday afternoon.
To express a repeated action, you often use the adverb 'samstagnachmittags', which is written in lowercase. It means 'every Saturday afternoon'.
Samstagnachmittags gehe ich oft mit meinem Hund im Park spazieren.
On Saturday afternoons, I often take my dog for a walk in the park.
Saturday evening
'der Samstagabend' and 'der Samstagnachmittag' both fall on Saturday and can feel close in everyday life, especially when making plans for free time or appointments. 'Samstagnachmittag' is the time after noon until roughly early evening. 'Samstagabend' begins later, when the day is moving toward night. The words can be confused because the boundary is not always completely exact. For an appointment at 3 p.m., you clearly say 'Samstagnachmittag'. For a meal at 8 p.m., you say 'Samstagabend'.
Frau Klein reserviert den Samstagnachmittag für einen Besuch bei ihrer Familie.
Ms. Klein is keeping Saturday afternoon free for a visit to her family.
Kommt ihr am Samstagabend mit ins Restaurant?
Are you coming to the restaurant with us on Saturday evening?