mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten

German

Etymology

Literally, “my father explains our nine planets to me every Sunday”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maɪ̯n ˈfaːtɐ ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t miːɐ̯ ˈjeːdn̩ ˈzɔntaːk ˈʊnzəʁə nɔɪ̯n plaˈneːtn̩]

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Phrase

mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten

1. A mnemonic to remember the (now dated) order of the planets: Merkur, Venus, Erde, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun, Pluto

Usage notes

• Pluto was relegated to status of dwarf planet by the IAU in 2006.

See also

• mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Samstag unsere neun Planeten (less common)