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Months in Spanish

The twelve months of the year in Spanish with pronunciation, translation and an example sentence each, plus the words for month, year, season and date.

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The twelve months and the words for the year

Months come up in every date, birthday and holiday plan. Here are the twelve with their pronunciation and an example sentence each, then the words for the month, the year, the season, the calendar and the date.

The words

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enero[eˈneɾo]January
En enero hace mucho frío.It's very cold in January.
febrero[feˈβɾeɾo]February
Febrero es el mes más corto del año.February is the shortest month of the year.
marzo[ˈmaɾθo]March
En marzo empieza la primavera.Spring begins in March.
abril[aˈβɾil]April
En abril llueve mucho.It rains a lot in April.
mayo[ˈmaʝo]May
En mayo hay muchas flores.There are lots of flowers in May.
junio[ˈxunjo]June
En junio empieza el verano.Summer begins in June.
julio[ˈxuljo]July
En julio hace mucho calor.It's very hot in July.
agosto[aˈɣosto]August
Agosto es el mes de las vacaciones.August is the month of vacations.
septiembre[sepˈtjembɾe]September
En septiembre empiezan las clases.School starts in September.
octubre[okˈtuβɾe]October
El 12 de octubre es fiesta nacional en España.October 12 is a national holiday in Spain.
noviembre[noˈβjembɾe]November
Noviembre tiene treinta días.November has thirty days.
diciembre[diˈθjembɾe]December
La Navidad es en diciembre.Christmas is in December.
el mes[el mes]month
Voy al dentista una vez al mes.I go to the dentist once a month.
el año[el ˈaɲo]year
Un año tiene doce meses.A year has twelve months.
la estación[la estaˈθjon]season
Mi estación favorita es el otoño.My favorite season is autumn.
el calendario[el kalenˈdaɾjo]calendar
Apunto el cumpleaños de Ana en el calendario.I write Ana's birthday on the calendar.
la fecha[la ˈfetʃa]date
¿Qué fecha es hoy?What's the date today?

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Lowercase, and el 5 de mayo

Spanish months are written in lowercase and are masculine: enero, el mes de mayo. A date is said with de: el 5 de mayo, and in a month is en: en mayo.

Septiembre may also be written setiembre, which the Spanish Academy accepts. The first of the month is el uno or, in many countries, el primero.

Questions about these words

Are the months similar in different languages?: Very. English, Spanish, German and French all name the months after the Roman calendar, so July, julio, Juli and juillet sound alike. The differences are in spelling, capital letters and the words used with a date.
How do I say a date?: Learn the pattern once and fill in the day and the month: the example under each month shows one. Spanish, German and French put the day before the month; American English puts the month first.

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