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Months in Spanish
Enero, febrero, marzo — the 12 months with IPA, translations and examples you can listen to, plus mes, año and fecha. Then three exercises to make them stick.
- 12 months + useful words
- Audio and IPA
- How to say a date
- 3 exercises
- No sign-up
How to talk about months in Spanish
Spanish months are written in lower case and are easy to recognise: marzo, abril, mayo, octubre look like their English cousins. “In May” is en mayo, with en and no article.
Dates go el + number + de + month: el cinco de mayo (5 May), el primero or el uno de enero (1 January). Add the year with de: el 24 de agosto de 1991.
Months in Spanish
January to December — and the words you use with them. Tap a word or an example to hear it.
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- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
- month
- year
- date
Practice: test yourself
10 words from the list per round. After every answer you hear the word and the right option lights up.
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How to learn the months quickly
- Spot the similarities: septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre — almost English with Spanish endings.
- Julio [ˈxuljo] and junio [ˈxunjo] start with a throaty h, not a “j”: “HOO-lyoh”, “HOO-nyoh”.
- Say your family’s birthdays: “El cumpleaños de mi madre es el 12 de marzo”.
- Septiembre can also be spelled setiembre — both are correct.
FAQ
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What are the months in Spanish?
Enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre. All lower case and masculine.
How do you say a date in Spanish?
El + number + de + month: el 8 de marzo — “el ocho de marzo”. The 1st is el primero or el uno. The year: de dos mil veintiséis (2026).
Which preposition goes with months?
En: en enero, en verano, en 2026. With an exact date there’s no preposition, just the article: el 3 de julio.
How do you ask the date?
¿Qué fecha es hoy? or, colloquially, ¿A qué estamos hoy? Answer: “Hoy es el 31 de octubre” or “Estamos a 31 de octubre”.
What’s next
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