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The twelve months in Spanish, enero to diciembre, with the words for month and season that go with them. Months are lowercase and masculine in Spanish, and dates put the day first: el 5 de mayo.
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Months are lowercase in Spanish and all masculine. Dates run day, then month, with de between: el 5 de mayo, the fifth of May. The first of the month is often el primero in Latin America and el uno in Spain.
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| January | enero |
| February | febrero |
| March | marzo |
| April | abril |
| May | mayo |
| June | junio |
| July | julio |
| August | agosto |
| September | septiembre (also setiembre) |
| October | octubre |
| November | noviembre |
| December | diciembre |
"In May" is en mayo. The seasons are la primavera (spring), el verano (summer), el otoño (autumn) and el invierno (winter).
| Word | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| mes | month | A1 | El curso dura un mes.The course lasts one month. |
| meses | months | A1 | Estudio español desde hace seis meses.I have been studying Spanish for six months. |
| enero | January | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en enero.My birthday is in January. |
| febrero | February | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en febrero.My birthday is in February. |
| marzo | March (month) | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en marzo.My birthday is in March. |
| abril | april | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en abril.My birthday is in April. |
| mayo | May | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en mayo.My birthday is in May. |
| junio | june | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en junio.My birthday is in June. |
| julio | July | A1 | ¿Es tu cumpleaños en julio?Is your birthday in July? |
| agosto | August | A1 | Mis vacaciones son en agosto.My vacation is in August. |
| septiembre | September | A1 | El curso empieza en septiembre.The course starts in September. |
| octubre | October | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en octubre.My birthday is in October. |
| noviembre | November | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en noviembre.My birthday is in November. |
| diciembre | December | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en diciembre.My birthday is in December. |
| trimestral | occurring every three months | B2 | |
| bimensual | occurring every two months | C1 | |
| cuatrimestral | occurring every four months | C1 |
Word lists follow the Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes inventories, with Lock&Learn's own level calibration. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
Enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre and diciembre, all lowercase. "In May" is en mayo, and "the fifth of May" is el 5 de mayo, day before month with de in between.
14 from A1, 1 from B2, 2 from C1. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
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