When you look at the Spanish words for the months of the year (los meses del año; lohs mehs-es dehl ahn-yoh), you may think that they look pretty familiar. The Spanish spellings for the months are similar to the English spellings; in most cases, it’s the vowels that change.
enero (eh-neh-roh) (January)
febrero (feh-bvreh-roh) (February)
marzo (mahr-soh) (March)
abril (ah-bvreel) (April)
mayo (mah-yoh) (May)
junio (Hoo-neeoh) (June)
julio (Hoo-leeoh) (July)
agosto (ah-gohs-toh) (August)
septiembre (sehp-teeehm-breh) (September)
octubre (ohk-too-bvreh) (October)
noviembre (noh-bveeehm-breh) (November)
diciembre (dee-seeehm-breh) (December)
In Spanish, the names of the months do not begin with a capital letter, as they do in English.
Take a look at the following examples to help you practice using months:
En enero voy a ir a Colombia. (ehn eh-neh-roh bvoy ah eer a koh-lohm-bveeah) (In January, I’m going to go to Colombia.)
Vuelvo de España en marzo. (bvoo-ehl-bvoh de ehs-pah-nyah ehn mahr-soh) (I return from Spain in March.)
El viaje es de julio a diciembre. (ehl bveeah-Heh ehs deh Hoo-leeoh ah dee-seeehm-bvreh) (The trip is from July to December.)
La estación de lluvias es de mayo a noviembre. (lah ehs-tah-seeohn deh yoo-bveeahs ehs deh mah-yoh ah noh-bveeehm-bvreh) (The rainy season is from May to November.)