Los Meses del Año (Months of the Year)

Learning Objectives Recognize and name all 12 months in Spanish. Pronounce each month with grade-appropriate accuracy. Spell the 12 months correctly. List the months in the correct sequential order. Ask and answer the question '¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?' using a month. Identify the month for at least three major holidays in Spanish. When is your birthday? 🎂 Let's learn how to talk about our favorite days of the year in Spanish! In this lesson, we will learn the names of the twelve months of the year, called 'los meses del año'. Knowing the months helps us talk about important dates like birthdays, holidays, and seasons. It's a very important step to talking about our lives in Spanish! Real-World Applications Telling someone when your birth...

TermDefinitionExample eneroJanuary, the first month of the year.El Año Nuevo (New Year's Day) es en enero. febreroFebruary, the second month of the year.El Día de San Valentín (Valentine's Day) es en febrero. marzoMarch, the third month of the year.La primavera (spring) comienza en marzo. abrilApril, the fourth month of the year.En abril, llueve mucho (it rains a lot). mayoMay, the fifth month of the year.En mayo, celebramos a nuestras mamás. junioJune, the sixth month of the year.La escuela termina en junio. julioJuly, the seventh month of the year.En julio, vamos a la playa (we go to the beach). agostoAugust, the eighth month of the year.Hace mucho calor en agosto. septiembreSeptember, the ninth month of the year.La escuela comienza en septiembre. octubreOctober, the tenth mon...

Months are Not Capitalized enero, febrero, marzo... In Spanish, the names of months are not capitalized like they are in English, unless they are the very first word in a sentence. Using 'en' for 'in' Evento + es + en + [mes] To say that something happens *in* a certain month, you use the word 'en'. For example, 'Mi cumpleaños es en mayo' means 'My birthday is in May'. Months are Masculine el mes de... All months are considered masculine nouns. When you say 'the month of...', you use 'el'. For example, 'el mes de julio' means 'the month of July'.