Day month year in English. Online pronunciation of the names of the month in English

The names of the seasons and months are common vocabulary, so learning their names is very important for language learners.

Etymology of month names

Etymology- a science that studies the origin of words, reconstructing the vocabulary of the most ancient period.

• Word month associated with *mænon - Moon, month.
• The names of the months in English originate from the Julian calendar. Initially, the ancient Roman calendar had 10 months. The first month of the year was March.

• Julian calendar- a calendar developed by a group of Alexandrian astronomers led by Sosigenes. The calendar is named after Julius Caesar, by whose decree it was introduced into the Roman Empire from January 1, 45 BC. e. The year according to the Julian calendar begins on January 1, since it was on this day from 153 BC. e. The consuls elected by the comitia took office. In 46 BC. Julius Caesar introduced the counting of the year from January 1 and changed the number of days in some months. Thus, after the introduction of the Julian calendar, the average length of the year became 365.25 days: usually a year lasted 365 days, once every four years - 366 days.
• In the Roman calendar, four months of the year (March, May, July and October) consisted of 31 days, the remaining months had 30 days. That is, there were 304 days in a year. In the 7th century BC, the Romans made a reform and added an eleventh and twelfth month: January, (from Latin Jānuārius) - in honor of the ancient Roman god of doors, roads and beginnings Janus, who was depicted with two faces, and February(from Latin Februārius mēnsis - month of atonement), the name of which comes from the Roman festival of purification from sins februa, which was celebrated on February 15.

• March (March) named after the ancient Roman god of war, Mars.
• April- the name of the month comes from the Latin word aperire, which means to open, possibly because the buds open in April. According to another version, the name of the month comes from the Latin word Aprilis, which comes from the Greek word Aphro, which is a contraction of the name Aphrodite. That is, April is named after the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite.
• May– received its name in honor of the Roman goddess of spring and earth, Maya.

• June– the month is named after the goddess Juno, who is the goddess of marriage. To this day, some people believe and choose to get married in June.
• July named after the ancient Roman commander Julius Caesar, who was born this month. Initially, July was called quintilis (from the Latin fifth), since it was the fifth in a row.
• August (August) originally called Sextilis (sixth), and then renamed in honor of the ancient Roman emperor Octavian Augustus.

The names of the following months come from Latin numerals:

• September - from Latin septem (seven).
• October — (October) has the root octo (eight).
• November (november)- novem (nine).
• December- decem (ten), respectively. The suffix -ber in these names is an adjective suffix, therefore literally the months are translated as the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth.

Names of the months in modern English

The names of the months are common vocabulary, which should not cause much difficulty in memorizing due to the partial similarity in the names of the months in English and Russian.

Using prepositions with months

The following prepositions are used with the names of months in English: IN And ON.

• in January- in January (if we are talking only about the name of the month)
• on the first of January- the first of January (if we are talking about a date)
• last January- last January (!! note the absence)
• next January- next January (!! note the lack of preposition in English)
• this February- in February (of this year, about the upcoming February) (!! note the absence of a preposition in English)
• in July last year- last July
• by next month- by next month.

Abbreviated month names

In the abbreviated version of the name of the months, only the first three letters of the name remain:

• January - January - Jan.
• February - February - Feb.
• March - March - Mar.
• April – April – Apr.
• May - May - May - not abbreviated
• June - June - June - not abbreviated
• July - July - July - not abbreviated
• August - August - Aug.
• September - September - Sept., Sep.
• October - October - Oct.
• November - November - Nov.
• December – December – Dec.

In this article we will look at what the seasons and months are called in English. Let's remember how to spell "month" in English and figure out the pronunciation of this and other words. Many months in English have very interesting naming histories, and today we will learn them all.

But first, a few subtleties of calendar vocabulary:

• All 12 months in English are written with a capital letter.
• In abbreviated form they look like this: three initial letters and a period: Jan., Feb., Jun. etc. May is written without a dot.
• "Half a year" translates to "6 months" (6 months in English). The phrase “half a year” is much less common.
• Instead of "autumn"(autumn) used in the USA and Canada "fall".
• The date is also written differently in the UK and US. Compare: April 5, 2016 (UK) and April 5, 2016 (USA).

Here is the name of each month with translation and transcription:

The name of each month in English and how they appeared. Some pronunciation features.

January and February

These winter months sound very similar to similar Russian words, with some differences. Let's say there is no “v” sound in the middle, as in Russian.

The month of February is the most difficult to pronounce. It sounds like ˈfɛbruəri, with an [r] sound in the middle of the word. Two [r]s next to each other are often a hindrance for language learners. However, you can often hear how even native speakers, especially Americans, say only one [r] in a word: ˈfɛbjuəri, and this is also the norm.

As already noted, months in English are written with a capital letter. This is done because almost all of them come from proper names. Each of these words has its own history and is therefore unique.

January comes from the name of the god Janus, who was honored in this month.
February comes from the word "Februa" - an ancient Roman rite of purification that took place on February 15th.

March, April, May

The three months of spring sound like Russian ones. Additional associations for 100% memorization:

March named after Mars, the Roman god of war.
April- in honor of the goddess Aphrodite.
May- month of Maya, goddess of spring.

June, July, August

These are summer 3 months in English.

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to confuse “June” and “July” in Russian? In English there is no such problem; in the words June and July even the number of syllables is different.

June named after Juno - the goddess of marriage and female happiness.

This is where the stories with the ancient Roman deities end. Julius Caesar named the next month after himself (Julius), and had the right to do so, because it was he who reformed the calendar. Later, Octavian Augustus continued the reforms, and also named one month in his honor.

September, October, November

The three autumn months in English are named according to serial numbers: September is the seventh (septem in Latin), October is the eighth (octo), November is the ninth (novem). Wait, why don’t the numbers match modern ones? The fact is that earlier, among the ancient Greeks, the year consisted of ten months. The first month was March. After the reforms of Caesar and Augustus, the months became twelve, but some names remained.

December

Falls under the same principle as the autumn months. According to the old calendar, this was the tenth month (decem - 10 in Latin).

“Month”: translation into English and pronunciation secrets.

month - month

The word "month" - month- derived from the word “Moon” (moon). A long time ago, looking at the changing phases of the moon, people came up with the idea of ​​​​measuring time using it as a guide. In Russian, the connection between the word “month” in the meaning of “moon” and the calendar month is also obvious.

To learn how to correctly pronounce the word “month” in English, you need to:

1. Say the first three sounds;
2. On the sound [n], place the tongue between the teeth, preparing to pronounce the sound [θ];
3. Pronounce the sound [θ], the tongue remains between the teeth.

It is important not to be shy about sticking out your tongue when pronouncing the interdental sound [θ]. There are no such sounds in Russian, so this action seems strange, but in English it is absolutely natural and normal.

Now let’s complicate the task and say the word “months”.

Here it is important to pronounce not, a - all five sounds. The difference between these options will be audible to a native speaker.

1. Say ;
2. Already on the sound [n], prepare for the next sound - the tongue goes to the teeth in advance;
3. Interdental [θ] - on it the tongue begins to return back into the oral cavity;
4. Smoothly move the tip of your tongue behind your upper teeth, without stopping the air flow, and pronounce the sound [s].

Say all five sounds smoothly, one after the other, slowly, several times. When you feel some freedom, say a little faster:
Months. Months. Twelve months. Three months. Three summer months.

The similarity in the sound of some Russian and English words is an absolute plus; the translation is immediately clear. The same is true with the names of the months. Now that you know their origins, as well as the subtleties of pronunciation, you can easily use them in speech.

January in English will be January, transcription: dnju()ri;

February in English will be February, transcription: febru()ri;

March in English will be March, transcription; m:t ;

April in English April, transcription: eipr()l ;

May in English May, transcription: mei;

June in English will be June, transcription: du:n;

July in English will be July, transcription: dulai;

August in English August, transcription:gst;

September in English will be September, transcription septemb;

October in English will be October, ktub transcription;

November in English will be November, transcription nuvemb;

December in English will be December, transcription disemb.

Winter months - December/January/February

Spring 3 months - March/April/May

3 months of hot summer - June/July/August

Cold autumn - September/October/November

This is how months are written in English

So you need to learn them and remember them as a little counting rhyme

12 months in English and Russian in order:

January - January 1.

February - February 2.

March - March 3.

April - April 4.

June - June 6.

July - July 7.

August - August 8.

September - September 9.

October - October 10.

November - November 11.

December - December 12.

This is how the names of all twelve months of the year are written in English.

Let's write January as January.

Let's write February.

Let's write March.

April we will write April.

Let's write May.

Let's write June.

We write July as July.

August will be written as August.

September is written as September.

Let's write October.

November is written in English as November.

And December is written December.

By the way, some English names, both female and male, are taken from the names of the months and sound quite beautiful: Martha, Augusta April, June.

If you have any problems with how to write the twelve months of the year, you can use this tablet. This table contains all twelve months and is very easy to understand even for a beginner in language learning:

In the year 12 months. We'll write to English language all twelve months:

First month of the year: January in English: January

Second month: February in English will be - February

Third month (beginning of spring): March in English - March

Fourth month: April in English: April

Fifth month: May in English: May

Sixth month (it’s already summer, holidays): June in English will be June

Seventh month: July in English: July

Eighth month: August in English: August

Ninth month (time for school, autumn): September in English will be September

Tenth month: October in English - October

Eleventh month: November in English will be - November

Twelfth month (winter, New Year is coming): December in English: December



January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. In English, unlike Russian, the names of months are written with a capital letter. You can listen to the pronunciation of these words in the Abby Lingvo dictionary. Enjoy learning!

Writing the names of the months in English is definitely not Chinese writing, they are well known:



• First line: January - February
• Second line: March - April
• Third stripe: May - June
• Fourth stripe: July - August
• Fifth line: September - October
• Last line: November - December

Pronouncing the months is a much more complex topic. The difference between the American and British variants is insignificant; if you don’t know which one to follow, proceed from what is convenient for you, because any of the pronunciation options is better than the Tambov one.

To help those who want to get the correct pronunciation, I offer several videos, one of which offers the British version:

Even individual sounds are explained here

Here they dwell on the difference in stressed and unstressed syllables using the names of months as an example.

Just listing them in the correct order with a British accent.

Here they are, all 12 months:

January - January.

February - February.

March - March.

April - April.

June - June.

July - July.

August - August.

September - September.

October - October.

November - November.

December - December.

Learning the names of the months is quite simple; the names (by pronunciation) are easy to guess. Even as you read, notice how similar the Russian and English names are. I think that after reading it a couple of times you will be able to learn them without any problems.

With the arrival of the school year, this question is gaining popularity among schoolchildren.

Despite the fact that English and Russian are absolutely different languages, the names of the months in these languages ​​have similar pronunciation. For example, May and May (may).

To find out the names of the months, as well as their spelling and transcription, you can refer to this table.





In the diagram above, the names of the months of the year are given by season, but the first month of the year is January *January*, followed by *February* - *February*, then *March* - *March*, followed by March *April* - *April* , *May* - *May*.

This is where the spring months end and the summer months begin: *June* - *June*, *July* - *July*, *August* - *August*, then the autumn months: *September* - *September*, *October* - * October*, *November* - *November*.

And the last month of the year is winter - *December* - *December*.

Not only children at school, but also everyone else, would do well to know how all twelve months of the year are written in English. Often calendars have month symbols in this language, so it is better to remember these English words.

In order to remember better, of course, it is better to have visual pictures before your eyes.





with indications of the seasons:



The year begins with January or January in English, then the second month is February or February, etc. The calendar year ends with December or, in English, December.

You just need to remember that in English the names of all months of the year should be written with a capital, that is, capital, letter.



Months in English sound like this:

January - January

February - February

March - March

Ahuil - April

August - August

September - September

October - October

November - November

The section “Names of the months” in English is one of the simplest. The names of the months are varied and take names from the Julian calendar. This is a mix of the names of the gods and rulers of Ancient Rome, holidays and more. And if the names of the months are formed from names, therefore, the months are written with a capital letter.

The ancient Roman calendar had a ten-month calendar. In the Roman Republic in 708 from the founding of Great Rome, during the reign of Gaius Julius Caesar, the Julian calendar was adopted.

The Roman year began in March. Of the twelve months, ten were named, and two were unnamed. The winter months of January and February were added to the calendar in 700 BC. Then January became the first month of the year.

When two winter months were added - January and February - the remaining months shifted. And the autumn months and the first winter no longer coincide with their original meaning.

Etymology of the names of the winter months

The section begins in December and the year ends. Before the adoption of the Etruscan calendar, December was the tenth month for the Romans - “decem” in Latin is ten. Therefore, December literally means the tenth. In English the month is called "December".

In the modern world, the year begins with the month of January. In English "January". The month was named after the Roman god Janus. Janus is the god of doors and passages - beginnings and ends.

Had two faces looking in opposite directions. Thus, Janus looked at the beginning and end of the year. In other words, Janus is the god of gates.

In ancient times, it was customary in this month to clean houses and put them in order after winter; it was considered the most favorable time for cleaning the house. In English, the month of February is called "February".

Etymology of the names of the spring months

The name of the spring months is associated only with the names of the Roman gods.

March or in English “March” - the first month of spring received its name in honor of the Roman god of war, Mars. The Romans believed that this was the best month for military operations.

“April” or April in Russian comes from the Latin. verb "aperire" - to announce the coming of spring. But, there is one hypothesis that the month is named after the ancient Greek goddess and patroness of love and happiness - Aphrodite.

The ancient Romans had a goddess of spring and land affairs - Maya. So it was in honor of this goddess that the last month of spring, May, was named. And in English “May”.

Etymology of the names of the summer months

The beginning of summer culminates in June. In English "June". It is named after the Roman goddess Juno, she is considered a symbol of marriage and family. To this day, many peoples believe that the best month for a wedding is June.

Juno herself was a married goddess. Her husband was an important person in the ancient Roman pantheon of gods - Jupiter. God of all gods. Like the ancient Greeks, Zeus.

The second summer month of June is English “Jule”. Named in honor of His Majesty the Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar. Because in this month Caesar was born.

The month of August or “August” is named after the first Roman ruler, Emperor Augustus.

Etymology of the names of the autumn months

It remains to find out what or who the autumn months are named after. But with their origin everything is much simpler.

We welcome autumn in September or in English “September”. In Latin, "sept" means seven. For the ancient Romans, September was the seventh month, since the year began in March.

The ancient Romans did not think long about the names of October and November. October or "October" from the Latin "octo" - eight.

Therefore, November will be the ninth month of "novem" and in English it will sound like "November".

The names of the English months are very consonant with the Russian ones, so the memorization process should not cause big problems in memorizing. Don't forget that the British write the names of the months with a capital letter.

In Russian, a similar rule applies, but there is a small exception.

If the sentence with the name of the month contains the word “Month” itself, which is written with a capital letter, then the name will have to be written with a small letter. For example: M month m ai is named after the Roman goddess Maia.

How to pronounce the names of the months in English?

To be literate, it is enough not only to know grammar and have a large vocabulary, but it is also important to pronounce foreign words correctly.

Name of the month in English	Transcription recorded using English phonetics	Transcription recorded using Russian language	Translation of the month into Russian
January	[‘dʒæ nju(ə)ri]	[January]	January
February	[‘febru(ə)ri]	[fabrewery]	February
March		[mach]	March
April	[‘eipr(ə)l]	[April]	April
May		[May]	May
June		[jun]	June
July		[julay]	July
August	[ɔ:’g Λst]	[August]	August
September		[septembe]	September
October	[ɔk’ təubə]	[oktobe]	October
November		[novembre]	november
December		[disembe]	December

Using prepositions with months

Months, like parts of speech, are used in English with prepositions. There are two prepositions that are combined with the names of the months, these are “IN”, “ON”.

If you want to construct a statement that refers specifically to the month and not the date, then you should use the preposition “IN”.

For example:

If you want to construct an expression that will contain information about a specific date, then you must use the preposition “IN” in constructing the sentence. For example:

Abbreviations for month names in English

In business English, it is customary to abbreviate words, including the names of months.

The principle of abbreviation is as follows: the first three names of the month are written with a capital letter:

January	January	Jan.
February	February	Feb.
March	March	Mar.
April	April	Apr.
May	May	May – not abbreviated
June	June	June – not abbreviated
July	July	July – not abbreviated
August	August	Aug.
September	September	Sept., Sep.
October	October	Oct.
November	November	Nov.
December	December	Dec.

Name of the days of the week in English

The ancient Anglo-Saxons also gave names to the days of the week. They worshiped many gods. They were pagans. It was in honor of these gods that the days of the week got their names.

Let's look at the days of the week and their origins:

• Monday -Monday: has a lot to do with the week in Rome. Literally translated as “Day of the Moon”.
• Tuesday -Tuesday: The ancestors of the British named the second day of the week in honor of the noble, strong and one-armed god Tyr. Many songs have been sung about him in the English epic. Tyr is considered the god of war. It was to him that the warriors worshiped, it was to him that the fighters made sacrifices before battles in the form of hanged men. Warriors depicted the rune of this god on their swords.
• Wednesday - Wednesday: Wednesday got its name in honor of the Great Odin. The ancestors of the British could not neglect the main deity. Odin, like Tyr, was sacrificed before battles by hanging several men. One had incredible strength and a sharp mind. It was this god who brought writing to the Scandinavians in the form of runes.
• Thursday - Thursday: This day is dedicated to Thor, the son of Odin. Thor was considered the patron and protector of ordinary people on earth. He was also the patron of thunder and lightning, storms.
• Friday -Friday: Like the Greeks and Romans, the Scandinavians had their own patroness of love affairs and family - the goddess Frigg. Friday was named after her. Frigg was a married goddess. She was Odin's wife. She had the gift of providence.
• Saturday -Saturday: this day was named after Saturn.
• Sunday -Sunday: Literally translated as “sunny day”, this is how the Scandinavians nicknamed Sunday. Just like the Romans believed that this day was the Day of the Sun.

Remember that it is very easy to learn the names of months and days of the week, especially if you know their origin.

Hello, dear readers! Have you ever thought about how often you mention the seasons and talk about the weather? Whether it's communicating with colleagues, emails, talking on the phone - we do all this almost every day. We discuss what the weather is like outside today, talk about our favorite time of year, or say what time of year is our birthday.

Seasons

What if you are learning English or communicating on social networks with a British or American friend? What if at school or university you were asked to write an English essay on the topic “Seasons”? As you may have guessed, today we will talk about how to call the seasons in English, or as English speakers call them - seasons.

First, let's list the seasons, write their pronunciation and translation:

• winter ["wɪntə] - winter
• spring - spring
• summer ["sʌmə] - summer
• autumn ["ɔːtəm] (in the UK) or fall in the USA - autumn

As you'll notice, Americans mean "autumn" differently than the British. They prefer to call this season "fall". Not to be confused with the action verb "to fall".

How to talk about seasons in English?

If you need to write an essay or simply talk about the seasons in English, then you should do it as follows:

First you need to list all the seasons, something like this: a year has four seasons - winter, spring, summer, autumn. Then you can tell which months are in each season. And after that, move on to a description of each season: weather phenomena, events in nature or in people’s lives.

These translation exercises will help you write essays and remember the topic.

Grammar

What grammar rules in English do you need to remember in order to correctly use the seasons in speech and writing?

• You already know that in America they use “in the fall” instead of “in autumn”
• The preposition “in” is used to denote seasons: in summer
• Only in the combination “in the fall” is the article used; in all other cases it is not used with the seasons
• The article is used only when it is implied or there is a clarifying definition: in the winter of 1953
• In combinations of the nouns “winter, spring, summer, autumn” with the words “That, all, every, any, one, each, next, last, this” neither an article nor a preposition is used: this spring
• And finally, only two seasons are used in the possessive case - autumn and spring: This autumn’s festival... but The festival this winter...

Just 6 simple rules.

It's raining cats and dogs

This popular expression characterizing heavy autumn rain has been familiar to us since childhood. English also has such phraseological units. So they call a downpour with a cold strong wind the phrase “it is raining cats and dogs,” which translated means “rain of cats and dogs.” Why cats and dogs?

This English idiom comes from the past. People used to believe that witches turned into cats and, foreshadowing bad weather, flew under the clouds on brooms. And dogs, according to legend, were servants of Odin, the god of thunder, and personified the wind. Meeting together under the clouds, cats and dogs fell down with the rain and wind.

Another assumption was made by the famous writer Jonathan Swift, who used this expression in one of his works. Where it was described that the drainage system in cities of the 17th and 18th centuries could not withstand heavy rain, and the entire contents of the sewer spilled onto the street, including the corpses of cats, dogs and rats.