How to Say "August" in Swedish

augusti

/a(ʊ̯)ˈɡɵstɪ/

The English word august is translated into Swedish as augusti.

How do you pronounce it?

/a(ʊ̯)ˈɡɵstɪ/

Unlike English where 'August' is capitalized, Swedish follows a rule where all months, including augusti, are written in lowercase unless they start a sentence.
During augusti, many Swedish businesses and government offices operate with 'skeleton crews' because so many employees are still on their mandatory summer holidays.
While augusti is the month, the Swedish word august is a common male given name, though it has become less frequent in recent generations.

Det var i slutet av augusti.
It was late August.
This sentence is useful for mentioning when something occurred in relation to the end of augusti.
Tatoeba #7895391 by Matteusmauritz, translation #6297432 by carlosalberto
Var var du förra året i augusti?
Where were you in August last year?
This sentence is useful for asking about someone's location during a specific time in augusti.
Tatoeba #6390960 by SilasNordgren, translation #6389644 by sundown
Det är ingen undervisning i augusti.
There's no school in August.
This sentence is useful for stating that there is no schooling during augusti.
Tatoeba #9817319 by morbrorper, translation #9817258 by CK
Sommarmånaderna juni, juli och augusti är ofta varma i Sverige.
The summer months of June, July, and August are often hot in Sweden.
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