How to Say "January" in Hebrew

ינואר

yanuar

January in Hebrew is ינואר (yanuar).

ינואר is the name of the first month of the Gregorian calendar.

Meaning: first month of the Gregorian calendar (name)

How does it change in a sentence?

To say 'in January', add the preposition ב (be) to the front of the word to form בינואר.

yanuar

While ינואר is used for dates, the traditional Hebrew calendar does not have a 'January'. It uses a lunar system where months like Tevet or Shevat overlap with the Gregorian month.
The name ינואר originates from the Roman god Janus, who is depicted with two faces looking both backward and forward.
Because the Hebrew calendar is lunar, the holidays that usually fall around ינואר shift their dates every year relative to the Gregorian calendar.

הכל התחיל בבוקר ינואר אחד.
It all started on a January morning.
This sentence shows how to use ינואר when describing a specific morning.
Tatoeba #2106802 by fekundulo, translation #2098611 by marcelostockle
ינואר בדרך כלל החודש הקר ביותר.
January is usually the coldest month.
This sentence uses ינואר to describe a characteristic of the month.
Tatoeba #6045710 by fekundulo, translation #73176 by CK
ינואר, פברואר, מרץ, אפריל, מאי, יוני, יולי, אוגוסט, ספטמבר, אוקטובר, נובמבר ודצמבר הם שנים-עשר חודשי השנה.
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are the twelve months of the year.
This sentence lists ינואר as the first of the twelve months of the year.
Tatoeba #620634 by Eldad, translation #621957 by Eldad
הכנסת החדשה תתחיל לפעול בינואר הבא.
The new parliament will start functioning in the coming January.
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Noa and Noam are discussing their travel plans for the winter.

נועה Noa

מתי אתם טסים לאמריקה?
Matai atem tasim le-Amerika?
When are you flying to America?
נועם Noam

אנחנו טסים בינואר.
Anachnu tasim be-yanuar.
We are flying in January.
נועה Noa

זה נשמע כמו זמן נהדר לנסיעה.
Ze nishma kmo zman nehedar le-nesiya.
That sounds like a great time for a trip.
נועם Noam

כן, ינואר הוא חודש של חופשות.
Ken, yanuar hu chodesh shel chufshot.
Yes, January is a month of vacations.

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