січень
sichen
January in Ukrainian is січень (sichen).
січень is the name for the first month of the Gregorian calendar.
Meaning: first month of the Gregorian calendar (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is sichen.
Did you know?
- The root of січень comes from the Proto-Indo-European word *sek-, which also gave English the word 'section'.
- The Ukrainian name for January literally refers to the practice of 'tree cutting' during the winter months.
- Ukrainian month names generally describe natural phenomena or agricultural work, unlike the Latin-based names used in English.
Examples in context
- Січень йде перед лютим.January comes before February.This sentence is useful for learning the chronological order of months using січень.Tatoeba #6377040 by deniko, translation #6051446 by mailohilohi
- Чому січень такий довгий?Why is January so long?This sentence is useful for asking about the duration of січень.Tatoeba #11505099 by deniko, translation #11495325 by shekitten
- Січень перший місяць року.January is the first month of the year.This sentence is useful for defining січень as the start of the year.Tatoeba #387834 by Ahha, translation #27821 by CK
- Планую відвідати Львів у січні. Ти з нами?I'm planning to visit Lviv in January. Are you coming along?
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Irina and Dmytro are discussing their travel plans.
- Ірина IrynaКоли ти їдеш у відпустку?Koly ty yidesh u vidpustku?When are you going on vacation?
- Дмитро DmytroЯ планую поїхати у січень.Ya planuyu poikhaty u sichen.I plan to go in January.
- Ірина IrynaЦе буде дуже холодно!Tse bude duzhe kholodno!It will be very cold!
- Дмитро DmytroТак, але я люблю сніг.Tak, ale ya lyublyu snih.Yes, but I love snow.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries січень, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
