los meses
/los meses/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "the months" is los meses.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the masculine plural article los because the noun mes is masculine. If you need to refer to just one month in the singular, use el mes.
How do you pronounce it?
/los meses/
Did you know?
- The word mes shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'moon', as both originally relate to the cycles of the lunar month.
- In Spanish, the names of los meses are not capitalized unless they start a sentence. For example, you would write enero instead of 'January'.
- The phrase los meses can be part of the expression mes de la patria, which is used in several Latin American countries to designate a specific month for celebrating independence.
Examples in context
- En la próxima clase estudiaremos los días de la semana, los meses y las estaciones del año.In our next class, we will study the days of the week, the months, and the seasons.This sentence shows how to list los meses alongside other time-related concepts like days and seasons.Tatoeba #3707648 by hayastan, translation #3786132 by AlanF_US
- Lo felicito a él y al gobernador Palin por todo lo que han logrado, y ansío a trabajar con ellos para renovar la promesa de esta nación en los meses venideros.I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.This sentence uses los meses to refer to a period of time in the future.Tatoeba #1241360 by marcelostockle, translation #330408 by sugisaki
- De todos los meses mayo es el que más me gusta.I like May the best of all the months.This sentence uses los meses to compare different months.Tatoeba #759914 by darinmex, translation #254023 by CN
- Me encanta el clima en junio.I love the weather in June.
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Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are looking at a calendar in a coffee shop.
- Mateo¿Cuántos meses tiene este año?How many months are in this year?
- LucíaDoce meses, Mateo.Twelve months, Mateo.
- MateoLos meses de verano son mis favoritos.The summer months are my favorites.
- LucíaA mí también me encantan.I love them too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
