los meses del año
/los meses del aɲo/from spelling rules
The phrase for "the months of the year" in Spanish is los meses del año.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the masculine plural article los because the noun mes is masculine. Additionally, the word del is a mandatory contraction of de and el.
How do you pronounce it?
/los meses del aɲo/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly capitalize the names of months in Spanish, but in the phrase los meses del año, the months themselves (when listed) should remain lowercase.
Did you know?
- The Spanish word for 'year', año, uses the letter ñ, a character that originated from scribes writing a small 'n' above the letter 'n' to save space.
- The word año shares a common ancestor with the English word 'annals', which refers to historical records arranged by year.
- Spanish speakers use the word mes not just for the calendar period, but also to describe a 'monthly' payment or subscription, often omitting the word for 'payment' entirely.
Examples in context
- La primavera comienza en marzo.Spring begins in March.
- Vamos a celebrar el cumpleaños de Juan en noviembre.We're going to celebrate Juan's birthday in November.
- El verano en Australia comienza en diciembre.Summer in Australia starts in December.
- Me encanta el mes de mayo porque hace buen tiempo.I love the month of May because the weather is nice.
- Me cuesta recordar los meses del año en español.I have trouble remembering the months of the year in Spanish.
- Los meses del año pasan muy rápido.The months of the year pass very quickly.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are studying for a Spanish test.
- AlejandroMaría, ¿estudiaste los meses del año?María, did you study the months of the year?
- MaríaSí, Alejandro, ya me los sé todos.Yes, Alejandro, I already know them all.
- AlejandroGenial, entonces ayúdame a repasarlos.Great, then help me review them.
- MaríaClaro, empecemos con enero.Sure, let's start with January.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries año, del, los, CC BY-SA 4.0.
