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Months, Seasons, and DatesHere are the months in Spanish. Note that, like the days of the week, they are not capitalized.

enero ....................... Januaryfebrero ..................... February

marzo ...................... Marchabril ......................... Aprilmayo ....................... May

junio ........................ Junejulio ......................... Julyagosto ..................... August

septiembre ............... Septemberoctubre .................... Octobernoviembre ................ Novemberdiciembre ................. December

To express in a certain month, use the preposition en.

Vamos a Mxico en enero .................................. We are going to Mexico in January.Las clases empiezan en el mes de septiembre ..... Classes begin in September.

Here are the four seasons. Las estaciones del ao

la primavera ............. springel verano .................. summer

el otoo ................... autumnel invierno ................ winter

Note that the articles are normally used with the seasons.

En Amrica del Norte,la primavera empieza en marzo ...................... In North America, spring begins in March.

En Amrica del Sur, la primavera empiezaen septiembre ................................................ In South America, spring begins in September.

NOTE: The seasons are reversed south of the equator. When it is winter in New York, NY, it is summer in

Santiago, Chile.

Here are some ways to inquire as to the date.

Cul es la fecha de hoy?A cuntos estamos hoy?Qu da es hoy?A cuntos estamos?

If you are talking about the first day of the month, use the expression el primer da orsimply el primero.

Qu da es hoy?

Hoy es lunes, el primer da de mayo.Hoy es lunes, el primero de mayo.

Today is Monday, May 1.

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For all other days of the month, use the cardinal numbers.

Cul es la fecha de hoy? (Tuesday, March 25)Hoy es martes, el veinticinco de marzo.

A cuntos estamos hoy? (Sunday, June 3)Estamos al domingo, el tres de junio.

The Spanish way is to write the day + month + year. This is different from the Americanway (month + day + year).

el 29 de febrero de 1996 ................................... February 29, 199629.2.96 .............................................................. 2/29/96

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