Can you fill in the missing blanks?

enero
febrero
marzo
❓
mayo
junio
julio
❓
septiembre
octubre
noviembre
❓

Click to check your answers! 👇

If you guessed abril, agosto, diciembre — ¡muy bien! 🎉

You just completed all 12 months of the year in Spanish.

And don’t worry if you didn’t get them all right. By the end of this post, you’ll know the Spanish months so well that your calendar might start looking suspiciously Spanish. 😄

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📅 The 12 Months of the Year in Spanish

Here comes your complete Spanish months cheat sheet.

🧠 Quick memory trick

Don’t try to memorize all 12 at once.

Start with the months that look surprisingly familiar:

enero → January
febrero → February
marzo → March
mayo → May
junio → June
julio → July

See the pattern?

Spanish suddenly looks much less scary. 😎

 What Are the Spanish Months Called?

Let’s go month by month.

1. Enero — January

Enero means January.

Pronunciation: eh-NEH-ro

Imagine starting a brand-new year by saying:

¡Feliz enero!

Okay, nobody really needs to say that every morning in January 😂 — but it can help you remember the word.

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2. Febrero — February ❤️

Febrero means February.

Pronunciation: feh-BREH-ro

This one is quite friendly for English speakers because it looks similar to “February.”

Just remember that Spanish pronunciation is different.

Febrero = feh-BREH-ro

And yes, February is still the month of chocolates, flowers and questionable romantic decisions. 🌹😂

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3. Marzo — March 🌸

Marzo means March.

Pronunciation: MAR-so

This is one of the easiest months to remember.

English:

March

Spanish:

marzo

Short, simple and done!

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4. Abril — April 🌷

Abril means April.

Pronunciation: ah-BREEL

Notice something interesting?

abril looks quite different from English “April,” but once you hear it a few times, it becomes easy.

Try saying it slowly:

a-bril

Now faster:

abril

¡Perfecto! 👏

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5. Mayo — May ☀️

Mayo means May.

Pronunciation: MAH-yo

This one is super easy.

May → mayo

If you know the English word “May,” you already have a little head start.

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6. Junio — June 🌞

Junio means June.

Pronunciation: HOO-nyo

Here’s a pronunciation tip: the Spanish j in junio does not sound like the English “j” in “juice.”

It has a stronger, breathier sound.

So don’t say:

❌ “JOO-nee-oh”

A closer learner pronunciation is:

✅ HOO-nyo

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7. Julio — July 🏖️

Julio means July.

Pronunciation: HOO-lyo

And here’s another fun one.

junio = June
julio = July

They look almost like twins!

Just remember:

JUNio → June
JULio → July

That’s a tiny memory trick with a big payoff. 🧠✨

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8. Agosto — August 🌴

Agosto means August.

Pronunciation: ah-GOS-to

This one is another easy win.

English:

August

Spanish:

agosto

Think:

A-GOS-TO

Three clear chunks.

Say it rhythmically:

a-GOS-to

Congratulations. August just got easier.

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9. Septiembre — September 🍂

Septiembre means September.

Pronunciation: sep-tee-EM-breh

This word looks long, but don’t let it scare you.

Break it into pieces:

sep – ti – EM – bre

Now put it together:

septiembre

Much easier, right?

This is a great example of why learning Spanish vocabulary in small chunks works better than staring at a huge list and hoping your brain magically remembers it. 😄

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10. Octubre — October 🎃

Octubre means October.

Pronunciation: ok-TOO-breh

English speakers have another advantage here.

October → octubre

The spelling changes, but the family resemblance is obvious.

Try:

oc-TU-bre

Once you get the rhythm, this one is easy to recognize.

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11. Noviembre — November 🍁

Noviembre means November.

Pronunciation: no-bee-EM-breh

Again, it looks familiar:

November → noviembre

Break it down:

no – vi – EM – bre

Then say the whole word naturally:

noviembre

You’re almost at the finish line!

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12. Diciembre — December 🎄

And finally…

diciembre means December.

Pronunciation: dee-see-EM-breh

This is the last month of the year — and probably the month most people recognize instantly because of Christmas vocabulary. 🎄

Try remembering:

December → diciembre

One more word checked off your Spanish list!

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🧩 Can You Complete the List Now?

Let’s test your memory.

enero
febrero
marzo
_____
mayo
junio
julio
_____
septiembre
octubre
noviembre
_____

Stop scrolling! 👀

Don’t peek at the answer yet.

Think…

Think…

Got them?

🎯 Answers

abril
agosto
diciembre

If you got all three, ¡muy bien! 🎉

If you missed one, that’s completely fine. Memory gets stronger when you see the words repeatedly.

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🗣️ One Important Spanish Rule

Here’s something beginners often notice:

In Spanish, months are normally written with lowercase letters.

So you write:

✅ enero

rather than:

❌ Enero

The same applies to the other months:

febrero, marzo, abril, mayo…

Small detail?

Yes.

Useful detail?

Absolutely. 😉

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📅 How to Use Spanish Months in Real Sentences

Knowing vocabulary is great.

Using it is even better.

Here are a few simple examples:

Mi cumpleaños es en mayo.
My birthday is in May.

Estamos en septiembre.
We are in September.

Viajo en julio.
I travel in July.

La Navidad es en diciembre.
Christmas is in December.

Notice the useful little word en.

When talking about something happening in a particular month, Spanish commonly uses en.

So:

en enero = in January
en junio = in June
en diciembre = in December

That’s a tiny grammar pattern you can start using immediately.

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🧠 The Fastest Way to Memorize the 12 Months

Don’t read the list once and expect your brain to save it forever.

Try this instead.

Round 1️⃣ — Read

Read all 12 months aloud.

Round 2️⃣ — Cover

Hide the English meanings and try to remember them.

Round 3️⃣ — Reverse

Look at:

January

and try to produce:

enero

This reverse practice is powerful because it forces your brain to retrieve the word rather than simply recognize it.

Round 4️⃣ — Use Them

Make three tiny sentences about yourself.

For example:

Mi cumpleaños es en mayo.

Viajo en julio.

Me gusta diciembre.

Your Spanish vocabulary has now escaped the textbook and entered real life. 🚀

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📌 Don’t Stop at the Months!

If you’re learning Spanish vocabulary, knowing the months is only half the calendar.

The next super-useful topic is the days of the week in Spanish.

For example:

lunes = Monday
martes = Tuesday
miércoles = Wednesday

👉 [Learn the Days of the Week in Spanish]

Once you know days + months, you can start talking about birthdays, appointments, holidays, travel plans and important dates much more naturally.

Imagine going from:

“Umm… what was that Spanish word again?” 😅

to:

“Mi cumpleaños es el martes de mayo.”

That’s progress!

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🎮 Final Mini Quiz

Before you leave, let’s see how much you remember.

1. How do you say April in Spanish?

A) agosto
B) abril
C) octubre

2. Which Spanish month means July?

A) junio
B) julio
C) enero

3. What is December in Spanish?

A) diciembre
B) noviembre
C) septiembre

4. Which month comes after marzo?

A) mayo
B) abril
C) junio

✅ Answers

1. B — abril
2. B — julio
3. A — diciembre
4. B — abril

How many did you get right? 😎

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🇪🇸 Your Spanish Calendar Cheat Sheet

Before you go, save this list:

enero — January
febrero — February
marzo — March
abril — April
mayo — May
junio — June
julio — July
agosto — August
septiembre — September
octubre — October
noviembre — November
diciembre — December

That’s it — 12 months, one Spanish calendar, zero excuses! 😄🇪🇸

Now practice them once more without looking.

And when you’re ready for the next piece of the calendar puzzle, continue with [Days of the Week in Spanish] and learn how to combine days + months + dates in Spanish.

¡Hasta pronto! 👋