Phrases |
'Useful' phrases |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Language-related proverbs
Months of the year (January-June)
| July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Julie | Augustus | September | Oktober | November | Desember |
| Albanian | korrik | gusht | shtator | tetor | nëntor | dhjetor |
| Alsatian | Jüli | Äugscht | Septamber | Oktower | Novamber | Dezamber |
| Arabic1 | يوليه (yūlia) |
أغسطس (aġustus) |
سبتمبر (sibtambar) |
أكتوبر (uktūbar) |
نوفمبر (nūfambar) |
ديسمبر (dīsambar) |
| Aranese | junhsèga | agost | seteme | octobre | noveme | deseme |
| Asturian | xunetu | agostu | setiembre | ochobre | payares | avietnu |
| Azerbaijani | İyul | Avqust | Sentyabr | Oktyabr | Noyabr | Dekabr |
| Basque | uztail | abuztu | irail | urri | azaro | abendu |
| Belarussian | ліпень (lipień) |
жнівень (žnivień) |
верасень (vierasień) |
кастрычнік (kastryčnik) |
лістапад (listapad) |
снежань (sniežań) |
| Breton | miz Gouere | miz Eost | miz Gwengolo | miz Here | miz Du | miz Kerzu |
| Bulgarian | юли (juli) |
август (avgust) |
септември (septemvri) |
октомври (oktomvri) |
ноември (noemvri) |
декември (dekemvri) |
| Catalan | juliol | agost | setembre | octubre | novembre | desembre |
| Chinese - Cantonese - Mandarin - Taiwanese |
七月 chātyuht qīyuè chhit-goeh8 |
八月 baatyuht bāyuè peh-goeh8 |
九月 gáuyuht jiǔyuè kau2-goeh8 |
十月 sahpyuht shíyuè chap8-goeh8 |
十一月 sahpyātyuht shíyīyuè chap8-it-goeh8 |
十二月 sahpyihyuht shí'èryuè chap8-ji7-goeh8 |
| Cornish | Mys Gortheren | Mys Est | Mys Gwynngala | Mys Hedra | Mys Du | Mys Kevardhu |
| Corsican | lugliu | aostu | sittembre | uttobre | nuvembre | dicembre |
| Croatian | srpanj | kolovoz | rujan | listopad | studeni | prosinac |
| Czech | červenec | srpen | září | říjen | listopad | prosinec |
| Danish | juli | august | september | oktober | november | december |
| Dgèrnésiais | juillet | avout | séptembre | octobre | novembre | décembre |
| Dutch | juli | augustus | september | oktober | november | december |
| Estonian | juuli | august | september | oktoober | november | detsember |
| Ewe | Siamlɔm | Dasiamime | Anyɔnyɔ | Kele | Adeɛmekpɔxe | Dzome |
| Faroese | juli | august | september | oktober | november | desember |
| Fijian | Julai | Okosita | Sepiteba | Okotova | Nooveba | Tiiseba |
| Finnish | heinäkuu | elokuu | syyskuu | lokakuu | marraskuu | joulukuu |
| French | juillet | août | septembre | octobre | novembre | décembre |
| Frisian (North) | juuli | august | septämber | oktoober | nowämber | detsämber |
| Frisian (West) | July | Augustus | Septimber | Oktober | Novimber | Desimber |
| Friulian | lui | avost | setembar | otubar | novembar | decembar |
| Galician | xullo | agosto | setembro | outubro | novembro | decembro |
| German | Juli | August | September | Oktober | November | Dezember |
| German (Swiss) | Juli | Auguscht | Septämber | Oktober | Novämber | Dezämber |
| Greek (Modern) | Iούλιος (Ioúlios) |
Αύγουστος (Aúgoustos) |
Σεπτέμβριος (Septémbrios) |
Oκτώβριος (Oktṓbrios) |
Νοέμβριος (Noémbrios) |
Δεκέμβριος (Dekémbrios Dekémbrios ) |
| Greenlandic | juli | augustusi | septemberi | oktoberi | novemberi | decemberi |
| Haitian Creole | jiyè | out | septanm | oktòb | novanm | desanm |
| Hebrew | יולי (yûlî) |
אוגוסט (âvgûst) |
ספטמבר (september) |
אוקטובר (ôqtôber) |
נובמבר (nôvember) |
דצמבר (december) |
| Hindi | जुलै (julai) |
अगस्त (agast) |
सितंबर (sitambar) |
अकटूबर (aktūbar) |
नवंबर (navambar) |
दिसंबर (disambar) |
| Hungarian | július | augusztus | szeptember | október | november | december |
| Icelandic | júlí | ágúst | september | október | nóvember | desember |
| Indonesian | Juli | Agustus | September | Oktober | November | Desember |
| Irish (Gaelic) |
Íuil - mi Íuil |
Lúnasa mi Lúnasa |
Meán Fómhair mi Mheán Fómhair |
Deireadh Fómhair mi Dheireadh Fómhair |
Samhain mi na Samhna |
Nollaig mi na Nollag |
| Italian | luglio | agosto | settembre | ottobre | novembre | dicembre |
| Japanese (Traditional calendar) |
七月 (sichigatsu) 文月 (fumiduki) |
八月 (hachigats) 葉月 (haduki) |
九月 (kugatsu) 長月 (nagatsuki) |
十月 (jūgatsu) 神無月 (kaminaduki) |
十一月 (jūichigatsu) 霜月 (shimotsuki) |
十二月 (jūnigatsu) 師走 (shiwasu) |
| Jèrriais | Juilet | Août | Septembre | Octobre | Novembre | Dézembre |
| Kapampangan | Hulio | Agosto | Septiembre | Octubre | Nobiembre | Diciembre |
| Kashubian | Lëpińc | Zélnik | Séwnik | Rujan | Lëstopadnik | Gòdnik |
| Kazakh | Шілде (Šïlde) |
Тамыз (Tamyz) |
Қыркүйек (Ķyrküjek) |
Қазан (Ķazan) |
Қараша (Ķaraša) |
Желтоқсан (Želtoķsan) |
| Korean | 칠월 (chilweol) |
팔월 (palweol) |
구월 (guweol) |
시월 (siweol) |
십일월 (sipilweol) |
십이월 (sipiweol) |
| Ladino | Djulio | Agosto | Sietembre | Oktubre | Noviembre | Disiembre |
| Latin | Iūlius | Augustus | September | Octōber | November | December |
| Latvian | jūlijs | augusts | septembris | oktobris | novembris | decembris |
| Ligurian | lûggiu | agustu | settembre | ottubre | nuvembre | dexembre |
| Lithuanian | liepa | rugpjūtis | rugsėjis | spalis | lapkritis | gruodis |
| Limburgish | julie | augustus | september | oktober | november | desember |
| Low German | Juli | August | September | Oktober | November | Dezember |
| Luxembourgish | Juli | August | September | Oktouber | November | Dezember |
| Macedonian | јули (juli) |
август (avgust) |
септември (septemvri) |
октомври (oktomvri) |
ноември (noemvri) |
декември (dekembri) |
| Malay | Julai | Ogos | September | Oktober | November | Diċembru |
| Maltese | Lulju | Awissu | Settembru | Ottubru | Novembru | is-Sibt |
| Manx | Jerrey-souree | Luanistyn | Mean-fouyir | Jerrey-fouyir | Mee Houney | Mee ny Nollick |
| Maori | Hōngoingoi | Hereturikōkā | Mahuru | Whiringa ā nuku | Whiringa ā rangi | Hakihea |
| Mirandese | Julho | Agosto | Setembre | Outubre | Nobembre | Dezembre |
| Ndebele | Velebehlinza | Rhoboyi | Mbozisi | Sewula | Sinyekhaba | Nobayeni |
| Neapolitan | luglio | aùsto | settembre | ottovre | nuvembre | dicembre |
| Niuean | Iulai | Aokuso | Sepetema | Oketopa | Novema | Tesemo |
| Normand | juilet | âot | s'tembre | octobe | novembe | décembe |
| Norweigan | juli | august | september | oktober | november | desember |
| Occitan | julhet | agóst | setembre | octobre | novembre | decembre |
| Old English | Mǣdmōnaþ | Wēodmōnaþ | Hāligmōnaþ | Winterfylleþ | Blōtmōnaþ | Gēolmōnaþ |
| Papiamento | yüli | ougùstùs | sèptèmber | òktober | novèmber | desèmber |
| Plautdietsch | Jüli | August | Septamba | Oktoba | Novamba | Dezamba |
| Poitevin | jhullét | àut | sébtenbre | octoubre | nouvenbre | décenbre |
| Polish | lipiec | sierpień | wrzesień | październik | listopad | grudzień |
| Portuguese | julho | agosto | setembro | outubro | novembro | dezembro |
| Provençal | juliet | avoust | sètembre | óutobre | nouvèmbre | desèmbre |
| Romanian | iulie | august | septembrie | octombrie | noiembrie | decembrie |
| Russian | июль (ijul') |
август (avgust) |
сентябрь (sentjabr') |
октябрь (oktjabr') |
ноябрь (nojabr') |
декабрь (dekabr') |
| Sardinian | arjolas | austu | cabudanni | ladàmini | donnyasantu | idas |
| Scots | Julie | Augist | September | October | November | Dizember |
| Scottish Gaelic | an t-luchar | an Lùnasdal | an t-Sultain | an Dàmhair | an t-Samhain | an Dùbhlachd |
| Serbian | јули (juli) |
август (avgust) |
септембар (septembar) |
октобар (oktobar) |
новембар (noembar) |
децембар (decembar) |
| Sercquiais | djwilet | u | septãb | oktobr | novãbr | dezãb |
| Sesotho | Phupu | Phato | Lwetse | Mphalane | Pudungwana | Tshitwe |
| Sicilian | giugnettu | austu | sittèmmiru | uttùviru | nuvèmmiru | dicèmmiru |
| Slovak | júl | august | september | október | november | december |
| Slovenian | julij | august | september | oktober | november | december |
| Somali | Luuliyo | Agoosto | Sebteembar | Oktoobar | Nofeembar | Diseembar |
| Sorbian | pražnik | žnjenc | požnjenc | winowc | nazymnik | hodownik |
| Spanish | julio | agosto | septiembre | octubre | noviembre | diciembre |
| Swahili | julai | agosti | septemba | oktoba | novemba | desemba |
| Swazi | Kholwane | iNgci | iNyoni | iMphala | Lidvuba / Lweti | iNgongoni |
| Swedish | juli | augusti | september | oktober | november | december |
| Thai | กรกฎาคม (karakadakhom) |
สิงหาคม (singhakhom) |
กันยายน (kanyayon) |
ตุลาคม (tulakhom) |
พฤศจิกายน (pruesajikayon) |
ธันวาคม (thanwakhom) |
| Tok Pisin | Julai | Ogas | Septemba | Oktoba | Novemba | Disemba |
| Turkish | temmuz | ağustos | eylül | ekim | kasım | aralık |
| Ukrainian | липень (lypen) |
серпень (serpen) |
вересень (veresen) |
жовтень (zhovten) |
листопад (lystopad) |
грудень (hruden) |
| Venda | Fulwana | Ṱhangule | Khubvumedzi | Tshimedzi | Ḽara | Nyendavhusiku |
| Vietnamese | tháng bảy | tháng tám | tháng chín | tháng mười | tháng mười một | tháng mười hai |
| Võro | hainakuu | põimukuu | süküskuu | rehekuu | märtekuu | joulukuu |
| Walloon | djulete | awousse | setimbe | octôbe | nôvimbe | decimbe |
| Welsh | gorffennaf | awst | medi | hydref | tachwedd | rhagfyr |
| Yiddish | יוני (yuli) |
אױגוסט (oygust) |
סעפּטעמבער (september) |
אָקטאָבער (oktober) |
נאָװעמבער (november) |
דעצעמבער (detsember) |
| Zulu | uJulayi | uAgasti | uSebutemba | uOkthoba | uNovemba | uDisemba |
| January | February | March | April | May | June |
Months of the year (January-June)
| July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperanto | julio | aŭgusto | septembro | oktobro | novembro | decembro |
| Folkspraak | Juli | August | September | Oktober | November | Dezember |
| Ido | julio | agosto | septembro | oktobro | novembro | decembro |
| Interlingua | julio | augusto | septembre | october | novembre | decembre |
| Interlingue | Juli | August | Septembre | Octobre | Novembre | Decembre |
| Interglossa | meno seti Juli |
meno okto Augusta |
meno nona Septembra |
meno deka Oktobra |
meno mo-mo Novembra |
meno mo-bi Dekembra |
| Lingua Franca Nova | julio | agosto | setembre | otobre | novembre | desembre |
Months of the year (January-June)
Translations compiled mainly by Sam Giloi
Names of the months in Arabic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_names_of_calendar_months
Information about months and their names
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Month
http://www.pantheon.org/miscellaneous/origin_months.html
Names of months in many languages
http://www.geocities.com/kyrmse/Mesemana.htm
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