Months of the Year in German
Ten of the twelve German months are close to their English names. Each one is a noun, so it always takes a capital letter.
The twelve months
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derJanuar
YAH-noo-ar
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January
Jänner in Austria
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derFebruar
FAY-broo-ar
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February
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derMärz
merts
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March
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derApril
ah-PRIL
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April
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derMai
my
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May
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derJuni
YOO-nee
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June
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derJuli
YOO-lee
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July
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derAugust
ow-GOOST
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August
Stress on the second syllable, unlike English
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derSeptember
zep-TEM-ber
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September
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derOktober
ok-TOH-ber
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October
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derNovember
no-VEM-ber
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November
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derDezember
day-TSEM-ber
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December
The seasons
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derFrühling
FRUU-ling
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spring
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derSommer
ZOM-mer
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summer
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derHerbst
herpst
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autumn
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derWinter
VIN-ter
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winter
Words that go with them
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der Monat
dehr MOH-nat
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the month
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das Jahr
dass yar
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the year
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nächsten Monat
NEKH-sten MOH-nat
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next month
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letzten Monat
LETS-ten MOH-nat
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last month
Saying in January, and writing a date
For a month, use im: im Januar means in January. The same im works for seasons, so im Sommer is in summer.
Dates are written day first: 3.5.2026 is the third of May, not the fifth of March.
Spoken dates use an ordinal with am: am dritten Mai. The written form keeps a full stop after the number, as in am 3. Mai.
- Mein Geburtstag ist im April.My birthday is in April.
- Wir fahren im Sommer weg.We travel in summer.
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