Months of the Year in Italian
The Italian months are close to their English names once you know that gi is a soft j sound. None of them takes a capital letter.
The twelve months
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gennaio
jen-NAH-yoh
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January
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febbraio
feb-BRAH-yoh
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February
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marzo
MAR-tsoh
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March
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aprile
ah-PREE-leh
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April
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maggio
MAD-joh
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May
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giugno
JOO-nyoh
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June
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luglio
LOO-lyoh
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July
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agosto
ah-GOS-toh
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August
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settembre
set-TEM-breh
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September
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ottobre
ot-TOH-breh
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October
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novembre
noh-VEM-breh
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November
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dicembre
dee-CHEM-breh
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December
The seasons
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la primavera
lah pree-mah-VEH-rah
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spring
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l'estate
les-TAH-teh
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summer
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l'autunno
low-TOON-noh
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autumn
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l'inverno
leen-VEHR-noh
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winter
Words that go with them
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il mese
eel MEH-zeh
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the month
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l'anno
LAN-noh
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the year
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il mese prossimo
eel MEH-zeh PROS-see-moh
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next month
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il mese scorso
eel MEH-zeh SKOR-soh
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last month
In January, and writing a date
For a month, use a: a gennaio. In gennaio is also correct and sounds slightly more formal.
Seasons take in: in primavera, in estate.
A date is il, the number, then the month: il 3 maggio. The first of the month is the only ordinal, il primo maggio.
Written dates run day first, so 3/5/2026 is the third of May.
- Il mio compleanno รจ ad aprile.My birthday is in April.
- Ci vediamo il 15 giugno.See you on the 15th of June.
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