Months of the Year in Portuguese
The Portuguese months are close to their English names. None takes a capital letter, and a date puts de between every part.
The twelve months
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janeiro
zhah-NAY-roo
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January
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fevereiro
feh-veh-RAY-roo
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February
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março
MAR-soo
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March
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abril
ah-BREEL
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April
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maio
MY-oo
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May
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junho
ZHOO-nyoo
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June
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julho
ZHOO-lyoo
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July
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agosto
ah-GOS-too
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August
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setembro
seh-TEM-broo
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September
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outubro
oh-TOO-broo
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October
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novembro
noh-VEM-broo
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November
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dezembro
deh-ZEM-broo
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December
The seasons
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a primavera
ah pree-mah-VEH-rah
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spring
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o verão
oo veh-ROWNG
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summer
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o outono
oo oh-TOH-noo
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autumn
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o inverno
oo een-VEHR-noo
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winter
In Brazil these fall in the opposite months to Europe
Words that go with them
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o mês
oo mehs
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the month
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o ano
oo AH-noo
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the year
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o mês que vem
oo mehs kee vang
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next month
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o mês passado
oo mehs pah-SAH-doo
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last month
In January, and writing a date
For a month, use em: em janeiro. No mês de janeiro is the longer, more formal version.
A date puts de between the day and the month, and again before the year: 3 de maio de 2026.
The day is an ordinary number. Only the first of the month can be an ordinal, primeiro de maio, and in Brazil that one is standard.
Written dates run day first, so 3/5/2026 is the third of May.
- Meu aniversário é em abril.My birthday is in April.
- A gente se vê em 15 de junho.See you on the 15th of June.
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