January | enero | ay-nair-oh |
February | febrero | fay-bray-roh |
March | marzo | mar-soh |
April | abril | ah-breel |
May | mayo | mi-oh |
June | junio | hoo-nee-oh |
July | julio | hoo-lee-oh |
August | agosto | ah-gohs-toh |
September | septiembre | sayp-tee-aim-bray |
October | octubre | ohk-too-bray |
November | noviembre | noh-bee-aim-bray |
December | diciembre | dee-see-aim-bray |
month | el mes | mais |
first of [a month] | el primero de [month] | pree-mair-oh day _____ |
year | el año | ahn-yoh |
decade | la década | deh-kah-dah |
century | el siglo | see-gloh |
millennium | el milenio | mee-leh-nee-oh |
The preposition en is used with months: en abril = in April. Also, primero is used for the first of the month, but the rest of the days are referred to using the regular cardinal numbers: el primero de junio but el dos de julio. Months of the year are also all masculine and not capitalized in writing.
¿Cual es la fecha de hoy? What is today’s date?
Hoy es el primero de agosto. Today is August 1st.