The 12 Months In Different Languages w/ Audios from 40+ Countries

Time flies so fast. Tomorrow begins the 9th month of the year! That’s why in this blog, we will talk about “months”. Have you ever wonder what are the names of the 12 months in different languages? Because I have. So here is another challenge that I put up together for my international friends to complete. 

Allow me to show you the challenge first, here it is:

CHALLENGE OF THE DAY

Since another month is ending soon, I got curious and asked myself – ‘What are the names of the 12 months in different languages?’ So today’s challenge is to name those 12 months in your native language!

🎙Record an audio: introduce yourself first and mention your native language. Then kindly name the 12 months in your native language. You may start with ‘January’ or whatever the translation is.

📱Send the written version of those months in:
1. its romanized written version and;
2. its native writing version (only if it applies to you.)

With 34 nationalities participating to this challenge, here is how each one calls the twelve months of a year in his native language.

The 12 Months in Different Languages

  • Afrikaans (South Africa)

1-Januarie; 2-Februarie; 3-Maart; 4-April; 5-Mei; 6-Junie; 7-Julie; 8-Augustus; 9-September; 10-Oktober; 11-November; 12-Desember.

The 12 Months in Afrikaans 🇿🇦
  • Arabic (Morocco)

yanayar (1-يناير); fabrayar (2-فبراير); mars (3-مارس); abril (4-أبريل); may (5-مايو); younyou (6-يونيو); youlyouz (7-يوليوز); ghoucht (8-غشت); chotanbir (9-شتنبير); octoubr (10-أكتوبر); nouwanbir (11-نونبر); doujanbir (12-دجنبير).

The 12 Months in Arabic 🇲🇦
  • Chinese Mandarin (China)

一月 (1-yī yuè); 二月 (2-èr yuè); 三月 (3-sān yuè); 四月 (4-sì yuè); 五月 (5-wǔ yuè); 六月 (6-liù yuè); 七月 (7-qī yuè); 八月 (8-bā yuè); 九月 (9-jiǔ yuè); 十月 (10-shí yuè); 十一月 (11-shí yī yuè); 十二月 (12-shí èr yuè).

The 12 Months in Chinese 🇨🇳
  • Chinese Mandarin (Taiwan)

一月 (1-yī yuè); 二月 (2-èr yuè); 三月 (3-sān yuè); 四月 (4-sì yuè); 五月 (5-wǔ yuè); 六月 (6-liù yuè); 七月 (7-qī yuè); 八月 (8-bā yuè); 九月 (9-jiǔ yuè); 十月 (10-shí yuè); 十一月 (11-shí yī yuè); 十二月 (12-shí èr yuè).

The 12 Months in Chinese 🇹🇼
  • Czech (Czech Republic)

1-Leden, 2-Únor, 3-Březen, 4-Duben, 5-Květen, 6-Červen, 7-Červenec, 8-Srpen, 9-Září, 10-Říjen, 11-Listopad, 12-Prosinec.

The 12 Months in Czech 🇨🇿
  • Danish (Denmark)

1-Januar; 2-Februar; 3-Marts; 4-April; 5-Maj; 6-Juni; 7-Juli; 8-August; 9-September; 10-Oktober; 11-November; 12-December.

The 12 Months in Danish 🇩🇰
  • English (Australia)

1-January; 2-February; 3-March; 4-April; 5-May; 6-June; 7-July; 8-August; 9-September; 10-October; 11-November; 12-December.

The 12 Months in English 🇦🇺
  • English (England)

1-January; 2-February; 3-March; 4-April; 5-May; 6-June; 7-July; 8-August; 9-September; 10-October; 11-November; 12-December.

The 12 Months in English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
  • English (Scotland)

1-January; 2-February; 3-March; 4-April; 5-May; 6-June; 7-July; 8-August; 9-September; 10-October; 11-November; 12-December.

The 12 Months in English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
  • English (United States of America)

1-January; 2-February; 3-March; 4-April; 5-May; 6-June; 7-July; 8-August; 9-September; 10-October; 11-November; 12-December.

The 12 Months in English 🇺🇸
  • Farsi / Persian (Iran)

Farvardin (1-فروردین); Ordibehesht (2-اردیبهشت); Khordad (3-خرداد); Tir (4-تیر); Mordad (5-مرداد); Shahrivar (6-شهریور); Mehr (7-مهر); Aban (8-آبان); Azar (9-آذر); Dey (10-دی); Bahman (11-بهمن); Esfand (12-اسفند)

The 12 Months in Farsi 🇮🇷
  • Filipino / Tagalog (Philippines)

1-Enero; 2-Pebrero; 3-Marso; 4-Abril; 5-Mayo; 6-Hunyo; 7-Hulyo; 8-Agosto; 9-Setyembre; 10-Oktubre; 11-Nobyembre; 12-Desyembre.

The 12 Months in Filipino 🇵🇭
  • French (France)

1-Janvier; 2-Février; 3-Mars; 4-Avril; 5-Mai; 6-Juin; 7-Juillet; 8-Août; 9-Septembre; 10-Octobre; 11-Novembre; 12-Décembre.

The 12 Months in French 🇫🇷
  • German (Germany)

1-Januar; 2-Februar; 3-März; 4-April; 5-Mai; 6-Juni; 7-Juli; 8-August; 9-September; 10-Oktober; 11-November; 12-Dezember.

The 12 Months in German 🇩🇪
  • Greek (Greece)

1-Δεκέμβριος (Ianuarios); 2-Φεβρουάριος (Fevruarios); 3-Μάρτιος (Martios); 4-Απρίλιος (Aprílios); 5-Μάιος (Máios); 6-Ιούνιος (Iounios); 7-Ιούλιος (Ioulios); 8-Αύγουστος (Augustos); 9-Σεπτέμβριος (Septemvrios); 10-Οκτώβριος (Oktovrios); 11-Νοέμβριος  (Noemvrios); 12-Δεκέμβριος (Dekemvrios)

The 12 Months in Greek 🇬🇷
  • Hindi (India)

1-चैत्र (Chaitra); 2-वैशाख (Vaisakha); 3-ज्येष्ठ (Jyaistha); 4-आषाढ़ (Asadha); 5-श्रावण (Shravana); 6-भाद्रपद (Bhadra); 7-आश्विन (Asvina); 8-कार्तिक (Kartika); 9-मार्गशीर्ष (Agrahayana); 10-पौष (Pausa); 11-माघ (Magha); 12-फाल्गुन (Phalguna).

The 12 Months in Hindi 🇮🇳
  • Hungarian (Hungary)

1-Január; 2-Február; 3-Március; 4-Április; 5-Május; 6-Június; 7-Július; 8-Augusztus; 9-Szeptember; 10-Október; 11-November; 12-December.

The 12 Months in Hungarian 🇭🇺
  • Indonesian – Bahasa (Indonesia)

1-Januari, 2-Februari, 3-Maret, 4-April, 5-Mei, 6-Juni, 7-Juli, 8-Agustus, 9-September, 10-Oktober, 11-November, 12-Desember.

The 12 Months in Indonesian 🇮🇩
  • Italian (Italy)

1-Gennaio; 2-Febbraio; 3-Marzo; 4-Aprile; 5-Maggio; 6-Giugno; 7-Luglio; 8-Agosto; 9-Settembre; 10-Ottobre; 11-Novembre; 12-Dicembre.

The 12 Months in Italian 🇮🇹
  • Japanese (Japan)

睦月 (1-Mutsuki); 如月 (2-Kisaragi); 弥生 (3-Yayoi); 卯月 (4-Uduki); 皐月 (5-Satsuki); 水無月 (6-Mizunaduki); 文月 (7-Humiduki); 葉月(8-Haduki); 長月 (9-Nagatsuki); 神無月 (10-Kannnaduki); 霜月 (11-Shimotsuki); 師走 (12-Shiwasu)

The 12 Months in Japanese 🇯🇵
  • Kazakh (Kazakhstan)

1-Qantar; 2-Aqpan; 3-Nauryz; 4-Sauir; 5-Mamyr; 6-Mausum; 7-Shilde; 8-Tamyz; 9-Qyrkuyek; 10-Qazan; 11-Qarasha; 12-Zheltoqsan

The 12 Months in Kazakh 🇰🇿
  • Kirundi (Burundi)

1-Nzero; 2-Ruhuhuma; 3-Ntwarante; 4-Ndamukiza; 5-Rusama; 6-Ruheshi; 7-Mukakaro; 8-Myandagaro; 9-Nyakanga; 10-Gitugutu; 11-Munyonyo; 12-Kigarama.

The 12 Months in Kirundi 🇧🇮
  • Korean (South Korea)

일월 (1-Il-wol); 이월 (2-I-wol); 삼월 (3-Sam-wol); 사월 (4-Sa-wol); 오월 (5-O-wol); 유월 (6-Yu-wol); 칠월 (7-Hil-wol); 팔월 (8-Pal-wol); 구월 (9-Gu-wol); 시월 (10-Shi-wol); 십일월 (11-Shibil-wol); 십이월 (12-Shibi-wol).

The 12 Months in Korean 🇰🇷
  • Polish (Poland)

1-Styczeń; 2-Luty; 3-Marzec; 4-Kwiecień; 5-Maj; 6-Czerwiec; 7-Lipiec; 8-Sierpień;  9-Wrzesień; 10-Październik; 11-Listopad; 12-Grudzień.

The 12 Months in Polish 🇵🇱
  • Portuguese (Angola)

1-Janeiro; 2-Fevereiro; 3-Março; 4-Abril; 5-Maio; 6-Junho; 7-Julho; 8-Agosto; 9-Setembro; 10-Outubro; 11-Novembro; 12-Dezembro

The 12 Months in Portuguese 🇦🇴
  • Portuguese (Brazil)

1-Janeiro; 2-Fevereiro; 3-Março; 4-Abril; 5-Maio; 6-Junho; 7-Julho; 8-Agosto; 9-Setembro; 10-Outubro; 11-Novembro; 12-Dezembro

The 12 Months in Portuguese 🇧🇷
  • Spanish (Chile)

1-Enero, 2-Febrero, 3-Marzo, 4-Abril, 5-Mayo, 6-Junio, 7-Julio, 8-Agosto, 9-Setiembre, 10-Octubre, 11-Noviembre, 12-Diciembre.

The 12 Months in Spanish 🇨🇱
  • Spanish (Dominican Republic)

1-Enero, 2-Febrero, 3-Marzo, 4-Abril, 5-Mayo, 6-Junio, 7-Julio, 8-Agosto, 9-Setiembre, 10-Octubre, 11-Noviembre, 12-Diciembre.

The 12 Months in Spanish 🇩🇴
  • Spanish (Mexico)

1-Enero, 2-Febrero, 3-Marzo, 4-Abril, 5-Mayo, 6-Junio, 7-Julio, 8-Agosto, 9-Setiembre, 10-Octubre, 11-Noviembre, 12-Diciembre.

The 12 Months in Spanish 🇲🇽
  • Spanish (Peru)

1-Enero, 2-Febrero, 3-Marzo, 4-Abril, 5-Mayo, 6-Junio, 7-Julio, 8-Agosto, 9-Setiembre, 10-Octubre, 11-Noviembre, 12-Diciembre.

The 12 Months in Spanish 🇵🇪
  • Thai (Thailand)

1-มกราคม (Makarakom); 2-กุมภาพันธ์ (Kumpaphun); 3-มีนาคม (Meenakhom); 4-เมษายน (Mesayon); 5-พฤษภาคม (Puetsapakhom); 6-มิถุนายน (Mitunayon); 7-กรกฎาคม (Karakadakhom); 8-สิงหาคม (Singhakhom); 9-กันยายน (Kunyayon); 10-ตุลาคม (Tulakhom); 11-พฤศจิกายน (Puedsajikayon); 12-ธันวาคม (Thunwakhom).

The 12 Months in Thai 🇹🇭
  • Turkish (Turkey)

1-Ocak; 2-Şubat; 3-Mart; 4-Nisan; 5-Mayıs; 6-Haziran; 7-Temmuz; 8-Ağustos; 9-Eylül; 10-Ekim; 11-Kasım; 12-Aralık.

The 12 Months in Turkish 🇹🇷
  • Swahili (Tanzania)

1-Mwezi wa kwanza; 2-Mwezi wa pili; 3-Mwezi wa tatu; 4-Mwezi wa nne; 5-Mwezi wa tano; 6-Mwezi wa sita; 7-Mwezi wa saba; 8-Mwezi wa nane; 9-Mwezi wa tisa; 10-Mwezi wa kumi; 11-Mwezi wa kumi na moja; 12-Mwezi wa kumi na mbili.

The 12 Months in Swahili 🇹🇿
  • Vietnamese (Vietnam)

1-Tháng một; 2-Tháng hai; 3-Tháng ba; 4-Tháng tư; 5-Tháng năm; 6-Tháng sáu; 7-Tháng bảy; 8-Tháng tám; 9-Tháng chín; 10-Tháng mười; 11-Tháng mười một; 12-Tháng mười hai.

The 12 Months in Vietnamese 🇻🇳

So there you have it!

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Contributed by Dan

This Post Has 3 Comments

  1. Sandra 1 Sep 2019

    Hi! I do have to say I’m enjoying these challenges. A slight correction though, the months in swahili aren’t correct. It’s like saying first month, second month… and so on. Should be Januari, februari, Machi, Aprili, mayi, juni, Julai, Agosti, septemba, octoba, novemba and desemba

    1. Godfrey 1 Sep 2019

      Hi Sandra ! , im the guy in the swahili audio, actually you are very correct , but it depends with what majority of people use… if you say septemba to 10 Tanzanian who cant speak English only 2 might understand what you are meaning, but if you say the way i said in Swahili audio eg mwezi wa tisa , 10/10 will understand you
      Thank you !

  2. Cristóbal Veas 1 Sep 2019

    It’s always awesome to do this challengues!
    regards from Chile

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