Learning Days And Months

1. Days of the week
By Ms. Ira

2. Days of the week
Here are the seven days of the week in English with
the pronunciation:
⦿ Monday – /’mun.dei/
⦿ Tuesday – /’tiu:z.dei/
⦿ Wednesday – /’wenz.dei/
⦿ Thursday – /’thurz.dei/
⦿ Friday – /’frai.dei/
⦿ Saturday – /’sa.ta.dei/
⦿ Sunday – /’sun.dei/
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3. As you can see, we always use a capital letter for
the first letter of each day. Here are some
examples:
– Our next lesson is on Wednesday.
– Saturday is his favorite day of the week because
he plays football.
– The math lesson is on Thursday at 10:30.
As you can see, we often use ‘on’ before the days
of the week.

4. Months in English
Here are the twelve months in English with the
pronunciation:
January – /’gian.iu.e.ri/
February – /’fe.bru.e.ri/
March – /’ma:tc/
April – /’ei.pril/
May – /’mei/
June – /’giun/
July – /giu’lai/
August – /’o:.gust/
September – /sep’tem.ba/
October – /ok’tou.ba/
November – /nou’vem.ba/
December – /di’sem.ba/

5. We also always use a capital letter for the first letter
of months. For example:
– February is the shortest month of the year, with only
28 days.
– They’re going away on holiday in May.
– The weather is very hot here in July.
with the months we use ‘in’.

6. Dates in English
When we say the date in English we normally use ordinal
numbers (first, second, third, etc) instead of cardinal
numbers (one, two, three, etc). Let’s look at these ordinal
numbers:
•1st – first
•2nd – second
•3rd – third
•4th – fourth
•5th – fifth
•6th – sixth
•7th – seventh
•8th – eighth
•9th – ninth
•10th – tenth

7. The numbers from 11-19 follow the same pattern of
adding -th to the number:
11th – eleventh
12th – twelfth (the letter v changes to f)
13th – thirteenth
14th – fourteenth
15th – fifteenth
16th – sixteenth
17th – seventeenth
18th – eighteenth
19th – nineteenth

8. The numbers ending in -ty, like 20 and 30, change
the -y to -i and add -eth. For example:
20 – twentieth
30 – thirtieth
21st – twenty-first
22nd – twenty-second
23rd – twenty-third
24th – twenty-fourth
25th – twenty-fifth
26th – twenty-sixth
27th – twenty-seventh
28th – twenty-eighth
29th – twenty-ninth
30th – thirtieth
31st – thirty-first

9. In British English, the date usually begins with the day followed by
the month, 1/12/2017 in British English
while in American English the month is normally first.. For
example, 1st December 2017 becomes:
12/1/2017 in American English.
As with days, we use ‘on’ with dates. Here are some examples:
– Paolo’s birthday is on June 3rd. (pronounced ‘on June the
third’)
– New Year’s Day is on 1st January. (pronounced ‘on the first of
January’)

10.  Years in English
 In English, most years are separated into two numbers. For
example:
 1750 – seventeen fifty
 1826 – eighteen twenty-six
 1984 – nineteen eighty-four
 2017 – twenty seventeen
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 The first year of each century is pronounced like this:
 1400 – fourteen hundred
 1700 – seventeen hundred
 2000 – two thousand

11. The first nine years of a century are pronounced like this:
•1401 – fourteen oh one
•1701 – seventeen oh one
•2001 – two thousand and one
We can refer to a decade (a period of ten years) in this
way:
•1960-1969 – The ‘60s – pronounced ‘the sixties’
•1980-1989 – The ‘80s – pronounced ‘the eighties’.
•2000 – 2009 – The 2000s – pronounced ‘the two
thousands’

12. For example:
– The Beatles were famous in the sixties.
– My parents got married in the seventies.
– Maradona played for Napoli in the eighties.
– Where were you living in the nineties?
– The internet became popular worldwide in
the two thousands.
As you can see, we use ‘in’ with the years.

13. Here are some examples:
– In my country, the schools start the academic year in September.
– Is he starting the new job on Monday?
– The company was founded in 1991.
– The Wedding is on July 25th.
– There was an economic boom in the 50’s.
N.B. When we refer to a particular occasion like ‘Christmas’ or ‘Easter’ we use
‘at’. For example:
Where will you be at Christmas? We’ll be in the mountains.
Most people visit their families at Easter.

14. nother great way to help you remember how to say
the days and months in English is to change the
language setting on your phone and/or computer to
English. In this way, when you see the calendar and
your agenda you can practice. And if you keep a
wall or desk calendar at work or at home, get an
English one next time. It’s a simple but very
effective way to practice.