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📅 Dates & the Calendar

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☀️ Weather, Time & Calendar · Lesson 4 of 5

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Months & seasons: Months aren't capitalized in Spanish: enero, marzo, diciembre. Puerto Rico's climate is tropical year-round, so "seasons" here mean more about rainy vs. dry than hot vs. cold.

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🔢 Say them in order · Dilos en orden
Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
Meses: enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre.MEH-sehs: eh-NEH-roh, feh-BREH-roh, MAHR-soh, ah-BREEL, MAH-yoh, HOO-nyoh, HOO-lyoh, ah-GOHS-toh, sehp-TYEHM-breh, ohk-TOO-breh, noh-VYEHM-breh, dee-SYEHM-breh.
Seasons: spring, summer, fall, winter.
Estaciones: la primavera, el verano, el otoño, el invierno.ehs-tah-SYOH-nehs: lah pree-mah-VEH-rah, ehl veh-RAH-noh, ehl oh-TOH-nyoh, ehl een-VYEHR-noh.
🎂 Dates & birthdays · Fechas y cumpleaños
When is your birthday?
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?¿KWAHN-doh ehs too koom-pleh-AH-nyohs?
It's in October.
Es en octubre.ehs ehn ohk-TOO-breh.
My birthday is in March.
Mi cumpleaños es en marzo.mee koom-pleh-AH-nyohs ehs ehn MAHR-soh.
What's the date today?
¿Qué fecha es hoy?¿keh FEH-chah ehs oy?
Today is May twelfth.
Hoy es el doce de mayo.oy ehs ehl DOH-seh deh MAH-yoh.
What day is it today?
¿Qué día es hoy?¿keh DEE-ah ehs oy?
Today is Thursday.
Hoy es jueves.oy ehs HWEH-vehs.
🍂 Months & seasons · Meses y estaciones
What's your favorite month?
¿Qué mes es tu favorito?¿keh mehs ehs too fah-voh-REE-toh?
December, because of the holidays.
Diciembre, por las fiestas.dee-SYEHM-breh, pohr lahs FYEHS-tahs.
In what month does the year begin?
¿En qué mes empieza el año?¿ehn keh mehs ehm-PYEH-sah ehl AH-nyoh?
It begins in January.
Empieza en enero.ehm-PYEH-sah ehn eh-NEH-roh.
What season comes after summer?
¿Qué estación viene después del verano?¿keh ehs-tah-SYOHN VYEH-neh dehs-PWEHS dehl veh-RAH-noh?
Fall comes next.
Viene el otoño.VYEH-neh ehl oh-TOH-nyoh.
There's no winter here, but December is cooler.
Aquí no hay invierno, pero diciembre es más fresco.ah-KEE noh ay een-VYEHR-noh, PEH-roh dee-SYEHM-breh ehs mahs FREHS-koh.
🗓️ Planning ahead · Planeando
When are you going to visit your family?
¿Cuándo vas a visitar a tu familia?¿KWAHN-doh vahs ah vee-see-TAHR ah too fah-MEE-lyah?
I'm going to visit my family in June.
Voy a visitarla en junio.voy ah vee-see-TAHR-lah ehn HOO-nyoh.
We're going on vacation in July.
Nos vamos de vacaciones en julio.nohs VAH-mohs deh vah-kah-SYOH-nehs ehn HOO-lyoh.
The appointment is next Tuesday.
La cita es el martes que viene.lah SEE-tah ehs ehl MAHR-tehs keh VYEH-neh.
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Answer the 5 quick questions to check what you learned.

1. Which Spanish phrase means “Seasons: spring, summer, fall, winter.”?

2. Choose the best English sentence for “¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?”.

3. Which Spanish phrase means “It's in October.”?

4. Choose the best English sentence for “Mi cumpleaños es en marzo.”.

5. Which Spanish phrase means “What's the date today?”?

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