# Months of the Year in English: Names, Meaning, Pronunciation & How to Use Them
If you are looking for **the months of the year in English**, their Persian meanings, pronunciation, or how to use them in sentences, you are in the right place.
In this guide, you will learn the **12 months of the year in English in order**, their Persian equivalents, common pronunciation, and how to use them when talking about birthdays, dates, holidays, school, and other events.
## The 12 Months of the Year in English
| Month | Persian | Common Pronunciation |
| --------- | ------- | -------------------- |
| January | ژانویه | /ˈdʒæn.ju.er.i/ |
| February | فوریه | /ˈfeb.ruː.er.i/ |
| March | مارس | /mɑːrtʃ/ |
| April | آوریل | /ˈeɪ.prəl/ |
| May | مه | /meɪ/ |
| June | ژوئن | /dʒuːn/ |
| July | ژوئیه | /dʒuˈlaɪ/ |
| August | اوت | /ˈɔː.ɡəst/ |
| September | سپتامبر | /sepˈtem.bər/ |
| October | اکتبر | /ɒkˈtəʊ.bər/ |
| November | نوامبر | /nəʊˈvem.bər/ |
| December | دسامبر | /dɪˈsem.bər/ |
### Months in Order
The months come in this order:
**January → February → March → April → May → June → July → August → September → October → November → December**
## How Do We Say "ماه" in English?
The word **ماه** can have different meanings in English depending on the context.
When you mean a division of the year, **ماه = month**.
For example:
* **January is the first month of the year.**
* **There are twelve months in a year.**
But when you mean **ماه در آسمان**, the word is **moon**.
So:
**ماه سال → month**
**ماه در آسمان → moon**
This is an important difference to remember.
## How to Use Months in English
We usually use **in** before a month when we are talking about something that happens during that month.
* **My birthday is in March.**
* **School starts in September.**
* **We usually travel in August.**
* **Christmas is in December.**
However, when we mention a **specific date**, we normally use **on**.
* **My birthday is on May 12.**
* **The exam is on October 5.**
### In or On?
A simple way to remember it:
**in + month**
> My birthday is **in July**.
**on + specific date**
> My birthday is **on July 15**.
## Useful Questions About Months
### What month is it?
**It is October.**
### When is your birthday?
**My birthday is in July.**
### What month comes after April?
**May comes after April.**
### What month comes before December?
**November comes before December.**
### What is the first month of the year?
**January is the first month of the year.**
### What is the last month of the year?
**December is the last month of the year.**
## Important Grammar Note
The names of months are **proper nouns**, so they always begin with a **capital letter** in English.
Correct:
**I was born in April.**
Incorrect:
**I was born in april.**
## Easy Way to Remember the Months
Try learning the months in groups instead of memorising all twelve at once:
**January – February – March – April**
**May – June – July – August**
**September – October – November – December**
You can also connect each month with a birthday, holiday, season, or personal event. This makes the vocabulary easier to remember and use.
## Quick Review
**ماههای سال = Months of the year**
**ماه = Month**
**۱۲ ماه سال = 12 months of the year**
**in + month:**
My birthday is **in June**.
**on + specific date:**
My birthday is **on June 10**.
Now you know not only the names of the months, but also how to use them naturally when talking about dates and events in English.
