Days, Months and DatesA0
The days of the week, the months, and how to say and write dates and years. Days and months always start with a capital letter, and dates are said with ordinals: on Monday, the third of July.
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CheatsheetA0
| Point | Rule | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Days | Monday to Friday are weekdays; Saturday and Sunday are the weekend | Monday / Friday / the weekend |
| Months | twelve months, from January to December | January / June / December |
| Day of the month | say the day as an ordinal, then of and the month | 5 May → the fifth of May |
| Date order | day, month, year (US: month, day, year) | 04/07/2026 = 4 July |
| Years | two pairs of digits; 00 is hundred, 01–09 take oh | nineteen ninety-nine / nineteen hundred / nineteen oh five |
| After 2000 | 2000–2009: two thousand (and) + unit; from 2010 both forms are common | two thousand and eight / twenty twenty-six |
| Asking the date | ask What's the date today? and answer with an ordinal | It's the tenth of October. |
| Capitals | days and months start with a capital letter | Monday / June |
| Trap | the first d in Wednesday is silent | Wednesday /ˈwenzdeɪ/ |
Days of the weekA0
| Day | Pronunciation | Short |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | /ˈmʌndeɪ/ | Mon |
| Tuesday | /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/ | Tue |
| Wednesday | /ˈwenzdeɪ/ | Wed |
| Thursday | /ˈθɜːzdeɪ/ | Thu |
| Friday | /ˈfraɪdeɪ/ | Fri |
| Saturday | /ˈsætədeɪ/ | Sat |
| Sunday | /ˈsʌndeɪ/ | Sun |
- Days and months always start with a capital letter: Monday, June.
- Wednesday has a silent first d: /ˈwenzdeɪ/.
- Saturday and Sunday are the weekend; the other days are weekdays.
MonthsA0
| Month | Pronunciation | Short |
|---|---|---|
| January | /ˈdʒænjuəri/ | Jan |
| February | /ˈfebruəri/ | Feb |
| March | /mɑːtʃ/ | Mar |
| April | /ˈeɪprəl/ | Apr |
| May | /meɪ/ | May |
| June | /dʒuːn/ | Jun |
| July | /dʒuˈlaɪ/ | Jul |
| August | /ˈɔːɡəst/ | Aug |
| September | /sepˈtembə/ | Sep |
| October | /ɒkˈtəʊbə/ | Oct |
| November | /nəʊˈvembə/ | Nov |
| December | /dɪˈsembə/ | Dec |
DatesA0
| Written | Said |
|---|---|
| 5 May · 5/5 | the fifth of May |
| 1 June · 1/6 | the first of June |
| 22 March · 22/3 | the twenty-second of March |
- Say the day as an ordinal number: the third of July. Ordinals: Numbers.
- British order: day, month, year. 04/07/2026 is 4 July.
- US: month, day, year. 04/07/2026 is April 7; say April seventh.
- Ask the date with What's the date today? It's the tenth of October.
YearsA0
| Year | Said |
|---|---|
| 1999 | nineteen ninety-nine |
| 1900 | nineteen hundred |
| 1905 | nineteen oh five |
| 2000 | two thousand |
| 2008 | two thousand and eight |
| 2026 | twenty twenty-six / two thousand and twenty-six |
- Say most years in two pairs of digits: 19 / 99 → nineteen ninety-nine.
- Say 00 as hundred and 01 to 09 with oh: nineteen hundred, nineteen oh five.
- 2000–2009: two thousand (and) + unit. From 2010, both forms are common.
Typical errorsA0
| ✗ | ✓ | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday /ˈwednzdeɪ/ | Wednesday /ˈwenzdeɪ/ | the first d is silent |
| the five of May | the fifth of May | days are ordinals |