Let’s learn months of the year in Russian
- Январь [yahn-VAHR’] – January
- Февраль [fev-RAHL’] – February
- Март [mahrt] – March
- Апрель [ahp-REL’] – April
- Май [my] – May
- Июнь [ee-YOON’] – June
- Июль [ee-YOOL’] – July
- Август [AHV-goost] – August
- Сентябрь [sen-TYAHBR’] – September
- Октябрь [awk-TYAHBR’] – October
- Ноябрь [naw-YAHBR’] – November
- Декабрь [deh-KAHBR’] – December
В каком месяце ваш день рождения? (What month of the year is your birthday?).
In order to answer to this question, you need to use a preposition В and change a form of the month (Prepositional case). Let’s have a look. You will notice that we change an ending and add a letter “e” in the end.
Мой день рождения в … (My birthday is on …)
Январе [yahn-vah-RYE]
Феврале [fev-rah-LYE]
Марте [MAHR-tye]
Апреле [ahp-RE-lye]
Мае [MY-ye]
Июне [ee-YOO-nye]
Июле [ee-YOO-lye]
Августе [AHV-goos-tye]
Сентябре [sen-tyahb-RYE]
Октябре [awk-tyahbr-RYE]
Ноябре [naw-yahb-RYE]
Декабре [deh-kahbr-YE]
Ok, we have learned the names of months in Russian. But what about seasons in Russian?
Names of seasons in Russian
Весна [ves-NAH] – spring
Весе́нние ме́сяцы (spring months)
- Март [mahrt] – March
- Апре́ль [ahp-REL’] – April
- Май [my] – May
Key public holidays in Russia during spring:
8 марта – Междунаро́дный же́нский день (International Women’s Day);
9 мая – День Побе́ды (Victory Day).
Ле́то [LEH-taw] – summer
Ле́тние ме́сяцы (summer months)
- Июнь [ee-YOON’] – June
- Июль [ee-YOOL’] – July
- Август [AHV-goost] – August
Key public holidays in Russia during spring:
12 июня – День Росси́и (Russia Day);
22 августа – День фла́га Росси́и (Russian Flag Day).
Осень [AW-sen] – autumn
Осе́нние ме́сяцы (autumn months)
- Сентябрь [sen-TYAHBR’] – September
- Октябрь [awk-TYAHBR’] – October
- Ноябрь [naw-YAHBR’] – November
Key public holidays in Russia during spring:
1 сентября – День зна́ний (Knowledge Day);
21 сентября – День ру́сского едине́ния (Russian Unity Day).
Зима́ [zee-MAH] – winter
Зи́мние ме́сяцы (autumn months)
- Декабрь [deh-KAHBR’] – December
- Январь [yahn-VAHR’] – January
- Февраль [fev-RAHL’] – February
Key public holidays in Russia during spring:
1 января – Но́вый год (New Year);
23 февраля – День защи́тника Оте́чества (Defender of the Fatherland Day).
Great! You have learned the names of months and seasons in Russian.
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