Two sets of month names
Arabic has two sets of names for the twelve months. Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula and most pan-Arab media use names taken from the European ones, so you will recognise most of them. Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Iraq use an older set (كانون الثاني، شباط، آذار …). This course teaches the first set.
| month | Arabic | month | Arabic |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | يناير(yanâyiru) | July | يوليو(yûlyû) |
| February | فبراير(fibrâyir) | August | أغسطس(aghustus) |
| March | مارس(mâris) | September | سبتمبر(sibtambir) |
| April | أبريل(abrîl) | October | أكتوبر(oktôbar) |
| May | مايو(mâyô) | November | نوفمبر(nûfambir) |
| June | يونيو(yûniyû) | December | ديسمبر(dîsambir) |
In January
Use في, with or without شهر (month):
| The weather is cold in January. | الجو بارد في يناير.al-jawwu bâridun fî yanâyir. |
| My birthday is in March. | عيد ميلادي في شهر مارس.'îdu mîlâdî fî shahri mâris. |
| In which month is your birthday? | في أي شهر عيد ميلادك؟fee ayyi shahrin eedu meeladika |
The month names never take ال and never change their form: في يناير, بعد مايو, قبل ديسمبر.
| June comes after May. | يونيو بعد مايو.yûniyû ba'da mâyû. |
| November comes before December. | نوفمبر قبل ديسمبر.nawfambir qabla disambir. |
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