Breakdown of El año empieza en enero y termina en diciembre.
y
and
en
in / on / at
el año
year
terminar
to finish / to end
Questions & Answers about El año empieza en enero y termina en diciembre.
Why aren't enero and diciembre capitalized?
Do we always use en to say 'in' a month?
Yes! Just like in English, Spanish uses the preposition en to talk about something happening inside a specific month. So 'in January' translates directly to en enero.
Is the squiggly line over the 'n' in año important?
It is extremely important! The ñ is a completely different letter from the regular n, making an 'ny' sound like in the English word 'canyon'. If you forget it and write ano, you are no longer saying 'year', but rather a medical term for a body part you might not want to bring up in polite conversation!