Years and Months
To talk about dates and timelines, we first need the words for year (yıl) and month (ay).
| There are twelve months in a year. | Bir yılda on iki ay var. |
| Which month is it now? | Şimdi hangi ay? |
The Twelve Months
Just like days of the week, months in Turkish are not capitalized unless they start a sentence or are part of an exact date.
Here are the twelve months:
- ocak (January)
- şubat (February)
- mart (March)
- nisan (April)
- mayıs (May)
- haziran (June)
- temmuz (July)
- ağustos (August)
- eylül (September)
- ekim (October)
- kasım (November)
- aralık (December)
| January and February are very cold. | Ocak ve şubat çok soğuk. |
Saying "In a Month"
To say that an event happens "in" a specific month, Turkish speakers typically add ayında (literally: "in the month of") directly after the month's name.
| The new year starts in January. | Yeni yıl ocak ayında başlıyor. |
| Does it rain in March? | Mart ayında yağmur yağıyor mu? |
Multiple Months
When you connect multiple months with ve (and) to state a timeline, use the plural form aylarında (literally: "in the months of").
| We take a vacation in May and June. | Biz mayıs ve haziran aylarında tatil yapıyoruz. |
| There is no school in July and August. | Temmuz ve ağustos aylarında okul yok. |
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