This lesson will teach you how to say the months of the year in French. The names of the months are considered to be international words. They are fairly similar in French and English languages and should be easy for you to learn. Note that in French, the months are not capitalized unless they occur in the beginning of a sentence. Besides that, all months in French are masculine.
| Audio | French word | English translation | Pronunciation |
| janvier | January | zhah(n)-vyay | |
| février | February | fay-vree-yay | |
| mars | March | mahrs | |
| avril | April | ah-vreel | |
| mai | May | meh | |
| juin | June | zhwa(n) | |
| juillet | July | zhwee-eh | |
| août | August | oo or oot | |
| septembre | September | sehp-tah(n)br | |
| octobre | October | ohk-tohbr | |
| novembre | November | noh-vah(n)br | |
| décembre | December | day-sah(n)br |
French Prepositions Used with Months
In order to say that something is going to happen "in" a certain month, French speakers use the preposition "en", which is pronounced as [ah(n)]. If you'd like to say that something has been happening "since" a certain month, the preposition "depuis" should be used. The table below gives a few examples:
| Audio | French word | English translation | Pronunciation |
| en janvier | in January | ah(n) zhah(n)-vyay | |
| en mai | in May | ah(n) meh | |
| en octobre | in October | ah(n) ohk-tohbr | |
| en novembre | in November | ah(n) noh-vah(n)br | |
| depuis | since | duh-pwee | |
| --- | depuis décembre | since December | duh-pwee day-sah(n)br |
| un mois | a month | uh(n) mwah | |
| une année | a year | ewn ah-nay | |
| un an | one year | uhN nahN |
*French pronunciation of months of the year by Vion Nicolas. Speaker from Paris region, France. Audio recordings distributed under CC 2.0 France
Review the French Calendar Terms
Watch the video below to review the French months of the year. Repeating the new words once again will help you better memorize your new French vocabulary.
