Spanish Months Practice

Q: Is it septiembre or setiembre?

Both are correct. The Real Academia Española says septiembre is the preferred form in most countries, and setiembre is the more common one in Uruguay, Peru, Paraguay and Costa Rica.

Q: How do I ask for the date in Spanish?

¿Qué fecha es hoy? or ¿A cuántos estamos? . The answer is hoy es 3 de noviembre or estamos a 3 de noviembre . Notice the day comes before the month, so 3/11 in Spanish means November 3.

Listen and type the month, see the season and type its name, or pick from four. Below, a worksheet on dates and seasons with an answer key you can do on paper or print.

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How do you say it in Spanish?

What you need to know

Months and seasons are written in lowercase in Spanish, unlike English: enero, septiembre, el verano.
A date takes el before the day and de between the numbers, with the day first: el 3 de noviembre de 2026. A month on its own takes en (en enero).
Spain and Mexico have the same seasons as the US, but the Southern Hemisphere is the other way around: in December it is invierno in Madrid and verano in Buenos Aires.

Spanish Without Borders · Spanish Months Practice · spanishwithoutborders.com/exercises/months/

Months in Spanish: worksheet with answer key

Do them on paper, in your head or printed out: answer first, then open each answer to check.

Name: ______________________________ Date: ____/____/______

Write the month in Spanish

January
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enero
May
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mayo · with a y
June
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junio
July
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julio
September
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septiembre · setiembre is also correct
December
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diciembre

Complete the date with el, en, de or a

Remember: el before the day, en before a month or year on its own, de between the numbers, and a after estamos.

Mi cumpleaños es ___ 10 de abril.
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el
Me voy de vacaciones ___ enero.
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en
Nací el 2 ___ marzo ___ 1998.
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de, de
¿A cuántos estamos? Estamos ___ 3 de noviembre.
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a
La Navidad es ___ 25 de diciembre.
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el

Write the date in Spanish

Day as a number first, then the month written out in lowercase.

August 15
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el 15 de agosto
September 7, 2026
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el 7 de septiembre de 2026 · or setiembre
May 1
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el primero de mayo · in Spain, el uno de mayo is more common
October 31
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el 31 de octubre

True or false?

In Spanish, months are capitalized: Enero, Febrero.
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False · months and seasons are lowercase
In December it is verano in Argentina.
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True · Argentina is in the Southern Hemisphere
In July it is invierno in Spain.
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False · July is verano in Spain and Mexico, same as in the US
Otoño is spelled with ñ.
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True

Answer key

enero
mayo
junio
julio
septiembre
diciembre
el
en
de, de
a
el
el 15 de agosto
el 7 de septiembre de 2026
el primero de mayo
el 31 de octubre
False
True
False
True

Months in Spanish: common questions

Is it septiembre or setiembre?

Both are correct. The Real Academia Española says septiembre is the preferred form in most countries, and setiembre is the more common one in Uruguay, Peru, Paraguay and Costa Rica.

Are the months capitalized in Spanish?

No. Months, days of the week and seasons are lowercase, even though English capitalizes months and days: hoy es lunes, 3 de noviembre. They only get a capital letter when they are part of a name, like Feria de Abril.

How do I ask for the date in Spanish?

¿Qué fecha es hoy? or ¿A cuántos estamos?. The answer is hoy es 3 de noviembre or estamos a 3 de noviembre. Notice the day comes before the month, so 3/11 in Spanish means November 3.