Portuguese Months of the Year

Learn how to say the months of the year in Portuguese

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10. Portuguese Months of the Year

The months of the year in Portuguese are quite similar to the words in English.

January	janeiro
February	fevereiro
March	março
April	abril
May	maio
June	junho
July	julho
August	agosto
September	setembro
October	outubro
November	novembro
December	dezembro
month	o mês
the first of [a month]	primeiro de [month]
year	o ano

To say a specific day of a month, use cardinal (two, three, four, etc.) and not ordinal numbers (second, third, fourth, etc.) except for the first of the month when you do use primeiro. Also notice that the date is written with the day first, and then the month: 16/04/2005 - Dezesseis de abril de dois mil e cinco.

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