Months in Japanese

The months in Japanese: 一月 (ichigatsu, January), 二月 (nigatsu, February), 三月 (sangatsu, March), 四月 (shigatsu, April), 5月 (gogatsu, May), 六月 (rokugatsu, June), 七月 (shichigatsu, July), 8月 (hachigatsu, August), 九月 (kugatsu, September), 10月 (jūgatsu, October), 十一月 (jūichigatsu, November), 十二月 (jūnigatsu, December). Below are all 12 months from lesson 26 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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Lesson 26 · Months & Dates 12 words

  • 一月 ichigatsu January

    一月は最初の月です。

    Ichigatsu wa saisho no tsuki desu.

    January is the first month.

  • 二月 nigatsu February

    二月はたいてい短い月です。

    Nigatsu wa taitei mijikai tsuki desu.

    February is usually a short month.

  • 三月 sangatsu March

    私はたいてい三月に彼らを訪ねます。

    Watashi wa taitei sangatsu ni karera o tazunemasu.

    I usually visit them in March.

  • 四月 shigatsu April

    バスケットボールの試合は四月にあります。

    Basukettobōru no shiai wa shigatsu ni arimasu.

    The basketball game is in April.

  • 5月 gogatsu May

    私の期末試験は5月にあります。

    watashi no kimatsu shiken wa gogatsu ni arimasu.

    My final exam is in May.

  • 六月 rokugatsu June

    私は六月までに答えが分かります。

    watashi wa rokugatsu made ni kotae ga wakarimasu.

    I will know the answer by June.

  • 七月 shichigatsu July

    七月はたいていとても暖かい月です。

    Shichigatsu wa taitei totemo atatakai tsuki desu.

    July is usually a very warm month.

  • 8月 hachigatsu August

    8月にまた会えますか?

    hachigatsu ni mata aemasu ka?

    Can we meet again in August?

  • 九月 kugatsu September

    私の休みは九月です。

    watashi no yasumi wa kugatsu desu.

    My vacation is in September.

  • 10月 jūgatsu October

    あなたの誕生日は10月ですか?

    Anata no tanjōbi wa jūgatsu desu ka?

    Is your birthday in October?

  • 十一月 jūichigatsu November

    十一月はどうして雨が降るのですか?

    jūichigatsu wa dōshite ame ga furu no desu ka?

    Why does it rain in November?

  • 十二月 jūnigatsu December

    十二月は最後の月です。

    Jūnigatsu wa saigo no tsuki desu.

    December is the last month.

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