The months of the year

The months of the year
Don’t use capitals for the names of the months in French, and note that there are no common abbreviations in French as there are in English (Jan, Feb and so on). The French only abbreviate in printed calendars etc.
January = janvier
February = février
March = mars
April = avril
May = mai
June = juin
July = juillet
August = août
September = septembre
October = octobre
November = novembre
December = décembre
Which month?
(May in this note stands for any month ; they all work the same way ; for more information on dates in French ⇒ Date.)
what month is it?
= quel mois sommes-nous? or (very informally) on est quel mois?
it was May
= nous étions en mai
what month was he born?
= de quel mois est-il?
When?
in May
= en mai or au mois de mai
they’re getting married this May
= ils se marient en mai
that May
= cette année-là en mai
next May
= en mai prochain
in May next year
= l’an prochain en mai
last May
= l’année dernière en mai
the May after next
= dans deux ans en mai
the May before last
= il y deux ans en mai
Which part of the month?
at the beginning of May
= au début de mai
in early May
= début mai
at the end of May
= à la fin de mai
in late May
= fin mai
in mid-May
= à la mi-mai
for the whole of May
= pendant tout le mois de mai
throughout May
= tout au long du mois de mai
Regular events
every May
= tous les ans en mai
every other May
= tous les deux ans en mai
most Mays
= presque tous les ans en mai
Uses with other nouns
one May morning
= par un matin de mai
one May night
= par une nuit de mai or (if evening) par un soir de mai
For other uses, it is always safe to use du mois de :
May classes
= les cours du mois de mai
May flights
= les vols du mois de mai
the May sales
= les soldes du mois de mai
Uses with adjectives
the warmest May
= le mois de mai le plus chaud
a rainy May
= un mois de mai pluvieux
a lovely May
= un beau mois de mai

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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