Learn How To Write The Months Of The Year In Mandarin Chinese

Saying you cannot learn how to write and say the months of the year in Mandarin Chinese is so last year. Underestimating yourself is out of season! Why would you do that to yourself, especially when learning a new language like Mandarin Chinese is just right in front of you? So take a breather and shake off those "I-cannot-do-this" thoughts. All you need is this list and the trust that you’re going to master it.

The months of the year in Mandarin Chinese are easy to remember because they are numbered in order from 1 to 12. Really, they are numbered in order from 1 to 12. So if you think about it, the months kind of help you with your counting as well. Kind of neat, huh?

The 12 Months

• January: 一月, yī yuè (ee yu-eh)
• February: 二月, èr yuè (ar yu-eh)
• March: 三月, sān yuè (san yu-eh)
• April: 四月, sì yuè (suh yu-eh)
• May: 五月, wǔ yuè (woo yu-eh)
• June: 六月, liù yuè (lyoh yu-eh)
• July: 七月, qī yuè (chee yu-eh)
• August: 八月, bā yuè (bah yu-eh)
• September: 九月, jiǔ yuè (jyo yu-eh)
• October: 十月, shí yuè (shir yu-eh)
• November: 十一月, shí yī yuè (shir ee yu-eh)
• December: 十二月, shí èr yuè (shir ar yu-eh)

Time & Calendar Vocabulary

• today: 今天, jīn tiān (jeen tyan)
• tomorrow: 明天, míng tiān (ming tyan)
• yesterday: 昨天, zuó tiān (zwaw tyan)
• this month: 这个月, zhè ge yuè (jeh guh yweh)
• last month: 上个月, shàng ge yuè (shahng guh yweh)
• next month: 下个月, xià ge yuè (shyah guh yweh)
• holiday: 节日, jié rì (jyeh ree)
• birthday: 生日, shēng rì (shung ree)
• calendar: 日历, rì lì (ree lee)
• Chinese lunar calendar: 农历, nóng lì (nong lee)
• Gregorian calendar: 公历, gōng lì (gong lee)