Days and Dates in English
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
The weekend:
Saturday, Sunday
THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR:-
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Now you have a go:-
DATES:-
| In figures | In words | Pronounce It |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | the first | 1st |
| 2nd | the second | 2nd |
| 3rd | the third | 3rd |
| 4th | the fourth | 4th |
| 5th | the fifth | 5th |
| 6th | the sixth | 6th |
| 7th | the seventh | 7th |
| 8th | the eighth | 8th |
| 9th | the ninth | 9th |
| 10th | the tenth | 10th |
| 11th | the eleventh | 11th |
| 12th | the twelfth | 12th |
| 13th | the thirteenth | 13th |
| 14th | the fourteenth | 14th |
| 15th | the fifteenth | 15th |
| 16th | the sixteenth | 16th |
| 17th | the seventeenth | 17th |
| 18th | the eighteenth | 18th |
| 19th | the nineteenth | 19th |
| 20th | the twentieth | 20th |
| 21st | the twenty-first | ... |
| 22nd | the twenty-second | ... |
| 23rd | the twenty-third | ... |
| 24th | the twenty-fourth | ... |
| 25th | the twenty-fifth | ... |
| 26th | the twenty-sixth | ... |
| 27th | the twenty-seventh | ... |
| 28th | the twenty-eighth | ... |
| 29th | the twenty-ninth | ... |
| 30th | the thirtieth | 30th |
| 31st | the thirty-first | ... |
2008 - two thousand and eight
1900 - nineteen hundred
1959 - nineteen fifty-nine
2000 - they year two thousand
Expressing the date
How we write How we say
1st January 2004 The first of January 2004
7th September 1959 The seventh of September 1959
Prepositions
For single days and dates we use on.
For example:
I was born on the 7th of the month.
For months we use in.
For example:
I was born in September.
! My birthday is on September the 7th.
Naturally speaking
How to ask the day or date:
What day is it, please?
What date is it, please?
What´s the date today, please?
How to answer:
It´s Friday.
It´s the first of April
What day is it, please?
What date is it, please?
What´s the date today, please?
How to answer:
It´s Friday.
It´s the first of April
AD stands for Anno Domini (Latin for "In the year of (Our) Lord"),
abbreviated as AD. It defines an epoch based on the traditionally-reckoned
year of the conception or birth of Jesus of Nazareth.
It is used in the English language to denote years after the start of this
time.Interesting Stuff
BC stands for Before Christ (from the Ancient Greek "Christos" or
"Anointed One", referring to Jesus), abbreviated as BC, it is used in
the English language to denote years before the start of this time.
"Anointed One", referring to Jesus), abbreviated as BC, it is used in
the English language to denote years before the start of this time.
Some non-Christians also use the abbreviations AD and BC without
intending to acknowledge the Christian connotation, but some people
prefer the alternatives 'CE' (Common Era) and 'BCE' (Before Common
Era), arguing that they are more neutral terms. .
intending to acknowledge the Christian connotation, but some people
prefer the alternatives 'CE' (Common Era) and 'BCE' (Before Common
Era), arguing that they are more neutral terms. .
A millennium (pl. millennia) is a period of one thousand years.
A century is a period of one hundred consecutive years. Centuries are
numbered ordinally (e.g. "the nineteenth century").
numbered ordinally (e.g. "the nineteenth century").
A decade is a period of 10 years.
The decades from 1920 to 1999, are called "the Twenties", "the Sixties",
etc. But the current decade has no universally accepted name. Some
refer to the decade as the "twenty hundreds" while others may refer to it
as the "two thousands". In written form, this could appear as "the '00s"
or "the 2000s". But writing "the 2000s" or simply saying "the
two-thousands" can cause confusion, since this could refer to the entire
21st century or even the entire millennium. Some people tried to
popularize "the Noughties" as the decade's name. This is a play on words,
nought means "zero" and noughties sounds both like nineties and
naughty.
etc. But the current decade has no universally accepted name. Some
refer to the decade as the "twenty hundreds" while others may refer to it
as the "two thousands". In written form, this could appear as "the '00s"
or "the 2000s". But writing "the 2000s" or simply saying "the
two-thousands" can cause confusion, since this could refer to the entire
21st century or even the entire millennium. Some people tried to
popularize "the Noughties" as the decade's name. This is a play on words,
nought means "zero" and noughties sounds both like nineties and
naughty.
You'll find some more interesting facts about days and dates in the
Interesting Facts Blog.
Interesting Facts Blog.
!Note - When writing the date as numbers British and American English
differ. To write the date 7th of September 2007 a Brit would write
dd/mm/yy (07/09/07) and an American would write mm/dd/yy (09/07/07). ]
This often causes great confusion. It's better to write the date in full
(7th September 2007 or September 7th 2007). It also looks nicer.
differ. To write the date 7th of September 2007 a Brit would write
dd/mm/yy (07/09/07) and an American would write mm/dd/yy (09/07/07). ]
This often causes great confusion. It's better to write the date in full
(7th September 2007 or September 7th 2007). It also looks nicer.
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