Example of Dates in English

The writing of the dates in English and its pronunciation can sometimes cause confusion and some surprise since its format is a little different from what we use in Spanish. Here we will learn to understand, say and write dates in English correctly.

We will begin by reviewing each of the elements that make up a date.

Weekdays:

Monday - Monday

Tuesday - Tuesday

Wednesday - Wednesday

Thursday - Thursday

Friday - Friday

Saturday - Saturday

Sunday - Sunday

Months of the year:

January - January

February - February

March march

April - April

May - May

June - June

July - July

August - August

September - September

October - October

November - November

December - December

Let's not forget that in English the names of the days of the week and the months of the year are proper names and are written with a capital initial.

The years. It is very common in English that to refer to the years, all the years before the year two thousand are read in two parts of two numbers with units and tens, unlike Spanish in which we say the complete number with units, tens, hundreds and thousands. Let's see how this is:

1792 - one thousand seven hundred ninety two. In English: seventeen-ninety-two.

1821 - one thousand eight hundred twenty-one. In English: eighteen-twenty-one.

1977 - one thousand nine hundred and seventy seven. In English: nineteen-seventy-seven.

On dates from the year two thousand onward, the full number is pronounced:

2000 - two thousand. In English: two thousand.

2005 - two thousand five. In English: two thousand and five.

2011 - two thousand eleven. In English: Two thousand and eleven.

Finally, we remember that to refer to the numbers with which we indicate the day of the month, we will always use ordinal numbers.

Now that we review all the elements that make up dates, we will learn to read and write dates.

The dates have a slight variation between the way of writing in British English and North American English. In both, the day of the week is written first, although this is optional.

In the British style the day of the month is written first, then the name of the month and the corresponding year.

In North American style, the month is written first, then the day of the month, and finally the year. Let's see some dates:

October 12, 1492:

British: 12th of October 1492 - twelfth of October, fourteen-ninety-two.

North American: October, 12th, 1492 - October the twelfth, fourteen-ninety-two.

November 10, 1739:

British: 10th of November 1739 - Tenth of November seventeen-thirty-nine.

North American: November, 10th, 1739 - November the tenth, seventeen-thirty-nine.

Friday, January 6, 1989:

British: Friday, 6th of January 1989 - Friday sixth of January, nineteen-eighty-nine.

North American: Friday January 6th, 1989 - Friday, January the sixth, nineteen-eighty-nine.

Tuesday March 30, 2004:

British: Tuesday 30th of March, 2004 - Tuesday Thirtieth of March, two thousand and four.

North American: Tuesday, March, 30th, 2004 - Tuesday March the thirtieth, two thousand and four.

10 examples of dates in English

This article was written on May 17th, 2014.

Yesterday was 12th of August, 1998.

The French Revolution was on July 4th, 1789.

Valentine’s Day is on February 14th.

I worked on this office from January 29th, 1999 to July 16th, 2001.

Spring begins on 21th March.

Summer begins on June 21th.

December 25th, 1987, was my best Christmas.

My garden blooms the best around April 20th.

In Mexico celebrate Independence Day on September 16th.