Language/Tagalog/Vocabulary/Months-of-the-Year

The months of the year, or ang mga buwan ng taon, in Filipino were originally taken from the words in Spanish when the nation was a colony centuries ago. Over time, the Filipinos adopted it as their own and changed the spelling to seem more like the native language. They are listed in order below:

• Enero - January
• Pebrero - February
• Marso - March
• Abril - April
• Mayo - May
• Hunyo - June
• Hulyo - July
• Agosto - August
• Setyembre - September
• Oktobre - October
• Nobyembre - November
• Disyembre - December

Practice Phrases

• Ngayon ay Enero - It is January.
• Ang Pasko ay ipinagdiriwang sa Disyembre - Christmas is celebrated on December.
• Ang Setyembre ang ikasiyam na buwan ng taon - September is the ninth month of the year.
• Bukas ay ang ikatlong araw ng Marso - Tomorrow is the third day of March.

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