Days and Dates
Days and Dates
Learn about dates (requires Real Player).Days of the week Months
of the year DatesPrepositionsWhat to say Interesting Stuff The days
of the week:-
The working weekThe weekend
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday(the
Sabbath)
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
The months of the year:-
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJune JulyAugust September
OctoberNovemberDecember
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecDates:-
In figures
In words
Pronounce It
1st
the first
1st2nd
the second
2nd3rd
the third
3rd4th
the fourth
4th5th
the fifth
5th6th
the sixth
6th7th
the seventh
7th8th
the eighth
8th9th
the ninth
9th10th
the tenth
10th11th
the eleventh
11th12th
the twelfth
12th13th
the thirteenth
13th14th
the fourteenth
14th15th
the fifteenth
15th16th
the sixteenth
16th17th
the seventeenth
17th18th
the eighteenth
18th19th
the nineteenth
19th20th
the twentieth
20th21st
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
30th31st
the thirty-first
...
Expressing the date
How we write the date
1st January 200407/09/1959August 12 2003 How we saythe date
The first of January 2004 The seventh of September 1959 August
the 12th 2003
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?
It's Tuesday.
What date is it please?
It's the 1st of April.
What's the date today please?
It's the 1st of April.
Interesting Stuff
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.
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.
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. .
You'll find some more interesting facts about days and dates in
the 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.
