Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
How to Say Month in Spanish: Mes
Mes · noun (masculine) · mehs
Mes is the Spanish word for month. It is a masculine noun, and its plural form is meses. Spanish month names are always written in lowercase, unlike in English.
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El próximo mes viajamos a España.
Next month we are traveling to Spain.
How Native Speakers Use Mes
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Duration
Llevo tres meses estudiando español.
I have been studying Spanish for three months.
Expressing a duration of time using the plural meses.
Calendar reference
¿En qué mes naciste?
What month were you born in?
Asking about someone's birth month in casual conversation.
Planning ahead
El mes que viene tengo un examen importante.
Next month I have an important exam.
Discussing upcoming events using the phrase el mes que viene.
Subscription
La suscripción cuesta diez dólares al mes.
The subscription costs ten dollars a month.
Describing a recurring monthly cost.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Mes
Capitalizing month names
Incorrect: Nací en Marzo.
Correct: Nací en marzo.
In Spanish, the names of months are not capitalized. They are written in lowercase unless they begin a sentence.
Wrong plural form
Incorrect: Faltan dos mess para la boda.
Correct: Faltan dos meses para la boda.
The plural of mes is meses, not mess. You add -es to form the plural of nouns ending in a consonant.
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Common Questions About Month in Spanish
- Are month names capitalized in Spanish?
- Spanish treats month names as common nouns, so they stay lowercase: enero, febrero, marzo, and so on. Capitalization only applies when the month appears at the start of a sentence.
- What is the plural of mes?
- The plural is meses. Since mes ends in a consonant, you add -es to form the plural, following standard Spanish pluralization rules.
- How do you say 'monthly' in Spanish?
- The adjective and adverb form is mensual. For example, pago mensual means monthly payment, and mensualmente means on a monthly basis.