Months of the year:
- January - qênûn it-têni
- February - cbâţ
- March - çâzâr
- April - nîsên
- May - çayyâr
- June - xzayrân
- July - tammûz
- August - çâb
- September - çaylûl
- October - ticrîn il-çawwal
- November - ticrîn it-têni
- December - qênûn il-çawwal
Examples:
Today is February the 20th. - l-yôm ýicrîn cbâţ
My birthday is on April 15th. - ýîdi bi-kamstaýc nîsên
We return at the end of July. - nirjaý bi-çêkir tammûz
Schools begin in mid-August. - l-madêris bitballic bi-noşş çâb
Notes:
Lebanon officially follows the Gregorian calendar, although some communities use other types of calendars to calculate their holidays and observances. Other Arab countries that use the Gregorian calendar have adopted Arabized Western month names, e.g. 'January - yanâyir'; 'February - fibrâyir', etc.
