{"id":1189,"date":"2024-09-25T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/?p=1189"},"modified":"2025-02-04T01:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T01:23:22","slug":"how-to-correctly-say-the-date-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/how-to-correctly-say-the-date-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Correctly Say the Date in English [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, we'll tell you everything you need to know about <span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">saying the date in English<\/span>. This piece covers how to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#day-of-month\">say the day of the month<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#day-of-week\">say the day of the week<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#month\">say the month<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#year\">say the year<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#prepositions-of-time\">use prepositions with all of the above<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"day-of-month\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">How to Say <\/span>the Day of the Month in English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When someone asks, \"What's today's date?\", they usually just want to know what day it is.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141859\/avatar_40.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">A<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">What's today's date? The 2nd?<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-right\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141631\/avatar_17.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">B<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Nope, it's the 3rd.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In fact, it's common for people to just say the date by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This assignment will be due on <strong>the 12th<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We're meeting up on <strong>the 26th<\/strong> if you want to join?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice that the sentences above say \"the 2nd\" and \"the 12th\" \u2013 not \"2\" and \"12.\" This is because, in English, we use ordinal numbers to say the dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ordinal numbers are used to say the order of things, or something's position in a series. For example, the three people who finish a race the fastest are \"first place,\" \"second place\" and \"third place\" \u2013 not \"one place,\" \"two place\" and \"three place.\" Similarly, the three days at the beginning of each month are the \"first,\" the \"second\" and the \"third\" day of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the most important part of saying the date in English is remembering the ordinal numbers up to 31. This sounds difficult, but remember that the most common suffix for ordinal numbers is \"-th.\" So you just need to remember seven exceptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mdspan datatext=\"el1636513579516\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">1st: first<\/mdspan><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mdspan datatext=\"el1636513579516\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">2nd: second<\/mdspan><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mdspan datatext=\"el1636513579516\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">3rd: third<\/mdspan><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mdspan datatext=\"el1636513579516\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">21st: twenty-first<\/mdspan><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mdspan datatext=\"el1636513579516\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">22nd: twenty-second<\/mdspan><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mdspan datatext=\"el1636513579516\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">23rd: twenty-third<\/mdspan><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mdspan datatext=\"el1636513579516\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">31st: thirty-first<\/mdspan><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that in writing, English speakers often write dates without suffixes. This is normal in news articles, and we follow it in our <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily News<\/a> lessons too:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/12141201\/DN-Artile-Date-1024x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1244\" style=\"width:768px;height:326px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/12141201\/DN-Artile-Date-1024x435.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/12141201\/DN-Artile-Date-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/12141201\/DN-Artile-Date-768x327.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, when reading the dates aloud, make sure to read them as ordinal numbers whether or not the suffix is there. For example, \"November 9\" in the article above needs to be read \"November ninth.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"day-of-week\">How to Say the Days of the Week in English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are all the days of the week in English along with common abbreviations. Click on the links to hear their pronunciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><em>Days of the Week<\/em><\/td><td><em>Abbreviations<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/monday\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAACwag\">Monday<\/a><\/td><td>Mon<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/tuesday\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAACwaQ\">Tuesday<\/a><\/td><td>Tue<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/wednesday\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAACwaA\">Wednesday<\/a><\/td><td>Wed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/thursday\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAACwZw\">Thursday<\/a><\/td><td>Thu, Thur, Thurs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/friday\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAACwZg\">Friday<\/a><\/td><td>Fri<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/saturday\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAACwZQ\">Saturday<\/a><\/td><td>Sat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/sunday\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAACwaw\">Sunday<\/a><\/td><td>Sun<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>People often use days of the week together with words like \"next\" or \"last.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-dac07f5f-310e-4fda-8412-2fd6f2020646\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are you free for coffee <strong>next Monday<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I was busy <strong>last Wednesday<\/strong>, so I couldn't come.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I have a doctor's appointment <strong>this <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/coming\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAExPUQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">coming<\/a> Friday<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This assignment is due <strong>the Thursday after next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> The day of the week is sometimes also mentioned alongside the date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-1f3e496a-3c30-44bf-aea6-99ec10d05bc4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are you free on <strong>Tuesday, the 11th<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/four-superstitions-many-people-believe\/3eb6bjgqEeumkAtZKApR3g#:~:text=around%20the%20world.-,The%20number%2013,letter%20of%20the%20alphabet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Friday, the 13th<\/strong><\/a> is considered an unlucky day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice that the day of the week is before the date. Remember, \"Friday, the 13th\" refers to \"Friday, the 13th day of the month.\" If you say the date first (e.g. \"the 13th Friday\"), it would sound like you're talking about the last of 13 Fridays!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English speakers also often say the days of the week in their plural form. This means \"every week on that day.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I go jogging on <strong>Tuesdays<\/strong> and <strong>Thursdays<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He gets off work early on <strong>Fridays<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"month\">How to Say the Months in English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/05085104\/date_in_english_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Wooden blocks with the names of each month of the year written on them\" class=\"wp-image-9552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/05085104\/date_in_english_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/05085104\/date_in_english_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/05085104\/date_in_english_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/05085104\/date_in_english_2-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/05085104\/date_in_english_2-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the months of the year along with common abbreviations. Click on the links to hear them pronounced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><em>Months<\/em><\/td><td><em>Abbreviations<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/january\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAAIgzw\">January<\/a><\/td><td>Jan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/february\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAAHf-A\">February<\/a><\/td><td>Feb<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/march\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAAbdxg\">March<\/a><\/td><td>Mar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/april\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAAbdyA\">April<\/a><\/td><td>Apr<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/may\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAACcEUw\">May<\/a><\/td><td>-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/june\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAACVLlw\">June<\/a><\/td><td>Jun<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/july\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAAIjVQ\">July<\/a><\/td><td>Jul<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/august\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAAcPWw\">August<\/a><\/td><td>Aug<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/september\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAAKplQ\">September<\/a><\/td><td>Sep, Sept<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/october\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAACcEVA\">October<\/a><\/td><td>Oct<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/november\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAAJVzg\">November<\/a><\/td><td>Nov<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/december\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAAG8Hw\">December<\/a><\/td><td>Dec<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Months are often mentioned together with phrases like \"early,\" \"mid-,\" \"late\" or \"sometime.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We don't know exactly when <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/shakespeares-influence-on-the-english-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shakespeare<\/a> was born, but we know his birthday is in <strong>late April<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our company will release a new product <strong>sometime in November<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japan's cherry blossom season usually starts <strong>mid-March<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When speaking, there are two standard ways to refer to a month and a day together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><em>Month + Day<\/em><\/td><td><em>the + Day + of + Month<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Halloween is <strong>October 31st<\/strong>.<\/td><td>Halloween is <strong>the 31st of October<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>July 4th<\/strong> is a holiday in the US.<\/td><td><strong>The 4th of July<\/strong> is a holiday in the US.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also two standard ways to write dates: the American way and the British way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>American format<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>British format<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Are you free on <strong>December 7th<\/strong>?<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Are you free on <strong>7th December<\/strong>?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Are you free on <strong>12\/7<\/strong>?<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Are you free on <strong>7\/12<\/strong>?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, writing the date only in numbers can cause a lot of confusion! \"7\/12\" means \"December 7th\" in the UK and much of Europe, but it means \"July 12th\" in the US and much of East Asia. So if you're writing to people around the world, it's best to write out the full name of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, keep in mind that the date in the British format is not read the way it's written. \"7th December\" is not pronounced \"seventh December.\" Instead, it's read \"the seventh of December.\" Try to remember this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, it's becoming more and more common to write the date using plain numbers instead of ordinal numbers. So don't be surprised if you see people write \"7 December\" or \"December 7.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"year\">How to Say Years in English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In English, the year always comes at the end of the date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The final exam was held on Tuesday, December 17th, <strong>2019<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The final exam was held on Tuesday, 17 December, <strong>2019<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two ways to read years after 2000. We can read them as normal numbers (\"two thousand (and) nineteen\"), or as two separate numbers (\"twenty nineteen\").<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Krishna graduated in <strong>2020<\/strong>. <em>[\"twenty twenty\" or \"two thousand (and) twenty\"]<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>2024 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/what-is-breaking-vocabulary-for-the-newest-olympic-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olympics<\/a> were held in Paris. <em>[\"twenty twenty-four\" or \"two thousand (and) twenty-four\"]<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Years before 2000 are only read as two separate numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An important battle in English history happened in <strong>1066<\/strong>. <em>[\"ten sixty-six\"]<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My grandfather died in <strong>1962<\/strong>. <em>[\"nineteen sixty-two\"]<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Years like 2000 or 1200, which have two or three zeroes, are read like any other number. English speakers often include the phrase \"the year.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Henry I became King of England in <strong>the year 1100<\/strong>. <em>[\"eleven hundred\"]<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our son was born in<strong> 2000<\/strong>. <em>[\"two thousand\"]<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <strong>the year 3000<\/strong>, we may all be living on Mars. <em>[\"three thousand\"]<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some years have a zero in their third digit, for example, 20<strong>0<\/strong>8, 19<strong>0<\/strong>3, 13<strong>0<\/strong>2, etc. The zero is read \"oh.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A huge economic crisis started in <strong>2008<\/strong>. <em>[\"twenty oh-eight\" or \"two thousand (and) eight\"]<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The airplane was invented in <strong>1903<\/strong>. <em>[\"nineteen oh-three\"]<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you don't know the exact year something happened, just mention the century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-4353cb32-33bf-415c-b9dc-e59cda75f5cf\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shakespeare was born in the middle of the <strong>16th century<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shakespeare was born in the mid <strong>1500s<\/strong>. <em>[\"fifteen hundreds\"]<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Or you can mention the decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shakespeare was born in the <strong>1560s<\/strong>. <em>[\"fifteen sixties\"]<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A lot of internet companies were founded in the early <strong>2000s<\/strong>. <em>[\"two thousands\"]<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This style of clothing was popular in the <strong>1980s<\/strong>. <em>[\"nineteen eighties\"]<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1980s can also be referred to as \"the eighties.\" Other decades in the 20th century are often referred to this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elvis Presley was a famous singer in the <strong>fifties.<\/strong> <em>[= 1950s]<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My grandparents met in the <strong>seventies<\/strong>. <em>[= 1970s]<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"prepositions-of-time\">Prepositions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, remember that prepositions are often used when talking about time. \"In\" is used for a period of time, like a month, year, decade or century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spring starts <strong>in March<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The famous technology company Apple was founded <strong>in 1976<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\"On\" is used with points in time like dates and days of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This article was published <strong>on the 10th<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where were you <strong>on Wednesday<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Just keep in mind that English speakers often omit \"on\" when they mention a date along with the day of the week and\/or month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-a86c56cd-08c0-49c1-b63f-9577cc39c0aa\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are you free <strong>(on) Tuesday, the 11th<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The article was published <strong>(on) November 10th<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/learn-british-slang-with-the-harry-potter-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harry Potter<\/a> was born <strong>(on)<\/strong> <strong>31 July 1980<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wrap-Up<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though it is basic, knowing how to say and write dates can be a little confusing because of how many different ways they can be expressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, unless you need to match the format of your company, you can simply choose one way and stick with it. 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