Bikol/Months of the Year

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The months, like the days of the week, were also all borrowed from Spanish.

Dates can be written as follows:
 * English format: April 26, 1988 would be Abril 26, 1988
 * Spanish format: April 26, 1988 would be ika-26 kan Abril, 1988

First of all, learn the whole list of months by heart. Make sure you can recite them to yourself, without looking at this page.

Here are a few sentences using the months in Bikol. You can see how the article is used, depending on the context.


 * Desyembre 1 an selebrasyon kan Sumbingtik Festival sa Cainta, Rizal.
 * Agosto 29 an bisperas kan kapiyestahan sa Bacacay, Albay.
 * Hunyo 12 an Aldaw kan Katalingkasan kan Filipinas.

Months are written with capital letters.

These should be easy to remember if you have studied Spanish.

Quiz: Translate the following English sentences in Bikol.


 * She will move to Manila in May.


 * December is the coldest month.


 * In June, it rains.


 * Magayon Festival is celebrated in the month of May.

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