{"id":304,"date":"2012-01-12T15:55:22","date_gmt":"2012-01-12T15:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=304"},"modified":"2012-01-12T15:55:22","modified_gmt":"2012-01-12T15:55:22","slug":"months-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2012\/01\/12\/months-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Months of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Like the days of the week<\/a>, months are easy in Danish \u2013 provided your language is English or one of the other (European) tongues that have taken over the names from the Romans! Don\u2019t worry, there are no Latin<\/a> endings left in the Danish version\u2026 \u00a0In fact, the month names can\u2019t be inflected at all: It is always i maj<\/strong>, not \u201di majen<\/span><\/strong>\u201d (\u201din the May\u201d) or something.\u00a0Notice by the way that the names are\u00a0not<\/em> written with a capital in Danish.<\/p>\n

Januar<\/strong><\/span> [YAH-noo-ar]. One of the coldest months in Denmark. The festive days of jul<\/strong> (Christmas) and nyt\u00e5r<\/strong> (New Year) are over, now is the time to shelve those Christmas gifts and get back to work! Januar<\/strong> is the last month of the autumn semestre, so many students are busily preparing for their exam. People who like shopping are enjoying the januarudsalg<\/strong> or January sales.<\/p>\n

Februar<\/strong><\/span> [FEH-broo-ar]. Usually considered the first month of for\u00e5ret<\/strong> (the Spring), February brings the promise of more light and warmth to the green lawns and (still) leafless trees. In the universities, a new semester<\/strong> starts.<\/p>\n

Marts<\/strong><\/span>. Many tr\u00e6er<\/strong> and buske<\/strong> (bushes) start coming to leaf this month. This process has a very poetic name in Danish \u2013 l\u00f8vspring<\/strong> (leafing, literally \u201dbursting of leaves\u201d).<\/p>\n

April<\/strong><\/span> [ah-PREEL]. Jeg v\u00e6lger mig april!<\/strong> \u2013 as the pre-Internet meme goes: I choose April!<\/em> The line comes from an 19th century song<\/a> by \u2013 ahem \u2013 Norwegian author Bj\u00f8rnstjerne Bj\u00f8rnson. I den bli\u2019r somren til!<\/strong> the song argues: In It the Summer comes into being<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Maj<\/strong><\/span> [my]. True enough, May is sometimes a Summer month\u2026 Whatever you call it, it surely is a pleasant time to visit Denmark. There are more people in the streets. The caf\u00e9s place tables and chairs outside<\/em> by now. If you\u2019ve come to Scandinavia to go blonde-watching, you\u2019ll certainly notice that people wear less clothes in maj<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Juni<\/strong><\/span> [YOO-nee]. If you\u2019re studying, now is the time for another eksamen<\/strong>. If not, you might dare dipping a toe in the ocean to see if it\u2019s ready for you\u2026<\/p>\n

Juli<\/strong><\/span> [YOO-lee]. Most families go on sommerferie<\/strong> (summer holiday) this month.<\/p>\n

August<\/span><\/strong> [ow-GUST]. This is h\u00f8jsommer<\/strong> (\u201dHigh Summer\u201d), where temperatures may rise to 26 degrees of Celsius or something, which is HOT in Denmark!<\/p>\n

September<\/strong><\/span> [sep-TEM-ber]. Enter efter\u00e5ret<\/strong> (the Autumn\/Fall), where the leaves are getting pretty yellow and red colours, and people start catching their first cold.<\/p>\n

Oktober<\/strong><\/span> [ok-TOH-ber]. Join your venner<\/strong> (friends), get a barrel of \u00f8l<\/strong>, and embrace yourself for the darkness!<\/p>\n

November<\/strong><\/span> [noh-VEM-ber]. (Don\u2019t wanna talk about that!)<\/p>\n

December<\/strong><\/span> [deh-SEM-ber]. Gl\u00e6delig jul!<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Like the days of the week, months are easy in Danish \u2013 provided your language is English or one of the other (European) tongues that have taken over the names from the Romans! Don\u2019t worry, there are no Latin endings left in the Danish version\u2026 \u00a0In fact, the month names can\u2019t be inflected at all…<\/p>\n

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