After having fun in association and learned number 1-12, learn the character 月yuè, which means “month”, watched YouTube video of 月 which means "month", and you will know how to say months in Chinese as easy as 123!
1. Try to associate Chinese numbers with words in English or other language to help recognize the number and pronounce it in Chinese. Use the
power of association to accelerate learning. Be creative!
After having fun in association and learned numbers 1-12, watch YouTube video of the character 月yuè, which means “month”, and you will
know how to say months in Chinese as easy as 123!
Number 1-12
meaning pinyin
Associate with
sound or
meaning
Twelve months of
the year
meaning
pinyin
一
one yī eg. One is “e”asy 一月
January yī yuè
二
two èr
二月
February
èr yuè
三
three sān
eg. like three layers in
“san”dwich 三月
March sān yuè
四
four sì
四月
April sì yuè
五
five wǔ
五月
May wǔ yuè
六
six liù
eg. Sound like Leo 六月
June liù yuè
七
seven qī
七月
July qī yuè
2. 八
eight bā
八月
August bā yuè
九
nine jiǔ eg. Sound like “jew”ish 九月
Septembe
r
jiǔ yuè
十
ten shí
十月
October shí yuè
十一
eleven shí yī
十一月
November
shíyī yuè
十二
twelve shí èr
十二月
December
Shíèr yuè