December in Spanish
The Spanish word for 'december' is 'diciembre', pronounced dee-SYEM-breh (IPA: /diˈsjembɾe/). It is an A1-level masculine noun and, like all Spanish months, it is written in lowercase.
Pronunciation: dee-SYEM-breh
| Spanish | diciembre |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | dee-SYEM-breh · /diˈsjembɾe/ |
| Part of speech | noun (masculine) |
| Month number | 12 of 12 |
| Level | A1 (beginner-friendly) |
Example Sentences with 'diciembre'
- En diciembre las calles se llenan de luces de Navidad.
In December the streets fill with Christmas lights. - La Nochebuena es el veinticuatro de diciembre.
Christmas Eve is December 24th. - El veintiocho de diciembre es el Día de los Santos Inocentes y la gente se gasta bromas.
December 28th is the Day of the Holy Innocents, and people play pranks on each other. - En Argentina, diciembre es verano y mucha gente pasa la Navidad en la playa.
In Argentina, December is summer and many people spend Christmas at the beach.
Common Phrases with 'diciembre'
- la Nochebuena
Christmas Eve (December 24th) - la Nochevieja
New Year’s Eve (December 31st) - las doce uvas
the twelve grapes eaten at midnight on New Year’s Eve
How to Use 'diciembre'
Diciembre comes from Latin decem (ten). In Latin America the c sounds like s (dee-SYEM-breh); in most of Spain it sounds like English th (dee-THYEM-breh). It is lowercase: en diciembre, el 25 de diciembre.
Regional note: In Spain and many Latin American countries, people eat twelve grapes at midnight on December 31st, one for each chime of the clock, for good luck in the new year.
All 12 Months in Spanish
Diciembre is month number 12: it comes after noviembre and before enero. All twelve months are masculine, lowercase and used without an article. See the full list with pronunciation, how to write dates in Spanish and the seasons in both hemispheres in our guide to the months of the year in Spanish.
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Frequently Asked Questions
'December' in Spanish is 'diciembre', pronounced dee-SYEM-breh.
It is spelled d-i-c-i-e-m-b-r-e.
No. Months are written in lowercase in Spanish unless they start a sentence: el 3 de diciembre, not el 3 de Diciembre.
Say 'en diciembre'. For a specific date, use el + number + de: el 10 de diciembre (December 10th).
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