Solo el 3 de septiembre.
Only September 3.
Out of a long list of calls, only the ones from a single day count and need to be marked. The number comes first, then de septiembre.
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How to say "September" in Spanish
septiembre
nounmasculinelowercasethree syllables
"September" in Spanish is septiembre, written with a small s. Say sep-TYEM-breh: three syllables, stress in the middle, and ti glides into the next vowel. "In September" is en septiembre: El concierto es en septiembre.
Hear "septiembre" in a real movie scene
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September on the calendar
Dates and phrases that come up every September.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| en septiembre | in September |
| a mediados de septiembre | in mid-September |
| el 15 de septiembre | Independence Day in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica |
| el 16 de septiembre | Mexican Independence Day |
| la vuelta al cole | back to school, a September phrase in Spain (cole is short for colegio) |
| ¡Hasta septiembre! | See you in September! |
Tip: You may also see setiembre, without the p. It's an accepted spelling, but septiembre is the more common one.
Grammar: septiembre in dates and plans
Four patterns you'll use with this month.
A common noun
Spanish treats month names as ordinary nouns, so septiembre keeps its small s in the middle of a sentence. When it takes an article, use el: el septiembre pasado.En, and nothing else
To place an event in the month, use en on its own: La boda es en septiembre.The first of September
In Spain people say el uno de septiembre. In much of Latin America you'll hear el primero de septiembre. Other days use the plain number.A goodbye with a month
Hasta plus a month makes a goodbye: ¡Hasta septiembre!, see you in September.Example sentences
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El concierto es en septiembre.
The concert is in September.
Solo el 3 de septiembre.
Only September 3.
Septiembre es un mes triste.
September is a sad month.
En septiembre estoy libre.
I'm free in September.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗septembre
✓septiembre
English September has no i after the t. The Spanish word has -tiem- in the middle.
✗sep-tee-EM-breh (pronunciation)
✓sep-TYEM-breh
The ti and the e form one syllable, so the word has three syllables, not four.
✗Hasta Septiembre!
✓¡Hasta septiembre!
Open the exclamation with ¡, and keep the month in lowercase.
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How to remember it
Septiembre hides the Latin septem, seven. The Roman year started in March, so September was month number seven.
Questions about "September" in Spanish
How do you say September in Spanish?
Septiembre, said sep-TYEM-breh. Write it with a small s: en septiembre.
How do you say September 16 in Spanish?
El 16 de septiembre, read aloud as el dieciséis de septiembre. In Mexico it's Independence Day.
Is it septiembre or setiembre?
Both are correct. Septiembre is the more common spelling, and setiembre is an accepted variant without the p.
How do you say "see you in September" in Spanish?
¡Hasta septiembre! If you don't know when you'll meet again, ¡Hasta pronto! means see you soon.
