A Stone Calendar: Spanish Months & Seasons A1
A1 reading about the Chichén Itzá pyramid in Mexico. Practice Spanish months, seasons, and weather vocabulary.
Un calendario de piedra en México
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What you'll learn
Months names, seasons, weather descriptions, holiday vocabulary
This article discusses the Chichén Itzá pyramid in Mexico, which acts as a stone calendar. It describes different seasons and months, as well as weather and holidays. Level A1. Covers: months, seasons, weather, holidays.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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Enero es el primer mes del año
newJanuary is the first month of the year
January is the first month. Use "es el primer mes" to say something is the first month.
Essential for talking about months in order.
La primavera empieza en marzo
newSpring starts in March
Use "empezar + en + month" to say when a season begins. "La primavera empieza" = Spring starts.
Useful for talking about when seasons begin.
Hace frío
newIt is cold
"Hace frío" is the impersonal way to describe cold weather. "Hace" + weather adjective.
Go-to phrase for talking about cold weather.
Te quiero
newI love you
"Te quiero" is the everyday way to say I love you in Spanish, used with family and close people.
Essential phrase for expressing love.
Los niños vuelven a la escuela
newChildren go back to school
"Volver a la escuela" means to return to school. "Volver a + infinitive" is a common pattern.
September is back-to-school month in Spanish-speaking countries.
en muchos países
newIn many countries
"En muchos países" is useful for making generalizations about different parts of the world.
Great for comparisons and generalizations.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Winter
invierno
winter
"Invierno" is the winter season (December to February/March in the Northern Hemisphere).
Core vocabulary for seasons.
Spring
primavera
spring
"Primavera" is spring, the season between winter and summer. It starts in March.
Core vocabulary for seasons.
Summer
verano
summer
"Verano" is summer, the warmest season. It starts in June.
Core vocabulary for seasons.
Autumn/Fall
otoño
autumn/fall
"Otoño" is autumn/fall, the season between summer and winter. It starts in September.
Core vocabulary for seasons.
Vacation/Holidays
vacaciones
vacation/holidays
"Vacaciones" means vacation or holidays. Summer vacation is typically July-August in Spanish-speaking countries.
Important for school and holiday topics.
School
escuela
school
"Escuela" means school. Children return to school in September (back-to-school season).
Core education vocabulary.
Family
familia
family
"Familia" means family. Mentioned in the context of Christmas celebrations.
Core family vocabulary.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ordinal numbers
Marzo es el tercer mes
March is the third month
Ordinal numbers in Spanish: primer/o (1st), segundo (2nd), tercer/o (3rd), cuarto (4th), etc. They agree with masculine singular nouns.
Needed to indicate month position.
Impersonal hace
Hace buen tiempo
Good weather (lit. it makes good weather)
"Hace buen tiempo" is an impersonal expression. "Hace" + weather adjective: buen tiempo, calor, frío, viento.
Standard way to describe weather in Spanish.
Partitive de
un mes de invierno
A winter month
"De + season" creates a partitive expression: un mes de invierno = a winter month.
Useful for describing types of months.
Plural agreement
Los días son más largos
Days are longer
Plural adjectives agree with plural nouns: los días son más largos (long). Base + -s/-es.
For correct adjective-noun agreement.
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