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		<title>Months of the year</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Polish is special among European languages in that it doesn&#8217;t use the Latinate names for months you&#8217;re already familiar with from English and many other languages, such as German, Spanish, Russian, etc. The Polish month names are, well, typically Polish – they originated from natural phenomenons. The word for July, for example – lipiec – [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Polish is special among European languages in that it doesn&#8217;t use the Latinate names for months you&#8217;re already familiar with from English and many other languages, such as German, Spanish, Russian, etc. The Polish month names are, well, typically Polish – they originated from natural phenomenons. The word for July, for example – <strong>lipiec</strong> – comes from the name for the linden tree, <strong>lipa</strong>, as this is the period when lindens are in bloom.</p>
<p>So, since the Polish month names are so special, there&#8217;s no choice but to learn them! Here are they listed both in their basic, Nominative singular, form, as well as in the Locative singular, which is the case you use to talk about in which month something took place. At the same time you can get familiar with ordinal numbers from one to twelve.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">styczeń</span></strong> – January<br />
<strong>Styczeń to pierwszy miesiąc roku.</strong><br />
January is the first month of the year.<br />
<strong>W styczniu często pada śnieg.</strong><br />
It often snows in January.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">luty</span></strong> – February<br />
<strong>Luty to drugi miesiąc roku.</strong><br />
February is the second month of the year.<br />
<strong>W lutym jest bardzo zimno.</strong><br />
It&#8217;s very cold in February.</p>
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<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">marzec</span></strong> – March<br />
<strong>Marzec to trzeci miesiąc roku.</strong><br />
March is the third month of the year.<br />
<strong>W marcu rozpoczyna się wiosna.<br />
</strong>Spring begins in March.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">kwiecień</span></strong> – April<br />
<strong>Kwiecień to czwarty miesiąc roku.</strong><br />
April is the fourth month of the year.<br />
<strong>W kwietniu kwitną kwiaty.</strong><br />
Flowers bloom in April.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">maj</span></strong> – May<br />
<strong>Maj to piąty miesiąc roku.</strong><br />
May is the fifth month of the year.<br />
<strong>W maju jest Dzień Matki.</strong><br />
Mother&#8217;s Day is in May.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">czerwiec</span></strong> – June<br />
<strong>Czerwiec to szósty miesiąc roku.</strong><br />
June is the sixth month of the year.<br />
<strong>W czerwcu rozpoczyna się lato.</strong><br />
Summer begins in June.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">lipiec</span></strong> – July<br />
<strong>Lipiec to siódmy miesiąc roku.</strong><br />
July is the seventh month of the year.<br />
<strong>W lipcu uczniowie mają wakacje.</strong><br />
Pupils have holidays in July.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">sierpień</span></strong> &#8211; August<br />
<strong>Sierpień to ósmy miesiąc roku.</strong><br />
August is the eighth month of the year.<br />
<strong>W sierpniu jest bardzo gorąco.</strong><br />
It&#8217;s very hot in August.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">wrzesień</span></strong> &#8211; September<br />
<strong>Wrzesień to dziewiąty miesiąc roku.</strong><br />
September is the ninth month of the year.<br />
<strong>We wrześniu rozpoczyna się jesień.</strong><br />
Autumn begins in September.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">październik</span></strong> – October<br />
<strong>Październik to dziesiąty miesiąc roku.</strong><br />
October is the tenth month of the year.<br />
<strong>W październiku liście spadają z drzew.</strong><br />
Leaves fall off trees in October.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">listopad</span></strong> &#8211; November<br />
<strong>Listopad to jedenasty miesiąc roku.</strong><br />
November is the eleventh month of the year.<br />
<strong>W listopadzie często pada deszcz.</strong><br />
It often rains in November.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">grudzień</span></strong> – December<br />
<strong>Grudzień to dwunasty miesiąc roku.</strong><br />
December is the twelfth month of the year.<br />
<strong>W grudniu rozpoczyna się zima.</strong><br />
Winter begins in December.</p></blockquote>
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