Punjabi/Vocabulary/Months

Months of Gregorian Calendar

Month is called ਮਹੀਨਾ in Punjabi and date ਮਿਤੀ or ਤਰੀਕ. The following are the months of the Gregorian calendar.

1. ਜਨਵਰੀ = January
2. ਫ਼ਰਵਰੀ = February
3. ਮਾਰਚ = March
4. ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ = April
5. ਮਈ = May
6. ਜੂਨ = June
8. ਜੁਲਾਈ = July
9. ਅਗਸਤ = August
10. ਸਤੰਬਰ = September
11. ਅਕਤੂਬਰ = October
12. ਨਵੰਬਰ = November
13. ਦਸੰਬਰ = December

Months of the Vernacular Calendar

The following are the months of the Vernacular calendar. The vernacular calendar is in lunar system.

1. ਚੇਤ = Chet (march)
2. ਵੈਸਾਖ = Vaisakh (april)
3. ਜੇਠ = Jeth (may)
4. ਹਾੜ = Harh (june)
5. ਸਾਉਣ = Saaun (july)
6. ਭਾਦੋਂ = Bhadon (august)
7. ਅੱਸੂ = Assu (september)
8. ਕੱਤਕ = Katak (october)
9. ਮੱਘਰ = Maghar (november)
10. ਪੋਹ = Poh (december)
11. ਮਾਘ = Magh (january)
12. ਫੱਗਣ = Phagun (february)

Exercises

1. Write the names of the months of the Gregorian calendar in Punjabi.
2. Write the names of the months of the vernacular calendar in Punjabi.
3. Write a date in Punjabi, both in the Georgian way and the Vernacular way.