Slavic language comparison

How to Say the Months of the Year in Slavic Languages (Interactive Map)

Wondering how to say the months of the year in Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian, Rusyn, Upper Sorbian, Lower Sorbian and Kashubian? Explore the similarities and differences side by side, with filters, column toggles and a mobile-friendly cards view.

? How to use this guide

Use the search box to find a month or language form quickly. Hide columns you do not need, switch to cards, or use two-column comparison for focused study.

🗺 OpenStreetMap kept

The map is kept as a real OpenStreetMap/Leaflet map. Tap a month and the map list updates for all Slavic languages shown on the page.

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12 Months of the year in Slavic languages

English	Czech	Slovak	Polish	Slovenian	Croatian	Bosnian	Serbian	Macedonian	Bulgarian	Belarusian	Ukrainian	Russian	Rusyn	Upper Sorbian	Lower Sorbian	Kashubian
January	leden	január	styczeń	januar	siječanj	januar	јануар	јануари	януари	студзень	січень	январь	січень	januar	januar	stëcznik
February	únor	február	luty	februar	veljača	februar	фебруар	февруари	февруари	люты	лютий	февраль	лютий	februar	februar	gromicznik
March	březen	marec	marzec	marec	ožujak	mart	март	март	март	сакавік	березень	март	березень	měrc	měrc	strumiannik
April	duben	apríl	kwiecień	april	travanj	april	април	април	април	красавік	квітень	апрель	цвітень	apryl	apryl	łżëkwiôt
May	květen	máj	maj	maj	svibanj	maj	мај	мај	май	май	травень	май	травень	meja	maj	môj
June	červen	jún	czerwiec	junij	lipanj	juni	јун	јуни	юни	чэрвень	червень	июнь	червень	junij	junij	czerwińc
July	červenec	júl	lipiec	julij	srpanj	juli	јул	јули	юли	ліпень	липень	июль	липень	julij	julij	lëpinc
August	srpen	august	sierpień	avgust	kolovoz	august	август	август	август	жнівень	серпень	август	серпень	awgust	awgust	zélnik
September	září	september	wrzesień	september	rujan	septembar	септембар	септември	септември	верасень	вересень	сентябрь	вересень	september	september	séwnik
October	říjen	október	październik	oktober	listopad	oktobar	октобар	октомври	октомври	кастрычнік	жовтень	октябрь	жолтень	oktober	oktober	rujan
November	listopad	november	listopad	november	studeni	novembar	новембар	ноември	ноември	лістапад	листопад	ноябрь	листопад	nowember	nowember	lëstopadnik
December	prosinec	december	grudzień	december	prosinac	decembar	децембар	декември	декември	снежань	грудень	декабрь	грудень	december	december	gòdnik

Tip: On mobile, switch to “Cards” view for a more comfortable layout.

Card view: each English month as a separate card with all Slavic equivalents stacked. Great for scrolling on mobile.

Many Slavic languages now use international, Latin-based month names (januar, februar, mart/mart), while others, like Croatian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Kashubian, preserve older Slavic forms based on seasons, weather or agricultural life.

The table lets you spot families at a glance: West Slavic (Czech, Slovak, Polish, Kashubian, Sorbian), South Slavic (Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian) and East Slavic (Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian, Rusyn), with fascinating overlaps and contrasts from January to December.

🗺 Months on the Slavic languages map

Months: click to show on the map.

Tap a month to see how it looks across the Slavic languages on the map below. The map uses real OpenStreetMap tiles; the list below the map updates instantly for all languages.

✧ Patterns to notice

International forms Some languages use recognisable forms like januar, februar, mart, april, september and oktober.

Older Slavic names Croatian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Kashubian often preserve older month names linked to nature, farming, weather or seasonal life.

November and leaves Forms like listopad, листопад and lëstopadnik show an autumnal “falling leaves” pattern in several Slavic languages.

Scripts matter Several languages use Latin script in this table, while Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian and Rusyn use Cyrillic forms.

◎ Quick facts

12 month rowsJanuary to December are compared side by side.

16 Slavic columnsCzech to Kashubian, plus English as the reference column.

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OpenStreetMapTap a month to update the real map and word list.

? Slavic months FAQ

What does this page compare?

It compares the months of the year in Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian, Rusyn, Upper Sorbian, Lower Sorbian and Kashubian, with English as a reference.

Which Slavic languages are included?

The table includes Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian, Rusyn, Upper Sorbian, Lower Sorbian and Kashubian.

Is the OpenStreetMap map included?

Yes. The map section uses real OpenStreetMap tiles through Leaflet, with clickable month buttons and markers for the Slavic languages shown on the page.

How should I use this page on mobile?

Switch to card view to see each month as a separate mobile-friendly card. The OpenStreetMap map can also be moved and zoomed.

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