The month of September marks a transitional period in many parts of the world, where summer gradually gives way to autumn. This ninth month of the Gregorian calendar derives its name from the Latin word “septem,” meaning “seven,” as it was originally the seventh month in the Roman calendar. Over time, as the calendar was reformed, September retained its name but moved to become the ninth month.
In this article, we will journey through 70 different languages and discover how the month of September is referred to, from the most commonly spoken languages to some of the lesser-known ones. Let’s delve into the linguistic diversity that surrounds this time of year!
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Shtator | Pronunciation: Shtah-tor
- Arabic (🇸🇦) – سبتمبر (Septembar) | Pronunciation: Sebtémber
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Սեպտեմբեր (Septemper) | Pronunciation: Sehp-tem-ber
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Sentyabr | Pronunciation: Sen-tyabr
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Iraila | Pronunciation: Ee-rye-la
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Верасень (Verasen’) | Pronunciation: Vyeh-rah-syen’
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – সেপ্টেম্বর (Shēpṭēmbara) | Pronunciation: Shep-tem-bar
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Septembar | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-bar
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Септември (Septemvri) | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-vri
- Catalan (🇪🇸) – Setembre | Pronunciation: Seh-têm-bre
- Chinese (Simplified) (🇨🇳) – 九月 (Jiǔyuè) | Pronunciation: Jyo-yoo-eh
- Chinese (Traditional) (🇹🇼) – 九月 (Jiǔyuè) | Pronunciation: Jyo-yoo-eh
- Croatian (🇭🇷) – Rujan | Pronunciation: Roo-yahn
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Září | Pronunciation: Zaa-ree
- Danish (🇩🇰) – September | Pronunciation: Sep-tehm-ber
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – September | Pronunciation: Sep-tehm-ber
- Esperanto (🌍) – Septembro | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-bro
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – September | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-ber
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Syyskuu | Pronunciation: Suu-uus-koo
- French (🇫🇷) – Septembre | Pronunciation: Sehp-tahm-br
- Galician (🇪🇸) – Setembro | Pronunciation: Seh-tem-bro
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – სექტემბერი (Sek’temberi) | Pronunciation: Sehk-tem-ber-ee
- German (🇩🇪) – September | Pronunciation: Zep-tehm-ber
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Σεπτέμβριος (Septémvrios) | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-vree-os
- Haitian Creole (🇭🇹) – Septanm | Pronunciation: Sehp-tanm
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – סֶפְטֶמבֶּר (September) | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-ber
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – सितंबर (Sitambar) | Pronunciation: Sit-am-bar
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Szeptember | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-ber
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – September | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-ber
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – September | Pronunciation: Sehp-tehm-ber
- Irish (🇮🇪) – Meán Fómhair | Pronunciation: Myawn Foh-ir
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Settembre | Pronunciation: Set-tem-bre
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 九月 (Kugatsu) | Pronunciation: Koo-ga-tsu
- Kannada (🇮🇳) – ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ (Seṕṭeṃbar) | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-bar
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Қыркүйек (Qyrkýiék) | Pronunciation: Kyr-kye-yek
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 구월 (Gu-wol) | Pronunciation: Goo-wol
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Septembris | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-bris
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Rugsėjis | Pronunciation: Roo-gseh-yis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – September | Pronunciation: Sep-tehm-ber
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Септември (Septemvri) | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-vri
- Malay (🇲🇾) – September | Pronunciation: Sehp-tem-ber
- Malayalam (🇮🇳) – സെപ്റ്റംബർ (Seppṛṛambar) | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-bar
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Settembru | Pronunciation: Set-tem-bru
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – सप्टेंबर (Sapṭembar) | Pronunciation: Suhp-tem-bar
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – 9-р сар (9-r Sar) | Pronunciation: Yuh-rih Sar
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – सेप्टेम्बर (Sēpṭembara) | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-bar
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – September | Pronunciation: Sep-tehm-ber
- Persian (🇮🇷) – سپتامبر (Septāmber) | Pronunciation: Sep-tam-ber
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Wrzesień | Pronunciation: Vrzeh-shen
- Portuguese (🇵🇹) – Setembro | Pronunciation: Seh-tehmbro
- Punjabi (🇮🇳) – ਸਤੰਬਰ (Satambara) | Pronunciation: Suh-tum-bar
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Septembrie | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-brye
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Сентябрь (Sentyabr’) | Pronunciation: Sen-tyabr’
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Септембар (Septembar) | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-bar
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – සැප්තැම්බර් (Seṭembar) | Pronunciation: Seht-em-bar
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – September | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-ber
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – September | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-ber
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Septiembre | Pronunciation: Sehp-tyem-bre
- Swahili (🇰🇪) – Septemba | Pronunciation: Sehp-tem-ba
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – September | Pronunciation: Sep-tehm-ber
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – செப்டம்பர் (Ceptaṃpar) | Pronunciation: Sep-tam-bar
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – సెప్టెంబర్ (Sepṭembar) | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-bar
- Thai (🇹🇭) – กันยายน (Kan-ya-yon) | Pronunciation: Kan-yaa-yon
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Eylül | Pronunciation: Ayl-ool
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Вересень (Veresen’) | Pronunciation: Veh-reh-sen’
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – ستمبر (Sitambar) | Pronunciation: Sit-am-bar
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Sentabr | Pronunciation: Sen-ta-br
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tháng Chín | Pronunciation: Tang Chinn
- Welsh (🏴) – Medi | Pronunciation: Meh-dee
- Yiddish (🕎) – סעפּטעמבער (Septemver) | Pronunciation: Sep-tem-ber