If you want to write the long form of a date, you need to know and be able to spell the names of each of the months in Spanish. Knowing how to spell the names of the months also is essential to recognize the abbreviated form of the name.  January is enero. February is febrero. March is marzo. April is abril. May is mayo. June is junio. July is julio. August is agosto. September is septiembre. October is octubre. November is noviembre. December is diciembre. It's true that you don't need to write out the word for the day of the week when writing the date in Spanish. But understanding how the words are spelled will help you when you're reading a written date aloud.  The first day of the month can be written as "uno" ("one"), "el primer día" ("the first day"), or "el primero" ("the first"). Two is dos. Three is tres. Four is cuatro. Five is cinco. Six is seis. Seven is siete. Eight is ocho. Nine is nueve. Ten is diez. Since there are as many as 31 days in a month, you can't stop learning the numbers at 10. In Spanish, the numbers 11 through 15 have their own names, while the names for the rest of the numbers follow a pattern. If you don't already know number words in Spanish, reading and writing dates can be a good way to practice. Just as you don't typically have to write out the day in Spanish, you certainly shouldn't ever have a need to write out the year in words. But it's still helpful to understand it so you'll say the date correctly.  Spell the year out in thousands and hundreds. For example, the year "1900" would be spelled out in Spanish as "mil novecientos," which translates literally to "one thousand, nine hundred." There is no Spanish equivalent to the phrase "nineteen hundred," which is how you would say it in English. Follow with the tens and ones after the thousands and hundreds. For example, you would write out the year "1752" in Spanish as "mil setecientos cincuenta y dos."

Summary: Write the months in Spanish. Learn the words for numbers in Spanish. Learn the words for numbers after 10. Write the year in full if you want to practice your skills.


There are local, national, and global organizations that work to protect and help all kinds of animals. Larger organizations like the Wildlife Conservation Society, African Wildlife Foundation, Best Friends Animal Society, and other nonprofits make it easy to donate to their cause online. To make a difference in your own community, donate to a local organization, such as the Humane Society.  For instance, make a donation to the Palo Alto Humane Society, an organization in Northern California that aims to keep animals out of shelters. Find their website here: https://www.paloaltohumane.org/  Most organizations allow you to make a one-time donation or recurring donations in an amount you choose. If you donate to a nonprofit or charity, it’s usually tax-deductible. Your support could help animals in shelters find homes, fund spay/neuter programs, provide medicine for animals with special conditions, and much more. See if your local shelter runs GoFundMe campaigns or requests sponsors on Facebook or other social media sites.  For example, sponsor a horse, pig, goat, bird, cat, or dog through the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (https://bestfriends.org/donate/sponsor-animal). You can also support an animal in distress by donating to the Palo Alto Humane Society's pet help program or animal rescue fund. Check their website or Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/paloaltohumane/) to see which animals currently need help. To sponsor a dog awaiting adoption at Villalobos Rescue Center in New Orleans, LA, go to https://www.vrcpitbull.com/how-you-can-help/sponsor-a-dog/. Find a cause you can support, like protecting an endangered species or stopping dog breed discrimination. Best Friends has a handy list of petitions sorted by state on their site: https://support.bestfriends.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=index. The World Wildlife Fund has national and worldwide petitions you can support: https://support.worldwildlife.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=can_actions. If you follow animal organizations on social media, you can repost or retweet their content to show support. Your followers and social media circle will see it and possibly share it themselves. Make sure the content you share is accurate so you’re spreading correct information.
Summary: Make a donation to an animal organization. Sponsor an animal in need online. Sign a petition to support animal causes you care about. Use social media to spread awareness for animal organizations.