April in Different Languages: Ways to Say April Around the World

April is the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, but its name sounds and looks very different across languages.

Some languages use forms closely related to the Latin Aprilis, while others have traditional names with completely different origins.

If you are searching for April in different languages, this guide gives you 70 useful translations in one place.

You will find the native phrase, an easy English pronunciation, a natural example sentence, and the English meaning of that sentence.

if you are learning a language, preparing international content, checking a calendar, planning travel, or simply curious about April around the world, these translations make the answer easy to find.

April in All Languages: 70 Translations

The table below shows April in different languages with practical examples. Pronunciations are simplified for English speakers and are intended as an easy guide rather than formal phonetic transcriptions.

#	Language	Native phrase	Easy English pronunciation	Example sentence	English meaning
1	English	April	AY-pril	My birthday is in April.	My birthday is in April.
2	Spanish	abril	ah-BREEL	Mi cumpleaños es en abril.	My birthday is in April.
3	French	avril	ah-VREEL	Mon anniversaire est en avril.	My birthday is in April.
4	German	April	AH-pril	Mein Geburtstag ist im April.	My birthday is in April.
5	Italian	aprile	ah-PREE-leh	Il mio compleanno è ad aprile.	My birthday is in April.
6	Portuguese	abril	ah-BREEL	Meu aniversário é em abril.	My birthday is in April.
7	Dutch	april	AH-pril	Mijn verjaardag is in april.	My birthday is in April.
8	Russian	апрель	ah-PREL	Мой день рождения в апреле.	My birthday is in April.
9	Arabic	أبريل	ah-BREEL	عيد ميلادي في أبريل.	My birthday is in April.
10	Chinese (Mandarin)	四月	SEE-yweh	我的生日在四月。	My birthday is in April.
11	Japanese	4月	SHEE-gah-tsu	私の誕生日は4月です。	My birthday is in April.
12	Korean	4월	SAH-wol	제 생일은 4월이에요.	My birthday is in April.
13	Hindi	अप्रैल	uh-PRIL	मेरा जन्मदिन अप्रैल में है।	My birthday is in April.
14	Urdu	اپریل	uh-PRIL	میری سالگرہ اپریل میں ہے۔	My birthday is in April.
15	Bengali	এপ্রিল	eh-PRIL	আমার জন্মদিন এপ্রিলে।	My birthday is in April.
16	Punjabi	ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ	uh-PRIL	ਮੇਰਾ ਜਨਮਦਿਨ ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ।	My birthday is in April.
17	Turkish	nisan	nee-SAHN	Doğum günüm nisan ayında.	My birthday is in April.
18	Greek	Απρίλιος	ah-PREE-lee-os	Τα γενέθλιά μου είναι τον Απρίλιο.	My birthday is in April.
19	Polish	kwiecień	KVYE-chyen	Moje urodziny są w kwietniu.	My birthday is in April.
20	Czech	duben	DOO-ben	Moje narozeniny jsou v dubnu.	My birthday is in April.
21	Slovak	apríl	ah-PREEL	Moje narodeniny sú v apríli.	My birthday is in April.
22	Hungarian	április	AA-pree-lish	A születésnapom áprilisban van.	My birthday is in April.
23	Romanian	aprilie	ah-PREE-lee-eh	Ziua mea este în aprilie.	My birthday is in April.
24	Bulgarian	април	ah-PREEL	Рожденият ми ден е през април.	My birthday is in April.
25	Serbian	април	AH-pril	Мој рођендан је у априлу.	My birthday is in April.
26	Croatian	travanj	TRAH-vany	Moj rođendan je u travnju.	My birthday is in April.
27	Bosnian	april	AH-pril	Moj rođendan je u aprilu.	My birthday is in April.
28	Slovenian	april	AH-pril	Moj rojstni dan je aprila.	My birthday is in April.
29	Swedish	april	AH-pril	Min födelsedag är i april.	My birthday is in April.
30	Norwegian	april	AH-pril	Bursdagen min er i april.	My birthday is in April.
31	Danish	april	AH-pril	Min fødselsdag er i april.	My birthday is in April.
32	Finnish	huhtikuu	HOOK-tee-koo	Syntymäpäiväni on huhtikuussa.	My birthday is in April.
33	Estonian	aprill	AH-pril	Minu sünnipäev on aprillis.	My birthday is in April.
34	Latvian	aprīlis	ah-PREE-lis	Mana dzimšanas diena ir aprīlī.	My birthday is in April.
35	Lithuanian	balandis	bah-LAN-dis	Mano gimtadienis yra balandį.	My birthday is in April.
36	Ukrainian	квітень	KVEE-ten	Мій день народження у квітні.	My birthday is in April.
37	Belarusian	красавік	krah-sah-VEEK	Маё нараджэнне ў красавіку.	My birthday is in April.
38	Georgian	აპრილი	ah-PREE-lee	ჩემი დაბადების დღე აპრილშია.	My birthday is in April.
39	Armenian	ապրիլ	ah-PREEL	Իմ ծնունդը ապրիլին է։	My birthday is in April.
40	Hebrew	אפריל	ah-PRIL	יום ההולדת שלי באפריל.	My birthday is in April.
41	Persian (Farsi)	آوریل	ah-vree-L	تولد من در آوریل است.	My birthday is in April.
42	Pashto	اپرېل	ah-PREL	زما د زوکړې ورځ په اپرېل کې ده.	My birthday is in April.
43	Tamil	ஏப்ரல்	AY-pral	என் பிறந்தநாள் ஏப்ரலில் உள்ளது.	My birthday is in April.
44	Telugu	ఏప్రిల్	AY-pril	నా పుట్టినరోజు ఏప్రిల్‌లో ఉంది.	My birthday is in April.
45	Marathi	एप्रिल	AY-pril	माझा वाढदिवस एप्रिलमध्ये आहे.	My birthday is in April.
46	Gujarati	એપ્રિલ	AY-pril	મારો જન્મદિવસ એપ્રિલમાં છે.	My birthday is in April.
47	Nepali	अप्रिल	AH-pril	मेरो जन्मदिन अप्रिलमा हो।	My birthday is in April.
48	Sinhala	අප්‍රේල්	AH-prayl	මගේ උපන්දිනය අප්‍රේල් වලයි.	My birthday is in April.
49	Thai	เมษายน	MAY-sah-yon	วันเกิดของฉันอยู่ในเดือนเมษายน	My birthday is in April.
50	Vietnamese	tháng tư	tahng TOO	Sinh nhật của tôi vào tháng tư.	My birthday is in April.
51	Indonesian	April	AH-pril	Ulang tahun saya di bulan April.	My birthday is in April.
52	Malay	April	AH-pril	Hari jadi saya pada bulan April.	My birthday is in April.
53	Filipino (Tagalog)	Abril	ah-BREEL	Kaarawan ko ay sa Abril.	My birthday is in April.
54	Swahili	Aprili	ah-PREE-lee	Siku yangu ya kuzaliwa ni Aprili.	My birthday is in April.
55	Zulu	u-April	oo-AH-pril	Usuku lwami lokuzalwa lungo-April.	My birthday is in April.
56	Afrikaans	April	AH-pril	My verjaarsdag is in April.	My birthday is in April.
57	Albanian	prill	PREEL	Ditëlindja ime është në prill.	My birthday is in April.
58	Icelandic	apríl	AH-preel	Afmælið mitt er í apríl.	My birthday is in April.
59	Irish	Aibreán	AB-ran	Tá mo bhreithlá i mí Aibreáin.	My birthday is in April.
60	Scottish Gaelic	an Giblean	an GIP-lan	Tha mo cho-là-breith sa Ghiblean.	My birthday is in April.
61	Welsh	Ebrill	EB-rill	Mae fy mhen-blwydd ym mis Ebrill.	My birthday is in April.
62	Basque	apirila	ah-pee-REE-lah	Nire urtebetetzea apirilean da.	My birthday is in April.
63	Catalan	abril	ah-BREEL	El meu aniversari és a l’abril.	My birthday is in April.
64	Galician	abril	ah-BREEL	O meu aniversario é en abril.	My birthday is in April.
65	Swahili	Aprili	ah-PREE-lee	Mwezi wa Aprili ni muhimu kwangu.	The month of April is important to me.
66	Zulu	u-April	oo-AH-pril	U-April uyinyanga emnandi.	April is a pleasant month.
67	Afrikaans	April	AH-pril	April is ‘n mooi maand.	April is a beautiful month.
68	Macedonian	април	AH-pril	Мојот роденден е во април.	My birthday is in April.
69	Croatian	travanj	TRAH-vany	Travanj je moj omiljeni mjesec.	April is my favorite month.
70	Bosnian	april	AH-pril	April je moj omiljeni mjesec.	April is my favorite month.

How to Say April in Different Languages

The easiest way to remember April translations is to group languages by how closely their words resemble the English form.

In Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan, Galician, and several other Romance languages, the word remains recognizably related to the traditional European form. Examples include abril, avril, and aprile.

Several Germanic languages also use a form close to English. German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Afrikaans all have versions that are relatively easy for English speakers to recognize.

Some languages use a much more distinctive word. Finnish uses huhtikuu, Croatian uses travanj, Czech uses duben, Polish uses kwiecień, Ukrainian uses квітень, and Lithuanian uses balandis.

Asian languages can use entirely different structures. Chinese uses 四月, literally meaning the fourth month, while Japanese uses 4月 and Korean uses 4월. Vietnamese uses tháng tư, meaning the fourth month.

April Around the World

April has the same position in the Gregorian calendar worldwide: it comes after March and before May. However, the way people talk about the month depends on their language, calendar traditions, and regional vocabulary.

In many European languages, the modern word developed from forms associated with Latin Aprilis. This explains why words such as abril, avril, April, aprile, and april can look remarkably similar.

Other languages have retained older or traditional names. These differences are particularly noticeable in parts of Central and Eastern Europe.

The meaning of April also changes with the seasons. In the Northern Hemisphere, April is generally associated with spring, in the Southern Hemisphere it falls during autumn.

This makes April a useful word to know when communicating internationally about if , travel, school schedules, holidays, birthdays, and events.

Why Learn April in All Languages?

Knowing how to say a month name in another language is a small but practical part of language learning.

It can help you:

• Read foreign calendars and schedules.
• Understand travel bookings and event dates.
• Write birthdays and important dates correctly.
• Communicate more naturally with international audiences.
• Recognize month names when reading websites or documents.
• Build basic vocabulary in a new language.
• Create multilingual content and localized website pages.

For students and travelers, month names are especially useful because they appear frequently in everyday communication.

Tips for Using April Translations Correctly

Remember that the translation of April may change depending on the grammatical context.

For example, Polish uses kwiecień as the basic month name, but a sentence such as “in April” uses the grammatical form w kwietniu. Similar changes occur in many languages.

Capitalization also varies. English normally writes April with a capital letter, while many languages commonly use lowercase month names, such as Spanish abril, French avril, and German April.

Pronunciation guides in the table are intentionally simple. They are designed to help English speakers approximate the sound, not replace native pronunciation.

If you are writing formally in another language, use the native spelling rather than relying on an English transliteration.

Common Questions About April in Different Languages

1. How do you say April in different languages?

April has many different names around the world. Some familiar examples are abril in Spanish, avril in French, aprile in Italian, nisan in Turkish, huhtikuu in Finnish, kwiecień in Polish, and 四月 in Mandarin Chinese.

2. What is April called in Spanish?

April is abril in Spanish. It is commonly pronounced approximately ah-BREEL.

3. What is April called in French?

April is avril in French. An easy English pronunciation is ah-VREEL.

4. Why does April have different names in different languages?

Languages developed their month names through different historical and cultural influences. Many European languages inherited forms related to Latin, while others retained traditional names or developed their own terminology.

5. Is April the same month in every country?

April is the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, but not every culture uses the Gregorian calendar in exactly the same way for all purposes. Traditional and religious calendars can have their own month systems and names.

Conclusion

Learning April in different languages is a simple way to expand your vocabulary and understand how languages represent dates around the world.

While many translations resemble the English word, others, such as huhtikuu, travanj, duben, kwiecień, and квітень, show how diverse month names can be.

Use this list of 70 April translations as a quick reference for language learning, travel, international communication, writing, and everyday conversations.

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