English dates by ear

These twelve fixed examples use the year 2026. Accepted answers are year-first digits, with hyphens or slashes, and optional leading zeros. Month-first and day-first forms are not accepted because they can be ambiguous. No date convention is assumed for every country.

2026-01-01 · January first, twenty twenty-six.

First means day 1; twenty-first means day 21. Use the fixed year 2026 and year-month-day order; hyphens and slashes are accepted.
Accepted forms: 2026-01-01, 2026-1-1, 2026/01/01, 2026/1/1

2026-01-21 · January twenty-first, twenty twenty-six.

First means day 1; twenty-first means day 21. Use the fixed year 2026 and year-month-day order; hyphens and slashes are accepted.
Accepted forms: 2026-01-21, 2026-1-21, 2026/01/21, 2026/1/21

2026-03-03 · March third, twenty twenty-six.

Third means day 3; thirtieth means day 30; listen to the complete ending. Use the fixed year 2026 and year-month-day order; hyphens and slashes are accepted.
Accepted forms: 2026-03-03, 2026-3-3, 2026/03/03, 2026/3/3

2026-03-30 · March thirtieth, twenty twenty-six.

Third means day 3; thirtieth means day 30; listen to the complete ending. Use the fixed year 2026 and year-month-day order; hyphens and slashes are accepted.
Accepted forms: 2026-03-30, 2026-3-30, 2026/03/30, 2026/3/30

2026-04-04 · April fourth, twenty twenty-six.

Fourth means day 4; fourteenth means day 14; listen for the teen syllable. Use the fixed year 2026 and year-month-day order; hyphens and slashes are accepted.
Accepted forms: 2026-04-04, 2026-4-4, 2026/04/04, 2026/4/4

2026-04-14 · April fourteenth, twenty twenty-six.

Fourth means day 4; fourteenth means day 14; listen for the teen syllable. Use the fixed year 2026 and year-month-day order; hyphens and slashes are accepted.
Accepted forms: 2026-04-14, 2026-4-14, 2026/04/14, 2026/4/14

2026-05-05 · May fifth, twenty twenty-six.

Fifth means day 5; twenty-fifth means day 25. Use the fixed year 2026 and year-month-day order; hyphens and slashes are accepted.
Accepted forms: 2026-05-05, 2026-5-5, 2026/05/05, 2026/5/5

2026-05-25 · May twenty-fifth, twenty twenty-six.

Fifth means day 5; twenty-fifth means day 25. Use the fixed year 2026 and year-month-day order; hyphens and slashes are accepted.
Accepted forms: 2026-05-25, 2026-5-25, 2026/05/25, 2026/5/25

2026-06-06 · June sixth, twenty twenty-six.

Sixth means day 6; sixteenth means day 16; listen for the teen syllable. Use the fixed year 2026 and year-month-day order; hyphens and slashes are accepted.
Accepted forms: 2026-06-06, 2026-6-6, 2026/06/06, 2026/6/6

2026-06-16 · June sixteenth, twenty twenty-six.

Sixth means day 6; sixteenth means day 16; listen for the teen syllable. Use the fixed year 2026 and year-month-day order; hyphens and slashes are accepted.
Accepted forms: 2026-06-16, 2026-6-16, 2026/06/16, 2026/6/16

2026-07-07 · July seventh, twenty twenty-six.

Seventh means day 7; twenty-seventh means day 27. Use the fixed year 2026 and year-month-day order; hyphens and slashes are accepted.
Accepted forms: 2026-07-07, 2026-7-7, 2026/07/07, 2026/7/7

2026-07-27 · July twenty-seventh, twenty twenty-six.

Seventh means day 7; twenty-seventh means day 27. Use the fixed year 2026 and year-month-day order; hyphens and slashes are accepted.
Accepted forms: 2026-07-27, 2026-7-27, 2026/07/27, 2026/7/27