In American English date representation, the month comes before the day, followed by the year. In British English the day comes before the month, followed by the year.
American English (US)
02-12-2019 = February 12th, 2019
Convert and Write Out the Date, in Words:
February the twelfth, twenty nineteen
or: February the twelfth, two thousand nineteen
In American English the month is said first, followed by the day.
* The definite article 'the' can be left out:
February twelfth, twenty nineteen
or: February twelfth, two thousand nineteen
British English (UK)
12-02-2019 = 12th February, 2019
Convert and Spell Out the Date, in Words:
the twelfth of February, twenty nineteen
or: the twelfth of February, two thousand and nineteen
In British English the day is said first, followed by the month.