How do you say “3 months ago” in Mandarin?
I searched on Google Translate and it says “三个月前,” though I thought “三月前” could work as well. What is the correct way to say ... months ago? Thanks!

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三个月前 sounds more native than 三月前, cause 三月前 May cause misunderstanding that “before the March” : )

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三月前 means before March
三个月前 Menas three month ago
But if you said 三周前 三天前 三年前 all 
 means “ago”

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I don't know if it's exactly the same in Mandarin, but in Cantonese, you have to put a classifier (个) whenever you talk about months or weeks (三个月, 三个星期).  You don't need a classifier for days or years (三日, 三年).

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