diff --git a/archive.php b/archive.php
index ea798ace..26add063 100644
--- a/archive.php
+++ b/archive.php
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ get_header(); ?>
 							printf( __( 'Day: %s', '_s' ), '<span>' . get_the_date() . '</span>' );
 
 						elseif ( is_month() ) :
-							printf( __( 'Month: %s', '_s' ), '<span>' . get_the_date( 'F Y' ) . '</span>' );
+							printf( __( 'Month: %s', '_s' ), '<span>' . get_the_date( _x( 'F Y', 'monthly archives date format', '_s' ) . '</span>' );
 
 						elseif ( is_year() ) :
-							printf( __( 'Year: %s', '_s' ), '<span>' . get_the_date( 'Y' ) . '</span>' );
+							printf( __( 'Year: %s', '_s' ), '<span>' . get_the_date( _x( 'Y', 'yearly archives date format', '_s' ) . '</span>' );
 
 						elseif ( is_tax( 'post_format', 'post-format-aside' ) ) :
 							_e( 'Asides', '_s' );