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Months in Korean~

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Our first month of the new year is finally drawing to an end. Now, it’s time for us to begin making plans not only for the upcoming week, but for the upcoming month(s) as well! Today lets learn some terms to describe the month!~

*Remember to try and sound out each word before peeking at the romanization!~

초 (cho) describes the beginning of the month

중순 (joong soon) describes middle of the month

*말 (mal) describes the end of the month

*달 (dal) month

*월 (wol) month

Daily Tip: Almost every language has homographs, or words that are spelled the same but have multiple meanings, and Korean is no different! For example, in the words above, 말 (mal) which describes the end of the month is also the word for the animal “horse”. 달 (dal) which means month, also means moon. You’ll also notice how 달 (dal) and 월 (wol) both mean “month”. 달 describes months as unit of time, and 월 is used to denote specific months by their names.

Ex:

한 달 (han dal) one month

일월 (il wol) January

Hope this helps, and happy studying!~

초 = Beginning of

5월 초에 = in early May
내년 초에 = at the beginning of next year
학기 초에 = at the beginning of the semester

이달 초에 = at the beginning of this month
올해 초에 = early this year

중순 = Middle of the month

저는 12월 중순에 이 회사를 떠날 거예요 = I’ll leave this company in the middle of December.

벚꽃은 4월 중순이 한창이에요 = The cherry blossoms are best in the middle of April.

말 = End of

4월 말에 = in late April
올해 말까지 = by the end of this year
3월 말에 만기가 된다 = expires at the end of March.

급

Give, pay

지급 = Payment, supply
봉급 = Salary
월급 = Monthly salary

공급자 = provider
공급(하다) =

supply
지급(하다) = supply, pay

Class, grade

고급 = Advanced level
중급 = Intermediate level
초급 = Elementary level
등급 = A grade, rank

학급 = class (school)
최고급 = highest grade/class
특급 = special class

Urgent, fast

급하다 = To be urgent
긴급(하다) = emergency
급행(열차) = express train
응급실 = Emergency room
급등(하다) = Rise suddenly (cost, price)
급증하다 = surge, sudden rapid increase
구급차 = ambulance

보

Protection

보안 = the preservation of public peace
보호 = protection
보험 = insurance
보관(하다) = custody, have a thing in one´s keeping
담보 = security, mortgage
보건소 = public health center
아동 보호 = child protection

Report

예보 = forecasting

일기예보 = weather forecast

경보 = alarm, warning
정보 = information
보고(하다) = report

보고서 = written report, paper

보도(하다) = report, notify

홍보(하다) = public relations
속보 = newsflash

Fill

보충(하다) = supplement
보강(하다) = reinforcement
후보 = candidate, candidacy
보조(하다) = assistance, support, assist

보정(하다) = revision

양보(하다) = make a concession

Step

보행기 = baby walker
초보/초보자 = beginner
도보 = going on foot
횡단보도 = crosswalk