
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!~







