Although I tend to think that a lot of Koreans lack common sense (if you lived here for a year you would probably agree), they also do some things that just make complete sense. In Hangeul, the months are one of those things that just makes sense. Since you learned the days of the week last week, we’re moving on to something that was much easier for me to learn (as it just makes sense).
Korean | Korean Pronunciation | English |
일월 | i-rwol | January |
이월 | i-wol | February |
삼월 | sam-wol | March |
사월 | sa-wol | April |
오월 | o-wol | May |
유월 | yoo-wol | June |
칠월 | chil-wol | July |
팔월 | p’al-wol | August |
구월 | goo-wol | September |
시월 | shi-wol | October |
십일월 | ship-i-rwol | November |
십이월 | ship-il-wol | December |
If you haven’t caught on yet, 월 (wol) means month. And if you remember from one of the first lessons, each month is a number +월. For instance, January is 일 (il) + 월 (wol), directly translating to “one month” and February is 이 (i) + 월(wol), translating as “two month”. The only “major” difference is that theㅂ is dropped in 10 (October). No biggie! That was much easier than the days!
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