여름

yeoreum · TOPIK 1

summer

☀️🍉 Sounds like your-room: in summer you hide in your room with the fan on

여름 (yeo-reum) sounds close to your-room. It is also linked to 열매 (fruit) and 열다 (to bear fruit): summer is the season when fruit sets. Compare 열 (heat), a handy sound echo even though it is a separate word.

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