칠월

chirwol · TOPIK 1

July

📅 칠월 = 칠 (seven, 七) + 월 (month, 月): the seventh month

Korean months are just Sino-Korean number + 월. 칠 is seven, so 칠월 is month seven, July. The l of 칠 slides into the next syllable, which is why it sounds like chirwol rather than chil-wol.

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