팔월
parwol · TOPIK 1
August
📅 팔월 = 팔 (eight, 八) + 월 (month, 月): the eighth month
Korean months are just Sino-Korean number + 월 (month). 팔 is eight, so 팔월 is month eight: August. The ㄹ of 팔 links into 월, which is why it sounds like parwol. Same pattern: 칠월 = July, 구월 = September.