Korean word

늦여름

Pronunciation

Romanizationneusyeoreum

Meaning

  • nounlate summer

Example

늦여름에는 해가 점점 빨리 져요.neu syeo reu me neun hae ga cheom jeom ppal li cheo yo

In late summer, the sun sets earlier and earlier.

Illustration for 늦여름 (late summer)

More examples

늦여름 더위가 아직 가시지 않았어요.neu syeo reum teo wi ga a jik ka si ji a na sseo yo

The late-summer heat has not faded yet.

Core concept

The closing stretch of summer, when signs of the coming season begin to show in clothing and earlier sunsets.

Common phrases

  • 늦여름 더위neu syeo reum teo wi

    late summer heat

  • 늦여름 밤neu syeo reum pam

    late summer night

  • 늦여름 휴가neu syeo reum hyu ga

    late summer vacation

Similar words

한여름hanyeoreum: The middle of summer brings the year's strongest heat and the highest daytime temperatures.
초여름choyeoreum: The beginning of summer brings gradually warmer weather before the strongest heat arrives.
여름철yeoreumcheol: The summer season is the year's hot, often humid period.
초가을chogaeul: The beginning of fall has warm days but cooler air in the morning and evening.

Definition in Korean

여름의 끝부분을 가리키는 명사로, 계절이 바뀌기 시작해 옷차림이나 해지는 시간이 달라지는 시기yeo reu mui kkeut ppu bu neul ka ri ki neun myeong sa ro kye jeo ri pa kkwi gi si ja kae ot cha ri mi na hae ji neun si ga ni tal la ji neun si gi

Word origin

The word combines the Korean elements meaning late and summer, so it literally points to summer's later stage.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a fixed calendar date, this term describes a seasonal transition, making it useful when summer remains but the days are becoming shorter.

Opposites

Related words

  • 늦여름철neusyeoreumcheollate summernoun

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