Korean word

팔월

Pronunciation

Romanizationparwol

Meaning

  • nounAugust

Example

팔월에 불꽃놀이를 봤어요.pa rwo re pul kkon no ri reul pwa sseo yo

I saw fireworks in August.

Illustration for 팔월 (August)

More examples

가족은 팔월 말에 바다로 여행을 갔어요.ka jo geun pa rwol ma re pa da ro yeo haeng eul ka sseo yo

The family traveled to the seaside at the end of August.

Core concept

The eighth place on the calendar, marking one of the year's summer months.

Common phrases

  • 팔월에pa rwo re

    in August

  • 팔월 초에pa rwol cho e

    in early August

  • 팔월 중순에pa rwol chung su ne

    in mid-August

  • 팔월 말에pa rwol ma re

    at the end of August

  • 팔월 휴가pa rwol hyu ga

    August vacation

Similar words

8월8wol: August written with the number 8 before the word for month.
여름yeoreum: The hot season that comes each year from about June to August.
한여름hanyeoreum: The middle of summer, when the heat is usually strongest.

Definition in Korean

일 년의 여덟 번째 달을 가리키는 말이다.il nyeo nui yeo deol peon jjae ta reul ka ri ki neun ma ri da

Word origin

The word follows Korean's regular number plus month formation, naming the eighth month in the yearly sequence.

Usage tips

  • Unlike most English month names, Korean month names are often easy to decode from their numbers, which makes dates faster to understand.

Related words

  • 팔월생parwolsaengAugust-born personnoun

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