Whether it’s understanding travel itineraries, making plans with locals, or simply sharing when your birthday is, knowing how to say the months in Korean is incredibly useful. The good news is that learning the months in Korean is easier than you might think!
All you need to do is combine Sino-Korean numbers with the word “월” (wol), which means “month.” Once you grasp this idea, you'll find it easy to remember and use the months in everyday conversations.
Sino-Korean Number System:
1 - 일 (il)
2 - 이 (i)
3 - 삼 (sam)
4 - 사 (sa)
5 - 오 (o)
6 - 육 (yuk)
7 - 칠 (chil)
8 - 팔 (pal)
9 - 구 (gu)
10 - 십 (sip)
Korean Months
In Korea, months are usually written using numbers. For example, March is written as 3월 (samweol), January as 1월 (irweol), February as 2월 (iweol), and July as 7월 (chilweol).
 | 일 월 [il-weol] 1월에 눈이 많이 와요. | January It snows a lot in January. |
 | 이 월 [i-weol] 2월에는 한국 사람들이 설날을 축하해요. | February In February, Koreans celebrate Lunar New Year. |
 | 삼 월 [sa-mweol] 3월에는 새로운 학기가 시작돼요. | March The new school term starts in March. |
 | 사 월 [sa-weol] 4월에는 벚꽃이 펴요. | April Cherry blossoms bloom in April. |
 | 오 월 [o-weol] 5월에는 어린이날이 있어요. | May There is Children's Day in May. |
 | 유 월 [yu-weol] 6월에는 학교에서 운동회를 해요. | June We have a sports day at school in June. |
 | 칠 월 [chil-weol] 내 남동생은 7월에 태어났다. | July My younger brother was born in July. |
 | 팔 월 [pal-weol] 8월은 긴 여름 방학이에요. | August August is a long summer vacation. |
 | 구 월 [gu-weol] 저의 한국 친구와 저는 9월에 만날 거예요. | September My Korean friend and I will meet in September. |
 | 시 월 [shi-weol] 한국인들은 10월 3일 개천절을 기념해요. | October Koreans celebrate National Foundation Day on October 3. |
 | 십일 월 [shibi-rweol] 11월은 가을과 겨울 사이의 환절기예요. | November November is the transition period between autumn and winter. |
 | 십이 월 [shibi-weol] 12월 25일 크리스마스에는 많은 사람들이 축하 파티 열어요. | December On December 25th, many people hold celebration parties for Christmas. |
And that's it! It's super easy right? What else would you like to learn next? Comment down below 👇
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