Korean · Time, Numbers & Colors

"Summer" in Korean: 여름

여름yeoreum

yeoreumnoun/jʌɾɯm/

Summer in Korean is 여름 (yeoreum). 여름 is summer; 여름 휴가 means a summer holiday.

Arranging a plan

여름에 시간이 있어요?

yeoreume sigani isseoyo?

Do you have time in the summer?

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How to pronounce 여름

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yeoreum

/jʌɾɯm/

여름 (yeoreum) has 2 Hangul syllables. 여름 ends with a nasal m sound. Keep that ending when reading the noun alone.

Korean	English	When to use
여름yeoreum	Summer Basic dictionary noun.	Basic dictionary noun.
이번 여름ibeon yeoreum	this summer A useful combination with 여름.	A useful combination with 여름.
여름을yeoreumeul	Summer (as an object) Use 을 when 여름 is the object of an action.	Use 을 when 여름 is the object of an action.

1Arranging a plan
여름에 시간이 있어요?
yeoreume sigani isseoyo?
Do you have time in the summer?
여름 appears in a complete sentence for summer.
2Looking forward
여름을 기다리고 있어요.
yeoreumeul gidarigo isseoyo.
I am waiting for the summer.
여름을 uses 을 to mark an object.
3Looking back
여름이 금방 지나갔어요.
yeoreumi geumbang jinagasseoyo.
The summer passed quickly.
여름이 marks 여름 as the subject.

Incorrect: 여름를 기다리고 있어요.

Correct: 여름을 기다리고 있어요.

When practicing summer, use the correct particle or copula after 여름; the final sound determines whether a linking consonant is needed.

Incorrect: 여름예요.

Correct: 여름이에요.

When practicing summer, when identifying something as 여름, use 여름이에요. The linking 이 follows a consonant-final noun.

여름 is summer; 여름 휴가 means a summer holiday. The combination 이번 여름 (ibeon yeoreum) means this summer.

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Partner
이 표현을 사용해서 한 문장 말해 볼까요?
i pyohyeoneul sayonghaeseo han munjang malhae bolkkayo?
Shall we say a sentence using this expression?
You
여름에 시간이 있어요?
yeoreume sigani isseoyo?
Do you have time in the summer?
Partner
좋아요. 다른 문장으로도 연습해 볼까요?
joayo. dareun munjangeurodo yeonseupae bolkkayo?
Good. Shall we practice with another sentence too?
You
여름을 기다리고 있어요.
yeoreumeul gidarigo isseoyo.
I am waiting for the summer.