Korean months game
Korean numbers its months rather than naming them: irwol is month one, sibiwol is month twelve. Twenty entries in all, and two of the twelve drop a letter that the number they are built on keeps.
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Five games take this set. Warp Run is the one to play, because ten of the twelve months follow straight from the numbers set and the value here is spotting the two that do not, quickly.
The 20 words you will practise
| Korean | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| 일월irwol | January | ee-RWOL |
| 이월iwol | February | ee-WOL |
| 삼월samwol | March | sahm-WOL |
| 사월sawol | April | sah-WOL |
| 오월owol | May | oh-WOL |
| 유월yuwol | June | yoo-WOL |
| 칠월chirwol | July | chee-RWOL |
| 팔월parwol | August | pah-RWOL |
| 구월guwol | September | goo-WOL |
| 시월siwol | October | shee-WOL |
| 십일월sibirwol | November | shee-bee-RWOL |
| 십이월sibiwol | December | shee-bee-WOL |
| 봄bom | spring | bohm |
| 여름yeoreum | summer | YUH-reum |
| 가을gaeul | autumn | GAH-eul |
| 겨울gyeoul | winter | GYUH-ool |
| 이번 달ibeon dal | this month | EE-buhn dahl |
| 다음 달daeum dal | next month | DAH-eum dahl |
| 지난달jinandal | last month | jee-nahn-DAHL |
| 년nyeon | year | nyuhn |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the Korean months lesson.
5 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 48 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
Questions
Why is June yuwol and not yukwol?
Because the k is dropped. Yuk plus wol should give yukwol, but Korean smooths it to yuwol. October does the same thing: sip plus wol becomes siwol rather than sibwol. Those two are the only irregular months, and they catch almost everyone.
If the months are numbered, do I need all twelve?
Really just yuwol and siwol, plus the pattern. Once you know the Sino-Korean numbers and that wol means month, the other ten build themselves.
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