In my search of helpful hanja, I found a neat little way to express approximation in time, especially in regards to months:
初 = 초 = near the beginning of the month
中 = 중순 = near the middle of the month
末 = 말 = near the end of the month
초 = 初等學校 = 초등학교 = "beginning rank school faith" = Elementary school
중 = 中學校 = 중학교 = "middle school faith" = Junior high school
고 = 高等學校 = 고등학교 = "high rank school faith" = High school
*("high school" uses a different hanja)
Examples:
10월말이나 11월초에 이사할 겁니다.
I'm going to move sometime either in the last part of October or the early part of November
2월초에 취직하기 좀 어려울것같아요.
Finding a job in the beginning of February seems kind of difficult...
5중순은 졸업식 시즌이야.
The middle of May is graduation season.
한국에서는 5월중순이 공휴일이 인가요?
In Korea, isn't there a public holiday in the middle of May?
아니요. 5월초에 어린이날있는데...
No. In the beginning of May is Children's Day...
올해 1월중순 엄청 추웠죠?
Wasn't the middle of January this year cold?
7월말에 보너스를 받을 거에요.
In July, I'm going to get a bonus check.
8월중순이나 말에 미국에 이사 할 겁니다.
I'm going to move to America either int he middle of the end of August.
11월 말에 떠나자
Let's leave in late November
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