When to use puberty in Korean
Korean: 사춘기[ sa-chun-gi ]
When to use it
Puberty (사춘기) is the time when a child’s body and feelings begin to change as they grow into a teenager. People use this word when talking about growing up, body changes, or stronger emotions at home or at school. You can use it to say someone is in puberty or to talk about puberty in general.
Example sentences
학교에서 사춘기에 대해 배웠어요.
We learned about puberty at school.
저는 사춘기라서 감정이 자주 변해요.
I am in puberty, so my feelings change often.
엄마는 사춘기 딸의 말을 잘 들어줘요.
Mom listens well to her daughter in puberty.
공원에서 친구와 사춘기 고민을 말했어요.
I talked about my puberty worries with a friend at the park.
서점에서 사춘기 책을 함께 봤어요.
We looked at a puberty book together at the bookstore.
수학여행 버스에서 친구들이 사춘기 이야기를 했어요.
On the school trip bus, my friends talked about puberty.