When to use first half-year in Korean

Korean: 상반기[ sang-ban-gi ]

first half-year
first half-year

When to use it

The word "상반기" means the first six months of a year, from January to June. People use it to talk about plans, events, sales, or daily life during that time. You will often see it with words like "this year" or "next year."

Example sentences

  1. 엄마는 상반기 가계부를 정리했어요.

    Mom organized the household budget book for the first half of the year.

  2. 우리는 상반기에 집을 이사했어요.

    We moved house in the first half of the year.

  3. 학교는 상반기에 운동회를 했어요.

    The school had a sports day in the first half of the year.

  4. 상반기에 공원에 꽃이 많이 피어요.

    Many flowers bloom in the park in the first half of the year.

  5. 상반기 세일 때 새 커튼을 샀어요.

    I bought new curtains during the first-half sale.

  6. 친구가 상반기에 제주도에 여행 갔어요.

    My friend traveled to Jeju Island in the first half of the year.