new moon

Korean translation: 초승달 (ch\'osŭngtal)

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English term or phrase:	new moon
Korean translation:	초승달 (ch\'osŭngtal)
Entered by:	Nina Engberg

16:12 Dec 19, 2009

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English term or phrase: new moon

My friend is testing for her black belt in taekwondo and needs to know how to say "new moon" in korean. She needs to have the phonetic pronunciation. I would really appreciate a prompt response. Thanks!

Nina Engberg KudoZ activity Questions: 110 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 230 United States
Local time: 10:54

초승달 (ch'osŭngtal)

Explanation:
There are a variety of words that can be used, but this is the most common. The "t" sound is fortis (phonetically written 초승딸).

Selected response from:

Samuel Henderson
United States
Local time: 11:54

Grading comment

Thank yo so much! My friend was so relieved to know how to say 'New Moon' in Korean because usually, at taekwondo black belt testing, they will ask you for the name of your creative form in Korean also.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +2

초승달 (ch'osŭngtal)

Samuel Henderson

신월

jeenee8484

뉴 문 (new moon)

interyoon

그믐달

jaymin

Summary of reference entries provided

신월

jeenee8484

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

초승달 (ch'osŭngtal)

Explanation:
There are a variety of words that can be used, but this is the most common. The "t" sound is fortis (phonetically written 초승딸).

Reference: http://krdic.naver.com/detail.nhn?docid=37619900

Samuel Henderson
United States
Local time: 11:54
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

Grading comment

22 hrs confidence:

신월

Explanation:
Normally general English-Korean dictionaries define new moon as 초승달.
But also there is another word that is "신월". It is formally used in academic way.

jeenee8484
South Korea
Local time: 01:54
Native speaker of:

Korean

1 day 23 hrs confidence:

뉴 문 (new moon)

Explanation:
in korea the movie was release with its american title new moon.
so if she just says New moon, Koreans will understand.

interyoon
United States
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of:

English,

Korean

3 days 9 hrs confidence:

그믐달

Explanation:
shouldn't it be '그믐-달' which is totally opposite to '초승달(crescent)'?
Both '음력보름' and '삭(朔)망' are also fine.

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Note added at 4 days (2009-12-24 13:49:47 GMT) Post-grading
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'new moon' is the first phase when the moon is aligning between the earth and the sun. It shows the dark side so the earth sees black. Then, it is followed by the waxing crescent.

Example sentence(s):

섣달그믐이 다가옵니다.

jaymin
Canada
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of:

Korean,

English

Reference comments

22 hrs

Reference: 신월

Reference information:
Normally general English-Korean dictionaries define new moon as 초승달.
But also there is another one that is "신월". It is formally used in academic way.

jeenee8484
South Korea
Native speaker of:

Korean

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