4.13. Basic Korean Vocabulary: Time

Learning the Korean language can be an exciting challenge. One of the first steps to mastering this language is to become familiar with the basic vocabulary, especially when it comes to timing. Understanding how to express tense in Korean is crucial for effective communication, and this chapter of our Basic Korean eBook course will help you do just that.

First, let's start with the days of the week. In Korean, the days of the week are:

• 월요일 (wol-yo-il) - Monday
• 화요일 (hwa-yo-il) - Tuesday
• 수요일 (su-yo-il) - Wednesday
• 목요일 (mok-yo-il) - Thursday
• 금요일 (geum-yo-il) - Friday
• 토요일 (to-yo-il) - Saturday
• 일요일 (il-yo-il) - Sunday

Note that each day of the week ends with "요일", which means "day of the week".

Next, let's learn the months of the year in Korean. They are:

• 1월 (il-wol) - january
• 2월 (i-wol) - February
• 3월 (sam-wol) - March
• 4월 (sa-wol) - April
• 5월 (o-wol) - may
• 6월 (yu-wol) - June
• 7월 (chil-wol) - july
• 8월 (pal-wol) - August
• 9월 (gu-wol) - September
• 10월 (sip-wol) - October
• 11월 (sip-il-wol) - November
• 12월 (sip-i-wol) - December

Months are expressed as numbers from 1 to 12, followed by "월" which means "month".

Now, let's learn how to express the times of day. Here are some keywords you need to know:

• 시 (shi) - time
• 분 (bun) - minute
• 초 (cho) - second

To express the time, you would say the number followed by "시". For example, "1시" (il-shi) means "one hour" or "one hour". To express minutes and seconds, you would use "분" and "초" in the same way.

Finally, here are some additional time-related words and phrases that might be helpful:

• 오늘 (o-neul) - today
• 어제 (eo-je) - yesterday
• 내일 (nae-il) - tomorrow
• 지금 (ji-geum) - now
• 이따가 (i-tta-ga) - later
• 아침 (a-chim) - morning
• 점심 (jeom-shim) - lunch
• 저녁 (jeo-nyeok) - night

Understanding and correctly using vocabulary related to time is a fundamental step in learning Korean. We hope this chapter has given you a solid foundation to start with. Keep practicing and you'll soon be comfortable expressing time in Korean!

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