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Dates and Time + 부터/까지

In this lesson we’re going to learn about telling dates, week-days and time in Korean, as well as how to say from (time) until (time).


Date 날짜

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The Korean format is YYYY-MM-DD

Year - 년

Month - 월

Day - 일

Instead of month names like January, February, or March, Korean uses numbers.

January >> 일월 (Month 1)

February >> 이월 (Month 2)

March >> 삼월 (Month 3)


Attach 년, 월, or 일 to the number to say the date. It is proper to place a space between

the number and the counter, but many Koreans will leave it unspotted.

Remember to use Sino Korean numbers! (일, 이, 삼, etc)

Irregular months

- 육월 >> 유월

- 십월 >> 시월

Examples

1. January 1st, 2019 >> 이천십구년 일월 일일

2. December 31st, 2018 >> 이천십팔년 십이월 삼십일일

3. August 15th >> 팔월 십오일

Q: What is June 25th, 1950 in Korean? (Remember the format!)


Days 요일

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The week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday.

Sunday - 일요일

Monday - 월요일

Tuesday - 화요일

Wednesday - 수요일

Thursday - 목요일

Friday - 금요일

Saturday - 토요일

Week(day) - 평일(날)

Weekend - 주말

Week - 주

*Culture note: It is widely known that Koreans like to shorthand everything. It is no

surprise that days of the week are shorthanded! When talking about multiple days,

Koreans will say the first syllable and drop -요일.

- Monday, Wednesday, Friday >> 월수금

- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday >> 수목금

Examples

1. 일요일에 교회 다녀요?

Do you go to church on Sundays?

*If you would like to say “every Sunday” instead, you can say 일요일마다 교회

다녀요?

2. 주말에도 일해? 헐...

You work on weekends too? Wow...

3. 화요일은 평일날이에요.

Tuesday is a weekday.


Time 시간

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Use Native Korean numbers for the hour (하나, 둘, 셋, etc)

Use Sino Korean numbers for the minute and second (일, 이, 삼, etc)

Hour - 시

Minute - 분

Second - 초

AM - 오전

PM - 오후

Morning - 아침

Noon - 정오

Afternoon - 낮

Night - 밤

Midnight - 자정

Late night/early morning - 새벽

Irregulars

- 하나 시 >> 한 시

- 둘 시 >> 두 시

- 셋 시 >> 세 시

- 넷 시 >> 네 시

AM/PM are rarely used and instead replaced by general time frames such as 아침 or 밤.

To use either of these, place them BEFORE the time. Remember to use either AM/PM

or the time frame; don’t use both!

For a time in the afternoon, 오후 is preferred over 낮. (4 PM > 오후 네 시)

Example

1. 3:45 AM >> 오전/새벽 세 시 사십오 분

2. 4:00 PM >> 오후 네 시

*Common practice: for XX:30, use the format XX 시 반

- 1:30 >> 한 시 반

Q: What is 10:30 AM?


-부터 & -까지

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These two particles mean “from (time)” and “to/until (time)”, and are attached directly to the word it describes.

1 시부터 4시까지

From 1 o’clock to 4 o’clock

오늘부터 내일까지

From today to tomorrow

-까지 can also mean “by” as in when setting a deadline etc.

숙제는 내일까지 내요

Hand in the homework by tomorrow


Answers to Lesson Q

Q: What is June 25th, 1950 in Korean? (Remember the format!)

A: 천구백오십 년 유 월 이십오 일


Q: What is 10:30 AM?

A: 아침 열 시 반

아침 열 시 삼십 분

오전 열 시 반

오전 열 시 삼십 분

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