Clock Time
Hello everyone!
I wish you great progress in your Korean learning.
Today, let’s learn how to tell the time in Korean!
In Korean, you use hour and minute together when telling the time.
For hours, use native Korean numbers.
hana, dul, set …
1 o’clock
한 시
han si
2 o’clock
두 시
du si
3 o’clock
세 시
se si
4 o’clock
네 시
ne si
What time is it now?
지금 몇 시예요?
jigeum myeot si-eyo?
It’s one o’clock.
한시예요.
han si-eyo.
It’s two o’clock.
두시예요.
du si-eyo.
For minutes, use Sino-Korean numbers.
il, i, sam …
10 minutes
십분
sip bun
30 minutes
삼십분
samsip bun
It’s three thirty.
세시 삼십분이에요.
se si samsip bun-ieyo.
It’s five ten.
다섯시 십분이에요.
daseot si sip bun-ieyo.
Now, let’s learn AM and PM expressions.
a.m.
오전
ojeon
p.m.
오후
ohu
9 a.m.
오전 9시
ojeon ahop si
3 p.m.
오후 세시
ohu se si
It’s 9 a.m.
오전 아홉시예요.
ojeon ahop si-eyo.
It’s 4 p.m.
오후 네시예요.
ohu ne si-eyo.
Now, let’s learn morning, afternoon, evening, and night.
morning
아침
achim
afternoon
오후
ohu
evening
저녁
jeonyeok
night
밤
bam