Time and days in Korean
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. Play the ten Korean words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Korean phrases in this lesson
- μ§κΈJI-geum
- Now
- λμ€μna-JUNG-e
- Later
- μ€λO-neul
- Today
- λ΄μΌNAE-il
- Tomorrow
- μ€λ λ°€o-NEUL bam
- Tonight
- μΈμ μ?ON-je-yo
- When?
- λͺ μμ μ΄μ΄μ?myot SHI-e yo-RO-yo
- What time does it open?
- μ μλ§μjam-SHI-man-yo
- One moment, please
- λΆbun
- Minutes
- μκ°shi-GAN
- Hours
μ§κΈ is used constantly: μ§κΈ λ ν΄μ? (what are you doing now?). It also appears in phrases like μ§κΈ λ°λ‘ (right now, immediately), useful for urgent situations.
Means "later" or "at some point in the future." μ΄λ°κ° is used for later the same day. Koreans use these to make soft, open-ended plans: λμ€μ λ΄μ means "see you later."
One of the most useful time words. μ€λ (today), λ΄μΌ (tomorrow), and μ΄μ (yesterday) are the three anchors. Korean dates follow year-month-day order, the reverse of most European formats.
Used constantly for planning and conversation. λͺ¨λ means the day after tomorrow, a useful bonus word when making plans a couple of days out.
Also how you ask people to let you through a crowd.
μ€ λΆ (o bun), five minutes.
Hours use native Korean numbers: λ μκ° (du shi-GAN), two hours.