Korean · Beginner (A1) · Chapter 9 of 12
Time and dates
요일과 날짜Yoilgwa naljja
Say the days of the week, months and dates in Korean, use today, tomorrow and next week, and book an appointment by phone.
In this chapter you'll learn to
- Name the days of the week and the months
- Ask and say the date
- Say when something happens with 에, 부터 and 까지
- Make an appointment with 돼요? and 괜찮아요?
Listen
On Monday 4 May, Nam Junho phones a hair salon in Ulsan to book a haircut. The receptionist uses a few extra-polite phrases. Listen to the whole dialogue first, then line by line.
Receptionist
네, 안녕하세요?
Ne, annyeonghaseyo?
Hello?
Junho
안녕하세요? 커트 예약 돼요?
Annyeonghaseyo? Keoteu yeyak dwaeyo?
Hello. Can I book a haircut?
Receptionist
네, 언제요?
Ne, eonjeyo?
Sure. When for?
Junho
이번 주 수요일 오후 세 시에 돼요?
Ibeon ju suyoil ohu se sie dwaeyo?
Is this Wednesday at 3 p.m. possible?
Receptionist
모레요? 모레는 오전 열 시부터 열두 시까지 돼요.
Moreyo? Moreneun ojeon yeol sibuteo yeoldu sikkaji dwaeyo.
The day after tomorrow? That day we only have time from 10 a.m. to 12.
Junho
오전에는 회사에 가요. 다음 주 월요일은 괜찮아요?
Ojeoneneun hoesae gayo. Daeum ju woryoireun gwaenchanayo?
I'm at work in the morning. Is next Monday OK?
Receptionist
네, 다음 주 월요일 오후 세 시 괜찮아요. 이름이 어떻게 되세요?
Ne, daeum ju woryoil ohu se si gwaenchanayo. Ireumi eotteoke doeseyo?
Yes, next Monday at 3 p.m. is fine. May I have your name?
Junho
남준호예요.
Nam Junhoyeyo.
It's Nam Junho.
Receptionist
네, 오월 십일 일 월요일 오후 세 시예요. 감사합니다.
Ne, owol sibil il woryoil ohu se siyeyo. Gamsahamnida.
Right, that's Monday 11 May at 3 p.m. Thank you.
Junho
감사합니다. 안녕히 계세요.
Gamsahamnida. Annyeonghi gyeseyo.
Thank you. Goodbye.
Understand
Days, and today, tomorrow
The days of the week all end in (yoil), day of the week. Put 에 after a day or a time to say “on” or “at”, and give the big unit first: (suyoil ohu se sie), on Wednesday at 3 p.m. (ojeon) is a.m., (ohu) is p.m.
Words like (oneul), today, (naeil), tomorrow, (eoje), yesterday, and (more), the day after tomorrow, don't take 에: (naeil se sie), tomorrow at three. (ibeon ju) is this week, (daeum ju) next week.
| Day | Korean |
|---|---|
| Monday | (woryoil) |
| Tuesday | (hwayoil) |
| Wednesday | (suyoil) |
| Thursday | (mogyoil) |
| Friday | (geumyoil) |
| Saturday | (toyoil) |
| Sunday | (iryoil) |
Months and dates
Months are simple: a Sino-Korean number + (wol), month. (owol) is May, the fifth month. Two months change their form: June is (yuwol), not 육월, and October is (siwol), not 십월.
Days of the month are a Sino-Korean number + (il), day: (owol sibil il), 11 May. The order is always month, then day. Ask (myeot wol myeochirieyo?), what's the date?
| Month | Korean | Month | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | (irwol) | July | (chirwol) |
| February | (iwol) | August | (parwol) |
| March | (samwol) | September | (guwol) |
| April | (sawol) | October | (siwol) |
| May | (owol) | November | (sibirwol) |
| June | (yuwol) | December | (sibiwol) |
- 오늘은 몇 월 며칠이에요?Oneureun myeot wol myeochirieyo?What's the date today?
- 오월 칠 일이에요.Owol chil irieyo.It's 7 May.
From … to, and making an appointment
부터 means “from” and 까지 means “until, to”. Put them after a time or a day: (yeol sibuteo yeoldu sikkaji), from ten to twelve; (woryoilbuteo geumyoilkkaji), from Monday to Friday.
To suggest a time, ask … (dwaeyo?), is … possible?, or … (gwaenchanayo?), is … OK? The receptionist asks (ireumi eotteoke doeseyo?), a very polite way to ask your name. Just answer with your name + / .
- 월요일부터 금요일까지 일해요.Woryoilbuteo geumyoilkkaji ilhaeyo.I work from Monday to Friday.
- 내일 두 시에 괜찮아요?Naeil du sie gwaenchanayo?Is tomorrow at two OK?
More in the grammar: More particles: 도, 만, 의, 하고, 보다, 부터/까지, 한테 · Numbers, counters, time and dates
New words
- 커트keoteuhaircut · from English “cut”
- 예약yeyakbooking, reservation
- 돼요dwaeyoit's possible, it works · … (dwaeyo?), is … possible?
- 언제eonjewhen
- 이번 주ibeon juthis week
- 수요일suyoilWednesday
- 오후ohuafternoon; p.m.
- 모레morethe day after tomorrow
- 오전ojeonmorning; a.m.
- 부터buteofrom
- 까지kkajiuntil, to
- 다음 주daeum junext week
- 괜찮아요gwaenchanayoit's OK, it's fine · (gwaenchanayo?), is it OK?
- 이름이 어떻게 되세요?Ireumi eotteoke doeseyo?May I have your name? (very polite)
Practise
1.How do you say “on Friday at 2 p.m.”?
2.Match the days.
Pick a word on the left, then its meaning on the right.
3.Put the words in order: ask if Wednesday at 3 p.m. is possible.
Tap the words below in the right order.Is Wednesday at 3 p.m. possible?
4.What is June in Korean?
5.Put the words in order: say “from ten to twelve o'clock”.
Tap the words below in the right order.from ten to twelve o'clock
6.The salon is open from Tuesday to Saturday. How do you say “from Tuesday to Saturday”?
0 of 6 exercises done.
Say it out loud
예약 돼요?
Yeyak dwaeyo?
Can I make a booking?
Listen, then say it out loud, as close to the recording as you can.
Check
Five questions on this chapter. Then mark it as finished to add its words to your review deck.
0 of 5 answered.