Making Appointment with Friends

Lesson
몇 시예요? [myeot si-ye-yo?]
What time is it?
- 몇 [myeot] means "how many"
- 시 [si] means "hour"
- 예요? [ye-yo?] means "is it?"
- Literally means "how many, hour, is it?"
Use native numbers for hours.
number + 시 [si]
👉 한시 [han-si] One o'clock
👉 두시 [du-si] Two o'clock
👉 세시 [se-si] Three o'clock
👉 네시 [ne-si] Four o'clock
👉 다섯시 [da-seot-si] Five o'clock
👉 여섯시 [yeo-seot-si] Six o'clock
👉 일곱시 [il-gop-si] Seven o'clock
👉 여덟시 [yeo-deol-si] Eight o'clock
👉 아홉시 [a-hop-si] Nine o'clock
👉 열시 [yeol-si] Ten o'clock
👉 열한시 [yeol-han-si] Eleven o'clock
👉 열두시 [yeol-du-si] Twelve o'clock
Use Sino numbers for minutes.
number + 분 [bun]
👉 일분 [il-bun] One minute
👉 이분 [i-bun] Two minutes
👉 삼분 [sam-bun] Three minutes
👉 사분 [sa-bun] Four minutes
👉 오분 [o-bun] Five minutes
👉 육분 [yuk-bun] Six minutes
👉 칠분 [chil-bun] Seven minutes
👉 팔분 [pal-bun] Eight minutes
👉 구분 [gu-bun] Nine minutes
👉 십분 [sip-bun] Ten minutes
👉 이십분 [i-sip-bun] Twenty minutes
👉 삼십분 [sam-sip-bun] Thirty minutes
일곱시 칠분이에요. [il-gop-si chil-bun-i-e-yo]
It's 7:07.
- 일곱 [il-gop] native number "seven"
- 시 [si] counter word for "hour"
- 칠 [chil] sino number "seven"
- 분 [bun] counter word for "minutes"
세시 삼분이에요. [se-si sam-bun-i-e-yo]
It's 3:03.
- 세 [se] native number "three"
- 시 [si] counter word for "hour"
- 삼 [sam] sino number "three"
- 분 [bun] counter word for "minutes"
오전 [o-jeon] is used for AM and 오후 [o-hu] is used for PM.
오전 7:07 [o-jeon il-gop-si chil-bun] 7:07 AM
오후 3:03 [o-hu se-si sam-bun] 3:03 PM
Conversation
- A: 핸드폰 있어요?
Do you have a phone? - B: 네 [ne]
Yes - A: 몇 시예요?
What time is it? - B: 다섯시 십오분이에요. [da-seot-si si-bo-bun-i-e-yo]
It's 5:15. - A: 감사합니다.
Thank you. - A: 몇 시예요?
What time is it? - B: 일곱시 삼십분이에요. [il-gop-si sam-sip-bun-i-e-yo]
It's 7:30. - A: 감사합니다.
Thank you.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 숫자 [sut-ja] | number |
| 일 [il] | One |
| 이 [i] | Two |
| 삼 [sam] | Three |
| 사 [sa] | Four |
| 오 [o] | Five |
| 육 [yuk] | Six |
| 칠 [chil] | Seven |
| 팔 [pal] | Eight |
| 구 [gu] | Nine |
| 십 [sip] | Ten |
| 이십 [i-sip] | Twenty |
| 영 [yeong] | Zero |
| 시 [si] | hour |
| 분 [bun] | minute |
| 초 [cho] | second |
