13 November 2009

Time (part2): Second, Minute, Hour, Year and Other Time Expressions

Hello again, readers. It's me, coming back again with new stuff for you all. In this post, I'd love to show you how to mention years in Korean and there are some time expressions that I think we need to know.


First of all, to mention second we can say "... 초" with Sino Korean numbers in front of it. For instance, twenty seconds can be translated into 이십초. If you've memorized the Sino Korean numbers, it's a lot easier for you to do this.


Secondly, to express minute in Korean we are expected to say "... 분". Just like before, we have to use the Sino Korean numbers. For example, thirty minutes is 삼십분.


Thirdly, say " (Korean number) + 시" to express hours. There are some exceptions we should always remember here. This is how to say 1 am: 한시 (instead of 하나시), 2 am: 두시(instead of 둘시), 3 am: 세 시, 4 am: 네시. The rest follows the normal rule, such as 5 am: 다섯시.


Fourthly, the rule of saying year in Korean is "... 년". Here the Sino Korean numbers are used. Based on that, in Korean we read 1945 as 천구백사십오년.


Afterwards there are some time expressions that are frequently used and thus we should know. Let's take a look at these.

DAYS

  • today: 오늘
  • yesterday : 어제
  • tomorrow : 내일
  • the day after yesterday: 그저게
  • the day after tomorrow: 머레
WEEKS
  • this week: 이주일
  • last week : 지난주
  • next week: 다음주
MONTHS
  • this month : 지난달
  • last month : 이달
  • next month : 다음달
YEARS
  • this year : 이년/ 올해
  • last year: 작년
  • next year : 다음년/ 내년
SEASONS
  • dry season : 건기
  • rainy season : 우기
  • summer :여름
  • autumn/ fall : 가을
  • winter: 겨울
  • spring :봄

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