5. Telling the time / Diciendo la hora.

Learning Korean / Aprendiendo Coreano.

(Click the blue words to view pronunciation audio. / Dale 'click' a las palabras azules para oir las pronunciaciones.)

 

Number + 시 = Hour   -  Numero + 시 = Hora

Number +  = Minute -  Numero +  = Minuto

 

What time is it? - Que hora es? -  몇시입니까? - Myot-shi-imnikka? (Myaht-shi-eem-nee-kkah)

 

1 O'clock - 한 시 - Hanshi (Hahn-she) 

2 O'clock - 두 시 Tu-shi (Tuu-she)

3 O'clock - 세 시 - Se-shi (Say-she)

4 O'clock - 네 시 - Ne-shi (Nay-she)

5 O'clock - 다섯 시 - Tasot-shi (Tah-saht-she)

6 O'clock - 여섯 시 - Yosot-shi (Yoe-saht-she)

7 O'clock - 일곱 시 - Ilgop-shi (Eel-gope-she)

8 O'clock - 여덟 시 - Yodol-shi (Yoe-doel-she)

9 O'clock - 아홉 시 - Ahop-shi (Ah-hope-she)

10 O'clock - 열 시 - Yol-shi (Yole-she)

11 O'clock - 열한 시 - Yolhan-shi (Yahl-hahn-she)

12 O'clock - 열두 시 Yoltu-shi (Yole-tuu-she)

A.M. - 오전 - Ojon (Oh-jahn)

P.M. - 오후 - Ohu (Oh-huu)

 

일 분 [il bun] = 1 minute - 1 minuto

이 분 [i bun] = 2 minutes - 2 minutos

오 분 [o bun] = 5 minutes - 5 minutos

십 분 [sip bun] = 10 minutes - 10 minutos

십오 분 [si-bo bun] = 15 minutes - 15 minutos

삼십 분 [sam-sip bun] = 30 minutes - 30 minutos

오십오 분 [o-si-bo bun] = 55 minutes - 55 minutos

 

 

Examples / Ejemplos: 

1:05 = 한시오 분 [han si o bun]

1:15 = 한 시 십오 분 [han si si-bo bun]

3:20 = 세 시 이십 분 [se si i-sip bun]

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NoonaYoung
#1
Nice one!!!!

I love the way you put it together ^^ It is so easy and fun in learning the basic here.
But well, can I ask how to say like good morning/afternoon/evening/night?