Now that we have learned the two different number systems in Korean, it is time to talk about the time!Through this lesson, learn how to ask and tell the time in Korean! In Korean, you use the native Korean numbers to tell the time, and the sino-Korean numbers to tell the minute. Find out more about how to go about doing this by listening to the lesson.
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And we have two 질문 [jil-mun] for you!
1. What did 영주 say at the end? And what does it mean in English?
2. What time is it right now in your city? Write the time in the comment using Korean, not the numbers. ; )
Thank you!
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You can download a free PDF for this lesson here, or if you want to study with our TalkToMeInKorean textbooks, you can get them here. And after you learn the basics, try writing your own Korean sentences and get corrections from native speakers through HaruKorean, our 1:1 correction service.
지금 오후 한시 사십사분이에요. =)
지금은 오후네시십칠분이에요.
why can’t I download the audio of this lesson?
Use the download button above
In the sentence, 저는 매일 아침 9까지 출근해요, why does it translate to “I get to work by 9 every morning” if 출근하다 means “to go to” and 까지 means “until”? Why doesn’t it translate to “I go to work until 9 every morning”
Some expressions as such you listed don’t exist in korean language. Another good example of a sentence that doesn’t exist is, “Let’s go to bed.” That in korean would be just, “Let us sleep.”
지금 오후 다섯시 오십오 분이에요
지금 오후 일곱 시 오 분이에요!
지금은 오후 아헙 시 십구 분이에요! 안녕히 주무세요. ^^
지금 여기에 오후 아홉시 반분이에요. Is it right?
Ok just to check my progress… Is it that by now (after lvl 1 and the lsns of lvl2) we should be able to understand whatever the person who gives the examples says, right after they say it? Even after listening to them many times I couldn’t make out what they said. Is it just me? Or is it normal not to understand so easily?
Hi Saraswathi,
We don’t say 반분. You can just say “지금 여기는 오후 아홉시 반이에요”.
In my opinion, the progress is up to the person. I think you’re practicing a lot through the comments in TTMIK, and I am sure that your skill will be developed soon.
지금 열시 오십구분이에요.