Numbers & Time in Korean
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
일
il
day
I exercise every day.
이
i
two
There are two cats.
삼
sam
three
There are three of us.
사
sa
four
There are four seasons.
오
o
five
There are five fingers.
육
yuk
six
June is summer.
칠
chil
seven
I took a week off.
팔
pal
eight
I leave at eight o'clock.
구
gu
nine
From September on, it's fall.
십
sip
ten
I bought ten of them.
백
baek
hundred
It's a hundred-won coin.
천
cheon
thousand
Give me a thousand won, please.
만
man
ten thousand
I need ten thousand won.
시간
sigan
hour
I waited for two hours.
분
bun
minute
Just wait five minutes, please.
초
cho
second
There are thirty seconds left.
주
ju
week
See you next week.
달
dal
month
It's the last day of the month.
년
nyeon
year
This year is 2024.
아침
achim
morning
I wake up at six in the morning.
점심
jeongshim
noon / lunch
Lunchtime is at twelve o'clock.
저녁
jeonyeok
evening
I come home at six in the evening.
밤
bam
night
I sleep at night.
월요일
wol-yoil
Monday
I go to school on Monday.
화요일
hwa-yoil
Tuesday
Tuesday is busy.
수요일
su-yoil
Wednesday
Shall we meet on Wednesday?
목요일
mogyoil
Thursday
Thursday is a closing day.
금요일
geumyoil
Friday
I'm watching a movie on Friday night.
토요일
toyoil
Saturday
I go shopping on Saturday.
일요일
ilyoil
Sunday
Sunday is a day of rest.
1월
irwol
January
January is the new year.
2월
iwol
February
February is a short month.
3월
samwol
March
Spring begins in March.
4월
sawol
April
The weather is nice in April.
5월
owol
May
There is a festival in May.
6월
yuwol
June
It rains a lot in June.
7월
chilwol
July
It's very hot in July.
8월
palwol
August
I go on vacation in August.
9월
guwol
September
From September on, the weather gets cool.
10월
siwol
October
The fall leaves are beautiful in October.
11월
sibirwol
November
There is a harvest festival in November.
12월
sibiwol
December
December is the month of Christmas.
오늘
oneul
Today
The weather is nice today.
내일
naeil
Tomorrow
Shall we meet tomorrow?
어제
eoje
Yesterday
I was tired yesterday.
지금
jigeum
Now
What are you doing now?
방금
banggeum
Just now
I just got here.
나중에
najunge
Later
I'll call you back later.
처음
cheoeum
First / At the beginning
It was difficult at first.
마지막
majimak
Last / At the end
I took the last train.
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