Tell the time and make a simple plan
Put an hour and a minute together. Then suggest a time to meet.
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A rough reading aid, not exact pronunciation. Hyphens separate syllables. Listen first, then try with hints hidden. “eu” is said with unrounded lips; “uh” only approximates ㅓ. Doubled consonants are tense, not extra syllables. Do not add a vowel after a final consonant.
Six phrases you can use today
Korean uses native number forms for hours and Sino-Korean numbers for minutes. Begin with a few useful combinations and a short meeting plan.
Pronunciation guides are approximate. Focus on the Korean audio as you learn.
지금 몇 시예요?
Sound hintjee-geum myuht ssee-yeh-yoh
jigeum myeot siyeyo
What time is it now?
몇 시 asks what hour or time.
한 시예요
Sound hinthahn see-yeh-yoh
han siyeyo
It’s one o’clock.
하나 becomes 한 before 시.
두 시 삼십 분이에요
Sound hintdoo see sahm-seep ppoo-nee-eh-yoh
du si samsip bunieyo
It’s 2:30.
두 counts the hour; 삼십 counts the minutes.
세 시 반이에요
Sound hintseh see bah-nee-eh-yoh
se si banieyo
It’s half past three.
반 means half; 세 시 반 is 3:30.
내일 만나요
Sound hintneh-eel mahn-nah-yoh
naeil mannayo
Let’s meet tomorrow.
내일 means tomorrow.
두 시에 만나요
Sound hintdoo see-eh mahn-nah-yoh
du sie mannayo
Let’s meet at two.
에 marks the time of the meeting.
A real-life conversation
내일 만나요.
Let’s meet tomorrow.
몇 시에 만날까요?
What time shall we meet?
두 시에 만나요.
Let’s meet at two.
좋아요.
Sounds good.
Make the part of the day clear
오전 means a.m. and 오후 means p.m. 오후 두 시 is 2 p.m. 오늘 means today and 내일 means tomorrow. A real appointment also needs a clear date and place; this lesson practices the basic wording.
Make yourself heard.
Listen once. Record yourself saying the phrase, then listen back.
한 시예요
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