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Level 1 · Beginner 1 · Unit 6

What time is it?

By the end you can

  • Tell the time
  • Say days and dates
  • Say when something happens
In native review 7 parts · about 30 minutes
Sori and Hoya plan when to meet. Hoya is late.

Part 1

Hoya is late for class

Listen first. Then hide the English and read along. Then use Shadow: Sori or Hoya says a line, you say it back.

  1. Sori

    호야 씨, 지금 몇 시예요?

    Hoya, what time is it now?

  2. Hoya

    음… 아홉 시 오십 분이에요.

    Um… it's 9:50.

  3. Sori

    수업이 몇 시에 있어요?

    What time is class?

  4. Hoya

    열 시에 있어요.

    It's at ten.

  5. Sori

    오늘 무슨 요일이에요?

    What day is it today?

  6. Hoya

    월요일이에요. 아! 월요일 수업은 아홉 시부터예요!

    It's Monday. Oh! Monday's class starts at nine!

  7. Sori

    네. 아홉 시부터 열두 시까지예요.

    Yes. From nine to twelve.

  8. Hoya

    소리쌤, 죄송해요…

    Sori-ssaem, I'm sorry…

  9. Sori

    괜찮아요. 내일은 화요일이에요. 화요일 수업은 열 시에 시작해요.

    It's all right. Tomorrow is Tuesday. Tuesday's class starts at ten.

  10. Hoya

    내일 열 시에 와요!

    I'll come at ten tomorrow!

  11. Sori

    아홉 시 오십 분에 오세요.

    Come at 9:50.

Part 2

Grammar

5 patterns, each with the rule and examples you can hear.

1

N시 (native) + N분 (Sino-Korean)

Telling the time

Hours use the native numbers you counted apples with; minutes use the Sino-Korean numbers you paid with. So 3:15 is 세 시 십오 분. Half past is 반.

hours — native numbers한 시 · 두 시 … 열두 시세 시 · 열한 시
minutes — Sino-Korean numbers일 분 … 오십구 분십 분 · 사십오 분
half past반두 시 반 = 2:30
a.m. / p.m.오전 · 오후오후 세 시 = 3 p.m.

  • 지금 몇 시예요?

    What time is it now?

  • 세 시 십오 분이에요.

    It's 3:15.

  • 오후 두 시 반이에요.

    It's 2:30 p.m.

2

N에 (time)

At a time, on a day

에 after a clock time, a day or a part of the day means “at / on / in”. Four words never take it: 오늘 (today), 내일 (tomorrow), 어제 (yesterday) and 지금 (now).

clock times, days, parts of the day에세 시에 · 월요일에 · 아침에
today, tomorrow, yesterday, nowno 에내일 가요 · 지금 가요

  • 여덟 시에 일어나요.

    I get up at eight.

  • 토요일에 친구를 만나요.

    I meet a friend on Saturday.

  • 내일 학교에 가요.

    I go to school tomorrow.

3

몇 · 무슨 · 언제

Which number, what kind, when

몇 asks for a number (몇 시 — what time, 몇 개 — how many). 무슨 asks what kind (무슨 요일 — what day, 무슨 책 — what book). 언제 is “when”.

  • 몇 시에 만나요?

    What time shall we meet?

  • 오늘 무슨 요일이에요?

    What day is it today?

  • 생일이 언제예요?

    When is your birthday?

4

N월 N일 · N요일

Dates and days

Months and dates use Sino-Korean numbers: 삼월 오일 is March 5th. Two months change shape: 6월 is 유월 and 10월 is 시월. Days of the week are one syllable each plus 요일.

monthsnumber + 월삼월 · 유월 (6) · 시월 (10)
datesnumber + 일오월 오일 = May 5th
days of the week월 · 화 · 수 · 목 · 금 · 토 · 일 + 요일월요일 · 금요일

  • 오늘은 시월 구일이에요.

    Today is October 9th.

  • 제 생일은 유월 이십일이에요.

    My birthday is June 20th.

  • 금요일에 만나요.

    See you on Friday.

5

N부터 N까지

From … to …

부터 marks when something starts and 까지 when it ends. Either one can also stand alone: 열두 시까지 — until twelve.

  • 아홉 시부터 열두 시까지 수업이 있어요.

    I have class from nine to twelve.

  • 월요일부터 금요일까지 일해요.

    I work Monday to Friday.

  • 몇 시까지 해요?

    Until what time are you open?

Part 3

Words

30 words. Tap a card to hear it. When you finish, they go into your review — they come back tomorrow.

time

days

dates

questions

school

Part 4

Practice

Check each answer as you go. Nothing is graded — mistakes are how this works.

Which number?

  1. (3:00) ___ 시예요.

    It's three o'clock.

  2. (3:10) 세 시 ___ 분이에요.

    It's 3:10.

  3. (June) ___이에요.

    It's June.

  4. (October) ___이에요.

    It's October.

에 or not?

  1. ___ 친구를 만나요.

    I'm meeting a friend tomorrow.

  2. ___ 일어나요.

    I get up at seven.

  3. ___ 운동해요.

    I exercise on Saturday.

몇, 무슨 or 언제?

  1. 오늘 ___ 요일이에요?

    What day is it today?

  2. 지금 ___ 시예요?

    What time is it now?

  3. 생일이 ___예요?

    When is your birthday?

Put the words in order

  1. See you tomorrow at three.

  2. I have class from nine to twelve.

Choose the right answer

  1. 지금 몇 시예요?

    What time is it now?

  2. 생일이 언제예요?

    When is your birthday?

Part 5

Fix Hoya’s mistakes

Hoya wrote these. Each has one mistake — the kind a sensible learner makes. Say the fixed sentence before you check.

  • Say “It's June”.

    Hoya wrote 육월이에요.

    Show the fix

    유월이에요.

    Two months change their sound: 6월 is 유월 and 10월 is 시월. The final consonant drops.

  • Say “It's ten o'clock”.

    Hoya wrote 십 시예요.

    Show the fix

    열 시예요.

    Hours use native numbers: 열 시. Minutes use Sino-Korean: 십 분.

  • Say “See you tomorrow”.

    Hoya wrote 내일에 만나요.

    Show the fix

    내일 만나요.

    오늘, 내일, 어제 and 지금 never take 에.

Part 6

Hoya's week

Hoya copies his timetable into his notebook — with a few notes of his own. Read it yourself first; tap a line to see its meaning, or listen to Hoya read it.

Check your reading

  1. What time does Monday's class start?

  2. What does Hoya do on Sunday?

Part 7

Writing

Write your schedule for this week.

See Sori’s model answer
  • 저는 월요일부터 금요일까지 일해요. I work Monday to Friday.
  • 아침 여덟 시에 회사에 가요. I go to work at eight in the morning.
  • 수요일 저녁에 운동해요. I exercise on Wednesday evening.
  • 토요일에 친구를 만나요. I meet a friend on Saturday.
  • 일요일에 집에서 쉬어요. I rest at home on Sunday.

Unit 6 complete

Finish every part above, then mark the unit complete. Your words come back in Review tomorrow.

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