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Level 1 · Unit 8

What time is it?

A plan for tomorrow

Sori and Hoya plan when to meet. Hoya is late.

This unit is part of the Level 1 Pass — opening soon.

Until then, you can find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.

What you’ll learn

  • N시 (native) + N분 (Sino-Korean) · 반 · 전 · 오전/오후Telling the time
  • N에 (time) · 오늘/내일/어제/지금/언제 + no 에At / on a time — the particle 에 (time)
  • 몇 · 무슨 · 언제 · 며칠 · N월 N일 · N요일Dates, days and the question words
  • N부터 N까지From … to …

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Why hours are native and minutes are Sino-Korean
  • 에 goes on the last time word — and where it must NOT go
  • 부터 and 까지 with places, and 까지 as 'by'
  • 유월, 시월 and 며칠 — three special sounds

The scene opens

  1. Sori

    호야 씨, 오늘은 무슨 요일이에요?

    Hoya, what day is it today?

  2. Hoya

    금요일이에요. 시월 구일이에요!

    It's Friday. It's October 9th!

  3. Sori

    네, 한글날이에요. 오늘은 수업이 없어요.

    Yes, it's Hangul Day. There's no class today.

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar4 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
  3. 3
    Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
  4. 4
    Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
  5. 5
    Words30 words, which go into your spaced review
  6. 6
    PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
  7. 7
    Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
  8. 8
    Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
  9. 9
    Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card