How to tell the time in Korean (한국어), a Koreanic language spoken mainly in South Korea and North Korea.
| English | 한국어 (Korean) |
|---|---|
| What time is it? | 몇 시예요? (myeoch siyeyo?) |
| It's one o'clock | 한 시예요 (han siyeyo) |
| It's quarter past one | 한 시 십오분 (han si sib-obun) |
| It's half past one | 한 시 삼십분 (han si samsibbun) 한 시 반 (han si ban) |
| It's quarter to two | 한 시 사십오분 (han si sasib-obun) |
| It's two o'clock | 두 시예요 (du siyeyo) |
| It's quarter past two | 두 시 십오분 (du si sib-obun) |
| It's half past two | 두 시 삼십분 (du si samsibbun) 두 시 반 (du si ban) |
| It's quarter to three | 두 시 사십오분 (du si sasib-obun) |
| It's three o'clock | 세 시예요 (se siyeyo) |
| It's quarter past three | 세 시 십오분 (se si sib-obun) |
| It's half past three | 세 시 삼십분 (se si samsibbun) 세 시 반 (se si ban) |
| It's quarter to four | 세 시 사십오분 (se si sasib-obun) |
| It's four o'clock | 네 시예요 (ne siyeyo) |
| It's quarter past four | 네 시 십오분 (ne si sib-obun) |
| It's half past four | 네 시 삼십분 (ne si samsibbun) 네 시 반 (ne si ban) |
| It's quarter to five | 네 시 사십오분 (ne si sasib-obun) |
| It's five o'clock | 다섯 시예요 (daseos siyeyo) |
| It's quarter past five | 다섯 시 십오분 (daseos si sib-obun) |
| It's half past five | 다섯 시 삼십분 (daseos si samsibbun) 다섯 시 반 (daseos si ban) |
| It's quarter to six | 다섯 시 사십오분 (daseos si sasib-obun) |
| It's six o'clock | 여섯 시예요 (yeoseos si siyeyo) |
| It's quarter past six | 여섯 시 십오분 (yeoseos si si sib-obun) |
| It's half past six | 여섯 시 삼십분 (yeoseos si si samsibbun) 여섯 시 반 (yeoseos si ban) |
| It's quarter to seven | 여섯 시 사십오분 (yeoseos si si sasib-obun) |
| It's seven o'clock | 일곱 시예요 (ilgob siyeyo) |
| It's quarter past seven | 일곱 시 십오분 (ilgob si sib-obun) |
| It's half past seven | 일곱 시 삼십분 (ilgob si samsibbun) 일곱 시 반 (ilgob si ban) |
| It's quarter to eight | 일곱 시 사십오분 (ilgob si sasib-obun) |
| It's eight o'clock | 여덟 시예요 (yeodeolb siyeyo) |
| It's quarter past eight | 여덟 시 십오분 (yeodeolb si sib-obun) |
| It's half past eight | 여덟 시 삼십분 (yeodeolb si samsibbun) 여덟 시 반 (yeodeolb si ban) |
| It's quarter to nine | 여덟 시 사십오분 (yeodeolb si sasib-obun) |
| It's nine o'clock | 아홉 시예요 (ahob siyeyo) |
| It's quarter past nine | 아홉 시 십오분 (ahob si sib-obun) |
| It's half past nine | 아홉 시 삼십분 (ahob si samsibbun) 아홉 시 반 (ahob si ban) |
| It's quarter to ten | 아홉 시 사십오분 (ahob si sasib-obun) |
| It's ten o'clock | 열 시예요 (yeol siyeyo) |
| It's quarter past ten | 열 시 십오분 (yeol si sib-obun) |
| It's half past ten | 열 시 삼십분 (yeol si samsibbun) 열 시 반 (yeol si ban) |
| It's quarter to eleven | 열 시 사십오분 (yeol si sasib-obun) |
| It's eleven o'clock | 열한 시 시예요 (yeolhan si siyeyo) |
| It's quarter past eleven | 열한 시 시 십오분 (yeolhan si si sib-obun) |
| It's half past eleven | 열한 시 시 삼십분 (yeolhan si si samsibbun) 열한 시 반 (yeolhan si ban) |
| It's quarter to twelve | 열한 시 시 사십오분 (yeolhan si si sasib-obun) |
| It's twelve o'clock | 열두 시 시예요 (yeoldu si jiyeyo) |
| It's quarter past twelve | 열두 시 시 십오분 (yeoldu si ji sib-obun) |
| It's half past twelve | 열두 시 시 삼십분 (yeoldu si ji samsibbun) 열두 시 반 (yeoldu si ban) |
| It's quarter to one | 열두 시 시 사십오분 (yeoldu si ji sasib-obun) |
| midday | 대낮 (daenaj) |
| midnight | 한밤중 (hanbamjung) |
| AM (morning) | 오전 (ojeon) |
| dawn (1am - 6am) | 새벽 (sebyeok) |
| morning (7am - 11am) | 아침 (achim) |
| PM (afternoon) | 오후 (ohu) |
| evening (6pm - 11pm) | 저녁 (juhnyeok) |
| night (6pm - 12am) | 밤 (bam) |
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More details of how to tell the time in Korean
https://www.sweetandtastytv.com/blog/2015/4/19/korean-phrases-18-telling-time-in-korean
https://www.90daykorean.com/how-to-say-time-in-korean/
https://blogs.transparent.com/korean/telling-time-in-korean-what-time-is-it-now/
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