Dates, Days & Months
Dates always use Sino-Korean numbers, and they go in the order year β month β day.
Months
A month is simply a number plus 'μ'. Two are irregular: June is 'μ μ' and October is 'μμ', both with a dropped final consonant.
| Month | Hangul | Romanization | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1μ | μΌμ | i-rwol | January |
| 6μ | μ μ | yu-wol | June |
| 10μ | μμ | si-wol | October |
| 12μ | μμ΄μ | si-bi-wol | December |
Days of the month
The day of the month also uses Sino-Korean numbers: the 15th is 'μμ€μΌ' and the 31st is 'μΌμμΌμΌ'.
Days of the week
| Day | Romanization | English |
|---|---|---|
| μμμΌ | wo-ryo-il | Monday |
| νμμΌ | hwa-yo-il | Tuesday |
| μμμΌ | su-yo-il | Wednesday |
| λͺ©μμΌ | mo-gyo-il | Thursday |
| κΈμμΌ | geu-myo-il | Friday |
| ν μμΌ | to-yo-il | Saturday |
| μΌμμΌ | i-ryo-il | Sunday |
λ©°μΉ vs λͺ μ: asking the date
Use 'λ©°μΉ ' to ask the day of the month and 'λͺ μ' to ask which month. For example: 'μ€λ λ©°μΉ μ΄μμ?' (What's today's date?) and 'λͺ μμ΄μμ?' (What month is it?). The answers are always in Sino-Korean numbers.
π‘ Tip: When you ask or answer 'λ¬΄μ¨ μμΌ' (what day) or 'λ©°μΉ ' (what date), the date numbers are always Sino-Korean.
Yesterday, today, tomorrow
These handy time words come up often with dates: μ΄μ (eo-je, yesterday), μ€λ (o-neul, today), λ΄μΌ (nae-il, tomorrow), and λͺ¨λ (mo-re, the day after tomorrow). For example: 'λ΄μΌμ μΌμμΌμ΄μμ' (Tomorrow is Sunday).