Days/Months/Seasons

Question 1

오늘

Answer 1

today

oneul

Question 2

어제

Answer 2

yesterday

eoje

Question 3

내일

Answer 3

tomorrow

naeil

Question 4

지금

Answer 4

now

jigeum

Question 5

시간

Answer 5

time

sigan

Question 6

Explain the days of the week…

Answer 6

Since South Korea uses the Gregorian Calendar, their names for the days of the week aren’t all that different from those used in other languages, except that they are in Korean. Like in most languages, the days are associated with heavenly bodies or Roman gods. And each day of the week ends in 요일 (yoil).

Question 7

월요일

Answer 7

Monday

Wollyoil

월 (wol) means moon, so Monday = moon day.

Question 8

화요일

Answer 8

Tuesday

Hwayoil.

화 (hwa) means fire which is associated with Mars, god of war. So Tuesday = day of Mars or Tuesday = fire day.

Question 9

수요일

Answer 9

Wednesday

Suyoil.

수 (su) means water and it is associated with 수성 (suseong) which means Mercury, the water planet. Water day ≠ Wednesday… close enough?

Question 10

목요일

Answer 10

Thursday

Mogyoil.

목 (mok) which means wood and it is associated with 목성 (mogseong) which means Jupiter, the god of thunder. Sorry Loki fans, but it seems like this is calling for a Thor day, Thursday, Thor day, Thursday.

Question 11

금요일

Answer 11

Friday

Geumyoil.

금 (geum) which means gold and it is associated with 금성 (geumseong) which means Venus, the golden planet. TGIF = Thank Gold It’s Friday.

Question 12

토요일

Answer 12

Saturday

Toyoil.

토 (to) which means soil and it is associated with 토성 (toseong) which means Saturn, the god of harvest. Soil and Saturday both have the same beginning letter which is letter S.

Question 13

일요일

Answer 13

Sunday

Illyoil.

일 (il) which means day or sun. And well, you can easily remember 일요일 or Illyoi, because you can refer to it as the sun’s day.

Question 14

How do months work…

Answer 14

Names of the month in Korean are not too difficult to pronounce and remember. Basically, all you have to do is add the corresponding Sino-Korean number in front of the word 월 (wol) which means month. The numbers are given according to the months beginning in January and are written in numeric form. For example, the month of January in Korean would be referred to as 1월 or Irwol the month of March in Korean would be referred to as 3월 as Samwol.

Question 15

일월

Answer 15

January
1월
Irwol

Question 16

이월

Answer 16

February
2월
Iwol

Question 17

삼월

Answer 17

March
3월
Samwol

Question 18

사월

Answer 18

April
4월
Sawol

Question 19

오월

Answer 19

May
5월
Owol

Question 20

유월

Answer 20

June
6월
Yuwol

Question 21

칠월

Answer 21

July
7월
Chirwol

Question 22

팔월

Answer 22

August
8월
Parwol

Question 23

구월

Answer 23

September
9월
Guwol

Question 24

시월

Answer 24

October
10월
Siwol

Question 25

십일월

Answer 25

November 11월 Shipirwol

Question 26

십이월

Answer 26

December 12월 Shipiwol

Question 27

봄

Answer 27

Spring bom

Question 28

여름

Answer 28

Summer yeoreum

Question 29

가을

Answer 29

Autumn gaeul

Question 30

겨울

Answer 30

Winter gyeoul

Question 31

계절

Answer 31

season gyejeol

Question 32

내가 가장 좋아하는 계절은 봄이에요

Answer 32

My favorite season is spring. naega gajang joahaneun gyejoreun bomieyo

Question 33

올여름

Answer 33

this summer olyeoreum

Question 34

올여름은 많이 더울 거예요

Answer 34

This summer will be very hot. olyeoreumeun mani deoul geoyeyo

Question 35

단풍

Answer 35

autumn leaves danpung

Question 36

올가을

Answer 36

this autumn olgaeul

Question 37

올겨울

Answer 37

this winter olgyeoul

Question 38

지난 겨울

Answer 38

last winter jinan gyeoul

Question 39

올겨울에는 유난히 눈이 많이 오는군요.

Answer 39

It’s snowing a lot this winter. olgyeoureneun yunanhi nuni mani oneungunyo.