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  Korean Vocabulary (Time) In Korean language, the time is knowns as 시간 (sigan) and you use the word 시 (si) to tell the hours and then you use the word 분 (bun) to tell the minutes. As the time is said in hours and minutes, in Korean language, time is denoted using the Native and Sino numbering system. The hours are represented using Native Korean numbering system i.e. 하나 (hana), 둘 (dul), 셋 ( set) and minutes are represented using Sino Korean numbering system i.e. 일 (il), 이 (i), 삼 (sam) 시 (si) is used specifically to tell the hour in time in Korean. Example: 1 o’clock  = 1 시 -한시 (hansi)       7 o’clock  = 7 시 -일곱시 (ilgopsi)   Unlike hours, 분 (bun) is used to tell the minute in time in Korean. Example : 13 minutes  = 십 삼 분 (shipsambun)               16 minutes  = 십육 분 ( sipyuk bun)   One more thing to know before we go further, Korean language also has a word for “half past” which is 반 (ban). This means “half” in Korean.   Example : 7:30   = 일곱시 반 ( ilgopsi

  Korean Vocabulary (Days of Weeks) Learning the days of the week in Korean is the best thing you can do if you recently became interested in learning Korean. Learning the days of the week is very practical and quite essential. If you are a fan of K-pop especially BTS or K-drama in general, it’s possible that some of the Korean weekdays sound familiar to you.   Days of Week in Korean Monday 월요일 (wolyoil) Tuesday 화요일 (hwayoil) Wednesday 수요일 (suyoil)  Thursday 목요일 (mogyoil) Friday 금요일 (geumyoil)   Saturday 토요일 (toyoil) Sunday 일요일 (illyoil)   However, to make sure they are completely memorized by your brain, we are going to look at how these words were formed. This little trick applies to any language, not just Korean language. All days in Korean end in  요일 (yoil) which translates to ‘day’ in English. As you can see that remains a single Korean character at the beginning of each of the seven words. Here’s what each day in Korean means in English: 월 (wol) in 월