Korean Vocabulary (Time)

 

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 = 1시 -한시(hansi)

      7 o’clock = 7시 -일곱시(ilgopsi)

 

Unlike hours, 분(bun) is used to tell the minute in time in Korean.

Example: 13 minutes = 십삼분(shipsambun)

              16 minutes =십육분(sipyukbun)

 

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 ban)

 

It’s also ok to say 일곱시삼십분 (ilgopsi samsipbun), but 일곱시반 (ilgopsi ban) is a bit easier and sounds natural.

 

Hours in Korean:

1 o’clock = 1시 - 한시 (hansi)

2 o’clock = 2시 - 두시(dusi)

3 o’clock = 3시 - 세시(sesi)

4 o’clock = 4시 - 네시(nesi)

5 o’clock = 5시 - 다섯시(daseotsi)

6 o’clock = 6시 - 여섯시(yeoseotsi)

7 o’clock = 7시 - 일곱시(ilgopsi)

8 o’clock = 8시 - 여덟시(yeodeolsi)

9 o’clock = 9시 - 아홉시(ahopsi)

10 o’clock = 10시 - 열시yeolsi)

11 o’clock = 11시 - 열하나시(yeolhanasi)

12 o’clock = 12시 - 열둘시(yeoldulsi)

Minutes in Korean:

1 minutes = 일분(ilbun)                                       

2 minutes = 이분(ibun)

3 minutes = 삼분(sambun)

4 minutes = 사분(sabun)                             

5 minutes = 오분(obun)                                       

6 minutes = 육분(yukbun)

7 minutes = 칠분(chilbun)                                                           

8 minutes = 팔분(phalbun)                          

9 minutes = 구분(gubun)                             

10 minutes = 십분(shipbun) 

11 minutes = 십일분(shipilbun)     

12 minutes = 십이분(shipibun)

13 minutes = 십삼분(shipsambun)

14 minutes = 십사분(shipsabun)

15 minutes = 십오분(sipobun)

16 minutes = 십육분(sipyukbun)

17 minutes = 십칠분(sipchilbun)

18 minutes = 십팔분(sippalbun)

19 minutes = 십구분(sipgubun)

20 minutes = 이십분(isipbun)

21 minutes = 이십일분(isipilbun)

22 minutes = 이십이분(isipibun)

23 minutes = 이십삼분(isipsambun)

24 minutes = 이십사분(isipsabun)

25 minutes = 이십오분(isipobun)           

26 minutes = 이십육분(isipyukbun)

27 minutes = 이십칠분(isipchilbun)                               

28 minutes = 이십팔분(isippalbun)                

29 minutes = 이십구분(isipgubun)         

30 minutes = 삼십분(samsipbun)  

31 minutes = 삼십일분(samsipilbun)

32 minutes = 삼십이분(samsipibun)

33 minutes = 삼십삼분(samsipsambun)

34 minutes = 삼십사분(samsipsabun)

35 minutes = 삼십오분(samsipobun)

36 minutes = 삼십육분(samsipyukbun)

37 minutes = 삼십칠분(samsipchilbun)

38 minutes = 삼십팔분(samsippalbun)

39 minutes = 삼십구분(samsipgubun)

40 minutes =사십분(sasipbun)                      

41 minutes = 사십일분(sasipilbun) 

42 minutes = 사십이분(sasipibun)

43 minutes = 사십삼분(sasipsambun)             

44 minutes = 사십사분(sasipsabun)                                       

45 minutes = 사십오분(sasipobun)                 

46 minutes = 사십육분(sasipyukbun)     

47 minutes = 사십칠분(sasipchilbun)

48 minutes = 사십팔분(sasippalbun)

49 minutes = 사십구분(sasipgubun)

50 minutes = 오십분(osipbun)

51 minutes = 오십일분(osipilbun)

52 minutes = 오십이분(osipibun)

53 minutes = 오십삼분(osipsambun)

54 minutes = 오십사분(osipsabun)

55 minutes = 오십오분(osipobun)

56 minutes = 오십육분(osipyukbun)

57 minutes = 오십칠분(osipchilbun)

58 minutes = 오십팔분(osippalbun)

59 minutes = 오십구분(osipgubun)