Lesson 4 · Beginner 1 · A1
Time, Days & Dates
시간과 요일
Making plans, catching a train or knowing when a concert starts all require talking about time. In this lesson you will learn how to ask and tell the time, the days of the week and words like today, tomorrow and yesterday.
🎯 Learning goals
After this lesson you will be able to:
- Ask and tell the time and the day of the week
- Say when something happens
💬 Key phrases
지금 몇 시예요?
jigeum myeot siyeyo?
What time is it now?
세 시 삼십 분이에요
se si samsip bunieyo
It's 3:30
오늘
oneul
today
내일
naeil
tomorrow
어제
eoje
yesterday
월요일
woryoil
Monday
금요일
geumyoil
Friday
주말
jumal
weekend
오늘 무슨 요일이에요?
oneul museun yoirieyo?
What day is it today?
생일이 언제예요?
saengiri eonjeyeyo?
When is your birthday?
아침, 점심, 저녁
achim, jeomsim, jeonyeok
morning, lunchtime, evening
📐 Grammar
N에 (time)
at, on, in (time)
Put 에 after a time word to say when something happens: 세 시에, 월요일에, 주말에. Do not use 에 after 오늘, 내일, 어제 or 지금.
| Base form | N에 (time) |
|---|---|
| 세 시 | 세 시에 |
| 월요일 | 월요일에 |
| 주말 | 주말에 |
| 내일 | 내일 (✕ 에) |
Example
일곱 시에 만나요.
ilgop sie mannayo.
Let's meet at seven.
토요일에 영화를 봐요.
toyoire yeonghwareul bwayo.
I watch a movie on Saturday.
아침에 커피를 마셔요.
achime keopireul masyeoyo.
I drink coffee in the morning.
🗣 Dialogue
지금 몇 시예요?
jigeum myeot siyeyo?
What time is it?
열두 시 십 분이에요.
yeoldu si sip bunieyo.
It's 12:10.
아, 점심 먹을 시간이에요!
a, jeomsim meogeul siganieyo!
Oh, it's time for lunch!
좋아요. 그런데 내일 시간 있어요?
joayo. geureonde naeil sigan isseoyo?
Great. By the way, do you have time tomorrow?
내일은 금요일이죠? 네, 있어요.
naeireun geumyoirijyo? ne, isseoyo.
Tomorrow is Friday, right? Yes, I do.
그럼 저녁 일곱 시에 만나요!
geureom jeonyeok ilgop sie mannayo!
Then let's meet at 7 p.m.!
✏️ Grammar practice
Choose the word that completes each sentence.
✅ Quick quiz
Choose the correct meaning.
Updated: November 2026