Days of the week
Someone just asked 'meet Friday or Saturday?' and you froze like every day is the same beige blob. Korean fixes this in one move: every single day of the week ends in the same tail, so once you catch it, you can't unhear it.
Pick a day, any dayThe words — Days of the week
Hilal is trying to plan a hangout and every single day is somehow already a disaster. Let's meet the week.
MeaningMonday
힐랄은 월요일에 눈이 세 개예요.
On Monday, Hilal has three eyes.
MeaningTuesday
화요일에 눈이 두 개예요.
On Tuesday, he has two eyes.
MeaningWednesday
수요일에 눈이 하나예요.
On Wednesday, he has one eye.
MeaningThursday
목요일에 눈이 없어요.
On Thursday, he has no eyes.
MeaningFriday
금요일에 지자랑 힐랄이 만나요.
On Friday, Zeeza and Hilal meet.
MeaningSaturday
토요일에 사마는 아무것도 안 해요.
On Saturday, Sama does nothing at all.
MeaningSunday
일요일에 힐랄 눈이 다시 세 개예요.
On Sunday, Hilal's eyes are three again.
Meaningtoday
오늘 눈이 몇 개예요, 힐랄?
How many eyes today, Hilal?
Meaningtomorrow
내일 눈이 또 달라요.
Tomorrow the eyes are different again.
Meaningweekend
주말에는 눈을 안 세요.
On the weekend, nobody counts the eyes.
Meaninglet's meet
금요일에 만나요. 힐랄도 와요.
Let's meet on Friday. Hilal is coming too.
The idea — Days of the week
Every day of the week in Korean ends in 요일, and to say 'on' a day you add 에 — like 금요일에, 'on Friday'.
Now when you hear a strange word end in 요일, you already know it's naming a day — even before you catch which one.
Questions about Days of the week
How do you say Monday in Korean?
Monday is 월요일 (woryoil) in Korean.
What do all the days of the week in Korean have in common?
Every day of the week in Korean ends in 요일, so once you recognize that ending you know the word names a day.
How do you say 'on Friday' in Korean?
You add 에 to the day name, so 'on Friday' is 금요일에 (geumyoire).
How do you say today, tomorrow and weekend in Korean?
Today is 오늘 (oneul), tomorrow is 내일 (naeil), and weekend is 주말 (jumal).
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