Nine to five
Your coworker asks what time you start and end work, and you just stare, because apparently you only learned how to buy coffee.
Clock inThe words — Nine to five
Three cards. One office. One meeting that will not survive the day. Let's go.
Meaningstarts / ends
누줌 씨 일이 아홉 시에 시작해요. 누줌 씨는 아홉 시 반에 와요.
Mr. Nujoom's work starts at nine o'clock. Mr. Nujoom arrives at nine thirty.
Meaningbusy / free
사마 씨는 월요일에 정말 바빠요. 사마 씨는 회의에서 자요. 토요일에는 한가해요.
Mr. Sama is really busy on Monday. Mr. Sama sleeps in the meeting. He's free on Saturday.
Meaningmeeting
열 시에 회의가 있어요. 누줌 씨는 회의에서 자요. 사마 씨도 회의에서 자요.
There's a meeting at ten o'clock. Mr. Nujoom sleeps in the meeting. Mr. Sama sleeps in the meeting too.
The idea — Nine to five
시작해요 means starts and 끝나요 means ends — your day 아홉 시에 시작해요 (starts at nine) and 다섯 시에 끝나요 (ends at five).
Next time someone asks about your day, you can lay out the whole schedule — start, meeting, end — without translating a single word in your head.
Questions about Nine to five
How do you say 'starts' and 'ends' in Korean?
'Starts' is 시작해요 (sijakaeyo) and 'ends' is 끝나요 (kkeunnayo), as in 'your day starts at nine and ends at five.'
What does 회의 mean in Korean?
회의 (hoeui) means 'meeting' in Korean, as in 'there's a meeting at ten o'clock.'
How do you say 'busy' and 'free' in Korean?
'Busy' is 바빠요 (bappayo) and 'free' is 한가해요 (hangahaeyo), used to describe your schedule on different days.
How do you say 'my day starts at nine and ends at five' in Korean?
You can say 아홉 시에 시작해요 (starts at nine) and 다섯 시에 끝나요 (ends at five).
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