LESSON NOTES

Newbie #17
What Day Is It?

CONTENTS
2 Korean Hangul
2 Romanization
2 English
3 Alternative Transcript
3 Vocabulary
5 Sample Sentences
6 Grammar
9 Pronunciation

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 KOREAN HANGUL

1. (1)류지: 오늘은… 며칠이에요?

2. (2)형사: 오늘? 3월 4일.

3. (3)류지: 제가 언제...

4. (4)형사: 1월…아니… 2월 6일.

5. (5)류지: (한숨)

6. (6)형사: 류지, 너는 생일 언제냐?

7. (7)류지: 6월 20일이에요.

ROMANIZATION

1. (1)RYUJI: oneul-eun myeochil-ieyo?

2. (2)HYEONGSA: oneul? sam-wol sa-il.

3. (3)RYUJI: je-ga eonje...

4. (4)HYEONGSA: il-wol... ani... i-wol yuk-il

5. (5)RYUJI: (hansum)

6. (6)HYEONGSA: ryuji, neo-neun saengil eonjenya?

7. (7)RYUJI: yu-wol isip-il-ieyo.

ENGLISH
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1. (1)RYUJI: What date is today?

2. (2)DETECTIVE: Today? It's the 4th of March.

3. (3)RYUJI: When did I come here?

4. (4)DETECTIVE: January... no... February 6th.

5. (5)RYUJI: (sigh)

6. (6)DETECTIVE: Ryuji, when is your birthday?

7. (7)RYUJI: It's June 20th.

ALTERNATIVE TRANSCRIPT

1. (1)류지: 오늘은… 며칠입니까?

2. (2)형사: 오늘 말입니까? 3월 4일입니다.

3. (3)류지: 제가 언제...

4. (4)형사: 1월…아니… 2월 6일입니다.

5. (5)류지: (한숨)…

6. (6)형사: 류지 씨, 생일 언제입니까?

7. (7)류지: 6월 20일입니다.

VOCABULARY

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 Hangul R omanization English C lass

four(Chinese

사 sa character-based noun
Korean)

one(Chinese

일 il character-based noun
Korean)

ten(Chinese

십 sip character-based
Korean)

two(Chinese

이 i character-based noun
Korean)

생일 saengil birthday noun

five(Chinese

오 o character-based noun
Korean)

seven(Chinese

칠 chil character-based noun

Korean)

월 wol month

six(Chinese

육 yuk character-based noun

Korean)

nine (Chinese

구 gu character-based noun
Korean)

eight(Chinese

팔 pal character-based noun

Korean)

언제 eonje when adverb

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 three (Chinese
삼 sam character-based noun
Korean)

SAMPLE SENTENCES

이 곱하기 사는 팔입니다. 1분 후에 됩니다

i gophagi saneun parimnida. il bun huae dwaebnida.

"Two times four is eight." "It will be done in one minute."

십이 나누기 이는 육이다. 생일선물로 새로운 노트북을 갖고 싶습니

sibi nanugi ineun yugida. 다.
saengilseonmullo saeroun noteubugeul gatgo
"Two goes into twelve six times." sipsseumnida.

"I want to get a new laptop as a birthday

gift."

그 남자 생일에 뭐 할거야? 생일이 언제입니까?

geu namja saengire mwo halgeoya? saengiri eonjeimnikka?

"What are you going to do for his birthday?" "When is your birthday?"

오늘 내 생일인데, 선물 없어? 사박 오일간의 여행입니다.

oneul nae saeng-il-inde, seonmul eopseo? sabak oilgani yeohaeng-imnida.

"Today's my birthday. Any present for me?" "It is a trip for five days and four nights."

칠은 행운의 숫자로 알려져 있다. 이 곱하기 삼은 육입니다.

chireun haeng-unui sutjaro alryeojyeo itda. i gophagi sameun yugimnida.

"Seven is known to be a lucky number." "Two times three makes six."

이 정보를 다시 듣고 싶으시면 9번을 누르 이 곱하기 사는 팔입니다.

십시오. i gophagi saneun parimnida.
i jeongboreul dasi deutkko sipeusimyeon
gubeoneul nureusio. "Two times four is eight."

"To repeat this information, press nine."

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그 미식축구 게임 언제 시작해? 생일 언제야?
geu misikchukgu geim eonje sijakae? saengil eonjeya?

"When does the football game start?" "When is your birthday?"

담배 언제 끊었어? 난 삼시 세끼를 다 먹어도 배고파.

dambae eonje kkeuneosseo? nan samsi sekki-reul da meokeodo baegopa.

"When did you quit smoking?" "Even after I eat all three meals of the day,
I still feel hungry ."

GRAMMAR

This conversation introduces the method in which one can construct dates. To do this, the
Chinese character-based Korean numbers must be used.

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Grammar Point #1 - Chinese character-based Numbers - 일, 이, 삼, 사
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Korean has two sets of numbers. The Chinese character-based Korean number system is a
number system which is derived from Chinese. These numbers are typically used for reciting
phone numbers, time (minutes), months, years, counting money, and a number of other
things. With the numbers one through ten, one can count till 99. But in the context of this
lesson, only the numbers one through ten will be necessary to construct dates.

일 (il) - 1
이 (i) - 2
삼 (sam) - 3
사 (sa) - 4
오 (o) - 5
육 (yuk) - 6
칠 (chil) - 7
팔 (pal) - 8
구 (gu) - 9
십 (sip) - 10 십일 (sibil) - 11 십이 (sibi) - 12

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▷ Construction
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The number 11 is formed by saying the number 10 and then saying the number 1.
10 - 십 (sip)
1 - 일 (il)
10 + 1 = 11
sip + il = sip-il

The number 12 is formed by saying the number 10 and then saying the number 2.
10 - 십 (sip)
2 - 이 (i)
10 + 2 = 12
sip + i = sip-i

The number 20 is formed by saying the number 2 and then saying the number 10.
2 - 이 (i)
10 - 십 (sip)
2 x 10 = 20
i x sip = i-sip

The number 24 is formed by saying the number 2, then 10, then 4.

2 - 이 (i)
10 - 십 (sip)
4 - 사 (sa)
2 x 10 + 4 = 24
i x sip + sa = i-sip-sa

The number 31 is formed by saying the number 3, then 10, then 1.

3 - 삼 (sam)
10 - 십 (sip)
1 - 일 (il)
3 x 10 + 1 = 31
sam x sip + il = sam-sip-il

Months - Months of the year are constructed by using the number of the month (January - 1,
February - 2, March - 3), using the Sino-Korean numbers. After the number, it is immediately
followed by 월 (wol, month).

1월 (ilwol) - January

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2월 (iwol) - February
3월 (samwol) - March
4월 (sawol) - April
5월 (owol) May
6월 (yuwol) - June
7월 (chilwol) - July
8월 (palwol) - August
9월 (guwol) - September
10월 (siwol) - October
11월 (sibilwol) - November
12월 (sibiwol) - December

Note: The months June and October have different pronunciations as what their respective
numbers 6, 육 (yuk), and 10, 십 (sip), may suggest. 6월 should be pronounced as 유월 (yuwol)
not 육월 (yukwol). 10월 should be pronounced as 시월 (si-wol) not 십월 (sip-wol).

Dates - Dates of the year are constructed in the same exact manner as months are. Using the
Sino-Korean number for the date, the number is then immediately following with the word 일
(il, day).

1일 (ilil) - 1st
3일 (samil) - 3rd
7일 (chilil) - 7th
14일 (sibsail) - 14th
29일 (isibguil) - 29th
31일 (samsibilil) - 31st

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♣ More Examples ♣
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Here are a few example dates in Korean:

January 1st - 1월 1일 (ilwol ilil)

September 23rd - 9월 23일 (guwol isipsamil)
October 19th - 10월 19일 (siwol sipguil)
April 30th - 4월 30일 (sawol samsipil)
December 24th - 12월 24일 (sibiwol isipsail)

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☞ remember ☜
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The three things that one needs to say any date in Korean: the Chinese character-based
Korean numbers (1-31), and the words 월 (wol, month) and 일 (il, day).

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Phrase #1 - What's Today's Date? - 며칠이에요?
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The phrase 며칠이에요? (myeochil-ieyo?) is used to ask the date. It is spelled 며칠이에요?
(myeo-chil-ieyo?) but is commonly misspelled as 몇일이에요? (myeoch-il-ieyo?)

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♣ More Examples ♣
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오늘 며칠이에요? (oneul myeochil-ieyo?) - What date is it today?
내일 며칠이에요? (naeil myeochil-ieyo?) - What date it it tomorrow?
결혼식이 며칠이에요? (gyeolhonsik-i myeochil-ieyo?) - What date is the wedding?

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Phrase #2 - When is Your Birthday? - 생일이 언제예요?
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The phrase 생일이 언제예요? (saengil-i eonje-yeoyo?) is used to ask someone when their
birthday is. As the subject of the sentence is not included, it is usually inferred from context. If
one wanted to be more specific, the name of the person could simply be added onto the front
of the phrase.

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♣ More Examples ♣
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류지 생일이 언제예요? (ryuji saengil-i eonje-yeyo?) - 'When is Ryuji's birthday?' or 'When is
your birthday Ryuji?'
마유미 생일이 언제예요? (mayumi saengil-i eonje-yeyo?) - 'When is Mayumi's birthday?' or
'When is your birthday Mayumi?'

PRONUNCIATION TIPS

The months June and September have different pronunciations as what their respective

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numbers 6, 육 (yuk), and 10, 십 (sip), may suggest. 6월 should be pronounced as 유월 (yuwol)
not 육월 (yukwol). 10월 should be pronounced as 시월 (si-wol) not 십월 (sip-wol).

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