This blog will be helpful for those who are studying Korean language and want to improve their vocabulary skills.
Today we're looking at words related to the different time and duration of the year, month and days how to write it in Korean.
KOREAN TERM | ENGLISH TERM |
세기 | Century |
수세기 | Several centuries |
이십일세기 | 21st century |
수년 | Several years |
수년 전 | Some years ago |
수십년 | Several decades |
수십년 간 동안 | For several decades, for scores of years |
수십년 전 | Scores of years ago |
갑자 | 60 years |
삼천갑자 | Literally, 180,000 years. It used to mean a very long time. |
년 | Chinese Year ( Count years using Sino-Korean numbers: 일, 이,삼, 사, before 년 ) |
해 | Korean Year ( Count years using Native Korean numbers: 한, 두, 세, 네 before 해.) |
작년 / 지난해 | Last year |
재작년 | Two years ago, the year before last |
올해 / 금년 | This year |
내년 / 다음해/이듬해 | Next year |
내후년 | Two years from now |
연간 | Yearly, one year's time |
연초 | Beginning of the year |
분기 | Quarter of year |
연말 | End of the year |
새해 | New year |
그해 | That year |
다년 | Multiple years |
매년 / 해마다 | Every year, annually |
연말 | The end of the year |
수백년 | Hundreds |
수백년 간(동안) | For hundreds, for centuries |
수백년 전 | Hundreds of years ago |
달 | Month (Native Korean word) |
월 | Month |
지난달 | Last month |
이번달 / 이달 | This month |
다음달 / 내달 | Next month |
매달 | Every month |
초순 | First day 10 days of the month |
중순 | The middle ten days of a month |
하순 | The last ten days of a month |
주 | Week |
주말 | Weekend |
평일 | Weekday |
요일 | Day of the week |
지난주 | Last week |
지지난주 | The week before last |
이번주 | This week |
다음주 | Next week |
다다음주 | Week after next week |
매주 | Every week |
엊그제 | A couple days ago |
그저께 | Day before yesterday |
어제 | Yesterday |
오늘 | Today |
내일 | Tomorrow |
모레 / 내일 모레 | The day after tomorrow |
하루 종일 | All day long |
매일 / 날마다 | Everyday |
며칠 | A few days |
나절, 한나절 | Half the daylight hours (usually about 6 hours) |
반나절 | Quarter the daylight hours (usually about 3 hours) |
일 | Day |
날 | Day (Native Korean word) |
오전 | Morning (AM) |
오후 | Afternoon (PM) |
아침 | Morning |
정오 | Noon |
낮 | Day |
저녁 | Evening |
밤 | Night |
자정 | Midnight |
새벽 | Dawn |
지금 | Right now |
이제 | Now |
이따가 / 이따 | Later (shorter time period) |
나중에 | Later (longer time period) |
당시 | At the time of |
날짜 | Date |
시 | Hour |
분 | Minute |
초 | Second |
시간 | Time |
때 | Moment |
~부터 | From |
~까지, ~껏 | Until |
~동안, ~간, ~중(에) | During, duration of, middle of |
~후(에) | After |
~전(에) | Before |
시대 | A period in time |
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