Explanation
Telling time. Use 시 for hours, 분 for minutes, 반 for :30.
Examples
열두 시 삼십 분
yeol-du si sam-sip bun
12:30
일곱 시 반
il-gop si ban
7:30
Related Vocabulary (Unit 7)
시작하다
si-jak-ha-da
to start
시작해요
si-jak-hae-yo
start (present polite)
끝나다
kkeut-na-da
to end
끝나요
kkeut-na-yo
end (present polite)
아침
a-chim
morning
점심
jeom-sim
lunch
저녁
jeo-nyeok
evening
오전
o-jeon
AM
오후
o-hu
PM
분
bun
minute
반
ban
half
언제
eon-je
when
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