Being able to talk about the days of the week and months of the year are standard, new-language skills you need when learning Korean. The following tables list both, starting with the days of the week:
| English |
Korean Translation |
Pronunciation |
|---|
| Monday |
woryoil |
wo-ryo-il |
| Tuesday |
hwayoil |
hwa-yo-il |
| Wednesday |
suyoil |
soo-yo-il |
| Thursday |
mogyoil |
mo-gyo-il |
| Friday |
geumyoil |
geu-myo-il |
| Saturday |
toyoil |
to-yo-il |
| Sunday |
iryoil |
ee-ryo-il |
The following table translates the months into Korean:
| English |
Korean Translation |
Pronunciation |
| January |
irwol |
ee-rwol |
| February |
iwol |
eeh-wol |
| March |
samwol |
sam-wol |
| April |
sawol |
sa-wol |
| May |
owol |
oh-wol |
| June |
yuwol |
yoo-wol |
| July |
chirwol |
chi-rwol |
| August |
parwol |
pa-rwol |
| September |
guwol |
goo-wol |
| October |
siwol |
shi-wol |
| November |
sibirwol |
ship-ee-rwol |
| December |
sibiwol |
ship-ee-wol |