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 | English | Korean Translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | irwol | ee-rwol | July | chirwol | chi-rwol |
| February | iwol | eeh-wol | August | parwol | pa-rwol |
| March | samwol | sam-wol | September | guwol | goo-wol |
| April | sawol | sa-wol | October | siwol | shi-wol |
| May | owol | oh-wol | November | sibirwol | ship-ee-rwol |
| June | yuwol | yoo-wol | December | sibiwol | ship-ee-wol |