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But this isn’t a strict rule for the time in South Korea. So while you may see 2 o’clock written as 두시 (dusi) and 두 시 (du si), the first one, 두시 (dusi), is the proper form for Korean time. However, with hours and minutes in telling time, there’s no space. It’s also ok to say 네시 삼십분 (naesi samsipbun), but 네시 반 (naesi ban) is a bit easier for telling the time, wouldn’t you say? Note that although there is a word for “half past” when telling the time, there aren’t equivalents for “quarter past” or “quarter till.” You’ll just have to read it out in time.Īlso, these Korean words usually have spaces in between them. It makes things a bit simpler when reading the time. Korean also has a word for “half past” (i.e., 4:30), which is 반 (ban).

A few things to know before diving further into the time of South Korea, though. Now that we’ve covered our Korean numbers and know about telling hours (시 | si) and telling minutes (분 | bun), we can put them all together.

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Here are some examples of what the time in minutes would look like.Ĥ2 minutes = 사십이 분 (sasipi bun) How to Tell Time in Korean Unlike hours, 분 (bun) is used to tell the time in Korean and indicate an amount. You should use a number from the 일 (il), 이 (i), 삼 (sam) number system when using minutes. If you are telling the minutes, then you use the word 분 (bun). Look at these time examples.ĥ o’clock = 다섯시 | daseotsi Telling Minutes 시 (si) is used specifically for telling time ( 4 o’clock = 네시 | nesi), whereas 시간 (sigan) is for an amount of time ( 4 hours = 네 시간 | ne sigan ) instead of telling it. Remember you use a number from the 하나, 둘, 셋 (hana, dul, set) number system when using hours. When telling the hour in South Korea, you use the word 시 (si) or 시간 (sigan).

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So with that out of the way, let’s get to telling the time in South Korea!Ĭan’t read Korean yet? Click here to learn for free in about 60 minutes! Telling Hours We cover this more in-depth in our lesson on Korean numbers. So 22 is 이십이 (isipi), 34 is 삼십사 (samsipsa) and so on.

Just know that to say a number from the China system greater than 20, use 이십 (20 | isip), 삼십 (30 | samsip), etc. In brief, the Korean numbers on the left (Korea system) are used for hours, and the numbers on the right (China system or Sino-Korean numbers) are used for minutes.

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