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Let's learn how to tell time in Korean!
As I mentioned in earlier posts, there are two different types of number system in Korean language. And for hours, Native Korean system is used.
Moreover, a counter word '시 (shi)' is needed after the number is used.
| Time | English | Korean |
| 1:00 | 1 o’clock | 한 시 (hahn-shi) |
| 2:00 | 2 o’clock | 두 시 (doo-shi) |
| 3:00 | 3 o’clock | 세 시 (seh-shi) |
| 4:00 | 4 o’clock | 네 시 (neh-shi) |
| 5:00 | 5 o’clock | 다섯 시 (dahsut-shi) |
| 6:00 | 6 o’clock | 여섯 시 (yeosut-shi) |
| 7:00 | 7 o’clock | 일곱 시 (eelgob-shi) |
| 8:00 | 8 o’clock | 여덟 시 (yeodul-shi) |
| 9:00 | 9 o’clock | 아홉 시 (ahob-shi) |
| 10:00 | 10 o’clock | 열 시 (yeol-shi) |
| 11:00 | 11 o’clock | 열한 시 (yeolhahn-shi) |
| 12:00 | 12 o’clock | 열두 시 (yeoldoo-shi) |
In Korea, 12-hour system is more commonly-used than 24-hour system, so if you would like to specify whether it is A.M. or P.M, put '오전 (oh-jeon)' for A.M. or '오후 (oh-hu)' for P.M, before you tell the time.
□ 10am = 오전 열 시 oh-jeon yeol-shi
□ 2pm = 오후 두 시 oh-hu doo-shi
Other posts
You can check more on how to count in Korean from my other posts.
□ from 0 to 10
□ from 10 to 99
□ from 100 and more
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