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Today’s Phrase
몇 시예요?
myeot si·ye·yo
myeot siyeyo?
What time is it?
Grammar Spotlight
Korean uses Sino-Korean numbers for telling time: 일(1), 이(2), 삼(3)… For minutes, native Korean numbers are often used for hours 1-12 (한 시, 두 시, 세 시…) while Sino-Korean numbers are used for minutes (십 분, 이십 분…).
Phrase Breakdown
몇
myeot
how many, which number
Interrogative for counting; used with time and quantity
시예요?
siyeyo
o’clock is it?
시 = hour/o’clock; 예요 = polite ‘is it’
A simple and polite way to ask for the current time.
Example Phrases
지금 몇 시예요?
Jigeum myeot siyeyo?
What time is it now?
지금 means ‘now’ or ‘at this moment’.
세 시 반이에요.
Se si banieyo.
It’s three thirty.
반 means half, used for 30-minute intervals.
몇 시에 시작해요?
Myeot sie sijakaeyo?
What time does it start?
에 after time words marks the point in time.
Related Phrases
지금 몇 시예요?
jigeum myeot siyeyo?
What time is it now?
Adds 지금 for immediate time reference.
약속이 몇 시예요?
yaksogi myeot siyeyo?
What time is the appointment?
Asks for scheduled meeting time.
시간이 얼마나 걸려요?
sigani eolmana gellyeoyo?
How long does it take?
Asks about duration.
Quick Review
어떻게 지내세요?
Can you recall what this means?
eotteoke jinaeseyo?
How are you doing?