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Today’s Phrase
언제 시간 있어요?
eon·je si·gan is·seo·yo
eonje sigan isseoyo?
When are you free?
Learning Tip
시간 있어요? (Do you have time?) is also used as an indirect way to ask someone on a date in Korean culture. Context matters a lot. If you want to be clearer, add 같이 밥 먹어요 (let’s eat together) after asking.
Phrase Breakdown
언제
eonje
when
Interrogative adverb for time
시간 있어요?
sigan isseoyo?
do you have time?
시간 (time) + 있다 (to have/exist) + -요 (polite)
Asks when someone has free time — used for making plans.
Example Phrases
이번 주말에 시간 있어요?
Ibeon jumare sigan isseoyo?
Do you have time this weekend?
이번 주말 means ‘this weekend’.
다음 주 언제 시간 돼요?
Daeum ju eonje sigan dwaeyo?
When are you free next week?
다음 주 means ‘next week’.
잠깐 시간 있어요? 드릴 말씀이 있어요.
Jamkkan sigan isseoyo? Deuril malsseum isseoyo.
Do you have a moment? I have something to tell you.
드릴 말씀 uses humble honorific form for sharing news.
Related Phrases
이번 주에 만날 수 있어요?
ibeon jue mannal su isseoyo?
Can we meet this week?
Proposing to meet up this week.
약속 있어요?
yakssok isseoyo?
Do you have plans?
Asking if someone already has commitments.
일정이 어떻게 돼요?
iljeongi eotteoke dwaeyo?
What does your schedule look like?
More formal way to ask about availability.
Quick Review
취미가 뭐예요?
Can you recall what this means?
chwimiga mwoyeyo?
What is your hobby?