Lesson 13 · Days, Times & Daily Routines

Hyeju’s Beginner Korean Vocabulary · Lesson 13

Days, Times & Daily Routines

Describe a small routine and plan your week in Korean.

Beginner · Level 2Learn · Practice · Review

Build Your Week

Connect weekday names, parts of the day, and one routine. Clock numbers and 시 are review from Lesson 10. Learn the words in three groups instead of memorizing one long list. Romanization supports reading; it does not replace Hangul.

Today’s Vocabulary

월요일

woryoil · Monday

월요일부터 일요일까지: learn the seven days in order.

월요일에 학교에 가요.woryoil-e hakgyo-e gayoI go to school on Monday.

화요일

hwayoil · Tuesday

Use 요일 as the shared ending in weekday names.

화요일에 한국어를 공부해요.hwayoil-e hangugeoreul gongbuhaeyoI study Korean on Tuesday.

수요일

suyoil · Wednesday

만나요 = meet; connect with familiar 친구.

수요일에 친구를 만나요.suyoil-e chingureul mannayoI meet a friend on Wednesday.

목요일

mogyoil · Thursday

Notice the reading mogyoil.

목요일에 도서관에 가요.mogyoil-e doseogwan-e gayoI go to the library on Thursday.

금요일

geumyoil · Friday

Use a real activity from your week.

금요일에 운동해요.geumyoil-e undonghaeyoI exercise on Friday.

토요일

toyoil · Saturday

Part of 주말, the weekend.

토요일에 공원에 가요.toyoil-e gongwon-e gayoI go to the park on Saturday.

일요일

iryoil · Sunday

쉬어요 = rest; read 일요일 as iryoil.

일요일에 집에서 쉬어요.iryoil-e jib-eseo swieoyoI rest at home on Sunday.

평일

pyeongil · weekday; weekdays

Usually Monday through Friday in an ordinary workweek.

평일에 일해요.pyeongil-e ilhaeyoI work on weekdays.

주말

jumal · weekend

Often Saturday and Sunday; a person’s work schedule may differ.

주말에 친구를 만나요.jumal-e chingureul mannayoI meet friends on the weekend.

아침

achim · morning; breakfast

Can name the time of day or the morning meal.

아침에 물을 마셔요.achim-e mureul masyeoyoI drink water in the morning.

점심

jeomsim · lunch; lunchtime

Think of the middle of the day.

점심에 밥을 먹어요.jeomsim-e babeul meogeoyoI eat a meal at lunchtime.

저녁

jeonyeok · evening; dinner

Can name the evening or the evening meal.

저녁에 책을 읽어요.jeonyeog-e chaegeul ilgeoyoI read a book in the evening.

오전

ojeon · a.m.; before noon

Review the clock pattern from Lesson 10.

오전 아홉 시에 공부해요.ojeon ahop si-e gongbuhaeyoI study at 9 a.m.

오후

ohu · p.m.; after noon

Put 오후 before the clock time.

오후 두 시에 친구를 만나요.ohu du si-e chingureul mannayoI meet a friend at 2 p.m.

매일

maeil · every day

In this sentence, do not add 에 after 매일.

매일 한국어를 공부해요.maeil hangugeoreul gongbuhaeyoI study Korean every day.

일어나다

ireonada · get up; wake up

Dictionary form 일어나다 → polite form 일어나요.

아침 일곱 시에 일어나요.achim ilgop si-e ireonayoI get up at seven in the morning.

Useful Phrases

몇 시에 일어나요?myeot si-e ireonayoWhat time do you get up?

무슨 요일에 공부해요?museun yoil-e gongbuhaeyoOn what day of the week do you study?

몇 시 asks for a clock time. 무슨 요일 asks for a weekday. Answer with a specific time or day plus 에.

Make a Tiny Weekly Plan

Time + 에 + activity.
매일 + activity.

Write two lines about your actual routine: 월요일에 공부해요. 매일 물을 마셔요. Then add a clock time: 오전 아홉 시에 공부해요. Keep the verb simple while you focus on the time words.

Hyeju’s Note

Do not attach 에 to every time word. 오늘 (today), 내일 (tomorrow), and 매일 (every day) normally stand alone in basic daily-life sentences. Lesson 13 Grammar explains this difference.

Mini Practice

1. Monday: ___.

2. The weekend: ___.

3. 2 p.m.: 오후 ___ 시.

4. Choose: 매일(에 / no particle) 공부해요.

5. Translate: I get up at seven in the morning.

6. Write one sentence with your favorite weekday.

Check the answers

1. 월요일

2. 주말

3. 두

4. No particle: 매일 공부해요.

5. 아침 일곱 시에 일어나요.

6. Sample: 토요일에 공원에 가요. Other natural answers are possible.

Today’s Key Point

Weekdays share 요일: 월요일, 화요일, 수요일…

Specific time: 오전 아홉 시에.

Habit: 매일 공부해요.

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