Have you ever wondered how to say the days of the week in Korean? Or better yet, how to say the months and years? In this article, we will talk about the days, months, and years in the Korean language and how they resemble japonês.
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The Days of the Week in Korean
As in Japanese and Chinese, the days of the week in Korean use elements of nature. Nothing different from the West, since here we use the names of planets and entities from mythology that are equivalent to the same elements of the days of the week in the East.
The point is that even the pronunciation of the days of the week in Korean is equivalent to Japanese. See below how to write and say the days in the Korean language:
| Day of the week | Hangul | Pronunciation | Element |
| Sunday | Sunday | ir.yo.il | 일 (日 nichi) – sun, day |
| Monday | Monday | weor.yo.il | Getsu (月) - Moon |
| Tuesday | Tuesday | hwa.yo.il | 화 (火 ka) – fire |
| Wednesday | Wednesday | su.yo.il | 수 (水 sui) – water |
| Thursday | Thursday | mog.yo.il | árvore (木 moku) - tree, wood |
| Friday | Friday | keum.yo.il | 금 (金 kin) - gold |
| Saturday | Saturday | tho.yo.il | 토 (土 do) – land |
Notice the similarity between mogyoil from Korean and mokuyobi in Japanese. Even the ending is similar, probably the same similarities we have in languages derived from Latin. I believe both have Chinese roots.
Korean calendars usually show only the element in question, see below:
| DOM | SEG | TER | Here is the translation of the string: "WHERE" | HERE | SEX | SAT |
| 일 - sun | 월 - moon | 화 - fire | 수 - water | 목 - wood | 금 - gold | 토 - earth |
The days of the month in Korean
To say day one, day two, and so on in Korean, we use the number + suffix il [일] which literally means day.
| Day + Number | Hangul [Day] | Pronunciation |
| 1 | Daily | ir.il |
| 2 | This string appears to be in Korean, not Portuguese (pt). Could you please provide a Portuguese string for translation? | i.il |
| 3 | 삼일 | sam.il |
| 4 | The term "사일" is in Korean and translates to "sail" in English. | sa.il |
| 5 | oil | o.il |
| 6 | June 6 | yug.il |
| 7 | July | chir.il |
| 8 | 팔일 | phar.il |
| 9 | I’m sorry, but the string you provided is in Korean, not Portuguese. Could you please provide a string in Portuguese for translation? | ku.il |
| 10 | eleven | shib.il |
| 11 | eleven | shib.ir.il |
| 12 | twelfth day | shib.i.il |
| 13 | thirteenth | ship.sam.il |
| 14 | The input "십사일" appears to be in Korean, which translates to "fourteenth day" in English. | ship.sa.il |
| 15 | fifteen | shib.o.il |
| 16 | sixteenth | shim.nyug.il |
| 17 | seventeenth | ship.chir.il |
| 18 | The string "십팔일" appears to be Korean and translates to "the eighteenth." Since you requested translations from Portuguese to English and the string is in Korean, no translation is provided. If you have any Portuguese strings to translate, please share! | ship.phar.il |
| 19 | Nineteenth | ship.ku.il |
| 20 | Twenty-one | o.shib.il |
| 21 | Twenty-one | i.shib.ir.il |
| 22 | This text is in Korean and translates to "twenty-two days" in English. If you need further assistance, feel free to ask! | The string "i.shib.i.il" doesn’t contain any translatable words from Portuguese to English. It appears to be a specific reference or a code. Therefore, it remains unchanged as "i.shib.i.il". |
| 23 | twenty-third | i.ship.sam.il |
| 24 | twenty-fourth | i.ship.sa.il |
| 25 | Twenty-five days | i.shib.o.il |
| 26 | Twenty-six days | i.shib.yug.il |
| 27 | twenty-seven days | i.ship.chir.il |
| 28 | twenty-eight days | i.ship.phar.il |
| 29 | twenty-ninth | i.ship.ku.il |
| 30 | Thirty-one | sam.shib.il |
| 31 | Thirty-one | sam.shib.ir.il |
Years and Months in Korean
To form the years we also use the Roman or Hangul numerals followed by the suffix nyeon [년]. We're not going to put a table here because it's been thousands of years. For example, 2020 in Korean is 2020년 or 이천이십년.
Just like in Japanese, in Korean we don't have January, February, and so on, just the number followed by the suffix that means month. In this case, the suffix that means month is weol [월]. Below is a table with the months in the Korean language:
| Months | Hangul [월] | Pronunciation |
| 1 | January | ir.weol |
| 2 | February | i.weol |
| 3 | March | sam.weol |
| 4 | April | sa.weol |
| 5 | May | the.weol |
| 6 | June | yu.weol |
| 7 | July | chir.weol |
| 8 | August | phar.weol |
| 9 | September | ku.weol |
| 10 | October | shi.weol |
| 11 | November | shib.ir.weol |
| 12 | December | shib.i.weol |
Both days of the month and months can also be written with Roman numerals followed by the suffix representing day or month. Just like in Japanese we write 10日 or 6月.
Korean traditional calendar
There is also a traditional calendar based on Chinese zodiac signs. See below this Korean monthly calendar:
| Translation | Hangul | Pronunciation | |
| 1 | Tiger Month | 호랑이 달 | Horangidal |
| 1 | primary month | 정월 (正月) | Jeong-wol |
| 2 | rabbit month | 토끼 달 | Tokkidal |
| 3 | month dragon | The term "용달" is in Korean and translates to "cargo truck" or "cargo transport" in English. | Yongdal |
| 4 | snake Month | The text "뱀달" appears to be in Korean and translates to "Snake Moon" in English. | Baemdal |
| 5 | horse month | The string you provided is in Korean and translates to "horse ride" in English, but since I am only translating from Portuguese to English, please provide a Portuguese text for translation. | Maldal |
| 6 | goat month | Yangdal | Yangdal |
| 7 | monkey month | 원승 이달 | Wonseung-Idal |
| 8 | rooster month | I'm sorry, but it seems like the input "닭달" is in Korean and does not have a direct translation from Portuguese (pt) to English (en). If you provide a Portuguese string, I would be more than happy to help you translate it! | Dakdal |
| 9 | Mês do Cachorro | It seems that "개달" is a Korean word, which translates to "dog" or "puppy" in English. However, please clarify if there are specific context or strings in Portuguese (pt) that you would like to be translated to English (en). | Gaedal |
| 10 | Pig Month | 돼지 달 | Dwaejidal |
| 11 | Rat Month | The input string "쥐달" is in Korean, which translates to "Rat Month" in English. | Jwidal |
| 11 | Winter Solstice Month | Dongjitdal | Dongjitdal |
| 12 | Ox Month | Sodal | Sodal |
| 12 | Ox Month | December | Seotdal |
Words Related to calendar in Korean
| Portuguese | Korean | Pronunciation |
| last year | Last year | jagnyeon |
| next year | next year | naenyeon |
| Calendar | calendar | dallyeok |
| day | The string "날" is in Korean and translates to "day" in English. However, since translations are to remain purely as they are, I will leave it unchanged and return "날". | nal |
| two days | Two days | iteul |
| in my entire life | 평생 (동안) | pyeongsaeng (forever) |
| this week | 이번 주 | ibeon ju |
| this year | This string appears to be in Korean, meaning "this year." If you're looking for context-specific translation or adaptation from Portuguese to English, please provide the original Portuguese text. | The input "olhae" does not appear to be Portuguese and does not require translation. If it is a different context or if you need any other assistance, please provide more information! |
| this month | 이번 달 | this time |
| month | 개월 | gaewol |
| month | The string "달" is Korean and translates to "moon" in English. | dal |
| last month | 지난 달 | jinan dal |
| New Year | New Year | saehae |
| for, during, while | During | dong-an |
| next week | 다음 주 | da-eum ju |
| next month | 다음 달 | da-eum dal |
| last week | 지난 주 | jinan ju |
| three days | three days | saheul |
| one day | day | Hello |
New Year's Vocabulary in Korean
| Meaning | Hangul | Pronunciation |
| The first day | Wonil | Wonil |
| the first morning | Fabric | Wondan |
| the first morning | Original | Wonjo |
| the first month | expedition | Wonjeong |
| the first new | Genshin | Wonsin |
| In the morning of the first month | The term "정조" (Jeongjo) refers to a historical figure in Korea, specifically the 22nd king of the Joseon Dynasty. It can also mean "flattery" or "seduction" in a different context, but in this case, it is likely referring to the king. If you need a translation related to the specific context, please provide more details. If you intended for me to translate a different text from Portuguese to English, please provide that string. | Jeongjo |
| the head of the year | The string "세수" is a Korean term that translates to "washing one's face" in English. | Sesu |
| the head of the year | The input "연두" is Korean, meaning "light green" in English. However, since your request is specifically for translating from Portuguese to English, there's no Portuguese input to translate. Please provide a string in Portuguese, and I'd be happy to assist you with the translation! | Yeondu |
| the head of the year | The string "연수" is a Korean word which translates to "training" or "education" in English. | Yeonsu |
| the beginning of the year | 세초 | Secho |
| the beginning of the year | The input string "연시" is in Korean and means "soft poem" or can refer to "yearly poetry" in some contexts. Since you asked for translation from Portuguese to English, it appears the input might have been provided inaccurately regarding language. If you have a specific Portuguese string to translate to English, please share that, and I'll be glad to help! | Yeonsi |
Names of Ages in Korean
To complement, we will leave a calendar of eras in Korean to help you understand Korean history.
| era name in korean | Ming Emperor | Hangul | Meaning | Period | Joseon king(s) |
| Hongmu | Hongwu Emperor | 홍무 | Vast martial | 1392 - 1398 | Taejo, Jeongjong |
| Geonmun | Jianwen Emperor | The input appears to be in Korean and translates to "gunmun" in English. If you meant to provide a different text for translation, please clarify. | establish civility | 1399 - 1402 | Jeongjong, Taejong |
| Yeongrak | Yongle | 영락 is a Korean word. If you need a translation from Portuguese to English, please provide the relevant Portuguese text. | perpetual happiness | 1402 - 1424 | Taejong, Sejong |
| Honghui | Hongxi Emperor | 홍희 | vast glow | 1425 | Sejong |
| Seondeok | xuande | Seondeok | proclamation of virtue | 1426 - 1435 | Sejong |
| Jeongtong | Emperor Zhengtong | Authentic | Governance rectification | 1436 - 1449 | Sejong |
| Gyeongtae | Jingtai Emperor | Kyungtae | exalted vision | 1450 - 1457 | Sejong, Munjong, Danjong, Sejo |
| Cheonsun | Emperor Zhengtong | Cheonsun | Obedience to Heaven | 1457 - 1464 | Sejo |
| Seonghwa | Chenghua Emperor | Seonghwa | Change made | 1465 - 1487 | Sejo, Yejong, Seongjong |
| Hongchi | Hongzhi Emperor | The string "홍치" is not in Portuguese, it's Korean. However, I am here to help with translations from Portuguese to English. If you have a Portuguese string that you would like me to translate, please provide it! | big government | 1488 - 1505 | Seongjong, Yeonsangun |
| Jeongdeok | Emperor Zhengde | Jeongdeok | rectification of virtue | 1506 - 1521 | Yeonsangun, Jungjong |
| Gajeong | jiajing | Family | irable tranquility | 1522 - 1567 | Jungjong, Injong, Myeongjong, Seonjo |
| Yunggyeong | Longqing Emperor | 융경 (Yungkyung) | big celebration | 1568 - 1572 | Seonjo |
| Mallyeok | Wanli Emperor | The provided string "만력" is in Korean and translates to "Manlyeong" in English, which refers to a historical era in Chinese history. The term itself, however, does not have a direct translation in English since it is a proper noun. If additional context is needed, please provide more details. | ten thousand calendars | 1573 - 1620 | Seonjo, Gwanghaegun |
| Cheongye | Tianqi Emperor | Heavenly Realm | Heavenly opening | 1621 - 1627 | Gwanghaegun, Injo |
| Sungjeong | Chongzhen Emperor | The string "숭정" appears to be in Korean, which should be left unchanged in the translation. So, the output remains the same: 숭정 | honorable and auspicious | 1627 - 1637 | Injo |
