Learn Korean: Number + 시
Do you know when
to say 오전, 오후, and 저녁 in Korean? These words are the equivalent of A.M. and P.M. in other
languages or more accurately- in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the
evening. In English, we use A.M. from 12:00 midnight to 11:59 in the morning
and we use P.M from 12:00 noon to 11:59 at night. In Korean, we use not only
two but five keywords depending on the time of the day. Let's take a look.
We use 오후 from 1PM to 6PM but it is often omitted in conversation. So you
can say either 5시 or 오후 5시.
We use 저녁 from 7PM to 9PM as in 저녁 7시, 저녁 8시, and 저녁 9시.
We use 밤 from 10PM to 12 midnight as in밤 10시, 밤 11시, and 밤 12시.
When the clock
hits 1AM, we say 새벽 until 6 in
the morning as in 새벽 1시, 새벽 2시, 새벽 3시, and so on.
Lastly, from 7AM
until around 10 in the morning, we use either 아침 as in 아침 7시 or 오전 as in 오전 10시.
