Telling the Time

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English	Korean	Example
o'clock	~시 정각	The meeting starts at nine o'clock.
half past	~시 반 / ~시 30분	The train leaves at half past eight.
quarter past	~시 15분	It's already quarter past seven.
quarter to	~시 15분 전	We arrived at quarter to six.
a.m.	오전	My flight leaves at seven a.m.
p.m.	오후	The store closes at ten p.m.
noon / midday	정오 / 낮 12시	Let's meet for lunch at noon.
midnight	자정 / 밤 12시	The party ended after midnight.
hour	시간 / 한 시간	The movie lasts about two hours.
minute	분	The bus comes every ten minutes.
second	초	He finished the race in ninety seconds.
clock	시계	The clock on the wall is slow.
watch	손목시계	I got a new watch for my birthday.
alarm clock	알람 시계 / 자명종	My alarm clock rings at six thirty.
time	시간 / 시각	Do you have time this afternoon?
on time	제시간에 / 정시에	The train arrived exactly on time.
in time	시간 안에 / 늦지 않게	We got there just in time for the show.
early	일찍 / 이른	She always arrives early for meetings.
late	늦게 / 늦은	Sorry, I'm late for class again.
in the morning	아침에 / 오전에	I drink coffee in the morning.
in the afternoon	오후에	The shop is quiet in the afternoon.
in the evening	저녁에	We watch the news in the evening.
at night	밤에	The city looks beautiful at night.
What time is it?	몇 시예요?	"What time is it?" he asked quietly.
It's one o'clock.	1시 정각이에요.	She looked up and said, "It's one o'clock."
It's half past two.	2시 반이에요.	He checked his watch: "It's half past two."
It's quarter past three.	3시 15분이에요.	The clerk answered, "It's quarter past three."
It's quarter to four.	3시 45분이에요. / 4시 15분 전이에요.	Hurry up, it's quarter to four already.
It's ten past five.	5시 10분이에요.	She whispered to me, "It's ten past five."
It's twenty to six.	5시 40분이에요. / 6시 20분 전이에요.	Dad called out, "It's twenty to six."
It's five thirty.	5시 30분이에요.	It's five thirty, so the bank is closed.
sharp	정각에 / 딱	The class begins at nine sharp.
around	대략 / ~쯤	I'll call you around seven tonight.
almost	거의	It's almost midnight, so go to bed.
exactly	정확히	The show starts at exactly eight fifteen.
past	~시 지나서 / ~시 넘어	It's already ten past nine.
to	~시 ~분 전	It's five to ten, so let's hurry.
timetable / schedule	시간표 / 일정	Check the timetable before you leave.
punctual	시간을 잘 지키는	She is always punctual for appointments.
fast	(시계가) 빠른	My watch is five minutes fast.
slow	(시계가) 느린	The kitchen clock is ten minutes slow.
set the clock	시계를 맞추다	I set the clock before going to bed.
hour hand	시침	The hour hand is pointing at three.
minute hand	분침	The minute hand just reached twelve.
second hand	초침	The second hand moves once every second.
digital clock	디지털 시계	The digital clock shows six forty-five.
analog clock / analogue clock	아날로그 시계	Kids learn to read an analog clock at school.
sunrise	일출 / 해돋이	We woke up early to watch the sunrise.
sunset	일몰 / 해넘이	The beach is beautiful at sunset.
half an hour	30분 / 반 시간	The lesson lasts half an hour.
an hour and a half	1시간 반	The drive takes an hour and a half.
every hour	매시간	The shuttle bus runs every hour.