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Being able to talk about the days of the week and months of the year are standard, new-language skills you need when learning Korean. The following tables list both, starting with the days of the week:

English Korean Translation Pronunciation
Monday woryoil wo-ryo-il
Tuesday hwayoil hwa-yo-il
Wednesday suyoil soo-yo-il
Thursday mogyoil mo-gyo-il
Friday geumyoil geu-myo-il
Saturday toyoil to-yo-il
Sunday iryoil ee-ryo-il

The following table translates the months into Korean:

English Korean Translation Pronunciation
January irwol ee-rwol
February iwol eeh-wol
March samwol sam-wol
April sawol sa-wol
May owol oh-wol
June yuwol yoo-wol
July chirwol chi-rwol
August parwol pa-rwol
September guwol goo-wol
October siwol shi-wol
November sibirwol ship-ee-rwol
December sibiwol ship-ee-wol

About This Article

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Jungwook Hong created a Korean language program and founded the Korean Studies Organization at the University of Virginia.

Wang Lee has worked as a Korean translator, tutor, and interpreter.