Dates in Korean

There are two ways of counting dates in Korea. One is the Gregorian counting used in many western countries. The other is the lunar counting. The Lunar year is different for many years and has special names derived from Chinese. Younger generations are used to the Gregorian counting while many elderly are used to the lunar counting.

1. Learn how to say days of the week in Korean 2. Learn how to say months of the year in Korean 3. Learn how to tell the date in Korean All of today's session is going to be in the Gregorian system.

Monday: 월요일 Tuesday: 화요일 Wednesday: 수요일 Thursday: 목요일 Friday: 금요일 Saturday: 토요일 Sunday: 일요일

January: 일월 (1월) February: 이월 (2월) March: 삼월 (3월) April: 사월 (4월) May: 오월 (5월) June: 유월 (6월) July: 칠월 (7월) August: 팔월 (8월) September: 구월 (9월) October: 시월 (10월) Novebember: 십일월 (11월) December: 십이월 (12월)

In English, we write the date as Month, Day and Year. In Korean, we write the date as Year, Month and Day. September 15, 2023. 2023년 9월 15일 금요일 To be more exact we add the day of the week at the end just to be sure. However, adding the day of the week is not necessary. Some people add time to the end of the date to be more exact. 2023년 9월 15일 금요일 오후 9시

1월 1일: New Years Day (음) 1월 1일: Lunary New Years Day 3월 1일: 3.1 Memorial Day (음) 4월 8일: Buddah's Birthday 5월 5일: Children's Day 6월 6일: Memorial Day 8월 15일: Independence Day (음) 8월 14-16일: Thanksgiving 10월 3일: National Founding Day 10월 9일: Korean Day 12월 25일: Christmas

Please write or say the following dates in Korean. January 2, 2021 August 21, 1995 September 16, 2023 October 11, 2020 February 16, 1990

We are going to practice how to say your full birthday in Korean. Question: 생일이 언제에요? Answer: _____년 ______월 ______일 입니다. Example: 1995년 8월 21일 입니다.

Please practice how to say dates in Korean