Reference & extension
Read clock time
3:20 → 세 시 이십 분
Read & notice
For ordinary clock time, hours commonly use native Korean numbers and minutes use Sino-Korean numbers: 3:20 is 세 시 이십 분. The shortened 세 appears before 시; 이십 means twenty. 2:10 is 두 시 십 분.
Distinguish time of day from duration and check whether 오전 or 오후 is needed for morning or afternoon. A spoken appointment should be confirmed, not guessed from an isolated number.
3:20 = ?
For ordinary clock time, hours commonly use native Korean numbers and minutes use Sino-Korean numbers: 3:20 is 세 시 이십 분. The shortened 세 appears before 시; 이십 means twenty. 2:10 is 두 시 십 분.
2:10 = ?
2:10 = 두 시 십 분
Reference & extension
Answer every check correctly to complete this lesson.
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Sources & further reading
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National Institute of Korean Language ↗Online King Sejong Institute ↗