Check the time and task
Read & notice
Use 몇 시에 시작해요? to ask “What time do we start?” 시작 is the beginning or start; the sentence asks about the start time. 언제까지 해야 해요? asks by when a task needs to be done. These two questions ask different things: a start time and a deadline.
Write down a number or time and confirm it with the other person. Korean clock time often mixes native Korean numbers for hours with Sino-Korean numbers for minutes; learn those systems separately instead of guessing from one example. Keep the question short, then confirm the answer.
What time do we start?
By when does it need to be done?
Which question asks for a start time?
몇 시 asks what time.
Which question asks about a deadline?
언제까지 해야 해요? — 몇 시 asks what time.
Reference & extension
Answer every check correctly to complete this lesson.
Sources & further reading
Facts checked against these sources; explanations are independently written.
National Institute of Korean Language ↗Online King Sejong Institute ↗