How to Tell the Time in Korean Welcome back, language hero! 🕒 Today you’ll learn one of the most useful daily skills: telling time in Korean . Ever heard a phrase like “지금 몇 시예요?” and didn’t know how to answer?  Don’t worry — after this post, you’ll be able to ask and tell the time like a native! Time in Korean: Two Key Words 시 (shi) = hour (uses Native Korean numbers) 분 (bun) = minute (uses Sino-Korean numbers) So Korean uses two number systems together when telling time! What Time Is It? – 지금 몇 시예요? Here’s how to say common times: Time Korean Romanization 1:00 한 시 han shi 2:15 두 시 십오 분 du shi shibo bun 3:30 세 시 삼십 분 se shi samsip bun 5:45 다섯 시 사십오 분 daseot shi sasibo bun 12:00 열두 시 yeoldu shi Breakdown: Hours + Minutes Use Native Korean numbers for the hour (1–12) Use Sino-Korean numbers for the minutes (1–59) 7:20 = 일곱 시 이십 분 – “Ilgop shi iship bun” – 7 (Na...