How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Korean words on “Time and calendar”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 49 at the medium level and 35 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Korean vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Korean vocabulary: time, days and months

The days of the week, the months, the seasons and telling the time in Korean: everything you need to set a date or describe your day.

Here are 100 Korean words on “Time and calendar”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Korean	English
팔월	August
시작	beginning
세기	century
날짜	date
날	day
십이월	December
끝	end
시대	era
매일	every day
시간	hour
찰나	instant
일월	January
유월	June
지난주	last week
삼월	March
오월	May
중간	middle
달	month
아침	morning
밤	nightPeriod of darkness, time for sleep
십일월	November
하루에 한 번	once a day
과거	past
현재	present
토요일	Saturday
계절	season
초	second
구월	September
여름	summer
모레	the day after tomorrow
그저께	the day before yesterday
오늘 아침	this morning
이번 주	this week
때	time
시간을 벌다	to save time
기다리다	to wait
오늘 저녁	tonight
두 번	twice
손목시계	watch
해	year

Level 2: medium 35 words

Korean	English
앞당김	advance
자명종	alarm clock
약속	appointment
생일	birthday
달력	calendar
축제	celebration
새벽	dawn
전날	day before
지각	delay
수첩	diary
지속 시간	duration
빈도	frequency
미래	future
휴가	holidays
즉각적인	immediate
연휴	long weekend
분	minute
월요일	Monday
국경일	national day
새해	New Year
다음 주	next week
내년	next year
상시의	permanent
십오 분	quarter of an hour
시간표	schedule
임시의	temporary
일찍 도착하다	to arrive early
앞당기다	to bring forward
뒤처지다	to fall behind
지속되다	to last
화요일	Tuesday
수요일	Wednesday
주간의	weekly
겨울	winter
연간의	yearly

Level 3: hard 25 words

Korean	English
카니발	carnival
연대기	chronology
시곗바늘	clock hand
카운트다운	countdown
십 년	decade
모래시계	hourglass
월간의	monthly
공휴일	public holiday
시간을 잘 지키는	punctual
시간 엄수	punctuality
학기	semester
동시의	simultaneous
표준 시간대	time zone
타이머	timer
일치하다	to coincide
날짜를 적다	to date
늦추다	to delay
연장하다	to extend
뒤를 잇다	to follow on
연기하다	to postpone
앞서다	to precede
단축하다	to shorten
긴급한	urgent
밸런타인데이	Valentine’s Day
주말	weekend

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Korean words on “Time and calendar”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 49 at the medium level and 35 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Korean vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.