Learn 500 Essential Korean Nouns by Theme – Part7. Time & Date (시간과 날짜)

 Part7. 시간과 날짜 (Time & Date)

Master 500 Basic Korean Nouns with English and Romanization

This resource introduces 500 essential Korean nouns, thoughtfully grouped into 10 everyday themes such as people, food, places, nature, and time. Each noun is shown in its original Korean form (Hangul), along with accurate Romanized spelling and its English meaning. For example: 학교 (hakgyo) means “school,” and 물 (mul) means “water.”

Learning vocabulary by theme is one of the most effective ways to build your Korean language skills. Instead of memorizing random words, you’ll learn related nouns together — like 밥 (bap – rice), 국 (guk – soup), and 과일 (gwail – fruit) under the “Food” category. This helps reinforce memory and makes vocabulary more useful in real-life conversations.

The Romanization system used follows the official Revised Romanization of Korean, making it easy to pronounce even if you’re still learning Hangul. It’s also helpful for typing or searching Korean words online.

Whether you’re studying on your own or with a teacher, this list is great for flashcards, writing, reading, or daily speaking practice. It’s designed for beginners and lower-intermediate learners who want to improve their everyday vocabulary and feel more confident using Korean in context.

1. 시간 – sigan – time
2. 시 – si – hour
3. 분 – bun – minute
4. 초 – cho – second
5. 시계 – sigye – clock / watch
6. 날짜 – naljja – date
7. 날 – nal – day
8. 오늘 – oneul – today
9. 어제 – eoje – yesterday
10. 내일 – naeil – tomorrow
11. 모레 – more – the day after tomorrow
12. 그저께 – geujeokke – the day before yesterday
13. 아침 – achim – morning
14. 점심 – jeomsim – noon / lunch
15. 오후 – ohu – afternoon
16. 저녁 – jeonyeok – evening / dinner
17. 밤 – bam – night
18. 새벽 – saebyeok – dawn
19. 하루 – haru – one day
20. 이틀 – iteul – two days
21. 삼일 – samil – three days
22. 주 – ju – week
23. 주말 – jumal – weekend
24. 평일 – pyeongil – weekday
25. 월요일 – woryoil – Monday
26. 화요일 – hwayoil – Tuesday
27. 수요일 – suyoil – Wednesday
28. 목요일 – mogyoil – Thursday
29. 금요일 – geumyoil – Friday
30. 토요일 – toyoil – Saturday
31. 일요일 – iryoil – Sunday
32. 월 – wol – month
33. 달 – dal – moon / month
34. 연도 – yeondo – year
35. 해 – hae – year / sun
36. 계절 – gyejeol – season
37. 봄 – bom – spring
38. 여름 – yeoreum – summer
39. 가을 – gaeul – autumn / fall
40. 겨울 – gyeoul – winter
41. 생일 – saengil – birthday
42. 기념일 – ginyeomil – anniversary
43. 휴일 – hyuil – holiday
44. 방학 – banghak – school vacation
45. 개학 – gaehak – school start
46. 졸업식 – joreopsik – graduation ceremony
47. 결혼식 – gyeolhonsik – wedding ceremony
48. 약속 – yaksok – appointment / promise
49. 시간표 – siganpyo – timetable / schedule
50. 일정 – iljeong – schedule / plan