Korean Basics
Introduction:
The Korean language is a phonetic language written using the Hangul alphabet, which was created by King Sejong the Great in the 15th century to promote literacy among the common people; it features a unique set of consonants and vowels that can be easily learned and read from left to right, making it relatively simple for non-native speakers to pick up the basics.
Days of the Week:
Monday =“월요일” (woryoil) – “Moon Day”
Tuesday = “화요일” (hwayoil) – “Fire Day”
Wednesday = “수요일” (suyoil) – “Water Day”
Thursday = “목요일” (mogyoil) – “Wood Day”
Friday = “금요일” (geumyoil) – “Gold Day”
Saturday = “토요일” (toyoil) – “Earth Day”
Sunday = “일요일” (iryoil) – “Sun Day”
Months of the Year:
January - “일월” - Eel-wol
February - “이월” - Ee-wol
March - “삼월” - Sam-wol
April - “사월” - Sa-wol
May - “오월” - Oh-wol
June - “유월” - Yu-wol
July - “칠월” - Chil-wol
August - “팔월” - Pal-wol
September - “구월” - Goo-wol
October - “시월” - Shi-wol
November - “십일월” - Shibeel-wol
December - “십이월” - Shibee-wol
