Korean/Dates and times

In Korean, time is expressed like "Now is...". So one would say "지금은 여섯시 입니다" to express "It is five o'clock." The "지금은" means "now is," the "여섯시" means "six o'clock," and the "입니다" means roughly "it is/be."

Dialogue

지금 몇 시에요?

What is the time now?

지금, 7시에요

Now, it's 7'o clock.

지금, 2시 30분임니다

Now, it's 2:30.

지금, 4시 반임니다

Now, it's 4:30.

Vocabulary

• 지금 (只今): now, at present
• 몇: how many
• 시 (時): hour
• 분 (分): minute
• 반 (半): half [an hour]