How to ask, "What day is it?" in Korean.

Suppose if you want to ask somebody, what day it is, in Korean, how'll you ask that question, in such a way that the other person understands you? Let's look,

You'll ask: 무슨 요일입니까? (moo-seun yo-il-ib-ni-kka?)

or

무슨 요일이에요? (moo-seun yo-il-i-e-yo?)

Both are of the same meaning, but the first one is a more polite and very formal one, and the second one is just formal. So if you are asking this question to a very older person or a stranger, you'll have to use the first one. And if you're asking this to a stranger or who is not that older than you, you can use the second one.

And in a very casual way, like, if you want to ask your friends, or people of your age, or younger age, you can use this structure, 

무슨 요일이야? (moo-seun yo-il-i-ya)

One single thing to be noted while pronouncing these sentences, 무슨 요일이야, 무슨 요일이에요, and 무슨 요일입니까,

the yo-il-ib-ni-kka, yo-il-i-e-yo, and yo-il-i-ya, will be pronounced as,

yoiribnikka, yoirieyo, and yoiriya. That is, the 'l' sound in yo-il- will be pronounced as 'r' like 'yoir'.

 How to answer 'what day it is?' in Korean.

Now we know how to ask 'what day', and now we are going to see how to answer that question. For this, you have to study the weekdays in Korean. In one of the previous chapters, we had discussed it, and if you don't know, please find the guide here. 

Suppose if somebody asks you this question, how'll you answer?

Let's see

Q: 무슨 요일이에요?

A: 수요일이에요 (soo-yo-il-i-e-yo = sooyoirieyo) It's Wednesday.

Another example,

Q: 12월 20일이 무슨 요일이에요? (what day is the 20th of December?)

A: 일요일이에요. (il-yo-il-i-e-yo = iryoirieyo) It's Sunday.

Let's look at more examples.

Q: 생일이 언제예요? (saeng-il-i eon-je-ye-yo) When is the birthday?

A: 생일은 이월 삼일이에요. (saeng-il-eun i-wol sam-il-i-e-yo) Birthday is on 3rd of February. 

Q: 휴가가 언제예요? (hyoo-ga-ga eon-je-ye-yo?) when is the vacation?

A: 휴가는 십이월 이십오일 부터, 십이월 삼십일일까지예요. (hyoo-ga-neun sib-i-wol i-sib-o-il pooTo, sib-i-wol sam-sib-il-il-kka-ji-ye-yo) The vacation is from December 25th to December 30th. 

Do you remember those bold letters?

Yes, the subject/Topic particles. Those who haven't studied it, please find it here, and make sure you study it. Because it's very important. 

And one thing, 부터-까지 is an expression, means "from-to" or it is used to describe the start and end of a specific period of time. We'll discuss it in detail in the coming chapters.

How to say, This year, last year and next year. 

This is very simple. You just have to memorize these words. 년 is the year.

This year - 올해 (ol-hae = orae)

Last year - 작년 (jag-nyeon)

Next year - 내년 (nae-nyeon)

How to say this month, last month, and next month.

The month is 달 (dal) in Korean.

This month - 이번달 (i-beon-dal)

Last month - 지난달 (ji-nan-dal)

Next month - 다음달  (da-eum-dal)

How to say today, yesterday, and tomorrow.

Today - 오늘 (o-neul)

Yesterday - 어제 (eo-je)

Tomorrow - 내일 (nae-il)

How to say this week, last week, and next week

The week is 주 (joo) in Korean

This week - 이번주 (i-beon-joo)

Last week - 지난주 (ji-nan-joo)

Next week - 다음주 (da-eum-joo)

How to say the day before yesterday and the day after tomorrow.

The day before yesterday - 그저께 (geu-jeo-gge)

Day after tomorrow - 모레 (mo-re)

So, I think everything is clear and if you still have any doubts, please leave a comment in the comment box, and I'll make sure to answer every doubt regarding the chapter.

So see you in the next chapter.

안녕!