nuances of day

[mtothealcolm]

i know of 하루, 일, and 오늘.
I'm just curious what the nuances between each of them are.
I understand some context, but not to the point of consistency.

also, while i'm asking, what is the difference between certain ways to say the negative form.
ex.안가요 and 가지 아뇨(sp?)

thanks.

[trutherous]

i know of 하루, 일, and 오늘.
I'm just curious what the nuances between each of them are.
I understand some context, but not to the point of consistency.

also, while i'm asking, what is the difference between certain ways to say the negative form.
ex.안가요 and 가지 아뇨(sp?)

Hello again mtothealcolm,

First off you left out "날" (day), a pure Korean vocabulary referring to day. 날 may also (sometimes) be added after 일 or 오늘 for emphasis. Some interesting examples: 어느 날 -one day (on a certain day), 어느 날 아침 -one morning (on a certain morning), 오늘 같은 날 -a day like this, 오늘 같은 날에 -on a day like this

하루 -one day, a single day, one night and one day, also refers to the period of time between morning and evening

일 (日)
[명사 - noun] 1. 하루 동안. 1. Span (or length) of one day.
[의존명사 - bound noun] 2. 날을 세는 단위. 2. A quantifier for counting days. (e.g. 30일 동안 - The span of 30 days)

오늘 - today, this day, this very day

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Re: not going - these can either carry the exact same meaning or very subtle nuance indicating choice or preference
안 가요 - I won't go. I'm not going.
(You should contrast this with "못 가요" -I can't go. I'm unable to go.)
가지 않아요 - I don't go. I'm not able to go.

Just for fun:

How many of your vocabulary words can you find in the following sentences?

오늘은 10월 18일이에요. 일기 예보에 의하면 하루 종일 비가 올 거에요. 내 생각에는 오늘 같은 비 오는 날에 안 가는 것이 낫겠어요.

[timandyou]

Thank both for the question and its response.
How handy George is~~!^^
"Thank you George~!"

I don't have much to say about.
I'd simply say,
일 is "work, job"
오늘 is "today"
하루 is "a day"

I think George's explanation is very good!
cheers,

Tim

[mtothealcolm]

Thanks george. Just one small problem. I still don't get the context for how to use 하루. can you give me a sample sentence.

you guys are a great help.

[trutherous]

There is 일 - (一) (1)(the first), and 일 (작업) - work, and there is 일 (日) day,

하루 is typically bound in other phrases but may be used by itself occasionally:

어려운 하루였어요 - it was a difficult day

하루하루 겨우 먹고 사는 거지요 I'm just barely able to eek out a living from day by day.
그해 가장 길었던 하루 - the longest day that year
this example just for fun : 하루살이 - a mayfly - lit: one-day-living
하루(one day, this day, that day) 종일(all day, all day long) 공부(study) 했어요. I studied all day long.
한국말을 배우는 것은 하루아침에 되지 않아요. Korean is not something that can be learned in a day (하루아침에 lit: by daybreak, i.e. overnight).

anyway if type in 하루 in navers dictionary you should get plenty of examples