Learn how to use the counter 시 (Si)
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| Do you know how to count minutes? You'll find out at the end of this video! |
| Hi everybody! I'm Alisha. |
| 안녕하세요. 노경진입니다. |
| Welcome to Korean Counters for Beginners, where you'll learn how to count all sorts of different objects in Korean! Seonsaengnim (선생님), what counter will we learn in this lesson? |
| 시(si) |
| First, let's take a look at what sorts of objects can be counted with the counter. |
| When counting hours, you can use this counter. |
| 시(si) |
| It literally means "hours". You can use this counter when reading hours – for example, 1 o'clock, or 2 o'clock. When someone asks you what time it is, simply answer the question using this counter. |
| Okay, let's count from 1 to 10 with this counter. |
| 한 시 |
| 두 시 |
| 세 시 |
| 네 시 |
| 다섯 시 |
| 여섯 시 |
| 일곱 시 |
| 여덟 시 |
| 아홉 시 |
| 열 시 |
| This counter sounds different when it meets with the numbers that have batchim. I think by now you know which numbers they are going to be. That's right, it's 5 to 10. Noh Seonsaengnim (노선생님), could you read the numbers one more time? |
| For number 5, it's daseot ssi(다섯 씨) not daseot si(다섯 시) |
| For number 6, it's yeoseot ssi(여섯 씨) not yeoseot si(여섯 시) |
| For number 7, it's ilgop ssi(일곱 씨) not ilgop si (일곱 시) |
| For number 8, it's yedeol ssi(여덜 씨) not yedeol si (여덜 시) |
| For number 9, it's ahop ssi(아홉 씨) not ahop si (아홉 시) |
| For number 10, it's yeol ssi(열 씨) not yeol si (열 시) |
| Okay. Now let's take a look at some sample sentences using this counter. |
| 지금은 아홉 시입니다. (jigeumeun ahop si-imnida.) |
| It's 9 o'clock now. |
| 저는 오후 다섯 시에는 꼭 집에 있어야 합니다. (jeoneun ohu daseo sieneun kkok jibe isseoya hamnida.) |
| I have to be at home at 5 p.m. |
| 내일 아침 열한 시에 만나자. (naeil achim yeolhan sie mannaja.) |
| Let's meet at 11 in the morning. |
| It's now time for a quiz. I'm going to ask you a question in English. Answer the question in Korean. Are you ready? Make sure to use the right counter. |
| What time shall we meet this Saturday? |
| 이번 토요일 오후 세 시에 만나자. (ibeon toyoil ohu se sie mannaja.) |
| What time would you like to check in? |
| 밤 10 시에 체크인 하겠습니다. (bam yeol sie chekeuin hagessumnida.) |
| This counter can be used only for counting hours. So what about minutes? Do you know what counter you can use for minutes? The answer is... |
| 분 (bun) |
| It means "minutes". Unlike the usage of the counter 시(si), you should use Sino-Korean numbers when you're reading minutes. Noh Seonsaengnim (노선생님) will give you an example. |
| 지금은 두 시 이십이 분입니다. (jigeumeun du si isibi bunimnida.) |
| It means "It's 2:22". In English, all numbers can be read as "2". However, in Korean, you should tell the time with pure Korean numbers, and minutes with Sino-Korean numbers. |
| Okay, everyone. That's it for this lesson. I'll see you next time! |
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