When talking about time (minutes, hours) in korean, it is common to use the korean-based numbers. Time, as in “What time is it?” is shi (she). Time in the sense of the hour is shigan (she-gahn). In the sense of a period of time, it is kigan (kee-gahn). When used in the sense of occasion (some other time), it is ttae (ttay). Minute is pun (poon) or bun (boon).
2 O’clock—Tu-shi (Tuu-she)
3 O’clock—Se-shi (Say-she)
4 O’clock—Ne-shi (Nay-she)
5 O’clock—Tasot-shi (Tah-saht-she)
6 O’clock—Yosot-shi (Yoe-saht-she)
7 O’clock—Ilgop-shi (Eel-gope-she)
8 O’clock—Yodol-shi (Yoe-doel-she)
9 O’clock—Ahop-shi (Ah-hope-she)
10 O’clock—Yol-shi (Yole-she)
11 O’clock—Yolhan-shi (Yahl-hahn-she)
12 O’clock—Yoltu-shi (Yole-tuu-she)
A.M.—Ojon (Oh-jahn)
P.M.—Ohu (Oh-huu)
Night—Pam (Pahm)
Five minutes after four—Ne-shi-obun (Nay-she oh-boon)
Fifteen minutes after five—Tasot -shi-shibo-bun (Tah-soet-she she-boe-boon)
Six-thirty—Yosot-shi-samship-pun (Yoe-soet-she sahm-ship-poon)
Six-forty—Yoso-shi-saship-pun (Yoe-soet she-sah-ship-poon)
What time is it?—Myot-shi-imnikka? (Myaht-shi-eem-nee-kkah)
It is one o’clock—Han-shi-mnikka (Hahn-she-eem-nee-kkah)
It is two thirty—tu-shi-sam-ship-poon-imnida (tu-she-sahm-she-poon-eem-nee-da)
It is a quarter to four— (Tu-shi-sah-ship-pun-imnida) (sah-she sah-ship-poon eem-nee-da)
It is seven p.m.—Ohu-ilgop-shi-imnida (Oh-hu eel-gope-she-eem-nee-da)
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