How to say “What time is it now?” in Korean

지금 몇 시예요?

jigeum myeot siyeyo?

Said as 지금 멷 씨예요?

Phrase #77 of the top 100 · Time & feelings

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ㅈ“j”consonant
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ㅣ“i”vowel
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지“ji”block

Sounds different than it looks

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 지금 멷 씨예요?.

Looks like몇but say멷

A final ㅊ is pronounced as an unreleased t sound.

Looks like몇 시but say멷 씨

After the t-stop, ㅅ becomes tense like ㅆ.

Tip: Stop the air briefly on 몇 before a sharp 씨.

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