This week I focused on improving my proficiency in telling time. Though I know how to properly tell and ask time in Korean, I have always had trouble telling time proficiently since the hour and minutes are distinguished by two different numbering systems. The numbering system for the minutes is relatively easy for me to say since the words for the numbers 1-10 are only one syllable words and the pattern after 10 is repetitive and easy to follow. But the numbering system for the hours has always been difficult for me to remember since it is based off of the native Korean numbering system, which consists of some two syllable words for some numbers and also similar sounding numbers.For example, 5, 6, and 8 sound relatively similar since 5 is “daseot”, 6 is “yeoseot”, and 8 is “yeodol” and I often still get confused. I worked on my proficiency by first reviewing through YouTube videos such as the one linked below, and then I practiced throughout the week by simply thinking of the time in Korean whenever I looked at my watch.
The different numbering systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IJ_r--02hs&index=6&list=PLABF2F59A4530A359
Telling time in Korean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0kC1Pf763s
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