다음 날
The English phrase "next day" is translated into Korean as 다음 날.
다음 날 is used to refer to the next day.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 다음 (next) and 날 (day).
Which one should you use?
다음 날 is used to refer to the day after a specific point in time (often in storytelling or past tense), whereas 내일 specifically means "tomorrow" relative to the current moment of speaking.
Did you know?
- One theory suggests 다음 comes from a word for 'stepmother' in Middle Korean, specifically 다ᄉᆞᆷ어미 (tasomemi).
Examples in context
- 저희 회의는 다음 날 아침에 있을 예정입니다.Our meeting is scheduled for the next morning.
- 항공편은 다음 날 아침에 출발합니다.The flight departs the next morning.
- 내일 뭐 할 거야?What are you going to do tomorrow?
- 다음 날에 비가 왔어요.daeum nal-e bi-ga wass-eo-yo.It rained the next day.
- 다음 날 바로 연락할게요.daeum nal baro yeon-rak-hal-ge-yo.I will contact you the next day.
- 우리는 다음 날 만났어요.u-ri-neun daeum nal man-nass-eo-yo.We met the next day.
Example conversation
Seoyeon and Jihun are discussing a trip they took in the past.
- 서연 Seo-yeon지훈 씨, 우리는 다음 날 무엇을 했나요?Ji-hun ssi, u-ri-neun daeum nal mu-eot-eul haet-na-yo?Jihun, what did we do the next day?
- 지훈 Ji-hun다음 날에는 바다에 갔어요.Daeum nal-e-neun ba-da-e gat-s-eo-yo.We went to the sea the next day.
- 서연 Seo-yeon정말 재미있었어요.Jeong-mal jae-mi-it-eot-s-eo-yo.It was really fun.
- 지훈 Ji-hun서연 씨도 그렇게 생각해요?Seo-yeon ssi-do geu-reok-ke saeng-gak-hae-yo?Do you think so too, Seoyeon?
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 날, 다음, CC BY-SA 4.0.
