목요일
mogyoil[mo̞ɡjoiɭ]
Thursday in Korean is 목요일 (mogyoil). Wiktionary also lists 목요 (mogyo).
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Ways to say it
| Korean | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| 목요일 | mogyoil | [mo̞ɡjoiɭ] (SK Standard, Seoul, narrow) |
| 목요 | mogyo | [mo̞ɡjo] (SK Standard, Seoul, narrow) |
목요일 is the standard noun used to refer to the day of the week Thursday.
Which one should you use?
목요일 is the full noun for Thursday. In contrast, 목요 is a truncated form often used in specific contexts or within compound words, such as in the phrase 목요 클래스 (Thursday class).
Is it said differently in some regions?
목요일 is the word used in South Korea.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'on Thursday', you add the time particle 에 to the noun, resulting in 목요일에.
How do you pronounce it?
mogyoil
Did you know?
- The word 목요일 traces its lineage back to the Latin 'dies Jovis', meaning 'day of Jupiter'. It traveled through Indian astrology into Buddhist systems before arriving in its current Korean form.
- The term 목요일 shares its 'wood' element with the color green in traditional East Asian cosmology, which is the color associated with the direction east.
- The first syllable of 목요일, 목, means 'wood' or 'tree' in Korean. This is because the day is named after the planet Jupiter, which is associated with the element of wood in East Asian cosmology.
Examples in context
- 목요일 밤엔 맥주가 공짜야.Thursday night is free beer night.This sentence shows how to use 목요일 when talking about a specific night.Tatoeba #4748055 by kimhkng, translation #323663 by kimhkng
- 목요일엔 맥주가 공짜Beer is free on Thursday.This sentence demonstrates using 목요일 to indicate when something is free.Tatoeba #8327108 by ljj, translation #9127608 by LeeSooHa
- 오늘은 목요일입니다.Today is Thursday.This sentence shows how to use 목요일 to state the current day.Tatoeba #9099281 by HappyMidnight, translation #1151779 by CK
- 목요일에 놀러 갈까?Shall we go out on Thursday?
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are making plans to meet up.
- 지훈 Ji-hun지은 씨, 목요일에 시간 있어요?Jieun ssi, mogyoire sigan isseoyo?Jieun, do you have time on Thursday?
- 지은 Ji-eun네, 목요일은 괜찮아요.Ne, mogyoireun gwaenchanayo.Yes, Thursday is fine.
- 지훈 Ji-hun그럼 우리 목요일에 봐요.Geureom uri mogyoire bwayo.Then let's see each other on Thursday.
- 지은 Ji-eun좋아요, 지훈 씨.Joayo, Jihun ssi.Great, Jihun.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “Thursday” translations and entries 목요일, 목요, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 목요, 목요일, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
