오늘은 수요일입니다
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To say "today is Wednesday" in Korean, you use 오늘은 수요일입니다 (oneureun suyoirimnida).
This phrase is used to state that the current day of the week is Wednesday.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
There are several ways to express this depending on the level of politeness required. 오늘은 수요일입니다 is a formal polite version. 오늘은 수요일이에요 is the informal polite version, used for everyday conversation. For informal situations, you can use 오늘은 수요일이야 or 오늘은 수요일이다.
How does it change in a sentence?
For Wednesday, the element used is 수.
How do you pronounce it?
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Did you know?
- While 수요일 means 'Water Day', the Korean word for 'water' used in daily life is 물. The 수 in 수요일 comes from a Chinese root used specifically for academic or formal terms.
- The word for Wednesday, 수요일, contains the character 수 which represents 'Water'. This is part of a system where each day is named after one of the five classical elements or celestial bodies.
- In Korean, the days of the week follow a specific cosmic order: Sun, Moon, Fire, Water, Wood, Metal, and Earth. Wednesday follows 'Fire Day' (Tuesday) and precedes 'Wood Day' (Thursday).
Examples in context
- 오늘은 수요일입니다.Today is Wednesday.This sentence is useful for stating the current day of the week using the form 오늘은 수요일입니다.Tatoeba #13629467 by Adelpa, translation #1458036 by CK
- 달력을 보니 오늘은 수요일입니다.dal-ryeok-eul bo-ni oneureun su-yo-il-im-ni-da.Looking at the calendar, today is Wednesday.
Example conversation
Subin and Dohyun are checking their schedule at the office.
- 수빈 Su-bin도현 씨, 오늘이 무슨 요일이죠?Do-hyeon ssi, o-neul-i mu-seun yo-il-i-jyo?Dohyun, what day is it today?
- 도현 Do-hyeon오늘은 수요일입니다.O-neul-eun su-yo-il-im-ni-da.Today is Wednesday.
- 수빈 Su-bin아, 오늘 회의가 있는 날이네요.A, o-neul hoe-ui-ga it-neun nal-i-ne-yo.Ah, that's the day we have a meeting.
- 도현 Do-hyeon맞아요, 수빈 씨.Ma-ja-yo, Su-bin ssi.That's right, Subin.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
