오늘 무슨 요일이에요?
oneul museun yoirieyo?
The English phrase "what day is it?" is translated into Korean as 오늘 무슨 요일이에요? (oneul museun yoirieyo?) in Korean.
This phrase is used to ask which day of the week it is today. Note that the term 요일 specifically refers to the days of the week, such as Monday or Tuesday, rather than a specific calendar date.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 오늘 (today), 무슨 (what/which) and 요일이에요? (is the day of the week?).
How does it change in a sentence?
To use the phrase with friends or people younger than you, change the polite ending 이에요? to the casual 이야? in the form 오늘 무슨 요일이야? In highly formal settings, the ending 이에요? is replaced with 입니까? to create 오늘은 무슨 요일입니까?
How do you pronounce it?
oneul museun yoirieyo?
Did you know?
- The word 요일 (yoil) is composed of characters that represent the celestial bodies, as the days of the week are named after planets and the sun and moon.
- The word for 'today', 오늘, literally translates to 'the day that has come'.
- The word 오늘 can be used as an adverb meaning 'today' or as a noun meaning 'the present age'.
Examples in context
- 안녕하세요, 선생님. 오늘은 무슨 요일입니까?Hello, teacher. What day is it today?
- 오늘 무슨 요일이에요?oneul museun yoil-ieyo?What day is it today?
- 죄송하지만, 오늘 무슨 요일이에요?joesonghajiman, oneul museun yoil-ieyo?I'm sorry, but what day is it today?
Example conversation
Seoyeon and Minjun are talking about their schedule.
- 서연 Seo-yeon민준 씨, 오늘 무슨 요일이에요?Minjun ssi, oneul museun yoil-ieyo?Minjun, what day is it today?
- 민준 Min-jun오늘은 목요일이에요.oneureun mogyoil-ieyo.Today is Thursday.
- 서연 Seo-yeon아, 맞다. 내일은 금요일이네요.a, matda. naeil-eun geumyoil-ineyo.Oh, right. Tomorrow is Friday.
- 민준 Min-jun네, 곧 주말이에요.ne, got jumal-ieyo.Yes, it's almost the weekend.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 무슨, 오늘, CC BY-SA 4.0.
