Days of the Week in Korean

Days of the Week in Korean: Every day in the week is explained and pronounced with different words in the other languages. The first day of the week, Sunday in Korean is written as 일요일, and it is pronounced as “il-yoil.” The second day of the week, Monday in Korean is written as 월요일, and it is pronounced as “wol-yoil.” The third day of the week, Tuesday in Korean is written as 화요일, and it is pronounced as “hwayoil.” The fourth day of the week, Wednesday in Korean is written as 수요일, and it is pronounced as “suyoil.” The fifth day of the week, Thursday in Korean is written as 목요일, and it is pronounced as “mog-yoil.” The sixth day of the week, Friday in Korean is written as 금요일, and it is pronounced as “Vrydag.” The last and seventh day of the week, Saturday in Korean is written as 토요일, and it is pronounced as “toyoil.” The names of all the days in the Korean Language are listed in the simple table.

Days of the Week in Korean

Days of the Week in Korean Language

There are several opinions to explain how the 7-days in the week are originated. Initially, Babylonian astrologers around 700 BCE assigned the planet gods to the days in the week.  Then, Romans changed the names of the week with their planet gods in the ancient Roman Calendar. Later, Germanic and Norse people also changed the names with the names of their gods. As per the rules of the International Standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week and then it is followed by the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Even though it is the international standard, some of the countries like United States of America, Canada, Australia, India and much more countries consider Sunday as the first day of the week. The names for the seven days in the week came from the Roman Calendar and each day relates to 7 celestial bodies: the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

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