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Read dates and weekdays

Read dates and weekdays on a fictional calendar and place three events.

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Your goal

A date and a weekday answer different questions. 구월 십육 일 is a date; 수요일 is a weekday. Place three events and confirm them in sentences.

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Before you start

날짜
calendar date
요일
day of the week
달력
calendar
며칠
asks the day of the month here
수업
a class
약속
an appointment
예약
reservation or booking

Reuse 일·이·삼 for calendar dates. Duration words such as 하루 and 이틀 are outside this lesson.

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Explore the situation

Read the information Fictional practice information

September 2026

This practice calendar uses September 2026. Weekdays follow that month, but all events are fictional—not real bookings or today’s schedule.

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Learn the expressions

Learn in small steps

월 · 일

Read the month and the day separately. Ask 몇 월 며칠이에요? for a date.

Written cue / contextKorean expression
9월 10일구월 십 일
9월 16일구월 십육 일
9월 25일구월 이십오 일

Choose the reading of September 16.

  • 구월 십육 일
  • 구월 육 일
  • 시월 십육 일

유월 · 시월

Check the special forms for June and October. The complete month table remains below.

Written cue / contextKorean expression
6월유월
10월시월
11월십일월
12월십이월

Choose the written reading for October.

  • 십월
  • 시월
  • 유월

날짜 / 요일

Dates and weekdays are different. Ask 무슨 요일이에요? for the weekday.

Written cue / contextKorean expression
Monday월요일
Tuesday화요일
Wednesday수요일
Thursday목요일
Friday금요일
Saturday토요일
Sunday일요일

Which question fits the answer 금요일이에요?

  • 몇 월 며칠이에요?
  • 무슨 요일이에요?
  • 몇 시예요?
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Written formRead or say
1월 / 2월 / 3월 / 4월일월 / 이월 / 삼월 / 사월
5월 / 6월 / 7월 / 8월오월 / 유월 / 칠월 / 팔월
9월 / 10월 / 11월 / 12월구월 / 시월 / 십일월 / 십이월
9월 10일구월 십 일
9월 16일구월 십육 일
9월 25일구월 이십오 일
WeekdayOrder
월요일1
화요일2
수요일3
목요일4
금요일5
토요일6
일요일7

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Read the conversation

Confirm a date

민수

몇 월 며칠이에요?

Show meaning

What is the date of the appointment?

유나

구월 십육 일이에요.

Show meaning

September 16.

Confirm a weekday

민수

무슨 요일이에요?

Show meaning

What day of the week is it?

유나

수요일이에요.

Show meaning

Wednesday.

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Build a sentence

Select an event, then click its date. Place all three and check. You can move an event again to correct it.

Dates and events

September 2026

ConditionKorean expression
Class9/10
Appointment9/16
Booking9/25

Sentence-piece practice

1. Build a date question.

Sentence pieces

  • 몇
  • 월
  • 며칠
  • 이에요?

2. Ask the weekday.

Sentence pieces

  • 무슨
  • 요일
  • 이에요?
  • 예요?

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Practice

Choose the response that matches both the information and the Korean expression.

1. How do you write the name of month 6월?

  • 유월
  • 육월
  • 시월

2. How do you write the name of month 10월?

  • 십월
  • 유월
  • 시월

3. Complete the date question: 몇 월 ___이에요?

  • 몇일
  • 며칠
  • 몇 일

4. Which asks the weekday?

  • 무슨 요일이에요?
  • 몇 시예요?
  • 몇 개예요?

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Try a new situation

Write each event’s date and weekday, for example 구월 십 일, 목요일이에요. Also practice writing a date question.

Tasks

Try the tasks first, then compare with the answers and examples in step 10.

1. Give both date and weekday for 수업.

Read the information Fictional practice information

September 2026

몇 월 며칠이에요? 무슨 요일이에요?

Show a hint

Read the month and date, then check that cell’s weekday. September is 구월.

2. Give both date and weekday for 약속.

Read the information Fictional practice information

September 2026

몇 월 며칠이에요? 무슨 요일이에요?

Show a hint

Read the month and date, then check that cell’s weekday. September is 구월.

3. Give both date and weekday for 예약.

Read the information Fictional practice information

September 2026

몇 월 며칠이에요? 무슨 요일이에요?

Show a hint

Read the month and date, then check that cell’s weekday. September is 구월.

4. A new booking has an unknown date. Write a date question.

Show a hint

Read the month and date, then check that cell’s weekday. September is 구월.

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Check your learning

Cover the examples. Check what each number means and which unit it needs.

1. In the practice calendar for September 2026, what weekday is the 10th?

  • 화요일
  • 일요일
  • 목요일

2. In the practice calendar for September 2026, what weekday is the 16th?

  • 일요일
  • 수요일
  • 목요일

3. In the practice calendar for September 2026, what weekday is the 25th?

  • 금요일
  • 토요일
  • 일요일

4. Read September 16 in Hangul.

  • 구월 열여섯 일
  • 구월 육십 일
  • 구월 십육 일

5. Which question fits the answer 금요일이에요.?

  • 얼마예요?
  • 무슨 요일이에요?
  • 몇 월 며칠이에요?

6. A class is noted on September 25. Which preserves that date?

  • 9월 25일
  • 9월 15일
  • 10월 25일

Reflect on your reading

Tick only what you actually checked. Feedback from another person is optional and is not required to finish the lesson.

□ I identified what kind of information the number gives.
□ I used the right number form and unit together.
□ I recorded where I needed help.
□ I made a sentence for new information.

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Answers and explanations

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Practice questions

1. How do you write the name of month 6월?

Answer: 유월

June is written 유월.

  • 육월 — The number six is 육, but the month is 유월.
  • 시월 — 시월 is October.

2. How do you write the name of month 10월?

Answer: 시월

October is 시월.

  • 십월 — Ten is 십, but the month is 시월.
  • 유월 — 유월 is June.

3. Complete the date question: 몇 월 ___이에요?

Answer: 며칠

Write 며칠 in this date question.

  • 몇일 — 몇일 is not the standard spelling either; use 며칠.
  • 몇 일 — Do not write 몇 일 for this question.

4. Which asks the weekday?

Answer: 무슨 요일이에요?

This asks for Monday, Tuesday and so on.

  • 몇 시예요? — This asks the time.
  • 몇 개예요? — This asks the quantity.

Learning check

1. In the practice calendar for September 2026, what weekday is the 10th?

Answer: 목요일

September 10 is 목요일 in the calendar.

  • 화요일 — Use the 목요일 column, not 화요일.
  • 일요일 — Sunday is not the column for this date.

2. In the practice calendar for September 2026, what weekday is the 16th?

Answer: 수요일

September 16 is 수요일 in the calendar.

  • 일요일 — Sunday is not the column for this date.
  • 목요일 — Use the 수요일 column, not 목요일.

3. In the practice calendar for September 2026, what weekday is the 25th?

Answer: 금요일

September 25 is 금요일 in the calendar.

  • 토요일 — Use the 금요일 column, not 토요일.
  • 일요일 — Sunday is not the column for this date.

4. Read September 16 in Hangul.

Answer: 구월 십육 일

Use the Sino-Korean 십육 for the 16th.

  • 구월 열여섯 일 — Use 십육, not 열여섯, for a calendar date.
  • 구월 육십 일 — 육십 is 60; 십육 is 16.

5. Which question fits the answer 금요일이에요.?

Answer: 무슨 요일이에요?

Friday is a weekday.

  • 얼마예요? — Friday is not a price.
  • 몇 월 며칠이에요? — A date question needs a month and day.

6. A class is noted on September 25. Which preserves that date?

Answer: 9월 25일

Both month 9 and day 25 match.

  • 9월 15일 — The day changed from 25 to 15.
  • 10월 25일 — The month changed from 9 to 10.

Practise in small groups

Choose the reading of September 16.

구월 십육 일

The month is 9 and the day is 16: 구월 십육 일.

Choose the written reading for October.

시월

October is 시월; June is 유월.

Which question fits the answer 금요일이에요?

무슨 요일이에요?

금요일 is a weekday. Next, use it with a date on the calendar.

Example answers

Written responses are examples. Other wording can also meet the same conditions.

1. Give both date and weekday for 수업.

몇 월 며칠이에요? 무슨 요일이에요?

구월 십 일, 목요일이에요.

구월 십 일이에요. 목요일이에요.

9월 10일 목요일

9월 10일, 목요일이에요.

구월 십 일 목요일

In this calendar, September 10 falls on 목요일.

2. Give both date and weekday for 약속.

몇 월 며칠이에요? 무슨 요일이에요?

구월 십육 일, 수요일이에요.

구월 십육 일이에요. 수요일이에요.

9월 16일 수요일

9월 16일, 수요일이에요.

구월 십육 일 수요일

In this calendar, September 16 falls on 수요일.

3. Give both date and weekday for 예약.

몇 월 며칠이에요? 무슨 요일이에요?

구월 이십오 일, 금요일이에요.

구월 이십오 일이에요. 금요일이에요.

9월 25일 금요일

9월 25일, 금요일이에요.

구월 이십오 일 금요일

In this calendar, September 25 falls on 금요일.

4. A new booking has an unknown date. Write a date question.

몇 월 며칠이에요?

예약은 몇 월 며칠이에요?

Ask 몇 월 며칠이에요? rather than inventing a date.

Sentence-piece practice

1. Build a date question.

몇 월 며칠이에요?

몇 월 며칠 asks month and date.

2. Ask the weekday.

무슨 요일이에요?

요일 ends in ㄹ and takes 이에요.

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Review and continue

Come back to these

Today

Recall without an example

Make one date question and one weekday question.

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Change a number and say it again

Keep the unit but change the number. Build the response for new information instead of memorizing one example.

Review what felt difficult

I confused a date and a weekday.Review the pattern, then try a different number. →

Keep written checks separate from trying to speak. Revisit difficult expressions next session.

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