Korean days of the week game
Seven days named after the moon, five elements and the sun, each ending in yoil. Six more words place something on them: oneul, naeil, eoje, ibeon ju, jumal and maeil.
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Five games take this set. Sky Rescue works well here, because the seven days share the same yoil ending and the game leaves you time to read the syllable in front of it rather than guessing from shape.
The 13 words you will practise
| Korean | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| 월요일woryoil | Monday | wuh-ryoh-EEL |
| 화요일hwayoil | Tuesday | hwah-yoh-EEL |
| 수요일suyoil | Wednesday | soo-yoh-EEL |
| 목요일mogyoil | Thursday | moh-gyoh-EEL |
| 금요일geumyoil | Friday | geu-myoh-EEL |
| 토요일toyoil | Saturday | toh-yoh-EEL |
| 일요일iryoil | Sunday | ee-ryoh-EEL |
| 오늘oneul | today | OH-neul |
| 내일naeil | tomorrow | NAE-eel |
| 어제eoje | yesterday | UH-jeh |
| 이번 주ibeon ju | this week | EE-buhn joo |
| 주말jumal | the weekend | joo-MAHL |
| 매일maeil | every day | MAE-eel |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the Korean days of the week lesson.
5 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 48 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
Questions
What do the days actually mean?
Wol is moon, hwa fire, su water, mok wood, geum metal or gold, to earth, il sun. It is the same scheme Japanese uses, borrowed from the same source, so the two sets of weekday names line up syllable for syllable.
Oneul, naeil, eoje?
Today, tomorrow, yesterday. Naeil is worth noticing, because unlike most of this set it is not built from the day names and has to be learned on its own.
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