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To ask “What time is it now?” in Korean, you can say: “지금 몇 시예요?” (ji-geum myeot si-ye-yo?). This literally translates to “Now, how many hours is it?”
Here’s the breakdown:
- 지금 means “now.”
- 몇 means “how many” or “what.”
- 시 means “o’clock” or “hour.”
- 예요 (ye-yo) is the polite present tense ending.
“지금 몇 시예요?” is a polite and common way to ask someone for the time.
