English Shortcut to Korean Learning (쉽게 배울수 있는 조선어) is a self-study textbook published in 2019 by the Korea Publications Export and Import Corporation of Pyongyang (DPRK).
I have taken it on myself to transcribe the example sentences and vocabulary, as current material about the North Korean language is rare and plain text versions of learning materials are even harder to find.
This post is about the ninth chapter, listing the days of the week using a couple of question-answer pairs. For an overview of the book, see the head post
Please note that sentences and words below are as-is, I have tried to make sure that I have not introduced any mistakes and I have retouched some slightly awkward translations found in the book and added additional translations where I thought they would be of use.
Let me know if you have any corrections or suggestions for improvement!
Sentences
- 오늘은 무슨 요일입니까?
- What weekday is it today?
- 일요일입니다.
- It is Sunday.
- 래일은 무슨 요일입니까?
- What day is it tomorrow?
- 수요일입니다.
- It is Wednesday.
- 구월 구일은 무슨 요일입니까?
- What day is the ninth of September?
- 십이월 이십칠일은 무슨 요일입니까?
- What day is the twenty-seventh of December?
- 월요일입니다.
- It is Monday.
- 삼월 이십일이 화요일이였습니까?
- Was the 20th of March a Tuesday?
- 예. 그렇습니다. 화요일이였습니다.
- Yes it was. It was a Tuesday.
- 시월 십일이 토요일이였습니까?
- Was the 10th of October a Saturday?
- 아닙니다. 일요일이였습니다.
- No. It was a Sunday.
Vocabulary
This chapter does not feature any additional vocabulary.
Let me know if you have any corrections or suggestions for improvement!