Time + 에
Explanation
Point times take 에: 세 시에, 월요일에, 오후에, 아침에.
Duration often without 에: 한 시간 공부했어요, 삼 년 살았어요.
Relative day words often bare: 오늘 만나요 (not usually 오늘에).
Mistake: 월요일 가요 when you mean “on Monday” → 월요일에 가요.
This page focuses on “Time + 에.” Read for meaning first, then re-read looking only at formality and particle choice — those two details decide whether you sound natural.
After the explanation, study the worked examples and the common mistakes. Then take the one-question check so you know you did not only skim.
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When you can explain “Time + 에” in one plain English sentence and produce one new Korean example without looking, you are ready to move on — then review again within 24 hours.
Examples
내일 두 시에 만나요.
Let’s meet at 2 tomorrow.
금요일에 시험이 있어요.
There is an exam on Friday.
두 시간 운동했어요.
I exercised for two hours.
Common mistakes
- Dropping 에 on weekdays for “on Monday.”
- Adding 에 to pure duration phrases by default.
How to practice
- Level: beginner–friendly explanation; still re-check formality with a native conversation partner when stakes are high.
- Say every example out loud, then change one slot (place, time, or person) to force production — not only recognition.
- After reading, open Chamelingo and recycle the same pattern in a lesson or speaking practice so it enters long-term memory.
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