About this word
오전 means a.m. or the period before noon. It normally comes before the clock time: 오전 아홉 시.
Use 아침 for the everyday part of the day and 오전 when specifying a formal time range.
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오전 아홉 시에 수업이 시작해요.
ojeon ahop sie sueobi sijakhaeyo.
Class starts at nine in the morning.
저는 오전에 커피를 마셔요.
jeoneun ojeone keopireul masyeoyo.
I drink coffee in the morning.
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