⏰ Talking About Your Daily Routine in Korean: Step-by-Step

Talking about you in Korean


Want to say what you do every day in Korean?

Describing your routine is a great way to build fluency, use common verbs, and start natural conversations. 💬🇰🇷

In this guide, you’ll learn how to structure your day in Korean — from waking up to going to bed — using simple patterns and useful expressions. Let’s begin! 🛏️🍽️📚

🧭 Why Talk About Daily Routine?

✔️ You repeat these actions often = easy to memorize
✔️ You’ll practice time, verbs, sentence order
✔️ You can use this in speaking tests, italki classes, or diaries

🕘 Step 1: Learn Common Time Words

KoreanMeaning
아침에in the morning
점심에at noon
오후에in the afternoon
저녁에in the evening
밤에at night
매일every day
보통usually
항상always
가끔sometimes
일찍early
늦게late

📝 Example:

  • 저는 아침에 일찍 일어나요. → I wake up early in the morning.

🔤 Step 2: Key Verbs for Daily Life

Korean VerbRomanizationMeaning
일어나다il-eonadato wake up
씻다ssitdato wash
먹다meokdato eat
가다gadato go
공부하다gongbuhadato study
일하다ilhadato work
운동하다undonghadato exercise
쉬다swidato rest
보다bodato watch/see
자다jadato sleep

🧩 Step 3: Build Full Sentences

Use the pattern:
[Time] + 저는 + [noun + particle] + [verb]요.

Full Routine Example:

🛏️ 아침에 저는 일찍 일어나요.
🚿 그다음에 씻어요.
🍚 아침을 먹어요.
🚌 학교에 가요.
📖 수업을 들어요.
🍴 점심을 먹어요.
🏃 운동해요.
🛋️ 집에 와서 쉬어요.
📱 유튜브를 봐요.
😴 밤에 자요.

English translation:

I wake up early in the morning.
Then I wash up.
I eat breakfast.
I go to school.
I attend class.
I eat lunch.
I exercise.
I come home and rest.
I watch YouTube.
I sleep at night.

🔁 Practice Tips

  1. Write your real daily schedule in Korean.

  2. Speak it aloud like you're presenting to a friend.

  3. Practice transitions like:

    • 그리고 (and then)

    • 그다음에 (next)

    • 나중에 (later)

💡 Tip: Try recording a 30-second voice diary in Korean every day!

👩‍🏫 Want to Talk About Your Day with a Native Speaker?

Daily routines are a great topic for real conversation!
Let me help you express your day, correct your verbs, and sound fluent with ease.

👉 Book a class with me on italki:
https://www.italki.com/ko/teacher/7916559

Let’s make your Korean part of your real life — every day! 🌞💬

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