In Korean, time is expressed like "Now is...". So one would say "지금은 여섯시 입니다" to express "It is five o'clock." The "지금은" means "now is," the "여섯시" means "six o'clock," and the "입니다" means roughly "it is/be."
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지금 몇 시에요?
What is the time now?
지금, 7시에요
Now, it's 7'o clock.
지금, 2시 30분입니다
Now, it's 2:30.
지금, 4시 반입니다
Now, it's 4:30.
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- 지금 (只今): now, at present
- 몇: how many
- 시 (時): hour
- 분 (分): minute
- 반 (半): half an hour
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