Speaking Date in Korean : 주말, 주초, 평일

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Today is Sunday and our weekend is about to finish!
What did you guys do this weekend? 이번 주말에 뭐 했어요? :D




In Korean, a week can be divided into two periods:


주말[Jumal] 
평일[Pyeong-il]



주말 means 'weekend', referring to Saturday and Sunday. And 평일 means 'weekday', referring to 'Monday to Friday'. 




So, you can describe your schedule in a week like this:


평일에 학교[회사]에 가요. 
I go to school[work] on weekdays.


평일에 공부해요[일해요].
I study[work] on weekdays.


- 이번 주말에 시간 있어요?
Do you have time this weekend?
- 네, 주말에 영화 보러 갈까요?
Yes, shall we go to the movies on the weekend?


- 주말에 뭐 해요?
What are you doing on the weekend?
- 주말마다 보통 운동해요.
I usually work out every weekend.






However, technically, 평일weekday is the opposite concept of 주말weekend, but not an antonym of it. 주말weekend, as a Sino-Korean word, is written '週末' and it means 'the end of the week'. So, its antonym must be 주초 which means 'the beginning of the week', referring to 'Monday' or 'Tuesday'.


주말 週末
주초 週初




Today, you've learned three Korean words about days in a week. I hope you understood the difference between each of them and use the right one as you need in a conversation. Thank you for reading my blog and please leave any questions or requests in the comments! 


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