How to Say "Thursday" in Korean

In Korean, "Thursday" is 목요일 (mogyoil).

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Thursday

목요일

mogyoil

목 = wood, tree

Letter by letter: 목요일

Korean is written in syllable blocks. Here is what each block of 목요일 is made of.

BlockLettersSounds
목ㅁ + ㅗ + ㄱㅁ m, ㅗ o, ㄱ k (at the end)
요ㅇ + ㅛㅇ silent, ㅛ yo
일ㅇ + ㅣ + ㄹㅇ silent, ㅣ i, ㄹ l (at the end)

Written 목요일, but said [모교일]: linking (final moves to the next vowel). The romanizer explains these sound rules for any word.

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How to type it

On a standard Korean keyboard (2-set), press these keys in order:

AㅁHㅗRㄱDㅇYㅛDㅇLㅣFㄹ

Practice with the online Korean keyboard, or learn the layout in the typing test.

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Frequently asked questions

What is "Thursday" in Korean?

목요일 (mogyoil): 목 = wood, tree.

How do you pronounce 목요일?

It sounds like "mogyoil". It is written 목요일 but said [모교일] because of Korean sound changes.

Romanization: Revised Romanization of Korean, with sound changes. Audio: a recorded native-sounding Korean voice.
Last checked: 2026-10-20