그날

Korean

Etymology

그 (geu, “that”) +‎ 날 (nal, “day”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯna̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [그날]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geunal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geunal
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭnal
Yale Romanization?	kunal

Noun

그날 • (geunal)

1. that day; the day in question

   목요일에 오라는데, 그날은 내가 바빠.

   Mogyoir-e o-ra-neunde, geunar-eun nae-ga bappa.

   They said to come on Thursday, but that day I am busy.

2. (euphemistic) (menstrual) period

   나는 그날이라서 조금 쉬고 싶어.

   Na-neun geunar-i-raseo jogeum swi-go sip-eo.

   I am on my period, so I want to get some rest.

Derived terms

• 그날그날 (geunalgeunal, “the respective days”)