내일

Korean

Alternative forms

• 낼 (nael) — contraction
• ᄂᆡ일(來日) (naeil) — Early Modern

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 來日, from 來 (“coming”) + 日 (“day”). From Middle Korean ᄂᆡᅀᅵᆯ〮 (Yale: nòyzíl). Cognate with Jeju 늴 (nuil).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɛiɭ] ~ [ne̞iɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [내일/네일]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	naeil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	naeil
McCune–Reischauer?	naeil
Yale Romanization?	nayil

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 내일의 / 내일에 / 내일까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	내일(來日) (naeil)
North Korean Standard Language	래일(來日) (raeil)

내일 • (naeil) (hanja 來日)

1. tomorrow

   Synonym: (formal, dated) 명일(明日) (myeong'il)

   내일이 소풍을 가는 날이다.

   Naeir-i sopung-eul ganeun nar-ida.

   Tomorrow is the day [we] are going on a picnic.

   내일부터 방학이 시작된다.

   Naeil-buteo banghag-i sijakdoenda.

   School break starts (from) tomorrow.

Adverb

내일 • (naeil) (hanja 來日)

1. tomorrow

   내일 뭐 할 거야?

   naeil mwo hal geoya?

   What are you going to do tomorrow?

See also

• Other days near tomorrow: 그제 (geuje, “the day before yesterday”), 어제 (eoje, “yesterday”), 오늘 (oneul, “today”), 내일 (來日, naeil, “tomorrow”), 모레 (more, “the day after tomorrow”), 글피 (geulpi, “two days after tomorrow”)