며칠

Korean

Etymology

몇 (myeot, “how many”) + 흘 (heul, “day”). Often wrongly reanalyzed as 몇 (myeot, “how many”) + 일 (il, “day”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹t͡ɕʰiɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [며칠]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeochil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeochil
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏch'il
Yale Romanization?	mye.chil

Noun

며칠 • (myeochil)

1. how many days?
2. which day?, what date?

   생일이 며칠이에요?

   saeng'ir-i myeochirieyo?

   What date is your birthday?

3. several days

Synonyms

• 며칟날 (myeochinnal, “which day”)