Tteokguk \ub5a1\uad6d<\/a>, every Korean becomes one year older. (\ub5a1\uad6d\uc744 \uba39\uc73c\uba74 \ud55c \uc0b4 \ub354 \uba39\ub294\ub2e4.)<\/p>\n\nWe used to count by the lunar calendar, but we no longer celebrate our birthdays by the lunar calendar, so today we turn one year older on the first of January. This makes the system less complicated as the date does not change every year.<\/p>\n\n
So we don’t count the years by our actual birthday.<\/p>\n\n
How to calculate the Korean age?<\/h2>\n\n
For example, if a baby is born on 12\/31\/2019, he\/she is already 1 year old at birth and on the next day he\/she turns another year older because of the change of the year, so the baby is already 2 years old on the first of January 2020, although in reality he\/she is only 2 days old.<\/p>\n\n
Hyunok was born on 05.09.1980. Today is 01\/25\/2020, so she is 39 years old. How old is she in Korea? How does she calculate her Korean age?<\/p>\n\n
Before her birthday, she is 2 years older than her current age and after her birthday, she is 1 year older, so she is already 41 years old in Korea. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n
How old would I be in Korea?<\/h2>\n\n
Before my birthday – 2 years older After my birthday – 1 year older<\/strong><\/p>\n\nWe’re celebrating our birthday. The old generations like my parents celebrate their birthday in the lunar calendar, but all the young generations celebrate in the solar calendar like you do in Europe. However, we celebrate with the Korean age, so it will be one year older than the actual age.<\/span><\/p>\n\nImportant phrases and vocabulary:<\/b><\/h2>\n\n
\ud55c\uad6d \ub098\uc774 Korean age – \uc800\ub294 \ud55c\uad6d \ub098\uc774\ub85c 21\uc0b4\uc774\uc5d0\uc694. I’m 21 in Korean.\ub9cc \ub098\uc774 international age – \uc800\ub294 \ub9cc \ub098\uc774\ub85c 19\uc0b4\uc774\uc5d0\uc694. \uc800\ub294 \ub9cc\uc73c\ub85c 19\uc0b4\uc774\uc5d0\uc694. I’m 19 at international age.<\/p>\n\n
How old are you?<\/strong>\ub098\uc774\uac00 \uba87 \uc0b4\uc774\uc5d0\uc694? normally polite, but younger people usually do not ask older people. It wouldn’t be polite.\ub098\uc774\uac00 \uc5b4\ub5bb\uac8c \ub418\uc138\uc694? more polite than ,,\ub098\uc774\uac00 \uba87 \uc0b4\uc774\uc5d0\uc694?”‘, so we use that with people older than you.\uc5f0\uc138\uac00 \uc5b4\ub5bb\uac8c \ub418\uc138\uc694? very polite – If you ask a person in their forties or fifties like that, they feel bad about being a grandfather or grandmother.<\/p>\n\n\ub098\uc774 Age\uba39\ub2e4 eat\ub098\uc774\ub97c \uba39\ub2e4 Getting older\ub9cc\ub098\uc774 International Age\uc5f0\uc138 age, courtesy word\ub2ec\ub825 Calendar\uc591\ub825 \ub2ec\ub825 (\uc591\ub825) Solar Calendar\uc74c\ub825 \ub2ec\ub825 (\uc74c\ub825) Lunar calendar\uc0dd\uc77c Birthday\uc591\ub825 \uc0dd\uc77c Birthday in the solar calendar\uc74c\ub825 \uc0dd\uc77c Birthday in the lunar calendar<\/p>\n\n
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