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Noon in Korean 🇰🇷


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noon 정오
How to say “noon” in Korean? “정오”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “정오” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on noon in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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정오 info.

Tips to Remember the Word:
• Think of 정 (jeong) as meaning “proper” or “exact” and 오 (o) as representing the traditional period of midday—together they remind you of the exact moment in the day (12:00) when the sun is at its peak.
• Recall that the Chinese characters 正午 that form 정오 literally mean “exact noon.”

Explanations:
• 정오 (jeongo) refers to 12:00 p.m., the precise middle of the day when the sun is at its highest point.
• It is the formal way in Korean to denote noon.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
• 12시 (yeol-dusi) is a casual way to indicate 12:00, though 정오 is more specific about being midday.
• 12시 정각 (yeol-dusi jeonggak) emphasizes the exactness of 12:00, essentially meaning “exactly 12 o’clock.”

Alternate Meanings (Including Slang):
• There isn’t a widely recognized slang meaning for 정오. It is almost always used in the literal sense of noon.
• In poetic or figurative language, 정오 might be used to symbolize the peak or the climax of a day, but it is not common slang.

Examples of Sentences:
1. 우리는 정오에 만나요.
  Romanized: Urineun jeongo-e mannayo.
  Translation: We meet at noon.

2. 정오는 태양이 가장 높이 떠 있는 때이다.
  Romanized: Jeongo-neun taeyangi gajang nopi tteo inneun ttaeida.
  Translation: Noon is the time when the sun is at its highest.

3. 점심시간 전, 정오에 모든 준비를 마쳐야 해요.
  Romanized: Jeomsimsigan jeon, jeongo-e modeun junbireul machyeoya haeyo.
  Translation: Before lunchtime, all preparations should be completed by noon.

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