때

때	U+B54C, 때 HANGUL SYLLABLE DDAE

Composition:

← 땋
[U+B54B]

Hangul Syllables

땍 →
[U+B54D]

따 ←	→ 땨
때땍땎땏땐땑땒 땓땔땕땖땗땘땙 땚땛땜땝땞땟땠 땡땢땣땤땥땦땧

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean ᄣᅢ〮 (pstáy). Cognate with Korean 때 (ttae).

Pronunciation

(Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͈æ⫽
(Jeju City) IPA^(key): [t͈æ] ~ [t͈e]
Phonetic hangul: [때/떼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ttae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ttae
Yale Romanization^?	ttay

Noun

때 (ttae)

time; hour
meal
Synonym: 밥 (bap)

양첩ᄒᆞᆫ 놈 때 굶나.
Yangcheophawn nom ttae gumna.
One should not cheat.
(literally, “A man with a mistress is one who starves (misses meals).”)

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈ɛ] ~ [t͈e̞]
- Audio: (file)
Phonetic hangul: [때/떼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ttae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ttae
McCune–Reischauer^?	ttae
Yale Romanization^?	ttay

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄣᅢ〮 (Yale: pstáy).

Noun

때 • (ttae)

occasion; time
그 는 어렸을 때의 추억 에 잠겼다.
Geu-neun eoryeosseul ttae-ui chueog-e jamgyeotda.
He is reminiscing about his childhood memories.

그때 의 나 와 지금 의 나 는 다르다.
Geuttae-ui na-wa jigeum-ui na-neun dareuda.
I am different now than I was at that time.

당연히 아무 때나 놀러 와도 되지!
dang'yeonhi amu ttaena nolleo wado doeji!
Of course, you can come over any time!
opportunity
때를 놓치다 ― ttae-reul notchida ― to miss an opportunity

Alternative forms

ᄯᅢ (ttae) (tense s, obsolete)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄠᆡ〮 (Yale: ptóy).

Noun

때 • (ttae)

dirt, especially dead skin produced by exfoliation