B1 Expression フォーマル

언제인가요?

eonjeingayo?

When is it? (polite).

意味

A polite way to ask for the time or date of an event.

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文化的背景

Punctuality is highly valued in professional settings. Asking '언제인가요?' for a meeting implies you intend to be there 5-10 minutes early. The Lunar Calendar ({陰曆|음력}) is still used for traditional holidays like Seollal and Chuseok. If you ask '언제인가요?' about these, the date changes every year. In dating culture, '언제인가요?' can be used to subtly ask for a first date without being too pushy, often phrased as '시간이 언제 괜찮으신가요?' (When is your time okay?). The concept of 'First Birthday' (Doljanchi) is huge. Asking '돌잔치가 언제인가요?' is a common way to show interest in a colleague's family life.

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The 'Soft' Question

Use '언제인가요?' when you want to sound inquisitive but not demanding. It's the 'polite curiosity' ending.

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Verb Trap

Never say '언제 먹다인가요?'. For verbs, the ending changes to '~나요?'. Only use '인가요' with nouns.

意味

A polite way to ask for the time or date of an event.

🎯

The 'Soft' Question

Use '언제인가요?' when you want to sound inquisitive but not demanding. It's the 'polite curiosity' ending.

⚠️

Verb Trap

Never say '언제 먹다인가요?'. For verbs, the ending changes to '~나요?'. Only use '인가요' with nouns.

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Honorifics Matter

If asking an elder, change '언제인가요?' to '언제이신가요?' to be extra respectful.

自分をテスト

Fill in the blank to ask when the meeting is politely.

회의가 _______?

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: 언제인가요

'언제인가요' is the most appropriate polite-formal choice provided.

Which sentence is the most natural for a professional email?

Asking about a deadline:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: 마감일이 언제인가요?

It balances politeness and professionalism perfectly for an email.

Complete the dialogue.

A: 생일 파티가 _______? B: 이번 주 토요일 저녁이에요.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: 언제인가요

The answer 'Saturday evening' indicates the question must be about 'When' (언제).

Match the phrase to the situation.

You are at a hotel and want to know the breakfast time.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: 조식 {時間|시간}이 언제인가요?

Asking for the time of breakfast requires '언제인가요'.

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Politeness Levels of 'When is it?'

Formal
언제입니까? Very Formal
Polite
언제인가요? Consultative
언제예요? Casual Polite
Informal
언제야? Intimate

練習問題バンク

4 問題
Fill in the blank to ask when the meeting is politely. Fill Blank A2

회의가 _______?

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: 언제인가요

'언제인가요' is the most appropriate polite-formal choice provided.

Which sentence is the most natural for a professional email? Choose B1

Asking about a deadline:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: 마감일이 언제인가요?

It balances politeness and professionalism perfectly for an email.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A1

A: 생일 파티가 _______? B: 이번 주 토요일 저녁이에요.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: 언제인가요

The answer 'Saturday evening' indicates the question must be about 'When' (언제).

Match the phrase to the situation. situation_matching A2

You are at a hotel and want to know the breakfast time.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: 조식 {時間|시간}이 언제인가요?

Asking for the time of breakfast requires '언제인가요'.

🎉 スコア: /4

よくある質問

10 問

Yes, slightly. '언제인가요?' feels more like a consultative or written register, while '언제예요?' is the standard for spoken conversation.

No. For verbs, use '언제 [Verb]나요?'. For example, '언제 오나요?' (When are you coming?).

Use the past tense: '언제였나요?'.

It might sound a bit too formal. With friends, '언제야?' or just '언제?' is better.

Yes, but in some contexts like '언제 한번', it can mean 'sometime'.

The most formal version is '언제입니까?'.

Absolutely. It is very common in professional emails.

Add '쯤' after the noun or '언제': '언제쯤인가요?'.

In texting, people often write '언제임?' or '언제임요?'.

The 'ㄴ' is part of the descriptive interrogative suffix '~ㄴ가'.

関連フレーズ

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언제든지

similar

Anytime

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언제나

similar

Always

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몇 시예요?

specialized form

What time is it?

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언제쯤

builds on

About when

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언제부터

builds on

From when

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