Korean word

밤낮

Pronunciation

Romanizationpamnat

Meaning

  • adverbday and night

Example

아이는 밤낮 울어서 부모가 걱정이에요.a i neun pam nat u reo seo pu mo ga keok jjeong i e yo

The child cries day and night, so the parents are worried.

Illustration for 밤낮 (day and night)

More examples

그는 밤낮없이 일했다.keu neun pam na jeop ssi il haet tta

He worked day and night.

Core concept

The whole stretch of time is covered, from night through day, so something continues constantly.

Common phrases

  • 밤낮없이pam na jeop ssi

    day and night

Similar words

밤낮없이pamnajeopssi: An activity goes on without rest regardless of the time of day.
하루종일harujongil: An action continues throughout the day, from morning until evening.
줄곧chulgot: An action or state continues steadily for the entire time under discussion.
늘neul: A familiar pattern occurs as usual over time.

Definition in Korean

하루의 모든 시간을 포함해 언제나 또는 늘 그런 상태임을 나타내는 부사.ha ru ui mo deun si ga neul po ham hae eon je na tto neun neul keu reon sang tae i meul na ta nae neun pu sa

Word origin

The compound 밤낮 (bamnat, "night and day") combines 밤 (bam, "night") with 낮 (nat, "day") to express the complete passage from one part of the day to the other.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can read day and night as either two time periods or a continuous span, and Korean uses this adverb in the same broad way when describing ongoing actions.

Other meanings

  • around the clockadverb
  • alwaysadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 밤낮없이pamnajeopssiday and nightadverb

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