오늘의 한국어 연습 🇰🇷

오늘의 한국어 연습: Future plans 🇰🇷

Use -(으)ㄹ 거예요 to say what you plan to do.

내일 = tomorrow

Common forms:

• 가요 → 갈 거예요 = will go
• 먹어요 → 먹을 거예요 = will eat
• 마셔요 → 마실 거예요 = will drink
• 읽어요 → 읽을 거예요 = will read
• 봐요 → 볼 거예요 = will watch
• 공부해요 → 공부할 거예요 = will study

Examples:

• 저는 내일 도서관에 갈 거예요.
  I will go to the library tomorrow.
• 저는 집에서 드라마를 볼 거예요.
  I will watch a drama at home.

Important: 거예요 is written with a space after the verb.

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I will drink coffee tomorrow.
2. I will study Korean at home.
3. I will go to the cinema and watch a movie.
4. Write one sentence about something you will do tomorrow.

For number 3, use -고 to connect the actions: 갈 거고 … 볼 거예요.

오늘의 한국어 연습: -고 싶어요 = “want to” 🇰🇷

Use -고 싶어요 after an action to say what you want to do.

• 가요 → 가고 싶어요 = want to go
• 먹어요 → 먹고 싶어요 = want to eat
• 마셔요 → 마시고 싶어요 = want to drink
• 읽어요 → 읽고 싶어요 = want to read
• 봐요 → 보고 싶어요 = want to watch
• 공부해요 → 공부하고 싶어요 = want to study

Examples:

• 저는 한국어를 공부하고 싶어요.
  I want to study Korean.
• 저는 영화관에 가고 싶어요.
  I want to go to the cinema.

Remember: -고 싶어요 is different from the connecting -고. Here, the complete expression means “want to do.”

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I want to drink coffee.
2. I want to read a book at the library.
3. I want to go to Korea.
   (한국 = Korea)
4. I want to watch a historical drama at home.
   (역사 드라마 = historical drama)

Write all four sentences, and I’ll correct them concisely.

오늘의 한국어 연습: 어제, 오늘, 내일 🇰🇷

Time words usually come near the beginning of a Korean sentence:

• 어제 = yesterday
• 오늘 = today
• 내일 = tomorrow

Compare the verb endings:

• 저는 어제 한국어를 공부했어요.
  I studied Korean yesterday.
• 저는 오늘 한국어를 공부해요.
  I study Korean today.
• 저는 내일 한국어를 공부할 거예요.
  I will study Korean tomorrow.

You do not need a particle after 어제, 오늘, or 내일.

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I watched a drama yesterday.
2. I drink coffee today.
3. I will read a book at the library tomorrow.
4. I want to go to the cinema today.

Use 봤어요, 마셔요, 읽을 거예요, and 가고 싶어요.

오늘의 한국어 연습: Past tense 🇰🇷

Use the past tense to describe an action that already happened.

• 먹어요 → 먹었어요 = ate
• 마셔요 → 마셨어요 = drank
• 읽어요 → 읽었어요 = read
• 봐요 → 봤어요 = watched
• 공부해요 → 공부했어요 = studied
• 가요 → 갔어요 = went

어제 means “yesterday.”

Examples:

• 저는 어제 영화를 봤어요.
  I watched a movie yesterday.
• 저는 도서관에서 책을 읽었어요.
  I read a book at the library.

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I drank coffee yesterday.
2. I studied Korean at home.
3. I went to the library.
4. I ate a meal and watched a drama at home.

For number 4, connect the actions with -고. Put both actions in the past: 먹었고 … 봤어요.

1. 저는 어제 커피를 마셨어요. 

2. 저는 집에서 한국어를 공부했어요. 

3. 저는 도서관에 갔어요. 

4. 저는 집에서 밥을 먹었고 드라마를 봤어요.

완벽해요! All four sentences are correct and natural. 🌟

1. 저는 어제 커피를 마셨어요. ✅
2. 저는 집에서 한국어를 공부했어요. ✅
3. 저는 도서관에 갔어요. ✅
4. 저는 집에서 밥을 먹었고 드라마를 봤어요. ✅

You correctly used:

• 에 for a destination: 도서관에 갔어요
• 에서 for the place of an action: 집에서 공부했어요
• Past-tense endings: 마셨어요, 공부했어요, 갔어요, 봤어요

A common conversational version of sentence 4 is:

저는 집에서 밥을 먹고 드라마를 봤어요.

The final past-tense verb 봤어요 can make the whole sequence understood as past.

Score: 4/4 — 정말 훌륭해요! 🎉

오늘의 한국어 연습: -고 = “and” 🇰🇷

​Use -고 to connect two actions in one sentence.

• 먹어요 → 먹고
• 마셔요 → 마시고
• 읽어요 → 읽고
• 봐요 → 보고
• 공부해요 → 공부하고

Structure:

action 1 + 고 + action 2

Examples:

• 저는 밥을 먹고 커피를 마셔요.
  I eat a meal and drink coffee.
• 저는 집에서 책을 읽고 드라마를 봐요.
  I read a book and watch a drama at home.

Only the final verb uses -요.

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I drink coffee and read a book.
2. I eat a meal and watch a movie at home.
3. I study Korean and read a book at the library.
4. Write one original sentence connecting two actions with -고.

Keep -고 on the first action and -요 on the final action.

1. 저는 커피를 마시고 책을 읽어요.
2. 저는 밥을 먹고 영화를 봐요.
3. 저는 도서관에서 한국어를 공부하고 책을 읽어요.
4. 저는 밥을 먹고 드라마를 봐요. 

아주 잘했어요! Your use of -고 is perfect. Only sentence 2 is missing “at home.”

1. 저는 커피를 마시고 책을 읽어요. ✅
2. 저는 집에서 밥을 먹고 영화를 봐요.
   Your grammar was correct, but add 집에서 for “at home.”
3. 저는 도서관에서 한국어를 공부하고 책을 읽어요. ✅
4. 저는 밥을 먹고 드라마를 봐요. ✅

Remember:

• First action: 마시고 / 먹고 / 공부하고
• Final action: 읽어요 / 봐요

Score: 3.5/4 — 정말 잘했어요! 🌟

오늘의 한국어 연습: 에 가요 🇰🇷

Use 에 with 가요 to say where someone goes:

place + 에 가요 = go to a place

• 저는 학교에 가요.
  I go to school.
• 저는 카페에 가요.
  I go to a café.

Compare:

• 카페에 가요. = I go to the café.
• 카페에서 커피를 마셔요. = I drink coffee at the café.

Use 에 for the destination and 에서 for the place where an action happens.

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I go to the library.
   (도서관, 가요)
2. I go to the cinema.
   (영화관, 가요)
3. I read a book at the library.
   (도서관, 책, 읽어요)
4. I go to a café and drink coffee there. Write this as two short sentences.

Use 에 or 에서 carefully. I’ll correct your sentences and explain any changes briefly.

1.저는 도서관에 가요. 

2. 저는 영화관에 가요. 

3. 저는 도서관에서 책을 읽어요. 

4. 저는 카페에 가요. 카페에서 커피를 마셔요.

완벽해요! All four answers are correct and natural. 🌟

1. 저는 도서관에 가요. ✅
   에 marks the destination.
2. 저는 영화관에 가요. ✅
3. 저는 도서관에서 책을 읽어요. ✅
   에서 marks where the reading happens.
4. 저는 카페에 가요. 카페에서 커피를 마셔요. ✅
   First 에 = to the café
   Second 에서 = at the café

Score: 4/4 — 정말 잘했어요! 🎉

오늘의 한국어 연습: Word order 🇰🇷

In Korean, the action usually comes at the end:

person + place + object + verb

• 저는 집에서 드라마를 봐요.
  I watch a drama at home.

To make it negative, place 안 directly before the verb:

• 저는 집에서 드라마를 안 봐요.
  I don’t watch a drama at home.

Your turn

Put the words in the correct order and write complete Korean sentences:

1. 저는 / 커피를 / 카페에서 / 마셔요
2. 집에서 / 저는 / 책을 / 읽어요
3. 저는 / 영화를 / 안 / 봐요
4. Translate: I don’t study Korean at home.
   (집에서, 한국어, 공부해요, 안)

Answers

1. 1. 저는 카페에서 커피를 마셔요.
   2. 저는 집에서 책을 읽어요.
   3. 저는 영화를 안 봐요.
   4. 저는 집에서 한국어 공부를 안 해요.

Session one Korean With AI

 Here is my first session with Chatgpt and Korean.  I told it to pretend that I am a beginner. 

Session 1: “I am…” — 저는 ___예요/이에요

1. Basic structure

저는 + noun + 예요/이에요.
= I am + noun.

• 저 = I (polite)
• 는 = marks the topic
• 예요/이에요 = am/is/are

Use:

• 예요 after a vowel
• 이에요 after a consonant

2. Examples

• 저는 의사예요.
  I am a doctor.

• 저는 학생이에요.
  I am a student.

• 저는 아비르예요.
  I am Abeer.

3. Vocabulary

• 학생 = student
• 선생님 = teacher
• 회사원 = office worker
• 작가 = writer
• 한국 사람 = Korean person
• 쿠웨이트 사람 = Kuwaiti person

4. Your turn

Write these sentences in Korean:

1. I am a student.
2. I am a writer.
3. I am Abeer.
4. I am a Kuwaiti person.
5. Write one original sentence about yourself.

Send me your five Korean sentences. I’ll correct them and explain each correction briefly.

Daily Korean Practice

오늘의 한국어 연습 🇰🇷

Focus: Object particle 을/를

Use 을/를 to mark the object receiving an action.

• Use 을 after a consonant: 책을
• Use 를 after a vowel: 커피를

Basic order:

저는 + object + 을/를 + verb.

Examples

• 저는 책을 읽어요.
  I read a book.

• 저는 커피를 마셔요.
  I drink coffee.

• 저는 한국어를 공부해요.
  I study Korean.

Vocabulary

• 밥 = meal/rice
• 먹어요 = eat
• 물 = water
• 마셔요 = drink
• 영화 = movie
• 봐요 = watch
• 한국어 = Korean
• 공부해요 = study

Your turn

Translate these into Korean:

1. I eat a meal.
2. I drink water.
3. I watch a movie.
4. I study Korean.
5. Write one original sentence using 을 or 를.

Write all five sentences yourself. I’ll then correct them into natural Korean and briefly explain any changes.

I wrote out my answers and got the corrections and ways to make them better or longer. All in all my first session was a success.

AI and Studying

 Lately I've been playing with AI as a way to study Korean alongside my book. I gave Chatgpt the following prompt:

Every day, give me a focused Korean practice session toward fluency. Use grammar and sentence-building exercises, have me produce Korean, then correct my attempts into natural Korean with concise explanations. Keep the pace manageable and gradually increase complexity, especially with sentence structures and verb forms.

Tomorrow would be my first session with the AI teacher, I'll share what I get each day so you all can study with me. 

Back to the drawing board

I've decided to go back to the drawing board where Korean is concerned. I'll finish out my sessions with the teacher and stop taking classes to sound more natural since I'm beginning to get confused. Also I won't be studying for a test. I've become disembodied and feel like nothing is entering my brain. So I've decided to go back to studying my Korean books, specifically "I love Korean" books. They are made by Seoul National University. I have the whole series so I'm reviewing book 1 so that I can get the vocabulary (I've already worked through it before as well as half of book 2) then moving on until book 6 which is the last one in the series. 

From Goodreads:

"The I Love Korean Series is designed to expedite Korean language learning with a 60-hour program. Our practical activities will help learners to speak, listen, read, and write Korean faster. I Love Korean 1 is a textbook for learners who have no knowledge of Korean at all. There is a dedicated section covering how to read and write Hangul, the Korean alphabet. Each unit of this learning book provides useful vocabulary, grammar, and key expressions used in everyday life. This book is ideal 

Having studied our I Love Korean Series , you will be able to communicate with your Korean friends! *The audio files are available at the SNU Language Education Institute or SNU Press web page*"

When and if I register for the TOPIK I'll study with the plan I put together for this purpose. Right now I need to focus on getting more vocabulary and a better reading experience as well as add to my grammar studies. I find books with themes are better for this. TOPIK practice books are not conducive to the kind of study on my mind.