오늘의 한국어 연습

오늘의 한국어 연습: 매일 = “every day”

Put 매일 before the object or action:

저는 + 매일 + object + verb

• 저는 매일 한국어를 공부해요.
  I study Korean every day.
• 저는 매일 커피를 마셔요.
  I drink coffee every day.
• 저는 매일 집에서 책을 읽어요.
  I read a book at home every day.

You can omit 저는 when the subject is clear:

매일 한국어를 공부해요.

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I watch Korean dramas every day.
2. I read books every day.
3. I study Korean at home every day.
4. Write one true sentence about something you do every day.

Use the present-tense -아요/어요 form.

오늘의 한국어 연습: time + 에 = “at / on”

Use 에 after a time to say when an action happens:

• 저는 아침에 커피를 마셔요.
  I drink coffee in the morning.
• 저는 밤에 드라마를 봐요.
  I watch dramas at night.
• 저는 주말에 책을 읽어요.
  I read books on the weekend.

Basic order:

저는 + time에 + place에서 + object + verb

Example: 저는 밤에 집에서 한국 드라마를 봐요.

Note: Do not add 에 to 오늘, 내일, 어제, 매일.

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I drink coffee in the morning.
2. I study Korean at home at night.
3. I read books at the library on the weekend.
4. Write one true sentence using 아침에, 밤에, or 주말에.

오늘의 한국어 연습: 가끔 = “sometimes”

Put 가끔 before the place, object, or verb:

• 저는 가끔 커피를 마셔요.
  I sometimes drink coffee.
• 저는 가끔 도서관에서 책을 읽어요.
  I sometimes read books at the library.
• 저는 밤에 가끔 한국 드라마를 봐요.
  I sometimes watch Korean dramas at night.

Do not attach a particle to 가끔.

Compare:

• 매일 공부해요. — I study every day.
• 가끔 공부해요. — I sometimes study.

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I sometimes watch movies at home.
2. I sometimes drink coffee in the morning.
3. I sometimes study Korean at the library.
4. Write one true sentence using 가끔.

오늘의 한국어 연습: 자주 = “often”

Put 자주 before the place, object, or action:

• 저는 자주 한국어를 공부해요.
  I often study Korean.
• 저는 자주 도서관에서 책을 읽어요.
  I often read books at the library.
• 저는 밤에 자주 드라마를 봐요.
  I often watch dramas at night.

Frequency:

• 매일 = every day
• 자주 = often
• 가끔 = sometimes

These words do not need particles.

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I often drink coffee in the morning.
2. I often watch Korean dramas at home.
3. I sometimes read books, but I often watch dramas.
4. Write one true sentence using 자주.

오늘의 한국어 연습: 항상 = “always”

Put 항상 before the place, object, or action:

• 저는 항상 아침에 커피를 마셔요.
  I always drink coffee in the morning.
• 저는 항상 집에서 한국어를 공부해요.
  I always study Korean at home.
• 저는 주말에 항상 책을 읽어요.
  I always read books on the weekend.

Compare:

• 항상 = always
• 자주 = often
• 가끔 = sometimes

항상 does not need a particle.

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I always study Korean at night.
2. I always read books at home.
3. I often drink coffee, but I always drink water.
4. Write one true sentence using 항상.

오늘의 한국어 연습

오늘의 한국어 연습: 좋아해요 = “like”

To say that you like something, use:

noun + 을/를 좋아해요

• 저는 커피를 좋아해요. — I like coffee.
• 저는 한국 드라마를 좋아해요. — I like Korean dramas.
• 저는 책을 좋아해요. — I like books.

To ask “What do you like?”:

뭘 좋아해요?

뭘 is a natural shortened form of 무엇을.

Your turn

Write these in Korean:

1. I like Korean dramas.
2. I like coffee and books.
   Hint: 커피하고 책
3. What do you like?
4. Write one true sentence about something you like.

Write all four yourself. I’ll correct them before we move to the negative form, 안 좋아해요.

오늘의 한국어 연습: 안 좋아해요 = “don’t like”

Put 안 directly before 좋아해요:

noun + 을/를 + 안 좋아해요

• 저는 커피를 안 좋아해요. — I don’t like coffee.
• 저는 공포 영화를 안 좋아해요. — I don’t like horror movies.
• 저는 비를 안 좋아해요. — I don’t like rain.

Compare:

• 한국 드라마를 좋아해요. — I like Korean dramas.
• 한국 드라마를 안 좋아해요. — I don’t like Korean dramas.

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I don’t like coffee.
2. I like books, but I don’t like movies.
   Use two short sentences.
3. Write one true sentence about something you like.
4. Write one true sentence about something you don’t like.

Send your four answers, and I’ll correct them briefly.

오늘의 한국어 연습: 좋아해요? — “Do you like it?”

In polite Korean, a statement becomes a question by changing your intonation and adding ?

• 커피를 좋아해요. — I like coffee.
• 커피를 좋아해요? — Do you like coffee?

Short answers:

• 네, 좋아해요. — Yes, I do.
• 아니요, 안 좋아해요. — No, I don’t.

Your turn

Answer in Korean with 네 or 아니요, according to your real preferences:

1. 한국 드라마를 좋아해요?
2. 공포 영화를 좋아해요?
3. 커피를 좋아해요?
4. Ask me one question using 좋아해요?

Example answer shape: 네, 한국 드라마를 좋아해요.

오늘의 한국어 연습: 하지만 = “but”

Use 하지만 to connect two contrasting sentences:

• 저는 커피를 좋아해요. 하지만 차는 안 좋아해요.
  I like coffee, but I don’t like tea.
• 저는 책을 좋아해요. 하지만 공포 영화는 안 좋아해요.
  I like books, but I don’t like horror movies.

For now, remember this simple pattern:

Sentence 1. 하지만 Sentence 2.

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I like Korean dramas, but I don’t like horror movies.
2. I like coffee, but I don’t drink it at night.
   Vocabulary: 밤에 = at night
3. Write one true sentence about your preferences using 하지만.

Write the sentences yourself, and I’ll correct them naturally.

오늘의 한국어 연습: 도 = “also / too”

Attach 도 directly to a noun:

• 저는 책을 좋아해요. 커피도 좋아해요.
  I like books. I also like coffee.
• 저는 집에서 공부해요. 도서관에서도 공부해요.
  I study at home. I also study at the library.
• 저도 한국 드라마를 좋아해요.
  I like Korean dramas too.

Notice: 도 replaces 을/를 here.

• 커피를 좋아해요 → 커피도 좋아해요

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I like books. I also like movies.
2. I study at home. I also study at the library.
3. I like Korean dramas too.
4. Write one true sentence using 도.

Write all four yourself, and I’ll correct them briefly.

오늘의 한국어 연습: 만 = “only”

Attach 만 directly to a noun:

• 저는 커피만 마셔요.
  I drink only coffee.
• 저는 집에서만 공부해요.
  I study only at home.
• 저는 한국 드라마만 봐요.
  I watch only Korean dramas.

Compare:

• 커피도 마셔요. — I also drink coffee.
• 커피만 마셔요. — I drink only coffee.

Like 도, 만 replaces 을/를:

커피를 마셔요 → 커피만 마셔요

Your turn

Translate into Korean:

1. I read only books.
2. I study Korean only at home.
3. I watch only Korean dramas.
4. Write one true sentence using 만.

Send your four sentences, and I’ll correct them briefly.

오늘의 한국어 연습: 언제 = “when”

​Use 언제 to ask when something happens:

• 언제 커피를 마셔요? — When do you drink coffee?
• 언제 도서관에 갈 거예요? — When will you go to the library?
• 언제 영화를 봤어요? — When did you watch the movie?

Answer with a time word such as 어제 (yesterday), 오늘 (today), or 내일 (tomorrow).

Your turn

Write complete Korean sentences:

1. 언제 커피를 마셔요? — Say: I drink coffee today.
2. 언제 도서관에 갈 거예요? — Say: I will go tomorrow.
3. Translate: When did you watch the drama?
4. Answer question 3 by saying: I watched it yesterday.

Send your four sentences, and I’ll correct them briefly.

1. 저는 오늘 커피를마셔요.
2. 저는 내일 도서관에 갈 거예요.
3. 언제 드라마를 봐요?
4. 저는 어제 드라마를 봤어요.

잘했어요! 두 문장에는 작은 수정이 필요해요.

1. 저는 오늘 커피를 마셔요. ✅
   커피를 마셔요 사이를 띄어 써요.
2. 저는 내일 도서관에 갈 거예요. ✅
   완벽해요.
3. 언제 드라마를 봤어요?
   “When did you watch?”는 과거이므로 봐요 → 봤어요로 바꿔요.
4. 저는 어제 드라마를 봤어요. ✅
   완벽한 과거형 문장이에요.

다시 써 보기

When did you study Korean at the library?

힌트: 언제 + 도서관에서 + 한국어를 + 공부했어요?

 언제 도서관에서 한국어를 공부했어요?

언제 도서관에서 한국어를 공부했어요? ✅

완벽해요!

• 언제 = when
• 도서관에서 = at the library (에서 marks where the action happened)
• 한국어를 = Korean (를 marks the object)
• 공부했어요 = studied (past tense)
  

오늘의 한국어 연습🇰🇷

오늘의 한국어 연습: “What are you doing?” 🇰🇷

뭐 means “what.” Put it before the verb to ask about an action:

• 오늘 뭐 해요? — What are you doing today?
• 내일 뭐 할 거예요? — What will you do tomorrow?

You already know how to answer with a short sentence: 오늘 한국어를 공부해요. (I’m studying Korean today.)

Your turn: Answer these in Korean with a complete sentence. You can start with 저는.

1. 오늘 뭐 해요? — Say that you drink coffee.
2. 내일 뭐 할 거예요? — Say that you will watch a drama at home.
3. 어제 뭐 했어요? — Write one true or imagined thing you did yesterday.

I’ll correct your answers into natural Korean when you send them.

오늘의 한국어 연습: 어디 = “where” 🇰🇷

Use 어디에 to ask about a destination:

• 어디에 가요?
  Where are you going?
• 도서관에 가요.
  I’m going to the library.

Use 어디에서 to ask where an action happens:

• 어디에서 한국어를 공부해요?
  Where do you study Korean?
• 집에서 한국어를 공부해요.
  I study Korean at home.

Remember:

• 어디에 + 가요 = go where?
• 어디에서 + action = do something where?

Your turn

Answer in complete Korean sentences:

1. 어디에 가요? — Say that you go to the café.
2. 어디에서 책을 읽어요? — Say that you read at the library.
3. 어디에서 드라마를 봐요? — Say that you watch at home.
4. Translate: Where will you study Korean tomorrow?
   Use 어디에서 and 공부할 거예요.

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. 

Language Study Update (August 24, 2026)

 Korean

I have a teacher for Korean who is teaching me how to be more natural in my speech. However, I asked Chatgbt to help me get ready for TOPIK II test next year. It suggested I take a TOPIK I mock test to see if I am closer to TOPIK I Level 2 or TOPIK II Level 3. So during the weekend I took the TOPIK I mock test on Tammy Korean. I made sure to do it under the same conditions as a real TOPIK I test, i.e. in one sitting and timed. There are two sections to the test: Listening and Reading. For the listening section the time is 40 minutes, and for the reading section the time is 60 minutes. 

I have to say that I did much better in the listening section than the reading section. This is mainly because when I got to the reading section I was getting bored and finished it in 30 minutes instead of 60 minutes. I didn't take my time reading and figuring out what the passages where saying instead if I didn't understand something I just guessed. As a result I go 81/100 on my listening section and only 65/100 on my reading section. Together they make 146/200 which means I am at TOPIK I Level 2 rather than TOPIK II Level 3.

Next step is to start learning vocabulary and grammar for TOPIK I because my reading was not great. I found a vocabulary list on the same website as the TOPIK Test as well as a list for grammar. I'll be using them to study. I've already started to use Anki with the vocabulary words at 5 vocabulary words per day and I'm starting the grammar section today. I also decided to read a book in Korean (Secret Garden). 

Japanese

I had studied Japanese before with a teacher but I no longer have that option right now. So I decided to study on my own. I used Chatgbt to start relearning the Hiragana and Katakana until my book arrives. I'll be using Beginning Japanese Textbook: Revised Edition: An Integrated Approach to Language and Culture

As I said in my previous post I asked Chatgbt to make me a study plan for each of the languages above and to add that plan to my Google calendar. So now I just have to open my Google calendar each day to see what my study plan for the day is.