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Korean in everyday situations
Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
준비했어요 / 찾았어요 / 없어졌어요
Use the basic past to recount preparations: 준비하다 → 준비했어요, 찾다 → 찾았어요. Each completed action can be its own short sentence, with and to show order.
means disappeared/is gone, and means broke/is broken. These useful result phrases are learned as whole verbs. There is no need to introduce a separate perfect tense.
For before an action, use the stem plus : . This is a small, useful time pattern. Contrast noun plus : .
봤어요 / 못 봤어요 / 그리고
보다 → 봤어요, 듣다 → 들었어요 and 가다 → 갔어요 are common past forms. Keep the stem changes you learned in the present. Do not build from the dictionary spelling.
Use between sentences for and, and for but. Short linked sentences give a clear account without a long subordinate clause.
means did not manage to see; says did not watch/look. A speaker can clarify what happened with , or . Do not change the verb for the person answering.
20시 14분 / 에 …을 했어요
A past account uses the same location, time and object particles as the present. has a time in and an object in . The past is carried by the final verb.
For a precise written timestamp, read 24-hour hours with Sino-Korean numbers: is . The ordinary evening equivalent is .
, and distinguish receiving, giving and taking away. A recipient takes or : .
그래서 / 왜 / 같이 찾아요
asks why. Answer with a short reason, then and a consequence: . means so/therefore, not because before a noun.
introduces a contrast. adds another event. These connectors work between complete short sentences, so you can tell a coherent story with A1 structures.
For a suggestion, return to plus the polite present: . A past event and a present proposal can sit side by side with clear time words.
갈 거예요 / 올 거예요
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| will go | ||
| will go | ||
| will eat | ||
| will eat | ||
| will live | ||
| will live | ||
| will come | ||
| will come | ||
For a plan or likely future, add after a vowel, or after most consonants: , . A final stays: . Keep the space before .
These forms do not change for I, you, he, she, we or they. A future time word makes a plan clear: . Ask a plan with the same form and rising intonation.
For an invitation, use or . is a negative plan; indicates expected inability. A plan is different from , wanting to go.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Spot the patterns again
Tap the highlighted form described in this unit.
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I prepared the concert.
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I saw Jihun yesterday.
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20:14 is isipsi sipsabun.
. .
It rained. So I stayed home.
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I went to the café.
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I drank coffee.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the friendly polite form
Choose the form that fits the English meaning and the polite sentence.
As Lukas
저는 루카스예요. 공연을 .
I am Lukas. I prepared the concert.
As Lena
저는 레나예요. 공연을 .
I am Lena. I prepared the concert.
As Lukas
저는 루카스예요. 어제 지훈 씨를 .
I am Lukas. I saw Jihun yesterday.
As Lena
저는 레나예요. 어제 지훈 씨를 .
I am Lena. I saw Jihun yesterday.
20시 14분은 이십 시 분이에요.
20:14 is isipsi sipsabun.
비가 왔어요. 집에 있었어요.
It rained. So I stayed home.
호수에 .
I will go to the lake.
마우스피스가 .
The mouthpiece disappeared.
카페에 .
I went to the café.
커피 마셨어요.
I drank coffee.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a short message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
20시 14분은 이십 시 분이에요.
20:14 is isipsi sipsabun.
20시 14분은 이십 시 분이에요.
20:14 is isipsi sipsabun.
비가 왔어요. 집에 있었어요.
It rained. So I stayed home.
비가 왔어요. 집에 있었어요.
It rained. So I stayed home.
호수에 .
I will go to the lake.
호수에 .
I will go to the lake.
마우스피스가 .
The mouthpiece disappeared.
마우스피스가 .
The mouthpiece disappeared.
카페에 .
I went to the café.
카페에 .
I went to the café.
커피 마셨어요.
I drank coffee.
커피 마셨어요.
I drank coffee.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build useful sentences
Put the words in order.
Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.
As Lukas
I am Lukas. 20:14 is isipsi sipsabun.
As Lena
I am Lena. 20:14 is isipsi sipsabun.
As Lukas
I am Lukas. It rained. So I stayed home.
As Lena
I am Lena. It rained. So I stayed home.
I will go to the lake.
Yes. The mouthpiece disappeared.
Yes. I went to the café.
Yes. I drank coffee.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I prepared the concert.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I prepared the concert.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I saw Jihun yesterday.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I saw Jihun yesterday.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
20:14 is isipsi sipsabun.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
20:14 is isipsi sipsabun.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
It rained. So I stayed home.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
It rained. So I stayed home.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I went to the café.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I went to the café.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I drank coffee.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I drank coffee.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
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