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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.
아홉 시 / 오 분 / 부터 …까지
Ordinary clock hours use native numbers with : , . Minutes use Sino-Korean numbers with : , . means half: . For a written 24-hour timetable, Sino-Korean hours are also common.
An event time takes : . To say five minutes before nine, use . follows the number of minutes; the reference clock time comes first.
means from … until: . Put it before the action. Neither the time nor the verb changes for grammatical person.
월요일에 / 매일 / 가끔
The weekdays are , , , , , , . Add for on that day. With , every day, do not add .
means every Thursday. , , and mean always, usually, sometimes and often. These go before the action and use the ordinary present.
For with a person use : . It also joins a noun list. means have lunch; Korean uses eat for a meal rather than English have.
일어나요 / 씻어요 / 먹어요
Common daily routines use ordinary action verbs: 일어나다 → 일어나요, 씻다 → 씻어요, 먹다 → 먹어요, 마시다 → 마셔요. Korean does not add a reflexive pronoun equivalent to myself to every washing or dressing verb.
and make an easy sequence: first, then. Give one action per short sentence. means in the morning, while means have breakfast.
means is late. A person can be late without a separate am/is word. negates an intentional action; describes inability. Both go before these short verbs.
주세요 / 가져오세요 / 여기에
Use for giving an item: . For asking someone to do an action politely, follows many consonant stems and follows vowel stems: , . These are courteous requests or instructions, not person endings.
asks someone to bring something here. asks them to take it away. means put it here. These practical forms are revisited in medical instructions.
A recipient uses : . A destination or position uses . The same noun can need a different particle because its role changes.
전혀 안 / 하루에 세 번
means not at all: . means nobody and needs a negative predicate: . means nothing: . Do not make the verb positive after these negative expressions.
For how often, use a period plus , a native number and : . here counts occasions, so is three times. identifies number three instead.
The normal present states a routine or a rule. A polite instruction can use the same short form in context, but a request in makes the instruction clearer.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Spot the patterns again
Tap the highlighted form described in this unit.
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It is nine o’clock.
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I work on Monday.
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I get up at seven.
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A pen, please.
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I sometimes eat soup.
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I have breakfast.
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. 시예요.
I am Lukas. It is nine o’clock.
As Lena
저는 레나예요. 시예요.
I am Lena. It is nine o’clock.
As Lukas
저는 루카스예요. 월요일 일해요.
I am Lukas. I work on Monday.
As Lena
저는 레나예요. 월요일 일해요.
I am Lena. I work on Monday.
일곱 시에 .
I get up at seven.
펜 .
A pen, please.
나비는 전혀 늦어요.
Nabi is never late.
열두 시 이에요.
It is half past twelve.
국을 먹어요.
I sometimes eat soup.
아침을 .
I have breakfast.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a short message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
일곱 시에 .
I get up at seven.
펜 .
A pen, please.
나비는 전혀 늦어요.
Nabi is never late.
열두 시 이에요.
It is half past twelve.
국을 먹어요.
I sometimes eat soup.
아침을 .
I have breakfast.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build useful sentences
Put the words in order.
As Lukas
I am Lukas. I get up at seven.
As Lena
I am Lena. I get up at seven.
As Lukas
I am Lukas. Yes. A pen, please.
As Lena
I am Lena. Yes. A pen, please.
Nabi is never late.
It is half past twelve.
I sometimes eat soup.
Yes. I have breakfast.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
It is nine o’clock.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
It is nine o’clock.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I work on Monday.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I work on Monday.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I get up at seven.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I get up at seven.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
A pen, please.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
A pen, please.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I sometimes eat soup.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I sometimes eat soup.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I have breakfast.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I have breakfast.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
