these days | 요즘yojeum |
comitative particle | ~랑~rang |
I study Korean at the library with a friend. | 친구랑 도서관에서 한국어를 공부해요.chingurang doseogwaneseo hangugeoreul gongbuhaeyo. |
hard | 열심히yeolsimhi |
I practice Korean hard every day. | 저는 매일 한국어를 열심히 연습해요.jeoneun maeil hangugeoreul yeolsimhi yeonseuphaeyo. |
These days I study hard at the library with a friend. | 요즘 친구랑 도서관에서 열심히 공부해요.yojeum chingurang doseogwaneseo yeolsimhi gongbuhaeyo. |
actually | 사실sasil |
Actually, I don’t have time today. | 사실 오늘 시간이 없어요.sasil oneul sigani eobseoyo. |
Actually, today’s meeting wasn’t long. | 사실 오늘 회의는 길지 않았어.sasil oneul hoeuineun gilji anhasseo. |
Actually, she wants to fix her pronunciation herself. | 사실 그녀는 발음을 직접 고치고 싶어 해.sasil geunyeoneun bareumeul jikjeop gochigo sipeo hae. |
urgent | 급하다geuphada |
It's urgent now, so I'll call later. | 지금 급해서 나중에 전화할게요.jigeum geuphaeseo najunge jeonhwahalgeyo. |
The appointment is urgent, so I’ll leave right now. | 약속이 급해서 지금 바로 나갈게.yaksogi geuphaeseo jigeum baro nagalge. |
to set | 잡다japda |
Let’s set the appointment time together for tomorrow. | 내일 약속 시간을 같이 잡자.naeil yaksok siganeul gati japja. |
to reserve in advance | 잡아 두다jaba duda |
I made the restaurant reservation in advance for tomorrow evening. | 내일 저녁에 식당 예약을 미리 잡아 두었어요.naeil jeonyeoge sikdang yeyageul miri jaba dueosseoyo. |
Shall we reserve a good seat first? | 좋은 자리부터 잡아 둘까?joheun jaributeo jaba dulkka? |
sorry | 미안하다mianhada |
to be blocked | 막히다makhida |
There is a lot of traffic right now. | 지금 길이 많이 막혀요.jigeum giri manhi makhyeoyo. |
about | 정도jeongdo |
Sorry, the traffic is heavy, so I’ll be about ten minutes late. | 미안, 길이 막혀서 십 분 정도 늦을 거야.mian, giri makhyeoseo sip bun jeongdo neujeul geoya. |
He couldn’t hear the alarm, so he was late to class. | 그는 알람을 못 들어서 수업에 지각했어.geuneun allameul mos deureoseo sueobe jigakhaesseo. |
to be late | 지각하다jigakhada |
Don’t be late for class tomorrow. | 내일 수업에 지각하지 마.naeil sueobe jigakhaji ma. |
Today the bus was late, so I was late too. | 오늘 버스가 늦어서 나도 지각했어.oneul beoseuga neujeoseo nado jigakhaesseo. |
to order | 시키다sikida |
bibimbap | 비빔밥bibimbap |
I like bibimbap. | 저는 비빔밥을 좋아해요.jeoneun bibimbabeul johahaeyo. |
to be thinking of ordering | 시킬까 하다sikilkka hada |
What shall we order for lunch? I’m thinking of ordering bibimbap. | 점심은 뭐 시킬래? 난 비빔밥 시킬까 해.jeomsimeun mwo sikillae? nan bibimbap sikilkka hae. |
chicken | 치킨chikin |
I like chicken. | 저는 치킨을 좋아해요.jeoneun chikineul johahaeyo. |
Let’s order chicken in the evening and eat together. | 저녁에는 치킨을 시켜서 같이 먹자.jeonyeogeneun chikineul sikyeoseo gati meokja. |
far | 멀다meolda |
The library is far, so I take the bus. | 도서관이 멀어서 버스를 타요.doseogwani meoreoseo beoseureul tayo. |
to deliver | 배달하다baedalhada |
The restaurant delivers even at night. | 식당은 밤에도 배달해요.sikdangeun bamedo baedalhaeyo. |
to ask someone to | ~아/어 달라고~a/eo dallago |
I sent a message to the teacher asking them to check my homework again. | 선생님께 숙제를 다시 확인해 달라고 메시지를 보냈어요.seonsaengnimkke sukjereul dasi hwaginhae dallago mesijireul bonaesseoyo. |
to say | 하다hada |
Since my place is far, I asked for delivery. | 집이 멀어서 배달해 달라고 했어.jibi meoreoseo baedalhae dallago haesseo. |
to deliver | 배달해 주다baedalhae juda |
Please deliver bibimbap to my home. | 비빔밥을 집까지 배달해 주세요.bibimbabeul jipkkaji baedalhae juseyo. |
The pharmacy delivered the medicine. | 약국에서 약을 배달해 줬어.yakgugeseo yageul baedalhae jwosseo. |
hour | 시간sigan |
I study Korean for two hours every day. | 저는 매일 두 시간 동안 한국어를 공부해요.jeoneun maeil du sigan dongan hangugeoreul gongbuhaeyo. |
to take (time) | 걸리다geollida |
It takes about ten minutes by taxi from the airport to the hotel. | 공항에서 호텔까지 택시로 십 분 정도 걸려요.gonghangeseo hotelkkaji taeksiro sip bun jeongdo geollyeoyo. |
It takes about an hour to walk home. | 집까지 걸어서 한 시간 정도 걸려.jipkkaji georeoseo han sigan jeongdo geollyeo. |
for the first time | 처음cheoeum |
kind | 친절하다chinjeolhada |
That clerk is kind. | 저 점원은 친절해요.jeo jeomwoneun chinjeolhaeyo. |
The teacher I met for the first time today was very kind. | 오늘 처음 만난 선생님이 정말 친절했어.oneul cheoeum mannan seonsaengnimi jeongmal chinjeolhaesseo. |
She practices hard every day, so her pronunciation improved. | 그녀는 매일 열심히 연습해서 발음이 좋아졌어.geunyeoneun maeil yeolsimhi yeonseuphaeseo bareumi johajyeosseo. |
quickly | 금방geumbang |
to solve | 해결하다haegyeolhada |
We can solve this problem quickly if we talk about it together. | 이 문제는 같이 이야기하면 금방 해결할 수 있어.i munjeneun gati iyagihamyeon geumbang haegyeolhal su isseo. |
to agonize | 고민하다gominhada |
These days I’m agonizing over this problem. | 요즘 이 문제 때문에 고민해요.yojeum i munje ttaemune gominhaeyo. |
eventually | 결국gyeolguk |
He agonized alone and eventually solved it. | 그는 혼자 고민하다가 결국 해결했어.geuneun honja gominhadaga gyeolguk haegyeolhaesseo. |
everyone | 모두modu |
Everyone already came. | 모두가 이미 왔어요.moduga imi wasseoyo. |
opinion | 의견uigyeon |
to agree | 동의하다donguihada |
Do you agree with everyone’s opinion? | 모두의 의견에 동의해?moduui uigyeone donguihae? |
first time | 처음cheoeum |
Because it’s my first time, I’m a little nervous. | 처음이어서 조금 긴장돼요.cheoeumieoseo jogeum ginjangdwaeyo. |
to hesitate | 망설이다mangseorida |
Don't hesitate, ask right away. | 망설이지 마, 바로 질문해.mangseoriji ma, baro jilmunhae. |
same | 같다gatda |
Our tastes are the same. | 우리 취향이 같어요.uri chwihyangi gateoyo. |
Our opinions are different. | 우리 의견이 달라요.uri uigyeoni dallayo. |
I also agree. | 저도 동의해요.jeodo donguihaeyo. |
I hesitated at first, but now I have the same opinion, so I agree. | 처음에는 망설였지만 지금은 같은 의견이야, 그래서 동의해.cheoeumeneun mangseoryeossjiman jigeumeun gateun uigyeoniya, geuraeseo donguihae. |
personally | 직접jikjeop |
on time | 제때jettae |
I submitted the homework on time. | 숙제를 제때 제출했어요.sukjereul jettae jechulhaesseoyo. |
to return | 반납하다bannaphada |
You must return library books yourself on time. | 도서관 책은 직접 제때 반납해야 해.doseogwan chaegeun jikjeop jettae bannaphaeya hae. |
novel | 소설soseol |
I read a novel at the library. | 저는 도서관에서 소설을 읽어요.jeoneun doseogwaneseo soseoreul ilgeoyo. |
I returned the novel I borrowed yesterday this morning. | 어제 빌린 소설을 오늘 아침에 반납했어.eoje billin soseoreul oneul achime bannaphaesseo. |
to forget | 깜빡하다kkamppakhada |
I forgot the appointment. | 약속을 깜빡했어요.yaksogeul kkamppakhaesseoyo. |
contact | 연락yeonrak |
Please contact me later. | 나중에 연락 주세요.najunge yeonrak juseyo. |
Sorry, I spaced out and couldn’t contact you. | 미안, 깜빡해서 연락을 못 했어.mian, kkamppakhaeseo yeonrageul mos haesseo. |
She also forgot her homework and did it in a rush at night. | 그녀도 숙제를 깜빡해서 밤에 급하게 했어.geunyeodo sukjereul kkamppakhaeseo bame geuphage haesseo. |
to be a relief | 다행이다dahaengida |
Thank goodness, I didn’t miss the bus and arrived on time. | 다행이다, 버스를 안 놓쳐서 제시간에 도착했어.dahaengida, beoseureul an nohchyeoseo jesigane dochakhaesseo. |
to stop | 그치다geuchida |
When the rain stops, I will take a walk in the park. | 비가 그치면 공원에서 산책할 거예요.biga geuchimyeon gongwoneseo sanchaekhal geoyeyo. |
to depart | 출발하다chulbalhada |
The bus departs in ten minutes. | 버스가 십 분 후에 출발해요.beoseuga sip bun hue chulbalhaeyo. |
I’m glad the rain stopped; let’s leave now. | 비가 그쳐서 다행이야, 이제 출발하자.biga geuchyeoseo dahaengiya, ije chulbalhaja. |
color | 색saek |
Which color do you like? | 어떤 색을 좋아해요?eotteon saegeul johahaeyo? |
to suit | 어울리다eoullida |
This color suits you well. | 이 색은 너한테 잘 어울려.i saegeun neohante jal eoullyeo. |
Bright colors suit her more. | 그녀에게는 밝은 색이 더 어울려.geunyeo-egeneun balgeun saegi deo eoullyeo. |
to invite | 초대하다chodaehada |
Shall I invite friends to my place on the weekend? | 주말에 친구들을 집으로 초대할까?jumare chingudeureul jibeuro chodaehalkka? |
I’ll invite everyone again next month, since we haven’t been able to meet these days. | 다음 달에도 다시 초대할게, 요즘 다 같이 못 만나서.da-eum daredo dasi chodaehalge, yojeum da gati mos mannaseo. |
I couldn’t eat lunch because I was preparing for the meeting. | 회의 준비하느라 점심을 못 먹었어.hoeui junbihaneura jeomsimeul mos meogeosseo. |
I couldn’t answer the phone because I was driving. | 운전하느라 전화를 못 받았어.unjeonhaneura jeonhwareul mos badasseo. |
to try eating | 먹어 보다meogeo boda |
Shall we try eating bibimbap at the new restaurant this weekend? | 이번 주말에 같이 새 식당에서 비빔밥을 먹어 볼까요?ibeon jumare gati sae sikdangeseo bibimbabeul meogeo bolkkayo? |
I tried bibimbap for the first time today. | 오늘 처음 비빔밥을 먹어 봤어요.oneul cheoeum bibimbabeul meogeo bwasseoyo. |
outfit | 옷os |
Does this outfit suit me well? | 이 옷이 나한테 잘 어울려요?i osi nahante jal eoullyeoyo? |