chinguwa hamkke gongwoneseo undonghaeyo.

-와 means with or and, depending on context. In this sentence, 친구와 means with a friend.

• 친구 = friend
• 와 = with / and

Here it shows who the action is done with.

A useful note:

• -와 is used after nouns with no final consonant.
• -과 is used after nouns with a final consonant.

So:

• 친구와
• 학생과

In everyday speech, learners will also hear 친구하고 or 친구랑, which can mean a similar thing.

함께 means together. So 친구와 함께 is literally something like with a friend, together.

This may feel repetitive in English, but in Korean it is very natural. It adds a sense of doing the action jointly.

Compare:

• 친구와 공원에서 운동해요. = I exercise at the park with a friend.
• 친구와 함께 공원에서 운동해요. = I exercise together with a friend at the park.

The version with 함께 sounds a bit more explicit or slightly more natural in some contexts when emphasizing doing something together.

-에서 is used for the place where an action happens. Since 운동해요 is an action, 공원에서 means at/in the park as the location of that action.

• 공원에서 운동해요. = exercise at the park

By contrast, -에 is often used for:

• destination: 공원에 가요 = go to the park
• time: 세 시에 = at three o’clock
• existence with 있다/없다 in some patterns

So:

• 공원에 가요 = go to the park
• 공원에서 운동해요 = exercise at the park

운동해요 comes from 운동하다.

Breakdown:

• 운동 = exercise / workout
• 하다 = to do
• 운동하다 = to exercise
• 운동해요 = exercise / am exercising / do exercise in polite present style

This is a very common Korean pattern:

• noun + 하다 = to do that noun-related action

Examples:

• 공부하다 = to study
• 청소하다 = to clean
• 운동하다 = to exercise

The -해요 ending is a polite everyday ending.

Korean often omits the subject when it is already understood from context. This is one of the biggest differences from English.

So 친구와 함께 공원에서 운동해요 can mean:

• I exercise at the park with a friend
• We exercise at the park together
• or another understood subject, depending on context

Korean speakers do not need to say the subject every time if it is obvious from the conversation.

Korean usually follows Subject-Object-Verb order, and more generally, the main verb typically comes at the end of the sentence.

In this sentence:

• 친구와 함께 = with a friend, together
• 공원에서 = at the park
• 운동해요 = exercise

So Korean builds up the context first, then finishes with the action.

This is very normal in Korean:

• 학교에서 공부해요. = study at school
• 집에서 밥을 먹어요. = eat at home

Yes. Both are natural.

• 운동해요
• 운동을 해요

They both mean basically the same thing: exercise.

Why are both possible? Because 운동하다 can be treated as a single verb, but Korean also often uses the noun 운동 with the object particle -을 plus 하다.

So:

• 운동하다 = to exercise
• 운동을 하다 = to do exercise

In everyday speech, both are common.

운동해요 is in the polite informal style, often called the 해요-style. It is very common in everyday conversation.

You can use it with:

• strangers in many casual situations
• coworkers in a friendly setting
• people older than you, depending on the relationship
• everyday conversation in general

A more formal version would be:

• 운동합니다

A casual plain version would be:

• 운동해

So the sentence could become:

• 친구와 함께 공원에서 운동합니다. = more formal
• 친구와 함께 공원에서 운동해. = casual

Yes, sometimes it can. Korean word order is flexible as long as the particles make the relationships clear.

For example, these are possible:

• 친구와 함께 공원에서 운동해요.
• 친구와 공원에서 함께 운동해요.

Both are understandable. However, the original sentence sounds very natural and smooth.

In many beginner sentences, 함께 is often placed near the person or group you are doing the action with:

• 친구와 함께
• 가족과 함께
• 선생님과 함께

친구 means friend, and Korean often leaves out words like my when they are obvious from context.

So 친구와 usually means:

• with a friend
• with my friend

depending on the situation.

If you want to be extra specific, you could say:

• 제 친구와 = with my friend

But Korean often sounds more natural without constantly stating my, your, or the when the meaning is already clear.

Korean -아요/어요 present forms often cover several meanings that English separates.

So 운동해요 can mean:

• I exercise
• I am exercising
• I do exercise

The exact meaning depends on context.

For example:

• If someone asks about your routine, it may mean I exercise.
• If someone asks what you are doing right now, it may mean I am exercising.

Korean often relies on context more than English does for these distinctions.