toegeunhago jibeseo syawohago swieoyo.

-고 is a connector that links actions. Depending on context it can feel like and (listing actions) or and then (sequence).

• 퇴근하고 집에서 샤워하고 쉬어요 naturally reads as a sequence: I get off work, (then) I shower at home, and (then) I rest. It’s very common in spoken Korean for chaining actions.

Korean frequently omits the subject when it’s understood from context. In everyday conversation, if it’s obvious you’re talking about yourself, you can just say:

• 퇴근하고 집에서 샤워하고 쉬어요. If you want to be explicit or change contrast/topic, you can add:
• 저는 퇴근하고 집에서 샤워하고 쉬어요.

Because -에서 marks the location where an action happens.

• 집에서 샤워해요 = “I shower at home.” (action occurs there) -에 often marks destination/existence:
• 집에 가요 = “I go home.”
• 집에 있어요 = “I am at home.” So with 샤워하다 / 쉬다, 집에서 is the natural choice.

That’s a standard Korean pattern: in a chain of verbs, only the final verb typically carries the tense/politeness ending. So:

• 퇴근하고 (connector form)
• 샤워하고 (connector form)
• 쉬어요 (final verb with polite ending) The whole sentence is polite because the final verb is polite.

Sometimes, but it changes the nuance.

• -고 is neutral chaining: “and/then.”
• -아서/어서 often implies reason/cause or a tighter “after doing X, (so) Y.” Examples:
• 퇴근해서 집에서 샤워하고 쉬어요 can sound like “I got off work, so I shower at home and rest,” or simply “After getting off work…” (context decides). For simple step-by-step routines, -고 is the safest and most common.

Make only the final verb past:

• 퇴근하고 집에서 샤워하고 쉬었어요. That’s the most natural way. (You don’t usually change the earlier verbs in the chain.)

Common pronunciation notes:

• 퇴근 is usually pronounced close to [퇴근] (many learners hear it like twe-geun).
• 퇴근하고 is pronounced smoothly as 퇴근하고 (often heard like 퇴근하구 in fast speech). Also, 하고 in speech frequently reduces to something like 하구, especially in casual conversation.