chinguwa noraebangeseo johahaneun noraereul bulleoyo.

I sing my favorite song with a friend at karaoke.

Breakdown of chinguwa noraebangeseo johahaneun noraereul bulleoyo.

• ~에서: location particle
• 친구: friend
• ~를: object particle
• 노래: song

Questions & Answers about chinguwa noraebangeseo johahaneun noraereul bulleoyo.

What does 친구와 mean, and why is it 와 instead of 과?

친구와 means with a friend here.

와/과 are particles attached to nouns. They can mean with or and, depending on context.

You choose between them by the final sound of the noun:

• 와 after a vowel
• 과 after a consonant

Since 친구 ends in the vowel 우, it becomes 친구와.

Examples:

• 친구와 = with a friend
• 학생과 = with a student

Can 와/과 also mean and? Why is it translated as with here?

Yes. 와/과 can mean either and or with.

In this sentence, 친구와 노래방에서 ... 불러요 sounds like doing the action together with a friend, so with is the natural translation.

Compare:

• 친구와 영화를 봐요. = I watch a movie with a friend.
• 친구와 가족이 왔어요. = A friend and family came.

So the particle is the same, but the surrounding sentence tells you which meaning fits better.

Why is it 노래방에서 and not 노래방에?