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Yes, 먹다 literally means to eat, but in Korean it is also the normal verb for taking medicine.

So:

• 약을 먹다 = to take medicine

This is one of those very common Korean expressions that does not match English word-for-word. Even for pills, syrup, and similar medicine, 먹다 is the standard choice.

약 means medicine.

The particle -을 marks 약 as the object of the verb 먹다.

So:

• 약 = medicine
• 약을 먹다 = to take medicine

You use -을 / -를 with the thing being acted on:

• 약을 먹어요 = I take medicine
• 밥을 먹어요 = I eat rice/food

Because 약 ends in a consonant, it takes -을 rather than -를.

-고 connects verbs and means and, and then, or sometimes just links actions in sequence.

So:

• 약을 먹고 = take medicine and...
• 집에서 쉬면 = if/when you rest at home...

Together:

• 약을 먹고 집에서 쉬면... = if you take medicine and rest at home...

It shows that one action is followed by another, or that both actions are part of the same situation.

This is a very common question.

• 에 is often used for destination or location of existence
• 에서 is used for the place where an action happens

Here, 쉬다 is an action, so Korean uses 에서.

So:

• 집에 가요 = go home
• 집에 있어요 = be at home
• 집에서 쉬어요 = rest at home

In this sentence, the resting happens at home, so 집에서 is correct.

쉬면 comes from 쉬다 (to rest) plus -면, which means if or when.

So:

• 쉬다 = to rest
• 쉬면 = if/when one rests

In this sentence, it gives a condition:

• 약을 먹고 집에서 쉬면 회복이 빨라요
  = If you take medicine and rest at home, recovery is fast/faster

Depending on context, -면 can sound like:

• if
• when
• sometimes whenever

Here if is the most natural translation.

In practice, it applies to the whole action sequence: taking medicine and resting at home.

Even though -면 is attached only to 쉬다, the phrase before it is understood together:

• 약을 먹고 집에서 쉬면 = if you take medicine and rest at home

So the condition is not just if you rest, but the combined idea of:

1. taking medicine
2. resting at home

This is a very natural Korean structure.

회복 means recovery.

The particle -이 marks it as the subject of the predicate 빨라요.

So literally:

• 회복이 빨라요 = recovery is fast

This may feel different from English, because English often says:

• You recover quickly
• You’ll recover faster

But Korean often makes the abstract noun 회복 the subject:

• 회복이 빠르다 = recovery is quick
• 회복이 느리다 = recovery is slow

Because 회복 ends in a consonant, it takes -이.

Good question. This is because 빨라요 and 빨리 do different jobs.

• 빠르다 = to be fast
• 빨라요 = is fast
• 빨리 = quickly

In this sentence, the subject is 회복 (recovery), so Korean is saying:

• recovery is fast

That requires the adjective-style predicate:

• 회복이 빨라요

If you wanted to say recover quickly, you would use a different structure, for example:

• 빨리 회복돼요 = you recover quickly / recovery happens quickly

So:

• 회복이 빨라요 = recovery is fast
• 빨리 회복돼요 = recovery happens quickly

Both are natural, but they are structured differently.

The dictionary form is 빠르다 (to be fast).

When conjugated politely in the present tense, it becomes 빨라요.

So:

• 빠르다 → 빨라요

This is a normal conjugation pattern for many 르 verbs/adjectives. It may look surprising at first, because the form changes more than a simple +요.

You do not say:

• 빠르어요 in normal modern Korean

Instead, the natural form is:

• 빨라요

Yes, in context it usually means you, but Korean often leaves subjects out when they are understood.

So the sentence naturally means something like:

• If you take medicine and rest at home, you’ll recover faster
• If you take medicine and rest at home, recovery will be quicker

Korean does not need to say you if the listener already knows who the sentence is about.

That is why the sentence can sound more general and compact than English.

In this sentence, 회복 is a noun meaning recovery.

Related forms are:

• 회복 = recovery
• 회복하다 = to recover / to restore
• 회복되다 = to be recovered / to recover

So:

• 회복이 빨라요 = recovery is fast
• 빨리 회복해요 = recover quickly
• 빨리 회복돼요 = recovery happens quickly / one recovers quickly

Korean often uses either a noun-based expression or a verb-based expression depending on style and nuance.

Korean sentences usually end with the main predicate.

Here, the first part is the condition:

• 약을 먹고 집에서 쉬면 = if you take medicine and rest at home

The final part gives the result:

• 회복이 빨라요 = recovery is fast

So the sentence ends with 빨라요, because that is the main statement being made.

This is normal Korean word order:

• condition/topic first
• main result at the end

빨라요 is in the polite casual style, often called the -요 style.

It is very common in everyday speech:

• polite
• natural
• not overly formal

So this sentence would sound appropriate in many situations, such as:

• everyday conversation
• advice
• speaking politely to someone

Other possible styles:

• 빨라 = casual/plain intimate
• 빠릅니다 = formal polite

So the sentence could become:

• 약을 먹고 집에서 쉬면 회복이 빨라.
• 약을 먹고 집에서 쉬면 회복이 빠릅니다.

It can be both, depending on context.

It can sound like:

• a general fact: If you take medicine and rest at home, recovery is faster
• advice: Take your medicine and rest at home; you’ll recover faster

Korean often uses this kind of -면 sentence to give gentle advice without sounding too direct.

So a doctor, parent, or friend could naturally say this.

A fairly literal translation is:

• If one takes medicine and rests at home, recovery is fast.

A more natural English translation would be:

• If you take medicine and rest at home, you’ll recover faster.

The Korean wording is slightly more noun-based and general than natural English, but the meaning matches well.