Basic Movement at Home and Nearby | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: A beginner practices six useful English phrases about basic movement, home, and neighborhood..

EN → KO / Level: A1

About This Lesson

Use Basic Movement at Home and Nearby to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

저는 지금 오고 있어요.

juh-nuhn JEE-guhm OH-goh ee-ssuh-YOH I am coming now.
B

저는 집에 가고 있어요.

juh-nuhn JEE-beh GAH-goh ee-ssuh-YOH I am going home.
A

저는 집에 있어요.

juh-nuhn JEE-beh ee-ssuh-YOH I am at home.
B

저는 지금 밖에 있어요.

juh-nuhn JEE-guhm BAHK-keh ee-ssuh-YOH I am outside now.
A

저는 돌아올 거예요.

juh-nuhn doh-rah-OHL guh-yeh-YOH I will be back.
B

저는 여기 근처에 살아요.

juh-nuhn YUH-gee GUHN-chuh-eh sah-rah-YOH I live near here.

Word by Word

저 저 means “I” here, referring to the speaker in a polite, modest way. It appears before 는 in 저는 ... to identify the speaker as the topic.
는 는 marks 저 as the topic: “as for me, ...” here. A reusable pattern is 저는 + a statement, as in 저는 집에 있어요.
지금 지금 means “now,” locating the action or situation at the present time. Here it modifies 오고 있어요 and 밖에 있어요, and it can be placed before an action or state.
오고 오고 means “coming” in 오고 있어요. It is the form of 오다 used before 있어요 to describe coming in progress; a reusable pattern is [place]에 오고 있어요.
있어요 있어요 is the polite present form of 있다, used here for being or being located. In 오고 있어요, it helps express an ongoing action; in 집에 있어요 and 밖에 있어요, it says the speaker is at a place. A reusable pattern is [place]에 있어요.
집 집 means “home” or “house” here. In 집에 가고 있어요, it is the destination, while in 집에 있어요, it is the place where the speaker is. A reusable pattern is [place]에 가고 있어요 or [place]에 있어요.
에 에 marks a destination or location here. In 집에 가고 있어요, it marks home as the destination; in 집에 있어요 and 밖에 있어요, it marks where the speaker is. A reusable pattern is [place]에 가고 있어요 or [place]에 있어요.
가고 가고 means “going” in 가고 있어요. It is the form of 가다 used before 있어요 for an action in progress, and [destination]에 가고 있어요 is a reusable pattern.
밖 밖 means “outside” here. With 에 in 밖에 있어요, it names the place where the speaker is; a reusable pattern is [place]에 있어요.
돌아올 돌아올 means “will return” or “will come back” in 돌아올 거예요. It is the future form of 돌아오다 placed before 거예요. Use 돌아올 거예요 when telling someone that you will come back later.
거예요 거예요 completes the polite future construction 돌아올 거예요, which says “will come back.” It follows a verb form that points to a future action; a reusable pattern is [future action] 거예요. Use this construction to state a plan or expected future action.
여기 여기 means “here,” referring to the place near which the speaker lives in 여기 근처에 살아요. A reusable pattern is 여기 + a location expression, as in 여기 근처.
근처 근처 means “nearby area” or “vicinity” here. In 여기 근처에 살아요, it identifies the area near here, and 에 marks that area as the place of living. A reusable pattern is [place] 근처에 살아요.
살아요 살아요 means “live” here, referring to where the speaker resides. It is the polite present form of 살다 and appears after 여기 근처에; a reusable pattern is [place]에 살아요. Use it when telling someone where you live.

Grammar Points

-고 있어요

저는 지금 집에 가고 있어요.

juh-nuhn JEE-guhm JEE-beh GAH-goh ee-ssuh-YOH

I am going home now.

Attach -고 있어요 to a verb stem to express an action that is currently in progress.

-(으)ㄹ 거예요

저는 집에 돌아올 거예요.

juh-nuhn JEE-beh doh-rah-OHL guh-yeh-YOH

I will come back home.

Use -(으)ㄹ 거예요 after a verb to express a future plan or expectation.

Korean Vocabulary

가고 있어요 phrase
GAH-goh ee-ssuh-YOH am going

I am going home.

근처 noun
GUHN-chuh nearby area; vicinity 근처에

I live near here.

돌아올 거예요 phrase
doh-rah-OHL guh-yeh-YOH will come back; will return

I will be back.

밖 noun
BAHK outside 밖에

I am outside now.

살아요 verb
sah-rah-YOH live

I live near here.

여기 adv
YUH-gee here

I live near here.

오고 있어요 phrase
OH-goh ee-ssuh-YOH am coming

I am coming now.

있어요 verb
ee-ssuh-YOH am; am located

I am at home. / I am outside now.

저 pron
JUH I; me 저는

I

지금 adv
JEE-guhm now

now

집 noun
JEEP home; house 집에

I am going home. / I am at home.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I am coming now.

Show Answer저는 지금 오고 있어요.

I am going home.

Show Answer저는 집에 가고 있어요.

I am at home.

Show Answer저는 집에 있어요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

I; me

Show Answer저는

home; house

Show Answer집에

outside

Show Answer밖에

nearby area; vicinity

Show Answer근처에