About This Lesson
Use Basic routines and family to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
나는 자러 가요.
nah-nuhn jah-ruh gah-yoh. I am going to bed.
B
나는 일찍 일어나요.
nah-nuhn EEL-jjik ee-ruh-NAH-yoh. I wake up early.
A
나는 일하러 가요.
nah-nuhn eel-HAH-ruh gah-yoh. I go to work.
B
나는 학교에 가요.
nah-nuhn HAHK-kyoh-eh gah-yoh. I go to school.
A
나는 가족과 함께 있어요.
nah-nuhn gah-johk-kwah hahm-kkeh ee-ssuh-yoh. I am with my family.
B
이 사람은 내 친구예요.
ee sah-rahm-uhn neh CHIN-goo-yeh-yoh. This is my friend.Word by Word
나는
나는 means “I” as the topic of the sentence. In the dialogue, it appears in 나는 자러 가요 and other sentences to show what the speaker does or where the speaker is. It is a useful pattern before an action or state, such as 나는 일찍 일어나요.
자러
자러 means “to sleep” or “for the purpose of sleeping” in 자러 가요. The ending -러 marks the purpose of going, so 자러 가요 means “go to sleep.” Use this purpose pattern when going somewhere to do something; a new example is 공부하러 가요, “I go to study.”
가요
가요 means “go” or “am going” in 나는 자러 가요, 나는 일하러 가요, and 학교에 가요. It is the polite form used here of 가다, “to go.” A common reuse pattern is a destination followed by 가요, as in the exact dialogue phrase 학교에 가요.
일찍
일찍 means “early” in 일찍 일어나요. It tells when the waking-up action happens and commonly comes before the verb it describes. Use it when talking about an early daily routine, such as waking up early or arriving early.
일어나요
일어나요 means “wake up” or “get up” in 나는 일찍 일어나요. It is the polite form used here of 일어나다, and 일찍 comes before it to describe the time. Use it when describing the start of the day or getting out of bed.
일하러
일하러 means “to work” or “for the purpose of working” in 일하러 가요. The ending -러 shows the purpose of the movement, so the whole phrase means “go to work.” Use the same purpose pattern before 가요 when the reason for going is an action; a new example is 운동하러 가요, “I go to exercise.”
학교에
학교에 means “to school” in 학교에 가요. 학교 means “school,” and -에 marks it as the destination of 가요 here. Use a place followed by -에 when saying where someone goes; the exact dialogue example is 학교에 가요.
가족과
가족과 means “with family” in 가족과 함께 있어요. 가족 means “family,” and -과 marks the family as the people the speaker is with; “my” comes from the context of the sentence, not from 가족과 itself. A useful pattern is a person or group followed by -과/와 함께 있어요.
함께
함께 means “together” or “with” in 가족과 함께 있어요. It emphasizes being together with the family, while 가족과 identifies the accompanying group. Use it in the common accompaniment pattern shown by the exact phrase 가족과 함께 있어요.
있어요
있어요 says that the speaker is present, staying, or is together with someone in 가족과 함께 있어요. It is the polite form used here of 있다, and the phrase means that the speaker is with the family. Use it after a place or companion when saying where someone is or who someone is with; a new example is 집에 있어요, “I am at home.”
이
이 means “this” in 이 사람은. It is placed directly before 사람은 to identify a particular person nearby or being pointed out. Use 이 before a noun when introducing or identifying “this” person or thing.
사람은
사람은 means “this person” as the topic in 이 사람은 내 친구예요. 사람 means “person,” and 은 marks it as the topic being identified. Use a noun followed by 은 when making that noun the topic of the sentence.
내
내 means “my” in 내 친구예요. It comes before 친구 to show that the friend belongs to or is associated with the speaker. Use 내 before a noun when introducing something or someone connected to you, as in the exact phrase 내 친구예요.
친구예요
친구예요 means “is a friend” in 이 사람은 내 친구예요. 친구 means “friend,” and 예요 politely identifies the person as a friend. Use a noun followed by 예요 when introducing or identifying someone or something; a new example is 제 동생은 학생이에요, “My younger sibling is a student.”
Grammar Points
동사 어간 + -(으)러 가요
자러 가요.
jah-ruh gah-yoh.I go to sleep.
-(으)러 가요 expresses going somewhere in order to do an action, such as going to sleep or work.
명사 + 과 함께 있어요
가족과 함께 있어요.
gah-johk-kwah hahm-kkeh ee-ssuh-yoh.I am with my family.
과 means “with/and” after a noun; 함께 adds the meaning “together.”
Korean Vocabulary
가다
verb
gah-dah
go
가요
가족
noun
gah-johk
family
가족과
나
pron
nah
I
나는
내
pron
neh
my
이 사람
phrase
ee sah-rahm
this person
일어나다
verb
ee-ruh-NAH-dah
wake up
일어나요
일찍
adv
EEL-jjik
early
일하다
verb
eel-HAH-dah
work
일하러
있다
verb
eet-ttah
be with; stay
있어요
자다
verb
jah-dah
sleep
자러
학교
noun
HAHK-kyoh
school
학교에
함께
adv
hahm-kkeh
together
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
I am going to bed.
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나는 자러 가요.I wake up early.
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나는 일찍 일어나요.I go to work.
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나는 일하러 가요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
wake up
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일어나요be with; stay
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있어요early
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일찍go