About This Lesson
Use Feeling Calm Before Class to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
수업 전에 긴장돼요.
soo-UP juh-neh geen-jahng-DWEH-yoh. I feel nervous before class.
B
그런 느낌은 자연스러워요. 그룹 사람들은 친절해요.
guh-RUHN nuhk-KKEEM-uhn jah-yuhn-suh-ruh-WOH-yoh. guh-ROOP ssah-rahm-d uh-ruhn chin-juhl-HEH-yoh. That feeling is normal. The group is friendly.
A
그 말을 들어서 기뻐요.
guh MAH-ruhl duh-RUH-suh gee-PPYUH-yoh. I am glad to hear that.
B
처음에는 천천히 해요.
chuh-uh-MEH-nuhn chuhn-CHUHN-hee HEH-yoh. We take things slowly at first.
A
좋은 것 같아요.
joh-uhn guht KKA-tah-yoh. That sounds good.
B
첫 부분은 쉬워요.
chuht PPUH-boo-nuhn SHWEE-wuh-yoh. The first part is easy.Word by Word
수업
수업 means “class” or “lesson” in 수업 전에, referring to the language lesson that is about to begin. Use 수업 with a time expression when talking about something happening before or during a lesson. It is useful when discussing a class with a teacher or another learner.
전에
전에 means “before” in 수업 전에, so the speaker feels nervous before class. It follows a time or event expression in the pattern [noun] 전에. Use it when talking about preparations or feelings before an appointment, activity, or lesson.
긴장돼요
긴장돼요 means “feel nervous” here. It tells another person about the speaker’s present feeling before class, using a polite everyday form. Use it to describe nervousness before a lesson, meeting, or other event.
그런
그런 means “that kind of” or “such” and describes 느낌 in 그런 느낌은. It refers back to the nervous feeling that was just mentioned. A reusable pattern is 그런 + noun when referring to a previously mentioned kind of thing or feeling.
느낌은
느낌은 means “the feeling” in 그런 느낌은 자연스러워요, with the feeling made the topic of the statement. The expression reassures the learner that this kind of feeling is normal. Use [noun]은/는 when introducing or describing a feeling or other topic.
자연스러워요
자연스러워요 means “is natural” or, in this dialogue, “is normal.” It describes the nervous feeling as an ordinary and acceptable reaction. Use it when reassuring someone that a feeling, action, or situation is not unusual.
그룹
그룹 means “group” in 그룹 사람들은, referring to the class group. It is used before 사람들 to identify which people are being discussed. Use 그룹 when talking about people gathered for a class or shared activity.
사람들은
사람들은 means “the people” in 그룹 사람들은 친절해요, referring to the people in the group. 는 presents these people as the topic being described. Use a group or place before 사람들은 when saying what its people are like.
친절해요
친절해요 means “are friendly” or “are kind” when describing the group members. Here it helps make the nervous learner feel more comfortable about meeting the group. Use it to describe people who treat others kindly in a class or social situation.
그
그 means “that” in 그 말을, pointing to the words or message just mentioned. It connects the current response to the previous reassurance. Use 그 before a noun when referring to something already known from the conversation.
말을
말을 means “the words” or “the thing said” in 그 말을 들어서. It identifies the message that the speaker heard, and 을 marks that message as the object of hearing. A reusable pattern is [person의] 말을 듣다 when referring to what someone says.
들어서
들어서 means “hearing it” or “because of hearing it” in 그 말을 들어서 기뻐요. It connects hearing the reassuring words with the resulting feeling of happiness. A reusable pattern is [verb]어서 [result] when an action explains a following result or feeling.
기뻐요
기뻐요 means “am glad” or “am happy” in response to the reassuring information. The speaker uses it to show appreciation after hearing that the group is friendly. Use it when responding positively to good news or a helpful message.
처음에는
처음에는 means “at first” or “in the beginning” in 처음에는 천천히 해요. It introduces the initial stage of the lesson and says what happens then. Use it when explaining how an activity begins, especially when the pace changes later.
천천히
천천히 means “slowly” and describes how the group proceeds in 천천히 해요. It gives the manner of the activity and reassures a beginner that the lesson will not start too quickly. Use 천천히 before a verb when asking or saying that something should be done slowly.
해요
해요 means “do” or “proceed” in 천천히 해요; with the omitted subject, the dialogue means that they proceed slowly. It is the polite everyday form used for this action. Use 천천히 해요 to say that an activity is done at a slow pace.
좋은
좋은 means “good” in 좋은 것 같아요 and describes the situation positively. It is the form used before the noun-like word 것. Use 좋은 before a noun-like word when describing something favorably.
것
것 means “thing” or “situation” in 좋은 것 같아요, presenting what is being evaluated as a noun-like unit. Together with 좋은 것 같아요, it helps express that the situation seems good. Use an adjective before 것 when referring to a thing or situation with that quality.
같아요
같아요 means “seems” or “appears” in 좋은 것 같아요. It makes the speaker’s positive assessment sound tentative rather than completely definite. Use [adjective] 것 같아요 when giving an impression or saying that something seems a certain way.
첫
첫 means “first” in 첫 부분, identifying the part that comes at the beginning of the lesson. It is placed directly before the noun it describes. Use 첫 before a noun when marking the first item or stage in a sequence.
부분은
부분은 means “the part” in 첫 부분은 쉬워요, with the part made the topic of the statement. Here it identifies the first section that is being described as easy. Use [noun]은/는 when introducing a part, stage, or other topic to describe.
쉬워요
쉬워요 means “is easy” in 첫 부분은 쉬워요. It gives a reassuring assessment of the first part of the lesson. Use it to say that a task, section, or activity does not require much difficulty.
Grammar Points
형용사 + -(으)ㄴ
좋은 부분
joh-uhn boo-BOONa good part
An adjective before a noun takes -(으)ㄴ: 좋다 becomes 좋은.
동사 + -아서/어서
말을 들어서 기뻐요.
MAH-ruhl duh-RUH-suh gee-PPYUH-yoh.I’m glad because I heard your words.
Attach -아서/어서 to a verb to show a reason or connected action; 듣다 becomes 들어서.
Korean Vocabulary
그런
det
guh-RUHN
such; that kind of
그런 느낌은 자연스러워요.
그룹
noun
guh-ROOP
group
그룹 사람들은 친절해요.
기쁘다
adj
gee-PPUH-dah
to be glad; happy
기뻐요
그 말을 들어서 기뻐요.
긴장되다
verb
geen-jahng-DWEH-dah
to feel nervous
긴장돼요
수업 전에 긴장돼요.
느낌
noun
nuhk-KKEEM
feeling
그런 느낌은 자연스러워요.
듣다
verb
duht-TTAH
to hear; listen
들어서
그 말을 들어서 기뻐요.
말
noun
MAHL
word; something said
말을
그 말을 들어서 기뻐요.
사람
noun
sah-RAHM
person; people
사람들은
그룹 사람들은 친절해요.
수업
noun
soo-UP
class; lesson
수업 전에 긴장돼요.
자연스럽다
adj
jah-yuhn-suh-ruhp-TTAH
to be natural; normal
자연스러워요
그런 느낌은 자연스러워요.
전에
adv
juh-NEH
before
수업 전에 긴장돼요.
친절하다
adj
chin-juhl-HAH-dah
to be kind; friendly
친절해요
그룹 사람들은 친절해요.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
I feel nervous before class.
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수업 전에 긴장돼요.That feeling is normal. The group is friendly.
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그런 느낌은 자연스러워요. 그룹 사람들은 친절해요.I am glad to hear that.
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그 말을 들어서 기뻐요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to be kind; friendly
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친절해요to feel nervous
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긴장돼요to be natural; normal
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자연스러워요person; people