Talking about family and a pet | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: In a language classroom, two adults talk about living with a child and having a pet at home..

EN → KO / Level: A1

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Use Talking about family and a pet to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

가족과 함께 살아요?

gah-JOHK-kkwah ham-KKEH sah-rah-YOH? Do you live with family?
B

저는 제 아이와 함께 살아요.

juh-NEUN jeh ah-EE-wah ham-KKEH sah-rah-YOH. I live with my child.
A

집에 반려동물도 있어요?

jee-beh bal-LYUH-dong-MOOL-doh ee-SUH-yoh? Is there a pet at home too?
B

저희는 작은 개를 키워요.

juh-HEE-neun jah-GEUN geh-reul kee-WUH-yoh. We have a small dog.
A

둘은 잘 지내요?

doo-reun jal jee-NEH-yoh? How do they get along?
B

둘은 매일 같이 놀아요.

doo-reun meh-EEL gah-CHEE noh-RAH-yoh. They play together every day.

Word by Word

가족과 가족과 means “with family” here. The 과 connects 가족 to the accompanying relationship in 가족과 함께 살아요. A common pattern is 가족과 함께 살아요, meaning “live together with family.”
함께 함께 means “together” in 가족과 함께 살아요 and 아이와 함께 살아요. It shows that the speaker lives in the same household as the family member. The pattern [person]과 함께 살아요 is useful when talking about who you live with.
살아요 살아요 means “live” in this dialogue. It is the form of 살다 used in the questions and answers 가족과 함께 살아요? and 저는 제 아이와 함께 살아요. Use it with a place or person to talk about where or with whom you live.
저는 저는 means “as for me” or simply “I” here, introducing the speaker’s answer. The 는 marks the speaker as the topic in 저는 제 아이와 함께 살아요. Use 저는 when giving personal information or contrasting your situation with someone else’s.
제 제 means “my” in 제 아이와 함께 살아요. It comes directly before the noun 아이 to identify whose child is being mentioned. A common pattern is 제 + noun when talking about something belonging or relating to the speaker.
아이와 아이와 means “with my child” in 제 아이와 함께 살아요. The 와 connects 아이 to the accompanying relationship with the speaker. The expression 아이와 함께 살아요 is useful when saying that you live together with your child.
집에 집에 means “at home” here, marking home as the place where the pet is present. In 집에 반려동물도 있어요?, it helps ask whether there is also a pet at home. New example: 집에 있어요 can mean “It is at home.”
반려동물도 반려동물도 means “a pet too” in 집에 반려동물도 있어요? The 도 adds the meaning “too” or “also,” showing that the pet is additional information about what is at home. Use noun+도 when adding another person or thing to a situation.
있어요 있어요 means “there is” or “is present” in 집에 반려동물도 있어요? It says that a pet is present at home, and the question asks whether this is true. It is useful in location expressions when asking or stating that something exists in a place.
저희는 저희는 means “as for us” or “we” in 저희는 작은 개를 키워요. It introduces the speaker’s household as the topic of the sentence. Use 저희는 when describing what the speaker’s household has or does.
작은 작은 means “small” in 작은 개. It describes the dog and comes before the noun 개. 작은 is the form of 작다 used before a noun; a common pattern is 작은 + noun.
개를 개를 means “a dog” as the thing being kept in 개를 키워요. The 를 marks 개 as the object of 키워요. Use the pattern [animal]를 키워요 when saying that you raise or keep an animal.
키워요 키워요 means “raise” or “keep as a pet” in 저희는 작은 개를 키워요. It is the form of 키우다 used to describe caring for and keeping the dog. Use 개를 키워요 when saying that you keep a dog as a pet.
둘은 둘은 means “as for the two of them” in 둘은 잘 지내요? Here it refers jointly to the child and the dog from the preceding lines. The 은 makes the pair the topic when asking about their relationship.
잘 잘 means “well” in 잘 지내요? It describes how the two are spending time or getting along. The expression 잘 지내요? is useful when asking whether people or animals are doing well together.
지내요 지내요 means “get along” in 잘 지내요? With 잘, it asks how the two are getting along. It is the form of 지내다 used here; 잘 지내요? is a practical question about someone’s or a pair’s situation.
매일 매일 means “every day” in 둘은 매일 같이 놀아요. It tells us that the playing happens daily, not just once. A common pattern is 매일 + verb when describing a regular routine.
같이 같이 means “together” in 같이 놀아요. It shows that the child and dog take part in the same activity. Use 같이 before a verb when talking about doing something together.
놀아요 놀아요 means “play” in 둘은 매일 같이 놀아요. Here it describes the child and dog playing together every day. It is the form of 놀다 used in this sentence; 같이 놀아요 is useful when inviting or describing shared play.

Grammar Points

명사 + 과/와

가족과 함께 살아요.

gah-JOHK-kkwah ham-KKEH sah-rah-YOH.

I live together with my family.

과/와 attaches to a noun to mean “with” or “and.” Use 과 after a consonant and 와 after a vowel.

명사 + 은/는

저는 가족과 함께 살아요.

juh-NEUN gah-JOHK-kkwah ham-KKEH sah-rah-YOH.

I live together with my family.

은/는 marks the topic. Use 는 after a vowel and 은 after a consonant.

Korean Vocabulary

가족 noun
gah-JOHK family 가족과
개 noun
geh dog 개를
둘 pron
dool the two of them 둘은
반려동물 noun
bal-LYUH-dong-MOOL pet 반려동물도
살아요 verb
sah-rah-YOH live
아이 noun
ah-EE child 아이와
작은 adj
jah-GEUN small
저 pron
juh I 저는
제 det
jeh my
집 noun
jeep home 집에
키워요 verb
kee-WUH-yoh keep

keep a pet

함께 adv
ham-KKEH together

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Do you live with family?

Show Answer가족과 함께 살아요?

I live with my child.

Show Answer저는 제 아이와 함께 살아요.

Is there a pet at home too?

Show Answer집에 반려동물도 있어요?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

pet

Show Answer반려동물도

home

Show Answer집에

keep

Show Answer키워요

I

Show Answer저는