About This Lesson
Use Breakfast grocery shopping to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
오늘 뭐 살까요?
OH-nuhl mwo SAL-kkah-yoh? What should we buy today?
B
내일 아침에 먹을 음식이 필요해요.
neh-EEL ah-CHIM-eh muh-GEUL EUM-shi-gi pih-RYOH-heh-yoh. We need things for tomorrow's breakfast.
A
그러면 빵과 버터가 필요해요.
GUH-ruh-myuhn PPAHNG-gwah BUH-tuh-gah pih-RYOH-heh-yoh. Then we need bread and butter.
B
요구르트도 필요해요?
YO-goo-ruh-teu-doh pih-RYOH-heh-yoh? Do we need yogurt too?
A
그것을 딸기잼과 같이 먹고 싶어요.
guh-GUH-suhl TTAHL-gi-jaem-gwah GAH-chee muh-KKOH SHI-puh-yoh. I want to eat it with strawberry jam.
B
그러면 요구르트와 잼을 사요.
GUH-ruh-myuhn YO-goo-ruh-teu-wah JAEM-eul SAH-yoh. Then let's get yogurt and jam.Word by Word
오늘
오늘 means “today” and sets the time for the buying question 오늘 뭐 살까요? It commonly comes before the action or question it dates, and you would use it when discussing what to do or buy today.
뭐
뭐 means “what” and asks which thing is being considered in 오늘 뭐 살까요? It is placed before the verb when the unknown item is the object of the action. You would use it when asking someone to choose or identify an item.
살까요
살까요 means “shall we buy?” and makes 오늘 뭐 살까요? a polite proposal to decide together. The dictionary form is 사다, and 살까요 is the form used here to ask about buying. Use this kind of question when suggesting an action and seeking agreement.
내일
내일 means “tomorrow” and identifies when the food will be needed in 내일 아침에 먹을 음식이 필요해요. It is used before a time expression or action to refer to the following day. You would use it when planning a meal or activity for tomorrow.
아침
아침 can mean “morning” or the morning meal; here, in 내일 아침에 먹을 음식, it points to food for tomorrow morning’s breakfast. It is combined with a time marker to say when the food will be eaten. You would use it when talking about morning plans or breakfast.
에
에 marks the time in 아침에, meaning “in the morning” here. It follows a time expression to show when an action happens, and 아침에 먹을 음식 means food to eat in the morning. You would use it after expressions such as a day or time when stating when something occurs.
먹을
먹을 describes 음식 as food that will be eaten in 내일 아침에 먹을 음식. The dictionary form is 먹다, and 먹을 is the form used before a noun to describe an intended or future action. You would use this form when identifying something that someone will eat.
음식
음식 means “food” and is the thing needed in 내일 아침에 먹을 음식이 필요해요. It can follow a phrase such as 먹을 to specify what kind of food is meant. You would use it when discussing meals or items to buy for eating.
이
이 marks 음식 as the subject in 음식이 필요해요, showing that the food is what is needed. It follows 음식 because that noun ends in a consonant sound. You would use it after a consonant-ending noun when stating what is needed or described.
필요해요
필요해요 means “is needed,” and 음식이 필요해요 naturally means “we need food” in this shopping conversation. The dictionary form is 필요하다, and 필요해요 is the polite form used to state a need. A common reuse pattern is a noun followed by 이 or 가 and 필요해요 when saying that something is needed.
그러면
그러면 means “then” or “in that case” and connects the previous information to the next suggestion. It introduces a conclusion or action based on what has just been said, as in 그러면 빵과 버터가 필요해요. You would use it when moving from a decision or condition to what follows.
빵
빵 means “bread” and names one of the items needed in 빵과 버터가 필요해요. It is linked with another food item to form the list of things needed. You would use it when discussing or shopping for bread.
과
과 means “and” in 빵과 버터, joining bread and butter as two needed items. It follows 빵 because 빵 ends in a consonant sound. You would use it after a consonant-ending noun to connect it with another noun.
버터
버터 means “butter” and is the second item in 빵과 버터가 필요해요. Together with 빵과, it forms the noun phrase for the items that are needed. You would use it when discussing or shopping for butter.
가
가 marks the noun phrase ending with 버터 as the thing needed in 빵과 버터가 필요해요. It follows 버터 because 버터 ends in a vowel sound. You would use it after a vowel-ending noun when marking the subject of a statement.
요구르트
요구르트 means “yogurt” and is the item being added to the shopping discussion in 요구르트도 필요해요? It is used with 필요해요 to ask whether yogurt is needed. You would use it when talking about buying or eating yogurt.
도
도 means “also” or “too” in 요구르트도 필요해요?, adding yogurt to the items already under discussion. It follows the noun it adds to the set of relevant items. You would use it when checking whether one more thing is needed or included.
그것
그것 means “it” or “that thing” and refers to an item already mentioned in 그것을 딸기잼과 같이 먹고 싶어요. It lets the speaker avoid naming that item again. You would use it when referring back to a previously identified thing.
을
을 marks 그것 as the object of the action in 그것을 딸기잼과 같이 먹고 싶어요. It follows 그것 because 그것 ends in a consonant sound. You would use it after a consonant-ending noun or pronoun when marking what the action is done to.
딸기잼
딸기잼 means “strawberry jam” and names the food eaten together with the previously mentioned item in 딸기잼과 같이 먹고 싶어요. It is connected to 같이 to express the accompanying food. You would use it when discussing a topping or something to eat with another food.
같이
같이 means “together” or “with” in 딸기잼과 같이 먹고 싶어요, indicating that the foods are eaten together. In this phrase it follows 딸기잼과 and helps express the accompanying item. You would use it when describing doing or eating something together with another person or thing.
먹고
먹고 comes from 먹다 and means “eat” while linking the action to 싶어요 in 먹고 싶어요. The full construction 먹고 싶어요 means “want to eat”; that complete meaning does not come from 먹고 alone. You would use an action form followed by 고 싶어요 to express a desire to do that action.
싶어요
싶어요 comes from 싶다 and expresses desire in 먹고 싶어요. Together with 먹고, it means “want to eat,” while 싶어요 supplies the wanting part of the construction. You would use 고 싶어요 after an action form when saying that you want to do something.
와
와 means “and” in 요구르트와 잼을 사요, joining yogurt and jam as the items to buy. It follows 요구르트 because 요구르트 ends in a vowel sound. You would use it after a vowel-ending noun to connect it with another noun.
잼
잼 means “jam” and is the second item in 요구르트와 잼을 사요. Together with 요구르트와, it forms the list of things being bought. You would use it when discussing jam as a grocery item or food.
사요
사요 means “buy” in 요구르트와 잼을 사요 and states the agreed buying action in this conversation. The dictionary form is 사다, and 사요 is the polite form used here. A common reuse pattern is an object marked with 을 or 를 followed by 사요 when saying what someone buys.
Grammar Points
동사 어간 + -(으)ㄹ까요?
오늘 뭐 살까요?
OH-nuhl mwo SAL-kkah-yoh?What shall we buy today?
Use -(으)ㄹ까요? to suggest an action or ask what the speaker and listener should do together.
동사 어간 + -고 싶어요
그것을 먹고 싶어요.
guh-GUH-suhl muh-KKOH SHI-puh-yoh.I want to eat it.
Use -고 싶어요 to express the speaker’s desire to do something.
Korean Vocabulary
그러면
conj
GUH-ruh-myuhn
then; in that case
내일
adv
neh-EEL
tomorrow
먹을
verb
muh-GEUL
to eat; for eating
뭐
pron
mwo
what
버터
noun
BUH-tuh
butter
빵
noun
PPAHNG
bread
살까요
verb
SAL-kkah-yoh
shall we buy?
아침
noun
AH-chim
morning; breakfast
오늘
adv
OH-nuhl
today
요구르트
noun
YO-goo-ruh-teu
yogurt
음식
noun
EUM-shik
food
필요해요
adj
pih-RYOH-heh-yoh
need; be necessary
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
What should we buy today?
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오늘 뭐 살까요?We need things for tomorrow's breakfast.
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내일 아침에 먹을 음식이 필요해요.Then we need bread and butter.
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그러면 빵과 버터가 필요해요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
need; be necessary
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필요해요yogurt
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요구르트shall we buy?
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살까요then; in that case