Reviewing Words with Cards | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: In a language classroom, two adults use word cards and example sentences to review words they need to remember..

EN → KO / Level: A1

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Use Reviewing Words with Cards to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

이 단어들을 복습하고 싶어요.

ee dahn-uh-dyuh-reul book-SSEUP-ha-go shee-puh-YOH I want to review these words.
B

이 단어 카드들을 사용해 봐요.

ee dahn-uh kah-deu-reul sah-yong-hae bwah-YOH Let's use these word cards.
A

이건 기억이 안 나요.

ee-guhn gee-uh-gee ahn nah-YOH I can't remember this one.
B

예문을 보세요.

yeh-MOON-uhl boh-SEH-yoh Look at the example sentence.
A

그 문장이 그 단어를 기억하는 데 도움이 돼요.

guh moon-jahng-ee guh dahn-uh-reul gee-uh-kah-neun deh dow-oo-MEE dwae-YOH The sentence helps me remember it.
B

다른 카드를 써 보고, 예문을 먼저 확인해 보세요.

DAH-reun kah-deu-reul ssuh BOH-go, yeh-MOON-uhl MUHN-juh hwa-GIN-hae BOH-seh-yoh Try another card and check the example first.
A

이제 다음 카드로 해 볼게요.

ee-JEH DAH-um kah-deu-roh HEH BOHL-geh-yoh I will try the next card now.
B

먼저 문장을 읽고, 그다음에 단어를 말해 보세요.

MUHN-juh moon-jahng-eul EEL-koh, guh-DAH-um-eh dahn-uh-reul mahl-HEH boh-SEH-yoh Read the sentence first, then say the word.

Word by Word

이 "이" means "these" before the noun "단어들" in "이 단어들을". It points to the words near the speaker. Reuse it before a nearby noun when identifying a specific item or group.
단어들을 "단어들을" means "these words" and marks them as the object being reviewed in "이 단어들을 복습하고 싶어요". The form refers to more than one word and is followed by the action that affects them. Reuse it as the object of an action involving several words.
복습하고 "복습하고" expresses "review" and links that action to "싶어요" in "복습하고 싶어요". The form comes from "복습하다" and presents reviewing as the desired action. Reuse it before "싶어요" when saying that you want to do something.
싶어요 "싶어요" expresses the speaker's wish or desire in "복습하고 싶어요", meaning "want to review". It follows the action form "복습하고" to show what the speaker wants to do. Reuse it after an action when politely expressing a desire.
카드들을 "카드들을" means "the cards" and marks the word cards as the objects to use in "이 단어 카드들을 사용해 봐요". The form refers to several cards. Reuse it as the object when talking about using or handling several cards.
사용해 "사용해" means "use" in "사용해 봐요". It presents using the word cards as the action that is being tried. Reuse it before "봐요" when suggesting that someone try using something.
봐요 "봐요" helps turn the preceding action into a polite suggestion to try it in "사용해 봐요". Here, the whole expression means "let's try using" the cards. Reuse it after an action when inviting someone to try that action.
이건 "이건" means "this one" in "이건 기억이 안 나요". It singles out the particular word or card currently being discussed. Reuse it when identifying one nearby item as the topic.
기억이 "기억이" refers to memory or remembering and is the subject in "기억이 안 나요". With "안 나요", it says that the word does not come to mind. Reuse it in the expression about something coming to mind or not coming to mind.
안 "안" is the negative element in "기억이 안 나요", so it makes the remembering action negative. Here it contributes the meaning "not" to the expression "does not come to mind". Reuse it directly before the verb or verb phrase being negated.
나요 "나요" means "comes to mind" in "기억이 안 나요". It is the form of "나다" used in the expression about remembering, and "안" makes the expression negative here. Reuse it with "기억이" when saying whether something comes to mind.
예문을 "예문을" means "the example sentence" and marks it as the object of looking at in "예문을 보세요". It is the sentence that provides context for the word. Reuse it as the object when asking someone to look at or check an example sentence.
보세요 "보세요" means "look at" in the polite instruction "예문을 보세요". It asks the listener to look at the example sentence. Reuse it after an object when politely telling someone to look at that object.
그 "그" means "the" or "that" before "문장" in "그 문장이". Here it refers back to the example sentence mentioned just before. Reuse it before a noun when referring to a specific item already identified in the conversation.
문장이 "문장이" means "the sentence" and marks the sentence as the subject in "그 문장이 ... 도움이 돼요". Here it refers to the example sentence that helps with remembering the word. Reuse it when making a sentence the subject of an explanation or result.
단어를 "단어를" means "the word" and marks it as the object of remembering in "그 단어를 기억하는 데". It identifies the particular word the learner wants to remember. Reuse it as the object when describing an action done to one word.
기억하는 "기억하는" means "remembering" in "그 단어를 기억하는 데 도움이 돼요". It describes the remembering activity connected to "데". Reuse it before "데" when referring to help with carrying out an action.
데 "데" makes "기억하는 데" mean "in remembering" or "for remembering" the word. It connects the activity to the following expression "도움이 돼요". Reuse it after an action description when saying that something helps with that activity.
도움이 "도움이" means "help" and is the subject in "기억하는 데 도움이 돼요". It identifies the sentence as something that provides help with remembering the word. Reuse it in the pattern where something is helpful for an activity.
돼요 "돼요" means "helps" or "is helpful" in "도움이 돼요". Together with "도움이", it says that the example sentence helps the learner remember the word. Reuse it after "도움이" when describing something as useful.
다른 "다른" means "another" or "different" before "카드" in "다른 카드를". It directs the learner to choose a card other than the one currently being used. Reuse it before a noun when selecting an alternative item.
카드를 "카드를" means "the card" and marks it as the object of the action in "다른 카드를 써 보고". Here it refers to the different card that the learner should try. Reuse it as the object when describing an action performed with one card.
써 "써" means "use" in "써 보고", referring to using the different card. It presents the use of the card as an action to try before checking the example. Reuse it before "보고" when saying that someone tries using something.
보고 "보고" links "써" to the next action in "써 보고, 예문을 먼저 확인해 보세요". Here "써 보고" means "after trying to use it" or "try using it and then" do the next action. Reuse it after an action when connecting that action to a following step.
먼저 "먼저" means "first" in "예문을 먼저 확인해 보세요". It tells the learner to check the example before proceeding to the next step. Reuse it before an action when specifying the first action in a sequence.
확인해 "확인해" means "check" in "확인해 보세요". It presents checking the example sentence as an action the listener should try. Reuse it before "보세요" when politely asking someone to try checking something.
이제 "이제" means "now" in "이제 다음 카드로 해 볼게요". It marks a change from the previous card or step to the action the speaker is about to take. Reuse it when announcing what will happen from this point.
다음 "다음" means "next" before "카드" in "다음 카드로". It identifies the card that follows the one currently being used. Reuse it before a noun when referring to the next item in an ordered sequence.
카드로 "카드로" means "with the card" or "using the card" in "다음 카드로 해 볼게요". The card is the means or material the speaker will use for the next attempt. Reuse it when marking something as the tool or means for an action.
해 "해" means "do" or "try" in "해 볼게요". It names the action that the speaker intends to attempt with the next card. Reuse it before "볼게요" when saying that you will try doing an action.
볼게요 "볼게요" expresses the speaker's intention to try in "해 볼게요", meaning "I will try". It presents the next action as something the speaker is taking responsibility for doing. Reuse it after an action when saying that you will try or do it.
문장을 "문장을" means "the sentence" and marks it as the object of reading in "문장을 읽고". Here it is the sentence the listener should read before saying the word. Reuse it as the object when describing reading a sentence.
읽고 "읽고" means "read and" or "after reading" in "문장을 읽고". It links reading the sentence to the following action of saying the word. Reuse it after an action when listing it before another action in sequence.
그다음에 "그다음에" means "then" or "after that" in "그다음에 단어를 말해 보세요". It places saying the word after reading the sentence. Reuse it to introduce the next step after an earlier action.
말해 "말해" means "say" in "말해 보세요". It is the action the listener should try after reading the sentence. Reuse it before "보세요" when politely asking someone to try saying something.

Grammar Points

-고 싶어요

단어들을 복습하고 싶어요.

dahn-uh-dyuh-reul book-SSEUP-ha-go shee-puh-YOH

I want to review the words.

Attach -고 싶어요 to a verb stem to express a desire to do something.

-아/어 보다

카드를 사용해 봐요.

kah-deu-reul sah-YONG-hae bwah-YOH

Try using the cards.

Attach -아/어 보다 to a verb to mean trying an action.

Korean Vocabulary

기억하다 verb
gee-uh-KAH-dah to remember 기억이 안 나요

이건 기억이 안 나요.

다르다 adj
DAH-reu-dah to be different 다른

다른 카드를 써 보고, 예문을 먼저 확인해 보세요.

다음 det
DAH-um next 다음 카드

이제 다음 카드로 해 볼게요.

단어 noun
DAHN-uh word 단어들을

이 단어들을 복습하고 싶어요.

도움이 되다 phrase
dow-oo-MEE dweh-DAH to be helpful 도움이 돼요

그 문장이 그 단어를 기억하는 데 도움이 돼요.

먼저 adv
MUHN-juh first

다른 카드를 써 보고, 예문을 먼저 확인해 보세요.

문장 noun
MOON-jahng sentence 문장이

그 문장이 그 단어를 기억하는 데 도움이 돼요.

복습하다 verb
book-SSEUP-ha-dah to review 복습하고 싶어요

이 단어들을 복습하고 싶어요.

사용하다 verb
sah-YONG-ha-dah to use 사용해 봐요

이 단어 카드들을 사용해 봐요.

예문 noun
yeh-MOON example sentence 예문을

예문을 보세요.

카드 noun
KAH-deu card 카드들을

이 단어 카드들을 사용해 봐요.

확인하다 verb
hwa-GIN-ha-dah to check 확인해 보세요

다른 카드를 써 보고, 예문을 먼저 확인해 보세요.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I want to review these words.

Show Answer이 단어들을 복습하고 싶어요.

Let's use these word cards.

Show Answer이 단어 카드들을 사용해 봐요.

I can't remember this one.

Show Answer이건 기억이 안 나요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

word

Show Answer단어들을

card

Show Answer카드들을

first

Show Answer먼저

example sentence

Show Answer예문을