About This Lesson
Use Planning a Walk with Friends to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
같이 산책해요.
GAH-chee sahn-CHEH-kheh-yo Let's take a walk together.
B
짧게 산책하면 좋겠어요.
JJAHL-kkeh sahn-CHEH-kha-myun joh-GET-ssuh-yo A short walk sounds nice.
A
어디에서 만날까요?
UH-dee-eh-suh man-NAHL-kkah-yo Where should we meet?
B
공원 입구가 좋아요.
GOHNG-wuhn EEP-KKOO-gah JOH-ah-yo The park entrance works for me.
A
출발하기 전에 메시지를 보낼게요.
CHOOL-bahl-hah-gee juh-neh MEH-shee-jeul bo-NAEL-kkeh-yo I'll message you before I leave.
B
그러면 제가 제시간에 갈 수 있어요.
guh-ruh-MYUN jeh-gah jeh-SHEE-gah-neh kahl SSOO ee-SSUH-yo That helps me be there on time.
A
물을 가져갈까요?
MOO-reul gah-juh-GAHL-kkah-yo Should I bring water?
B
물을 충분히 가져오세요.
MOO-reul CHOONG-boon-hee gah-juh-oh-SEH-yo Bring enough for yourself.Word by Word
같이
같이 means “together” here and shows that the speaker wants to take the walk with the other person. It commonly comes before an action to show that people do it together. In 같이 산책해요, it helps make the suggestion friendly and shared.
산책해요
산책해요 means “take a walk” here and is used to suggest taking a walk together. The polite -요 ending makes the suggestion suitable for speaking to the friend. 같이 산책해요 is a reusable way to suggest doing a walk together.
짧게
짧게 describes the walk as short in duration in 짧게 산책하면 좋겠어요. It modifies the action that follows and shows that the walk will not be long. This form can be used before an action when describing it as brief.
산책하면
산책하면 sets up the condition “if we take a walk” in 산책하면 좋겠어요. It connects taking a walk with the speaker’s opinion that it would be nice. This form can introduce an action or situation that leads to a result or judgment.
좋겠어요
좋겠어요 expresses that something would be nice or desirable here. Together with 산책하면, it says that taking a short walk would be nice. It is useful after a condition when giving a gentle opinion or expressing a wish.
어디에서
어디에서 means “where” or “at what place” here and asks for the place where the friends will meet. The 에서 part marks the location of the action. A place phrase with this form can come before an action to ask where it happens.
만날까요
만날까요 asks “shall we meet?” and proposes meeting together. The question is a polite way to invite the other person to decide on the meeting action. This form is useful when suggesting an action for both people.
공원
공원 means “park” here and identifies the place in 공원 입구, “the park entrance.” It is the noun that specifies which entrance the speaker means. It can be used to name a park as a place or part of a place expression.
입구가
입구가 means “the entrance” here, with 가 marking the entrance as the thing being described by 좋아요. In 공원 입구가 좋아요, the park entrance is the option that suits the speaker. A noun followed by this marker can be presented as the subject of an opinion.
좋아요
좋아요 means “is good” or “works for me” here. With 공원 입구가, it accepts the park entrance as a suitable meeting place. It is useful for approving an option or saying that a place or plan suits the speaker.
출발하기
출발하기 names the action of departing in 출발하기 전에, “before leaving.” It identifies the event that happens before the message is sent. This form can be used before 전에 to refer to an action that another event precedes.
전에
전에 means “before” here and places sending the message before departing. In 출발하기 전에, it follows the action being used as the reference point. It is useful for arranging one event in relation to an earlier event.
메시지를
메시지를 means “a message” and marks the message as the object of 보내다 in 메시지를 보낼게요. The speaker says that this is what they will send. A noun with this object marker can identify what an action is done to or directed toward.
보낼게요
보낼게요 means “I’ll send it” here and presents sending a message as the speaker’s commitment. In 메시지를 보낼게요, the speaker offers to send the message before leaving. This form is useful when telling someone that you will carry out an action for them.
그러면
그러면 means “then” or “in that case” here. It links the promised message with the result that the other person can arrive on time. It is useful at the start of a response when one situation leads to a consequence.
제가
제가 means “I” here and marks the speaker as the person who can go on time. It identifies who is able to carry out the action in 제가 제시간에 갈 수 있어요. This form is useful when presenting the speaker as the subject of an action or ability.
제시간에
제시간에 means “on time” here and describes when the speaker can go. It shows that the speaker will arrive or go at the expected time. This time expression can be used with an action involving going, arriving, or being somewhere.
갈
갈 is the form of “go” used in 갈 수 있어요. It connects the action of going to the ability or possibility expression 수 있어요, giving the meaning “can go.” This form is useful before an ability expression when the possible action is going.
수
수 is the ability or possibility part of 갈 수 있어요. Together with 갈 and 있어요, it expresses that the speaker can go, rather than describing an independent action by 수 alone. This construction is useful for saying that an action is possible.
있어요
있어요 completes 갈 수 있어요 and helps express the ability to go in this dialogue. With 수, it gives the meaning “can” or “be able to.” It is useful after the ability part of a construction that says an action is possible.
물을
물을 means “water” and marks water as the object of bringing in 물을 가져갈까요 and 물을 충분히 가져오세요. It identifies what should be brought for the walk. A noun with this object marker can show what an action affects or carries.
가져갈까요
가져갈까요 asks “shall I bring it?” here, specifically asking whether the speaker should bring water for the walk. It is a polite question offering or checking whether the speaker should do an action. This form is useful when asking whether one should bring or take something.
충분히
충분히 means “enough” or “sufficiently” here and describes bringing an adequate amount of water. In 물을 충분히 가져오세요, it tells the listener to bring enough for the purpose. It is useful before an action or description when showing that the amount or degree is sufficient.
가져오세요
가져오세요 means “bring it” or “please bring it” here and gives a polite instruction to bring water. Together with 물을 충분히, it asks the listener to bring enough water for themselves. This form is useful when politely telling someone to bring something.
Grammar Points
V-(으)ㄹ까요?
물을 가져갈까요?
MOO-reul gah-juh-GAHL-kkah-yoShall I take water?
Used to make a suggestion or ask whether the speaker should do something. The ending changes according to the verb stem.
V-ㄹ게요/을게요
메시지를 보낼게요.
MEH-shee-jeul bo-NAEL-kkeh-yoI’ll send a message.
Shows the speaker’s intention or promise to do something. Use -ㄹ게요 after a vowel and -을게요 after a consonant.
Korean Vocabulary
같이
adv
GAH-chee
together
공원
noun
GOHNG-wuhn
park
그러면
adv
guh-ruh-MYUN
then; in that case
만나다
verb
MAHN-nah-dah
to meet
만날까요
메시지
noun
MEH-shee-jee
message
보내다
verb
boh-NAE-dah
to send
보낼게요
산책
noun
SAHN-chehk
walk
어디
pron
UH-dee
where
입구
noun
EEP-KKOO
entrance
좋다
adj
JOH-tah
to be nice
좋겠어요
짧다
adj
JJAHL-ttah
to be short
짧게
출발하다
verb
CHOOL-bahl-hah-dah
to leave
출발하기
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Let's take a walk together.
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같이 산책해요.A short walk sounds nice.
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짧게 산책하면 좋겠어요.Where should we meet?
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어디에서 만날까요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to leave
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출발하기to meet
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만날까요to be nice
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좋겠어요to send