About This Lesson
Use Walking as a Hobby to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
산책하는 게 취미예요?
sahn-CHAE-kah-neun geh chwee-MEE-eh-YOH? Is walking your hobby?
B
저는 여가 시간에 산책하는 것을 좋아해요.
juh-neun yuh-GAH SHEE-gahn-eh sahn-CHAE-kah-neun guh-seul joh-AH-hae-YOH. I like going for walks in my free time.
A
보통 어디에 가요?
BOH-toong uh-DEE-eh gah-YOH? Where do you usually go?
B
저는 공원에서 산책해요.
juh-neun GONG-won-eh-suh sahn-CHAE-kae-YOH. I walk in the park.
A
산책길이 길어요?
sahn-CHAEK-kkee-lee gee-LUH-YOH? Is the route long?
B
짧고 걷기 쉬운 길이에요.
JJAHL-goh GUHT-kkee SHWEE-oon gee-lee-eh-YOH. It is a short, easy walk.
A
편안할 것 같아요.
pyuh-NAHN-hal guh KAH-tah-YOH. That sounds relaxing.
B
우리 같이 거기에 갈 수 있어요.
oo-ree GAH-chee guh-gee-eh gahl SSOO ee-SUH-YOH. We can go there together.Word by Word
산책하는
In “산책하는 게 취미예요?”, this means “walking” or “going for walks” and describes the activity being discussed. It is the form of 산책하다 used before a noun-like expression. You can reuse it when describing an activity, as in “산책하는 것을 좋아해요.”
게
In “산책하는 게 취미예요?”, 게 makes the preceding activity “산책하는” into the subject: “the act of walking.” 게 is the shortened spoken form of 것이. It commonly follows an action when that action is being identified, evaluated, or described.
취미예요
In “산책하는 게 취미예요?”, this means “is a hobby” and identifies walking as the speaker’s hobby. It is used to say what something is as a hobby. You can use the same type of predicate when identifying an activity as a hobby.
저는
In “저는 여가 시간에 산책하는 것을 좋아해요.”, this means “as for me” or “I” and sets the speaker as the topic. 저 is the speaker’s first-person form, and 는 marks the topic. It is useful at the beginning of a sentence when stating your own preference or experience.
여가
In “여가 시간에”, 여가 means “free time” or “leisure.” It specifies time outside one’s regular duties when the speaker enjoys walking. 여가 commonly combines with 시간 to describe leisure time.
시간에
In “여가 시간에”, this means “during the time” or “in the time,” with 에 marking the time when something happens. Here it refers to the time available for leisure. A time expression followed by 에 commonly comes before the action that happens then.
것을
In “산책하는 것을 좋아해요.”, 것을 turns the preceding activity into the object of 좋아해요 and marks it with 을. Here it marks walking as what the speaker likes. The pattern of an action followed by 것을 좋아해요 is useful for expressing that you like doing something.
좋아해요
In “산책하는 것을 좋아해요.”, this means “like” or “enjoy,” so the speaker says that they like walking. It is the polite form used to express a preference. It commonly follows the person’s preferred object or activity.
보통
In “보통 어디에 가요?”, this means “usually” or “normally.” It asks about the place the listener generally goes, rather than a single exceptional visit. This adverb commonly appears before the verb or other information it modifies.
어디에
In “보통 어디에 가요?”, this means “where” or “to where,” with 에 marking the destination of 가요. It asks for the place someone goes to. A place followed by 에 is commonly used with 가다 when describing a destination.
가요
In “보통 어디에 가요?”, this means “go” in a polite conversational form. Here it asks where the listener usually goes. The pattern of a destination followed by 에 가요 is useful for talking about going somewhere.
공원에서
In “공원에서 산책해요.”, this means “in the park,” with 에서 marking the place where the walking happens. It describes the location of the action, not the destination of going. A place followed by 에서 commonly comes before an action performed there.
산책해요
In “공원에서 산책해요.”, this means “take a walk” or “go walking” in a polite conversational form. Here it describes the activity done in the park. It can be reused after a place expression when saying that you take a walk there.
산책길이
In “산책길이 길어요?”, this means “the walking route” as the subject being described. 산책길 refers to a path or route for walking, and 이 marks it as the subject. This form is useful when asking about a particular feature of the walking route.
길어요
In “산책길이 길어요?”, this means “is long” and asks about the length of the walking route. It is the polite form used to describe something as long. It commonly follows the subject when asking or stating how long something is.
짧고
In “짧고 걷기 쉬운 길이에요.”, this means “short and” and connects the description “short” to the next description. The ending 고 links two qualities of the same path. It is useful when giving several descriptions in one sentence.
걷기
In “걷기 쉬운 길이에요.”, 걷기 names the activity of walking inside the expression “easy to walk.” It comes from the action of walking and combines with 쉬운 to describe the route. The pattern of an action followed by 기 쉽다 is commonly used to say that something is easy to do.
쉬운
In “걷기 쉬운 길이에요.”, this means “easy” and describes the path as easy to walk. It is the form of 쉽다 used directly before the noun 길. An adjective in this form commonly comes before the thing it describes.
길이에요
In “짧고 걷기 쉬운 길이에요.”, this means “is a path” or “is a route,” identifying what the walk is like. 길 means a path or road, and 이에요 makes it a polite identification. It can be used after descriptions when identifying something as a particular kind of path or route.
편안할
In “편안할 것 같아요.”, this contributes the meaning “relaxing” or “comfortable” to the speaker’s impression of the walk. The form 편안할 comes before 것 in an expression meaning that something seems likely to have that quality. This pattern is useful when giving a tentative impression rather than a definite statement.
것
In “편안할 것 같아요.”, 것 is the noun-like element that allows the preceding description to be presented as the content of an impression. The full expression “편안할 것 같아요” means “It seems relaxing”; 것 alone does not mean “seems.” An adjective followed by 것 같아요 is a reusable way to express what something seems like.
같아요
In “편안할 것 같아요.”, this means “seems” or “sounds like” as part of the full expression. It shows that the speaker is giving an impression rather than stating the quality with complete certainty. The pattern of a description followed by 것 같아요 is useful when making a tentative judgment.
우리
In “우리 같이 거기에 갈 수 있어요.”, this means “we” or “us” and includes the speaker and listener. Here it identifies the two people who can go together. It is useful when proposing or describing a shared action with the person being addressed.
같이
In “우리 같이 거기에 갈 수 있어요.”, this means “together” and shows that the speaker and listener will go as a group. It commonly appears before the verb describing the shared action. Here it helps make the sentence a friendly proposal to go together.
거기에
In “우리 같이 거기에 갈 수 있어요.”, this means “there” or “to there,” with 에 marking the destination. In this conversation, it refers back to the place where the walking route is located. A destination followed by 에 commonly appears with 가다 or its related forms.
갈
In “갈 수 있어요.”, this is the form of 가다 used before 수 and contributes the meaning “go.” The full expression “갈 수 있어요” means “can go”; 갈 by itself does not express ability. The pattern of an action in this form followed by 수 있어요 is useful for saying that someone can do something.
수
In “갈 수 있어요.”, 수 is the noun-like element used in the expression of possibility or ability. Together with 갈 and 있어요, it means that going is possible: “can go.” The pattern of an action followed by 수 있어요 is commonly used to express what someone can do.
있어요
In “갈 수 있어요.”, 있어요 completes the expression of possibility, so the full phrase means “can go.” It should be understood together with 갈 수 rather than as an independent meaning of “can.” This construction is useful for saying that an action is possible or that someone is able to do it.
Grammar Points
V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다
우리 같이 갈 수 있어요.
oo-ree GAH-chee gahl SSOO ee-SUH-YOH.We can go together.
갈 수 있다 expresses ability or possibility. 수 is a dependent noun meaning a way or possibility.
장소에 가다 / 장소에서 걷다
어디에 가요? 공원에서 걷기
uh-DEE-eh gah-YOH? GONG-won-eh-suh GUHT-kkeeWhere are you going? Walking in the park
에 marks a destination with 가다, while 에서 marks the place where an action happens.
Korean Vocabulary
가다
verb
gah-dah
to go
가요
공원
noun
GONG-won
park
공원에서
길다
adj
geel-dah
to be long
길어요
보통
adv
BOH-toong
usually; normally
산책
noun
sahn-CHAEK
walk; stroll
산책길
noun
sahn-CHAEK-kkeel
walking path
산책길이
산책하다
verb
sahn-CHAE-kah-dah
to take a walk
산책하는
어디
pron
uh-DEE
where
어디에
여가 시간
phrase
yuh-GAH SHEE-gahn
free time
저
pron
juh
I; me
저는
좋아하다
verb
joh-AH-hah-dah
to like
좋아해요
취미
noun
chwee-MEE
hobby
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Is walking your hobby?
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산책하는 게 취미예요?I like going for walks in my free time.
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저는 여가 시간에 산책하는 것을 좋아해요.Where do you usually go?
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보통 어디에 가요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to like
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좋아해요to take a walk
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산책하는park
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공원에서walking path