Lesson 02 · Classroom & Home Objects
Hello, everyone! I’m Hyeju, your Korean teacher.
Today, we’ll learn 12 useful Korean words for objects you can find in a classroom or at home.
책 · 연필 · 컴퓨터 · 침대
chaek · yeonpil · keompyuteo · chimdae
book · pencil · computer · bed
TODAY’S LEARNING GOALS
What will you learn today?
- Learn 8 common classroom objects.
- Learn 4 useful objects found at home.
- Use the words with 이/가 있어요, 없어요, and 아니에요.
HYEJU LANGUAGE LAB · ENGLISH EXPLANATIONS
Watch Lesson 2 with Hyeju
Learn the vocabulary and grammar with English explanations, then review the examples and try the practice below.
CLASSROOM OBJECTS
Eight useful classroom words
Let’s begin with objects you often see or use in a classroom. Read each Korean word aloud before checking its English meaning.
01 · BOOK
책
chaek
book
02 · NOTEBOOK
공책
gongchaek
notebook
03 · PENCIL
연필
yeonpil
pencil
04 · ERASER
지우개
jiugae
eraser
05 · DESK
책상
chaeksang
desk
06 · CHAIR
의자
uija
chair
07 · COMPUTER
컴퓨터
keompyuteo
computer
08 · CLOCK / WATCH
시계
sigye
clock / watch
책 means “book,” while 공책 means “notebook.” Notice that both words end in 책.
HOME OBJECTS
Four useful words for your home
Now let’s learn four objects that you can commonly find at home. You may also see a computer or a clock at home, so try changing the place in your own sentences.
09 · BED
침대
chimdae
bed
10 · SOFA
소파
sopa
sofa
11 · REFRIGERATOR
냉장고
naengjanggo
refrigerator / fridge
12 · TELEVISION
텔레비전
tellebijeon
television / TV
USEFUL SENTENCE PATTERNS
Say what exists, what is missing, and what something is not
These 12 words connect directly to the grammar in Lesson 02. For now, focus on recognizing the words inside the three patterns below.
장소에 + N이/가 있어요.
jangso-e + N-i/ga isseoyo.
There is / are N in a place.
장소에 + N이/가 없어요.
jangso-e + N-i/ga eopseoyo.
There is no N in a place.
N이/가 아니에요.
N-i/ga anieyo.
It is not N.
책 + 이 → 책이
chaek + i → chaegi
Use 이 after a noun with a final consonant.
의자 + 가 → 의자가
uija + ga → uijaga
Use 가 after a noun ending in a vowel.
USE THE WORDS
Simple example sentences
Look at how today’s vocabulary appears in short, useful Korean sentences.
교실에 컴퓨터가 있어요.
gyosire keompyuteoga isseoyo.
There is a computer in the classroom.
책상 위에 공책이 있어요.
chaeksang wie gongchaegi isseoyo.
There is a notebook on the desk.
저는 지우개가 없어요.
jeoneun jiugaega eopseoyo.
I don’t have an eraser.
집에 소파가 없어요.
jibe sopaga eopseoyo.
There is no sofa at home.
이것은 제 연필이 아니에요.
igeoseun je yeonpiri anieyo.
This is not my pencil.
저것은 텔레비전이 아니에요.
jeogeoseun tellebijeoni anieyo.
That is not a television.
MINI PRACTICE
Can you remember the words?
Try answering without looking back at the vocabulary list.
- How do you say “notebook” in Korean?
- How do you say “refrigerator” in Korean?
- Complete: 교실에 ______가 있어요.
- Complete: 저는 ______이/가 없어요.
- Complete: 이것은 제 ______이/가 아니에요.
Check the answers
- 공책
- 냉장고
- Example: 교실에 컴퓨터가 있어요. / 교실에 의자가 있어요.
- Example: 저는 연필이 없어요. / 저는 지우개가 없어요.
- Example: 이것은 제 책이 아니에요. / 이것은 제 공책이 아니에요.
TODAY’S 12 WORDS
Lesson 02 review
- 책book
- 공책notebook
- 연필pencil
- 지우개eraser
- 책상desk
- 의자chair
- 컴퓨터computer
- 시계clock / watch
- 침대bed
- 소파sofa
- 냉장고refrigerator / fridge
- 텔레비전television / TV
교실에 ______이/가 있어요.
gyosire ______-i/ga isseoyo.
집에 ______이/가 없어요.
jibe ______-i/ga eopseoyo.
Now look around you and make two sentences with today’s words!
NEXT STEP
Use these words in Grammar Lesson 02
Now that you know the vocabulary, learn how to say what exists, what does not exist, and what something is not with N이/가 있어요·없어요 and N이/가 아니에요.
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