Lesson 08 · Friends & Activities Together

Hyeju’s Beginner Korean Vocabulary · Lesson 08

Friends & Activities Together

Talk about the people around you and the things you do together.

Beginner · Level 1Words · Examples · Practice

Today’s Goal

Lesson 07 introduced family words. Today, expand your circle to friends, classmates, coworkers, and neighbors. Learn twelve useful words and expressions for spending time together.

🌿 Hyeju’s Note · A Preview of “With”

In today’s examples, N하고 means “with N”: 친구하고 = with a friend. Grammar Lesson 08 explains 하고, 과/와, and (이)랑.

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Today’s Vocabulary

친구

chingu

noun

friend

Use 친구 for a friend.

친구하고 영화를 봐요.I watch a movie with a friend.

반 친구

ban chingu

noun phrase

classmate

A friend or peer in the same class.

유키 씨는 제 반 친구예요.Yuki is my classmate.

동료

dongnyo

noun

colleague; coworker

Someone you work with.

동료하고 점심을 먹어요.I have lunch with a coworker.

이웃

iut

noun

neighbor

Someone who lives nearby.

이분은 제 이웃이에요.This is my neighbor.

함께

hamkke

adverb

together

Often used with a person + 과/와 or 하고.

친구와 함께 공부해요.I study together with a friend.

같이

gachi

adverb

together

Similar to 함께 in these activity sentences.

동생하고 같이 운동해요.I exercise with my younger sibling.

영화

yeonghwa

noun

movie

영화를 보다 = to watch a movie.

친구하고 영화를 봐요.I watch a movie with a friend.

점심

jeomsim

noun

lunch

점심을 먹다 = to have lunch.

친구하고 점심을 먹어요.I have lunch with a friend.

저녁

jeonyeok

noun

evening; dinner

With 먹다, 저녁 usually means the evening meal.

가족하고 저녁을 먹어요.I have dinner with my family.

산책하다

sanchaekhada

verb

to take a walk

산책하다 → 산책해요.

친구하고 산책해요.I take a walk with a friend.

운동하다

undonghada

verb

to exercise

운동하다 → 운동해요.

동생하고 운동해요.I exercise with my younger sibling.

이야기하다

iyagihada

verb

to talk; to tell a story

With a person + 하고, it means to talk with that person.

친구하고 이야기해요.I talk with a friend.

Quick Reference · Activity Partners

Partner	Activity	Sentence
친구	영화를 봐요	친구하고 영화를 봐요.
가족	저녁을 먹어요	가족하고 저녁을 먹어요.
동생	운동해요	동생하고 운동해요.

Make Sentences

Today’s PatternPerson + 하고 + Activity

Keep the activity phrase together: 영화를 봐요, 점심을 먹어요, 산책해요. Add the person you do it with at the beginning.

🌿 Hyeju’s Note · 함께 and 같이

Both can mean “together” here. 친구하고 산책해요 and 친구하고 같이 산책해요 both mean you take a walk with a friend. 같이 makes the “together” meaning explicit.

Mini Practice

1. “Coworker” → ______

2. “Neighbor” → ______

3. 산책하다 → polite form: ______

4. I have lunch with a friend. → 친구하고 ______을 먹어요.

5. Choose a word meaning “together”: 같이 / 저녁

6. Write one sentence about an activity with another person.

Check the answers

1. 동료

2. 이웃

3. 산책해요

4. 점심

5. 같이

6. Sample: 동생하고 같이 운동해요.

Today’s Key Point

친구 = friend · 동료 = coworker · 이웃 = neighbor.

함께 and 같이 both mean “together” in these examples.

Use N하고 before an activity to say who you do it with.

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