Lesson 24 · Appointments & Weekend Activities
Hello, everyone! I’m Hyeju, your Korean teacher.
Today, we’ll learn 12 words for making plans: days, places, and fun weekend activities. By the end, you’ll be able to ask a friend, “Are you free on Saturday?”
약속 · 주말 · 같이 · 만나다
yaksok · jumal · gachi · mannada
appointment · weekend · together · meet
TODAY’S LEARNING GOALS
What will you learn today?
- Learn 5 words for plans and time (약속, 시간, 주말…).
- Learn 3 places and activities and 4 action words.
- Use them to invite a friend and answer an invitation.
PLANS & TIME
Five words for making plans
Let’s start with the words you need before any plan: when, and whether you’re free.
The romanization is only a reading hint. Try reading the Hangul first.
01 · APPOINTMENT
약속
yaksok
appointment; plans; promise
주말에 친구하고 약속이 있어요.
I have plans with a friend this weekend.
02 · TIME
시간
sigan
time; free time; hour
오늘 저녁에 시간이 있어요?
Are you free this evening?
03 · WEEKEND
주말
jumal
weekend
주말에 뭐 해요?
What are you doing this weekend?
04 · SATURDAY
토요일
toyoil
Saturday
토요일 오후에 만나요.
Let’s meet on Saturday afternoon.
05 · SUNDAY
일요일
iryoil
Sunday
일요일에는 집에서 쉬어요.
On Sundays, I rest at home.
Days and times take 에: 토요일에, 일요일에, 주말에 (on Saturday / on Sunday / on the weekend).
WHERE & WHAT
Three places and things to do
Where will you go? What will you do? These three words give your plan a place and an activity.
06 · MOVIE
영화
yeonghwa
movie; film
같이 영화 볼까요?
Shall we watch a movie together?
07 · CAFÉ
카페
kape
café
학교 앞 카페에서 만나요.
Let’s meet at the café in front of school.
08 · PARK
공원
gongwon
park
주말에는 공원에 사람이 많아요.
The park is crowded on weekends.
When you do something at a place, use 에서: 카페에서 만나요, 공원에서 산책해요 (Lesson 12).
ACTION WORDS
Four words for doing things together
Finally, three verbs and one small but powerful word: 같이 (together).
09 · MEET
만나다
mannada
to meet
몇 시에 만날까요?
What time shall we meet?
10 · HANG OUT
놀다
nolda
to hang out; to play
친구 집에서 놀아요.
I hang out at my friend’s place.
11 · TAKE A WALK
산책하다
sanchaekada
to take a walk
저녁에 공원에서 산책해요.
I take a walk in the park in the evening.
12 · TOGETHER
같이
gachi
together
우리 같이 가요!
Let’s go together!
만나다 → 만나요 · 놀다 → 놀아요 · 산책하다 → 산책해요 (Lesson 5).
WORD PARTNERS
Words that go together
Korean words love their partners. Learn these chunks as one piece, and your sentences will sound natural right away.
약속이 있어요 / 없어요
yaksogi isseoyo / eopseoyo
I have plans / I don’t have plans
시간이 있어요?
sigani isseoyo?
Are you free? (lit. Do you have time?)
영화를 봐요
yeonghwareul bwayo
watch a movie (보다 = see / watch)
친구를 만나요
chingureul mannayo
meet a friend (the person usually takes 을/를)
공원에서 산책해요
gongwoneseo sanchaekaeyo
take a walk in the park (place + 에서)
친구하고 놀아요
chinguhago norayo
hang out with a friend
시간이 있어요? is the most natural way to ask “Are you free?” in Korean. You don’t need a separate word for “free.”
REAL CONVERSATION
Making weekend plans
Read the conversation aloud. Every word from today appears here. The ending -(으)ㄹ까요? (“Shall we…?”) is today’s grammar.
A
민수 씨, 토요일에 시간이 있어요?
Minsu ssi, toyoire sigani isseoyo?
Minsu, are you free on Saturday?
B
토요일에는 약속이 있어요. 일요일은 괜찮아요.
toyoireneun yaksogi isseoyo. iryoireun gwaenchanayo.
I have plans on Saturday. Sunday is fine.
A
그럼 일요일에 같이 영화 볼까요?
geureom iryoire gachi yeonghwa bolkkayo?
Then shall we watch a movie together on Sunday?
B
좋아요! 영화 보고 공원에서 산책해요.
joayo! yeonghwa bogo gongwoneseo sanchaekaeyo.
Sounds great! Let’s watch a movie and then take a walk in the park.
A
좋아요. 몇 시에 만날까요?
joayo. myeot sie mannalkkayo?
Great. What time shall we meet?
B
두 시에 카페 앞에서 만나요.
du sie kape apeseo mannayo.
Let’s meet in front of the café at two.
토요일에는 약속이 있어요. 일요일은 괜찮아요. Here 은/는 shows contrast: “Saturday? Busy. Sunday? Fine.” (Lesson 22)
MINI PRACTICE
Can you remember the words?
Try each one without looking back. Say your answer aloud, then check.
- How do you say “weekend” in Korean?
- Write the Korean word for “Sunday.”
- Fill in the blank: 오늘 저녁에 ______이 있어요? (Are you free this evening?)
- Choose the right partner word: 영화를 (봐요 / 만나요).
- Put the words in order: 같이 / 공원에서 / 산책해요 / 친구하고
- Say it in Korean: “I have plans this weekend.”
Check the answers
- 주말 (jumal)
- 일요일 (iryoil). 토요일 is Saturday.
- 시간 → 오늘 저녁에 시간이 있어요?
- 봐요 — 영화를 보다 = watch a movie.
- 친구하고 같이 공원에서 산책해요. (I take a walk in the park with a friend.)
- 주말에 약속이 있어요. (jumare yaksogi isseoyo)
TODAY’S 12 WORDS
Lesson 24 review
- 약속appointment; plans; promise
- 시간time; free time; hour
- 주말weekend
- 토요일Saturday
- 일요일Sunday
- 영화movie; film
- 카페café
- 공원park
- 만나다to meet
- 놀다to hang out; to play
- 산책하다to take a walk
- 같이together
토요일에 시간이 있어요?
toyoire sigani isseoyo?
같이 영화 볼까요?
gachi yeonghwa bolkkayo?
Now invite someone: choose a day, a place, and an activity!
NEXT STEP
Make invitations in Grammar Lesson 24
Now that you know the words, learn how to invite people with 같이 -아/어요 and ask “Shall we…?” with -(으)ㄹ까요?.
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