Lesson 32 · Errands & Places to Go

Introduction

Connect a place and its usual errand. 빌리다 means borrow or rent; it does not mean lend.

The romanization under each word is just a hint — try reading the Hangul first. Words tagged Focus are new today, and Review words come from earlier lessons.

Today’s Vocabulary

볼일 · Focus

boril · errand; business to attend to

N · 볼일이 있다 = have an errand.

은행에 볼일이 있어요.

eunhaenge boriri isseoyo

I have an errand at the bank.

은행 · Review

eunhaeng · bank

N · Financial institution, not ginkgo.

은행에 가요.

eunhaenge gayo

I go to the bank.

우체국 · Review

ucheguk · post office

N · A place for letters and parcels.

우체국에서 소포를 보내요.

uchegugeseo soporeul bonaeyo

I send a parcel at the post office.

도서관 · Review

doseogwan · library

N · Use 에서 for studying there.

도서관에서 공부해요.

doseogwaneseo gongbuhaeyo

I study at the library.

약국 · Review

yakguk · pharmacy

N · A place to buy medicine.

약국에 가요.

yakguge gayo

I go to a pharmacy.

시장 · Focus

sijang · market

N · Shopping-place meaning.

시장에서 과일을 사요.

sijangeseo gwaireul sayo

I buy fruit at the market.

빌리다 · Focus

billida · borrow; rent

V · Receive temporary use, not lend.

책을 빌려요.

chaegeul billyeoyo

I borrow a book.

사다 · Focus

sada · buy

V · Distinguish 살다 (live).

책을 사요.

chaegeul sayo

I buy a book.

보내다 · Focus

bonaeda · send

V · Recipient + 에게/한테; item + 을/를.

친구에게 편지를 보내요.

chinguege pyeonjireul bonaeyo

I send a letter to a friend.

찾다 · Focus

chatda · look for; find

V · To look for, or to find — 지갑을 찾아요 can mean either, so check the situation!

가방을 찾아요.

gabangeul chajayo

I look for my bag.

만나다 · Review

mannada · meet

V · The person met takes 을/를.

친구를 만나요.

chingureul mannayo

I meet a friend.

배우다 · Review

baeuda · learn

V · The thing learned takes 을/를.

한국어를 배워요.

hangugeoreul baewoyo

I learn Korean.

Useful Phrases / Make Sentences

Here are a few sentences you can use right away. Read them aloud, then try changing one word to make your own sentence!

오늘 볼일이 있어요.

oneul bolliri isseoyo

I have some errands today.

은행에서 돈을 찾아요.

eunhaengeseo doneul chajayo

I take out money at the bank.

우체국에서 소포를 보내요.

uchegugeseo soporeul bonaeyo

I send a package at the post office.

도서관에서 책을 빌려요.

doseogwaneseo chaegeul billyeoyo

I borrow books from the library.

Mini Practice

1. Choose the meaning of 볼일: A. bank / B. errand; business to attend to.
2. Which word means “post office”: 우체국 / 도서관?
3. Match 1. 약국, 2. 시장, 3. 빌리다 with A. borrow; rent, B. pharmacy, C. market.
4. Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “buy.”
5. Put these chunks in a natural order: 찾아요. / 가방을.
6. Write one short sentence using 배우다.

Today’s Key Point

Today’s new words: 볼일, 시장, 빌리다, 사다, 보내다, 찾다. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 오늘 볼일이 있어요. — then make one about your own day!