Lesson 51 · Travel Documents & Things to Prepare

Introduction

표 means a ticket in this travel set. 챙기다 includes checking that necessary belongings are ready and taking them along.

Look for the Focus tag on today’s new words — Review words are old friends from earlier lessons. The romanization is there to help you get started.

Today’s Vocabulary

준비물 · Focus

junbimul · things to prepare/bring

N · Things to bring: 준비 (prepare) + 물 (things).

준비물은 책과 공책이에요.

junbimureun chaekgwa gongchaegieyo

The required supplies are a book and a notebook.

여권 · Focus

yeogwon · passport

N · A travel document.

여권을 챙겨요.

yeogwoneul chaenggyeoyo

I make sure to take my passport.

표 · Focus

pyo · ticket

N · Travel/admission ticket here.

기차표를 사요.

gichapyoreul sayo

I buy a train ticket.

지도 · Focus

jido · map

N · Map meaning here, not instruction/guidance.

지도를 봐요.

jidoreul bwayo

I look at a map.

가방 · Review

gabang · bag

Review. Use a visible object so a comparison has a clear referent.

이 가방은 작아요.

i gabangeun jagayo

This bag is small.

물 · Review

mul · water

N · A drink; use 마시다.

물을 마셔요.

mureul masyeoyo

I drink water.

책 · Review

chaek · book

N · 책을 읽다 = read a book.

책을 읽어요.

chaegeul ilgeoyo

I read a book.

옷 · Review

ot · clothes; clothing

옷 can refer to clothing or an item in context; Korean does not require a plural ending here.

이 옷은 비싸요.

i oseun bissayo

These clothes are expensive.

챙기다 · Focus

chaenggida · get ready; pack; take care to bring

V · Make sure necessary things are included.

여권을 챙겨요.

yeogwoneul chaenggyeoyo

I make sure to take my passport.

가져가다 · Review

gajyeogada · take something along

V · Movement away/toward another destination.

학교에 책을 가져가요.

hakgyoe chaegeul gajyeogayo

I take a book to school.

고르다 · Review

goreuda · choose; select

V · 르 irregular: 골라요.

메뉴를 골라요.

menyureul gollayo

I choose a menu item.

준비하다 · Review

junbihada · prepare; get ready

V · The thing prepared takes 을/를.

내일 수업을 준비해요.

naeil sueobeul junbihaeyo

I prepare tomorrow’s class.

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!

여권하고 표를 챙겨요.

yeogwonhago pyoreul chaenggyeoyo

I pack my passport and ticket.

가방에 물하고 책을 넣어요.

gabange mulhago chaegeul neoeoyo

I put water and a book in my bag.

지도를 가져가요.

jidoreul gajyeogayo

I take a map with me.

편한 옷을 골라요.

pyeonhan oseul gollayo

I choose comfortable clothes.

Mini Practice

1. Choose the meaning of 준비물: A. passport / B. things to prepare/bring.
2. Which word means “ticket”: 표 / 지도?
3. Match 1. 가방, 2. 물, 3. 책 with A. book, B. bag, C. water.
4. Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “clothes; clothing.”
5. Put these chunks in a natural order: 가져가요. / 책을 / 학교에.
6. Write one short sentence using 준비하다.

Today’s Key Point

Today’s new words: 준비물, 여권, 표, 지도, 챙기다. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 여권하고 표를 챙겨요. — then make one about your own day!