Lesson 65 · Activities You Can Combine
Hyeju’s Beginner Korean · Lesson 65 · Vocabulary
Activities You Can Combine
Learn 12 Korean words for activities you can combine, with usage notes, examples, romanization, and six practice questions with answers.
Introduction
Choose actions one person can do together safely and naturally: listen and clean; drink coffee and read.
New words are tagged Focus, and words you’ve already met are tagged Review. Use the romanization only when you get stuck; the Hangul shows the real sound.
Today’s Vocabulary
음악 · Review
eumak · music
N · 음악을 듣다 = listen to music.
음악을 들어요.
eumageul deureoyo
I listen to music.
커피 · Focus
keopi · coffee
N · 커피를 마시다.
커피를 마셔요.
keopireul masyeoyo
I drink coffee.
책 · Review
chaek · book
N · 책을 읽다 = read a book.
책을 읽어요.
chaegeul ilgeoyo
I read a book.
이야기 · Focus
iyagi · story; conversation
N · 이야기하다 = talk.
친구와 이야기해요.
chinguwa iyagihaeyo
I talk with a friend.
청소 · Review
cheongso · cleaning
N · 청소하다 = clean.
방을 청소해요.
bangeul cheongsohaeyo
I clean the room.
요리 · Review
yori · cooking; cooked dish
N · Cooking as an activity here.
제 취미는 요리예요.
je chwimineun yoriyeyo
My hobby is cooking.
걷다 · Review
geotda · to walk
Today means walking. A different 걷다 means collect or roll up.
공원에서 걸어요.
gongwon-eseo georeoyo
I walk in the park.
듣다 · Review
deutda · to listen; to hear
Review from activities: 듣다 changes to 들어요 before 어요.
음악을 들어요.
eumageul deureoyo
I listen to music.
마시다 · Review
masida · to drink
Review. Pair 먹다 with food and 마시다 with drinks.
물을 마셔요.
mureul masyeoyo
I drink water.
보다 · Review
boda · to see; to watch
Review of the main verb 보다. It is different from the comparison particle 보다 in Lesson 19.
영화를 봐요.
yeonghwareul bwayo
I watch a movie.
노래하다 · Review
noraehada · sing
V · Also 노래를 부르다.
친구와 노래해요.
chinguwa noraehaeyo
I sing with a friend.
일하다 · Review
ilhada · to work
Review of the workplace theme. 일하다 names the activity; 출근하다 names going to work.
회사에서 일해요.
hoesa-eseo ilhaeyo
I work at my workplace.
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!
커피를 마시고 음악을 들어요.
keopireul masigo eumageul deureoyo
I drink coffee and listen to music.
친구와 이야기를 해요.
chinguwa iyagireul haeyo
I talk with my friend.
주말에 청소하고 요리해요.
jumare cheongsohago yorihaeyo
I clean and cook on weekends.
공원을 걸어요.
gongwoneul georeoyo
I walk in the park.
Mini Practice
- Choose the meaning of 음악: A. coffee / B. music.
- Which word means “book”: 책 / 이야기?
- Match 1. 청소, 2. 요리, 3. 걷다 with A. to walk, B. cleaning, C. cooking; cooked dish.
- Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “to listen; to hear.”
- Put these chunks in a natural order: 봐요. / 영화를.
- Write one short sentence using 일하다.
Check the answers
- B. 음악 = music.
- 책 (chaek). N · 책을 읽다 = read a book.
- 1–B; 2–C; 3–A.
- 듣다 (deutda).
- 영화를 봐요. — I watch a movie. Korean word order is flexible, so similar orders are fine.
- One possible answer: 회사에서 일해요. (hoesa-eseo ilhaeyo) — I work at my workplace. Yours may look different — that’s okay as long as the grammar works.
Today’s Key Point
Today’s new words: 커피, 이야기. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 커피를 마시고 음악을 들어요. — then make one about your own day!
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