Lesson 66 · Weekend & Menu Options
Hyeju’s Beginner Korean · Lesson 66 · Vocabulary
Weekend & Menu Options
Learn 12 Korean words for weekend & menu options, with usage notes, examples, romanization, and six practice questions with answers.
Introduction
Pair comparable choices. 커피/차 are drinks; 영화/책 are objects linked to different activities.
Focus = new today. Review = from an earlier lesson. Read the Hangul out loud first, then check the romanization if you need help.
Today’s Vocabulary
커피 · Review
keopi · coffee
N · 커피를 마시다.
커피를 마셔요.
keopireul masyeoyo
I drink coffee.
차 · Review
cha · tea
N · Tea! (차 can also mean “car” — the sentence tells you which.)
차를 마셔요.
chareul masyeoyo
I drink tea.
빵 · Review
ppang · bread
N · Often counted with 개 for individual pieces.
빵을 먹어요.
ppangeul meogeoyo
I eat bread.
과일 · Focus
gwail · fruit
N · Broad food category.
과일을 먹어요.
gwaireul meogeoyo
I eat fruit.
영화 · Review
yeonghwa · movie; film
N · 영화를 보다 = watch a movie.
영화를 봐요.
yeonghwareul bwayo
I watch a movie.
책 · Review
chaek · book
N · 책을 읽다 = read a book.
책을 읽어요.
chaegeul ilgeoyo
I read a book.
집 · Review
jip · home; house
Review: 에서 marks a starting place here. It marked an activity place in Lesson 12.
집에서 학교에 가요.
jib-eseo hakgyo-e gayo
I go from home to school.
공원 · Review
gongwon · park
N · Use 에서 for activities there.
공원에서 걸어요.
gongwoneseo georeoyo
I walk in the park.
쉬다 · Review
swida · rest; take a break
V · 쉬어요; not the breathing meaning here.
집에서 쉬어요.
jibeseo swieoyo
I rest at home.
산책하다 · Review
sanchaekada · take a walk
V · 산책해요 in polite conversation.
공원에서 산책해요.
gongwoneseo sanchaekaeyo
I take a walk in the park.
고르다 · Review
goreuda · choose; select
V · 르 irregular: 골라요.
메뉴를 골라요.
menyureul gollayo
I choose a menu item.
주말 · Review
jumal · weekend
N · 주말에, on the weekend.
주말에 쉬어요.
jumare swieoyo
I rest on the weekend.
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!
커피하고 차 중에서 골라요.
keopihago cha jungeseo gollayo
I choose between coffee and tea.
주말에 집에서 쉬어요.
jumare jibeseo swieoyo
I rest at home on the weekend.
아침에 빵하고 과일을 먹어요.
achime ppanghago gwaireul meogeoyo
I eat bread and fruit in the morning.
영화를 보고 책을 읽어요.
yeonghwareul bogo chaegeul ilgeoyo
I watch a movie and read a book.
Mini Practice
- Choose the meaning of 커피: A. tea / B. coffee.
- Which word means “bread”: 빵 / 과일?
- Match 1. 영화, 2. 책, 3. 집 with A. home; house, B. movie; film, C. book.
- Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “park.”
- Put these chunks in a natural order: 산책해요. / 공원에서.
- Write one short sentence using 주말.
Check the answers
- B. 커피 = coffee.
- 빵 (ppang). N · Often counted with 개 for individual pieces.
- 1–B; 2–C; 3–A.
- 공원 (gongwon).
- 공원에서 산책해요. — I take a walk in the park. Other natural word orders work too.
- One possible answer: 주말에 쉬어요. (jumare swieoyo) — I rest on the weekend. There’s more than one right answer here.
Today’s Key Point
Today’s new words: 과일. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 커피하고 차 중에서 골라요. — then make one about your own day!
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