Lesson 82 · Making Something Clear

Introduction

보이다 means be visible and 들리다 means be audible here. 크게/작게/쉽게 describe manner or degree.

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

보이다 · Focus

boida · be visible; be seen

V · Something can be seen: 창밖에 산이 보여요.

여기에서 바다가 보여요.

yeogieseo badaga boyeoyo

The sea is visible from here.

들리다 · Focus

deullida · be audible; be heard

V · Different from the action 듣다.

음악이 들려요.

eumagi deullyeoyo

I can hear music.

잊다 · Review

itda · forget

V · 잊어요; not 있다.

약속을 잊었어요.

yaksogeul ijeosseoyo

I forgot the appointment.

늦다 · Review

neutda · be late

A/V · 늦어요. Use it for being late: 수업에 늦었어요.

오늘은 늦었어요.

oneureun neujeosseoyo

I was late today.

자다 · Review

jada · sleep

V · 자요; 잠들다 means fall asleep.

밤에 자요.

bame jayo

I sleep at night.

쓰다 · Review

sseuda · to write

Review: the writing meaning. 쓰다 can also mean use or wear; today focus on writing.

이름을 써요.

ireumeul sseoyo

I write my name.

크게 · Focus

keuge · largely; loudly; in a big way

Adverbial form of 크다.

크게 말해 주세요.

keuge malhae juseyo

Please speak loudly.

작게 · Focus

jakge · in a small way; softly

Adverbial form of 작다.

작게 말해요.

jakge malhaeyo

I speak softly.

쉽게 · Focus

swipge · easily; in a simple way

Adverbial form of 쉽다.

쉽게 설명해 주세요.

swipge seolmyeonghae juseyo

Please explain it simply.

조용히 · Review

joyonghi · quietly

Adverb · Compare 조용하다, be quiet.

조용히 말해요.

joyonghi malhaeyo

I speak quietly.

자르다 · Focus

jareuda · cut

V · 르 irregular: 잘라요.

빵을 잘라요.

ppangeul jallayo

I cut the bread.

잘 · Review

jal · well

Adverb · Describes doing something well.

한국어를 잘해요.

hangugeoreul jalhaeyo

I speak Korean well.

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!

칠판 글씨가 잘 보여요.

chilpan geulssiga jal boyeoyo

I can see the writing on the board well.

선생님 목소리가 잘 안 들려요.

seonsaengnim moksoriga jal an deullyeoyo

I can’t hear the teacher very well.

이름을 크게 써요.

ireumeul keuge sseoyo

I write my name in big letters.

도서관에서는 작게 말해요.

doseogwaneseoneun jakge malhaeyo

I speak softly in the library.

Mini Practice

1. Choose the meaning of 보이다: A. be audible; be heard / B. be visible; be seen.
2. Which word means “forget”: 잊다 / 늦다?
3. Match 1. 자다, 2. 쓰다, 3. 크게 with A. largely; loudly; in a big way, B. sleep, C. to write.
4. Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “in a small way; softly.”
5. Put these chunks in a natural order: 말해요. / 조용히.
6. Write one short sentence using 잘.

Today’s Key Point

Today’s new words: 보이다, 들리다, 크게, 작게, 쉽게, 자르다. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 칠판 글씨가 잘 보여요. — then make one about your own day!