Lesson 28 · Travel Wishes & Experiences

Introduction

Pair destinations with actions: go to Korea, see the sea, and learn a language. Wants are introduced in the grammar partner.

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

한국 · Review

hanguk · Korea

Proper noun · Country; language is 한국어.

한국에 가요.

hanguge gayo

I go to Korea.

바다 · Focus

bada · sea

N · 바다에 가다; 바다를 보다.

바다를 봐요.

badareul bwayo

I look at the sea.

산 · Focus

san · mountain

N · 산에 가다 = go to a mountain.

산에 가요.

sane gayo

I go to the mountains.

여행 · Review

yeohaeng · travel; trip

N · 여행하다 = travel.

여행을 좋아해요.

yeohaengeul joahaeyo

I like traveling.

음식 · Focus

eumsik · food; dish

N · 음식을 먹다/만들다.

음식을 만들어요.

eumsigeul mandeureoyo

I make food.

문화 · Focus

munhwa · culture

N · A country name can precede it.

한국 문화를 배워요.

hanguk munhwareul baewoyo

I learn about Korean culture.

배우다 · Focus

baeuda · learn

V · The thing learned takes 을/를.

한국어를 배워요.

hangugeoreul baewoyo

I learn Korean.

먹다 · Review

meokda · to eat

Review: 아침 can name breakfast as well as morning.

아침을 먹어요.

achimeul meogeoyo

I eat breakfast.

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.

쉬다 · Review

swida · rest; take a break

V · 쉬어요; not the breathing meaning here.

집에서 쉬어요.

jibeseo swieoyo

I rest at home.

가다 · Focus

gada · go

V · A destination takes 에.

학교에 가요.

hakgyoe gayo

I go to school.

사진 · Review

sajin · photograph; photo

Use 사진을 찍다 for taking a photo. The noun alone is not the action.

이 사진이 좋아요.

i sajini joayo

This photo is good.

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!

주말에 산에 가요.

jumare sane gayo

I go to the mountains on the weekend.

바다 사진을 찍어요.

bada sajineul jjigeoyo

I take pictures of the sea.

한국 음식을 먹어요.

hanguk eumsigeul meogeoyo

I eat Korean food.

한국에서 문화를 배워요.

hangugeseo munhwareul baewoyo

I learn about the culture in Korea.

Mini Practice

1. Choose the meaning of 한국: A. sea / B. Korea.
2. Which word means “mountain”: 산 / 여행?
3. Match 1. 음식, 2. 문화, 3. 배우다 with A. learn, B. food; dish, C. culture.
4. Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “to eat.”
5. Put these chunks in a natural order: 쉬어요. / 집에서.
6. Write one short sentence using 사진.

Today’s Key Point

Today’s new words: 바다, 산, 음식, 문화, 배우다, 가다. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 주말에 산에 가요. — then make one about your own day!