Lesson 31 · Promises & Sharing Tasks

Introduction

가져오다 means bring toward a relevant destination; 가져가다 means take away/to another place. Imagine the speaker’s position.

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

전화하다 · Review

jeonhwahada · to make a phone call

전화 + 하다. The person called is omitted here to keep the pattern simple.

지금 전화해요.

jigeum jeonhwahaeyo

I am making a phone call now.

연락하다 · Focus

yeollakada · contact; get in touch

V · 연락해요; to someone + 에게/한테.

친구에게 연락해요.

chinguege yeollakaeyo

I contact a friend.

기다리다 · Review

gidarida · to wait

The thing or person you wait for takes 을/를.

버스를 기다려요.

beoseureul gidaryeoyo

I wait for the bus.

가져오다 · Focus

gajyeooda · bring something

V · Movement toward the relevant destination.

교실에 책을 가져와요.

gyosire chaegeul gajyeowayo

I bring a book to the classroom.

가져가다 · Focus

gajyeogada · take something along

V · Movement away/toward another destination.

학교에 책을 가져가요.

hakgyoe chaegeul gajyeogayo

I take a book to school.

열다 · Review

yeolda · to open

문 = door. 열다 is an action; 열어요 does not simply mean is open.

문을 열어요.

muneul yeoreoyo

I open the door.

닫다 · Review

datda · to close

Regular ㄷ: 닫다 → 닫아요. Compare 듣다 → 들어요.

문을 닫아요.

muneul dadayo

I close the door.

돕다 · Review

dopda · to help

The person you help takes 을/를. Remember 도와요, not 도워요.

친구를 도와요.

chingureul dowayo

I help a friend.

다시 · Focus

dasi · again

Adverb · Repeat an action.

다시 읽어요.

dasi ilgeoyo

I read it again.

내일 · Review

naeil · tomorrow

N/adverbial time word · Usually no 에.

내일 학교에 가요.

naeil hakgyoe gayo

I go to school tomorrow.

먼저 · Review

meonjeo · first; before others

Adverb · Order of actions.

먼저 시작해요.

meonjeo sijakaeyo

Let’s start first.

나중에 · Review

najunge · later

Time expression · Already includes 에.

나중에 만나요.

najunge mannayo

Let’s meet later.

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!

내일 다시 전화해요.

naeil dasi jeonhwahaeyo

I’ll call again tomorrow.

제가 먼저 연락해요.

jega meonjeo yeollakaeyo

I’ll contact you first.

책을 가져와요.

chaegeul gajyeowayo

I’ll bring the book.

문을 열고 기다려요.

muneul yeolgo gidaryeoyo

I open the door and wait.

Mini Practice

1. Choose the meaning of 전화하다: A. contact; get in touch / B. to make a phone call.
2. Which word means “to wait”: 기다리다 / 가져오다?
3. Match 1. 가져가다, 2. 열다, 3. 닫다 with A. to close, B. take something along, C. to open.
4. Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “to help.”
5. Put these chunks in a natural order: 가요. / 학교에 / 내일.
6. Write one short sentence using 나중에.

Today’s Key Point

Today’s new words: 연락하다, 가져오다, 가져가다, 다시. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 내일 다시 전화해요. — then make one about your own day!