Lesson 39 · Sports, Music and Cooking Skills
HYEJU LANGUAGE LAB · BEGINNER · 39
Build a practical vocabulary for sports, music and cooking skills. Study each word with its Korean example, then use the words in your own short sentences.
Words for this lesson
01 · 수영하다
suyeonghada
swim
수영 is the activity noun; 수영하다 is the verb.
저는 수영할 줄 알아요.
jeoneun suyeonghal jul arayo
I know how to swim.
02 · 치다
chida
play a keyboard or certain sports
피아노를 치다, 테니스를 치다. The meaning depends on its object.
피아노를 칠 줄 알아요.
pianoreul chil jul arayo
I know how to play the piano.
03 · 만들다
mandeulda
make
Final ㄹ stays: 만들 줄 알아요.
김밥을 만들 줄 알아요.
gimbabeul mandeul jul arayo
I know how to make gimbap.
04 · 타다
tada
ride
자전거를 타다 means ride a bicycle.
자전거를 탈 줄 몰라요.
jajeongeoreul tal jul mollayo
I don’t know how to ride a bicycle.
05 · 요리하다
yorihada
cook
요리 is a noun, 요리하다 a verb.
한국 음식을 요리할 줄 알아요.
hanguk eumsigeul yorihal jul arayo
I know how to cook Korean food.
06 · 불다
bulda
blow; play a wind instrument
플루트를 불다 means play the flute.
플루트를 불 줄 알아요.
peulluteureul bul jul arayo
I know how to play the flute.
07 · 읽다
ikda
read
읽을 줄 알아요 refers to knowing how to read.
한글을 읽을 줄 알아요.
hangeureul ilgeul jul arayo
I know how to read Hangul.
08 · 쓰다
sseuda
write
Here 쓰다 means write, not use or wear.
이름을 한글로 쓸 줄 알아요.
ireumeul hangeullo sseul jul arayo
I know how to write my name in Hangul.
09 · 자전거
jajeongeo
bicycle
Use 자전거를 타다.
친구는 자전거를 탈 줄 알아요.
chinguneun jajeongeoreul tal jul arayo
My friend knows how to ride a bicycle.
10 · 피아노
piano
piano
Use 피아노를 치다.
동생은 피아노를 칠 줄 몰라요.
dongsaengeun pianoreul chil jul mollayo
My younger sibling doesn’t know how to play the piano.
11 · 테니스
teniseu
tennis
테니스를 치다 and 테니스를 하다 are both used.
테니스를 칠 줄 알아요?
teniseureul chil jul arayo
Do you know how to play tennis?
12 · 김밥
gimbap
gimbap; seaweed rice roll
A dish you can learn to make: 김밥을 만들다.
김밥을 만들 줄 몰라요.
gimbabeul mandeul jul mollayo
I don’t know how to make gimbap.
Practice
- Choose the Korean word for “swim”: 수영하다 / 치다
- What does 만들다 mean in this lesson?
- Write the Korean word for “cook.”
- Translate: 한글을 읽을 줄 알아요.
- Arrange: 몰라요. / 줄 / 칠 / 피아노를 / 동생은
- Write a sentence with 김밥.
Check your answers
- 수영하다 — swim
- 만들다 — make
- 요리하다 — cook
- I know how to read Hangul.
- 동생은 피아노를 칠 줄 몰라요. — My younger sibling doesn’t know how to play the piano.
- One possible answer: 김밥을 만들 줄 몰라요. — I don’t know how to make gimbap.
Your turn
Ask a friend about swimming, piano or cooking. Answer with one skill you know and one you want to learn.
Key point
Learn the word together with its example. Pay attention to the particle, the ending, and who is doing the action.
Romanization is a reading aid. Read the Hangul as often as you can; English spelling cannot reproduce every Korean sound.
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