Lesson 42 · Gifts, Messages & Exchanges

Introduction

Trace the direction: give/send toward someone; receive/borrow from someone. 돌려주다 means return something to its owner.

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

선물 · Focus

seonmul · gift; present

N · 선물을 주다/받다.

선물을 준비해요.

seonmureul junbihaeyo

I prepare a gift.

편지 · Focus

pyeonji · letter

N · 편지를 쓰다/보내다.

편지를 써요.

pyeonjireul sseoyo

I write a letter.

소포 · Focus

sopo · parcel; package

N · Send a parcel at a post office.

소포를 보내요.

soporeul bonaeyo

I send a parcel.

전화 · Focus

jeonhwa · phone call; telephone

N · 전화를 하다/받다.

전화를 받아요.

jeonhwareul badayo

I answer a phone call.

소식 · Focus

sosik · news; word from someone

N · 소식을 듣다 = hear news.

친구 소식을 들었어요.

chingu sosigeul deureosseoyo

I heard news about my friend.

주다 · Focus

juda · give

V · Recipient + 에게/한테; object + 을/를.

친구에게 선물을 줘요.

chinguege seonmureul jwoyo

I give a gift to a friend.

받다 · Focus

batda · receive

V · The received thing takes 을/를.

선물을 받아요.

seonmureul badayo

I receive a gift.

보내다 · Review

bonaeda · send

V · Recipient + 에게/한테; item + 을/를.

친구에게 편지를 보내요.

chinguege pyeonjireul bonaeyo

I send a letter to a friend.

빌리다 · Review

billida · borrow; rent

V · Receive temporary use, not lend.

책을 빌려요.

chaegeul billyeoyo

I borrow a book.

돌려주다 · Focus

dollyeojuda · return something

V · Give something back to its owner.

친구에게 책을 돌려줘요.

chinguege chaegeul dollyeojwoyo

I return the book to my friend.

연락하다 · Review

yeollakada · contact; get in touch

V · 연락해요; to someone + 에게/한테.

친구에게 연락해요.

chinguege yeollakaeyo

I contact a friend.

친구 · Focus

chingu · friend

N · A person you are friends with.

친구와 이야기해요.

chinguwa iyagihaeyo

I talk with a friend.

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!

친구에게 선물을 줘요.

chinguege seonmureul jwoyo

I give a gift to my friend.

친구한테서 편지를 받아요.

chinguhanteseo pyeonjireul badayo

I get a letter from a friend.

책을 친구에게 돌려줘요.

chaegeul chinguege dollyeojwoyo

I return the book to my friend.

가족 소식을 기다려요.

gajok sosigeul gidaryeoyo

I’m waiting for news from my family.

Mini Practice

1. Choose the meaning of 선물: A. letter / B. gift; present.
2. Which word means “parcel; package”: 소포 / 전화?
3. Match 1. 소식, 2. 주다, 3. 받다 with A. receive, B. news; word from someone, C. give.
4. Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “send.”
5. Put these chunks in a natural order: 돌려줘요. / 책을 / 친구에게.
6. Write one short sentence using 친구.

Today’s Key Point

Today’s new words: 선물, 편지, 소포, 전화, 소식, 주다, 받다, 돌려주다. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 친구에게 선물을 줘요. — then make one about your own day!