Lesson 47 · Suggestions and Questions among Friends

HYEJU LANGUAGE LAB · BEGINNER · 47

Build a practical vocabulary for suggestions and questions among friends. Study each word with its Korean example, then use the words in your own short sentences.

Goal: talk about suggestions and questions among friends using the vocabulary and 반말: -자, -니?, -아/어라.

Words for this lesson

01 · 같이

gachi

together

Natural with a suggestion: 같이 가자.

우리 같이 가자.

uri gachi gaja

Let’s go together.

02 · 시작하다

sijakhada

start

시작하자 means let’s start.

지금 시작하자.

jigeum sijakhaja

Let’s start now.

03 · 먹다

meokda

eat

먹니? is a familiar question; 먹어라 is a direct command.

지금 뭐 먹니?

jigeum mwo meongni

What are you eating now?

04 · 숙제하다

sukjehada

do homework

Also say 숙제를 하다.

숙제했니?

sukjehaenni

Did you do your homework?

05 · 읽다

ikda

read

읽어라 is a firm direction to read.

이 문장을 읽어라.

i munjangeul ilgeora

Read this sentence. (Firm instruction.)

06 · 오다

oda

come

오다 → 와라; do not write 오아라.

여기로 와라.

yeogiro wara

Come here. (Direct command.)

07 · 기다리다

gidarida

wait

기다리자 suggests waiting together.

조금 더 기다리자.

jogeum deo gidarija

Let’s wait a little longer.

08 · 보다

boda

see; watch

보다 → 봐라 in the command form.

여기를 봐라.

yeogireul bwara

Look here. (Direct command.)

09 · 공원

gongwon

park

공원에 가자 suggests going to a park.

주말에 공원에 가자.

jumare gongwone gaja

Let’s go to the park this weekend.

10 · 산책하다

sanchaekhada

take a walk

산책하자 is a suggestion to walk together.

점심을 먹고 산책하자.

jeomsimeul meokgo sanchaekhaja

Let’s have lunch and take a walk.

11 · 약속

yaksok

appointment; promise

약속이 있다 can mean having plans.

오늘 약속이 있니?

oneul yaksogi inni

Do you have plans today?

12 · 연습하다

yeonseuphada

practice

연습하자 suggests practicing together.

내일 같이 연습하자.

naeil gachi yeonseuphaja

Let’s practice together tomorrow.

These endings are useful for understanding dialogue, but they are not interchangeable. Do not use a command ending merely to make speech sound friendly. With someone you do not know well, choose polite speech.

Practice

Choose the Korean word for “together”: 같이 / 시작하다
What does 먹다 mean in this lesson?
Write the Korean word for “read.”
Translate: 조금 더 기다리자.
Arrange: 산책하자. / 먹고 / 점심을
Write a sentence with 연습하다.

Check your answers

같이 — together
먹다 — eat
읽다 — read
Let’s wait a little longer.
점심을 먹고 산책하자. — Let’s have lunch and take a walk.
One possible answer: 내일 같이 연습하자. — Let’s practice together tomorrow.

Your turn

Make two suggestions for a weekend with a close friend. Then turn one into a polite suggestion with -(으)ㄹ까요? to compare the tone.

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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