Lesson 50 · Trips, Food & Memories

Hyeju’s Beginner Korean · Lesson 50 · Vocabulary

Trips, Food & Memories

Learn 12 Korean words for trips, food & memories, with usage notes, examples, romanization, and six practice questions with answers.

Introduction

Use objects that can be connected to a completed action: a purchased souvenir, a watched movie, or a made cake.

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

여행 · Review

yeohaeng · travel; trip

N · 여행하다 = travel.

여행을 좋아해요.

yeohaengeul joahaeyo

I like traveling.

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.

기념품 · Focus

ginyeompum · souvenir

N · A reminder of a visit.

기념품을 샀어요.

ginyeompumeul sasseoyo

I bought a souvenir.

케이크 · Focus

keikeu · cake

N · A food noun.

케이크를 만들어요.

keikeureul mandeureoyo

I make a cake.

음식 · Review

eumsik · food; dish

N · 음식을 먹다/만들다.

음식을 만들어요.

eumsigeul mandeureoyo

I make food.

친구 · Review

chingu · friend

N · A person you are friends with.

친구와 이야기해요.

chinguwa iyagihaeyo

I talk with a friend.

사다 · Review

sada · buy

V · Distinguish 살다 (live).

책을 사요.

chaegeul sayo

I buy a book.

먹다 · Review

meokda · to eat

Review: 아침 can name breakfast as well as morning.

아침을 먹어요.

achimeul meogeoyo

I eat breakfast.

만들다 · Review

mandeulda · make

V · Polite form 만들어요; final ㄹ changes with some endings.

음식을 만들어요.

eumsigeul mandeureoyo

I make food.

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.

듣다 · Review

deutda · to listen; to hear

Review from activities: 듣다 changes to 들어요 before 어요.

음악을 들어요.

eumageul deureoyo

I listen to music.

만나다 · Review

mannada · meet

V · The person met takes 을/를.

친구를 만나요.

chingureul mannayo

I meet 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!

여행 사진을 봐요.

yeohaeng sajineul bwayo

I look at travel photos.

기념품을 많이 샀어요.

ginyeompumeul mani sasseoyo

I bought a lot of souvenirs.

친구하고 케이크를 만들었어요.

chinguhago keikeureul mandeureosseoyo

I made a cake with my friend.

제주도에서 맛있는 음식을 먹었어요.

jejudoeseo masinneun eumsigeul meogeosseoyo

I ate delicious food on Jeju Island.

Mini Practice

  1. Choose the meaning of 여행: A. photograph; photo / B. travel; trip.
  2. Which word means “souvenir”: 기념품 / 케이크?
  3. Match 1. 음식, 2. 친구, 3. 사다 with A. buy, B. food; dish, C. friend.
  4. Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “to eat.”
  5. Put these chunks in a natural order: 봐요. / 영화를.
  6. Write one short sentence using 만나다.
Check the answers
  1. B. 여행 = travel; trip.
  2. 기념품 (ginyeompum). N · A reminder of a visit.
  3. 1–B; 2–C; 3–A.
  4. 먹다 (meokda).
  5. 영화를 봐요. — I watch a movie. Korean word order is flexible, so similar orders are fine.
  6. One possible answer: 친구를 만나요. (chingureul mannayo) — I meet a friend. There’s more than one right answer here.

Today’s Key Point

Today’s new words: 기념품, 케이크. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 여행 사진을 봐요. — then make one about your own day!

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