Lesson 52 · Describing Food, People and Places
HYEJU LANGUAGE LAB · BEGINNER · 52
Build a practical vocabulary for describing food, people and places. Study each word with its Korean example, then use the words in your own short sentences.
Words for this lesson
01 · 먹다
meokda
eat
먹는, 먹은 and 먹을 connect the action to a following noun.
지금 먹는 음식은 김밥이에요.
jigeum meongneun eumsigeun gimbabieyo
The food I am eating now is gimbap.
02 · 마시다
masida
drink
마시는 커피 = coffee someone is drinking or drinks.
제가 마시는 커피는 따뜻해요.
jega masineun keopineun ttatteuthaeyo
The coffee I am drinking is warm.
03 · 만나다
mannada
meet
만난 사람 = a person someone met.
어제 만난 사람은 유키 씨예요.
eoje mannan sarameun yuki ssiyeyo
The person I met yesterday is Yuki.
04 · 가다
gada
go
갈 곳 = a place to go.
내일 갈 곳은 부산이에요.
naeil gal goseun busanieyo
The place I will go tomorrow is Busan.
05 · 맛있다
masitda
be delicious
있다-type adjectives use 는: 맛있는 음식.
맛있는 음식을 먹고 싶어요.
masinneun eumsigeul meokgo sipeoyo
I want to eat delicious food.
06 · 작다
jakda
be small
작은 가게 = a small store.
저기에 작은 가게가 있어요.
jeogie jageun gagega isseoyo
There is a small store over there.
07 · 살다
salda
live
살다 → 사는 집; ㄹ drops before 는.
제가 사는 집은 조용해요.
jega saneun jibeun joyonghaeyo
The home I live in is quiet.
08 · 읽다
ikda
read
읽을 책 = a book to read.
내일 읽을 책을 샀어요.
naeil ilgeul chaegeul sasseoyo
I bought a book to read tomorrow.
09 · 음식
eumsik
food
The modifier comes before 음식.
어제 먹은 음식은 매웠어요.
eoje meogeun eumsigeun maewosseoyo
The food I ate yesterday was spicy.
10 · 사람
saram
person
친절한 사람 describes a kind person.
친절한 사람을 만났어요.
chinjeolhan sarameul mannasseoyo
I met a kind person.
11 · 가게
gage
store; shop
어제 간 가게 = the store someone went to yesterday.
어제 간 가게는 작았어요.
eoje gan gageneun jagasseoyo
The store I went to yesterday was small.
12 · 곳
got
place
Use a space before this noun: 갈 곳.
가고 싶은 곳이 있어요.
gago sipeun gosi isseoyo
There is a place I want to go.
Practice
- Choose the Korean word for “eat”: 먹다 / 마시다
- What does 만나다 mean in this lesson?
- Write the Korean word for “be delicious.”
- Translate: 제가 사는 집은 조용해요.
- Arrange: 만났어요. / 사람을 / 친절한
- Write a sentence with 곳.
Check your answers
- 먹다 — eat
- 만나다 — meet
- 맛있다 — be delicious
- The home I live in is quiet.
- 친절한 사람을 만났어요. — I met a kind person.
- One possible answer: 가고 싶은 곳이 있어요. — There is a place I want to go.
Your turn
Describe something you ate yesterday, a place you live now, and a place you will go tomorrow. Underline each modifier and its noun.
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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