Lesson 54 · Daily Routines in Order

Introduction

이 means a tooth/teeth here. 이를 닦다 is brush one’s teeth; 이 is not the demonstrative “this” in that phrase.

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

아침 · Review

achim · morning; breakfast

N · Meal meaning with 먹다.

아침을 먹어요.

achimeul meogeoyo

I eat breakfast.

점심 · Review

jeomsim · lunch; midday

N · 점심을 먹다 = have lunch.

같이 점심을 먹어요.

gachi jeomsimeul meogeoyo

Let’s have lunch together.

저녁 · Review

jeonyeok · evening; dinner

N · Meal meaning with 먹다.

저녁을 먹어요.

jeonyeogeul meogeoyo

I eat dinner.

손 · Review

son · hand

N · 손을 씻다 = wash hands.

손을 씻어요.

soneul ssiseoyo

I wash my hands.

이 · Focus

i · tooth; teeth

N · Here not the demonstrative “this.”

이를 닦아요.

ireul dakkayo

I brush my teeth.

얼굴 · Focus

eolgul · face

N · 얼굴을 씻다 = wash one’s face.

얼굴을 씻어요.

eolgureul ssiseoyo

I wash my face.

씻다 · Review

ssitda · to wash

손 = hand. 씻다 keeps its ㅅ in 씻어요; compare 짓다 → 지어요.

손을 씻어요.

soneul ssiseoyo

I wash my hands.

닦다 · Review

dakda · wipe; brush; polish

V · 이를 닦다 = brush teeth.

이를 닦아요.

ireul dakkayo

I brush my teeth.

일어나다 · Review

ireonada · to get up

Review of the daily-routine theme. It also means rise or happen in other contexts.

일곱 시에 일어나요.

ilgop si-e ireonayo

I get up at seven.

자다 · Review

jada · sleep

V · 자요; 잠들다 means fall asleep.

밤에 자요.

bame jayo

I sleep at night.

숙제 · Review

sukje · homework

N · 숙제를 하다 = do homework.

집에서 숙제를 해요.

jibeseo sukjereul haeyo

I do homework at home.

운동 · Review

undong · exercise; sport

N · 운동하다 = exercise.

매일 운동해요.

maeil undonghaeyo

I exercise every day.

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!

아침 일곱 시에 일어나요.

achim ilgop sie ireonayo

I get up at seven in the morning.

얼굴을 씻고 이를 닦아요.

eolgureul ssitgo ireul dakkayo

I wash my face and brush my teeth.

저녁에 숙제를 해요.

jeonyeoge sukjereul haeyo

I do my homework in the evening.

점심에 운동을 해요.

jeomsime undongeul haeyo

I exercise at lunchtime.

Mini Practice

1. Choose the meaning of 아침: A. lunch; midday / B. morning; breakfast.
2. Which word means “evening; dinner”: 저녁 / 손?
3. Match 1. 이, 2. 얼굴, 3. 씻다 with A. to wash, B. tooth; teeth, C. face.
4. Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “wipe; brush; polish.”
5. Put these chunks in a natural order: 자요. / 밤에.
6. Write one short sentence using 운동.

Today’s Key Point

Today’s new words: 이, 얼굴. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 아침 일곱 시에 일어나요. — then make one about your own day!