Lesson 55 · Travel, Food & Cultural Experiences

Introduction

경험 means experience. Match an experience noun with its action: 한복을 입다, 공연을 보다, 음식을 만들다.

Look for the Focus tag on today’s new words — Review words are old friends from earlier lessons. The romanization is there to help you get started.

Today’s Vocabulary

한복 · Focus

hanbok · hanbok; traditional Korean clothing

N · 한복을 입다.

한복을 입어요.

hanbogeul ibeoyo

I wear hanbok.

김치 · Review

gimchi · kimchi

N · A Korean fermented vegetable dish.

김치가 매워요.

gimchiga maewoyo

The kimchi is spicy.

떡볶이 · Focus

tteokbokki · tteokbokki; spicy rice cakes

N · Dish name; often spicy.

떡볶이를 먹어요.

tteokbokkireul meogeoyo

I eat tteokbokki.

공연 · Focus

gongyeon · performance; show

N · 공연을 보다 = watch a performance.

공연을 봐요.

gongyeoneul bwayo

I watch a performance.

박물관 · Review

bangmulgwan · museum

N · A place for exhibits.

박물관에 가요.

bangmulgwane gayo

I go to a museum.

여행 · Review

yeohaeng · travel; trip

N · 여행하다 = travel.

여행을 좋아해요.

yeohaengeul joahaeyo

I like traveling.

해외 · Focus

haeoe · overseas; abroad

N · 해외에/해외에서.

해외에서 여행했어요.

haeoeseo yeohaenghaesseoyo

I traveled abroad.

혼자 · Review

honja · alone; by oneself

N/adverbial use · Without another person.

혼자 공부해요.

honja gongbuhaeyo

I study alone.

입다 · Focus

ipda · put on; wear clothes

V · Regular verb: 입어요.

한복을 입어요.

hanbogeul ibeoyo

I wear hanbok.

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.

경험 · Focus

gyeongheom · experience

N · 경험이 있다 = have experience.

여행 경험이 많아요.

yeohaeng gyeongheomi manayo

I have a lot of travel experience.

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!

한복을 입었어요.

hanbogeul ibeosseoyo

I wore a hanbok.

김치를 만들었어요.

gimchireul mandeureosseoyo

I made kimchi.

박물관에서 공연을 봤어요.

bangmulgwaneseo gongyeoneul bwasseoyo

I watched a performance at the museum.

혼자 해외여행을 가요.

honja haeoeyeohaengeul gayo

I’m traveling abroad alone.

Mini Practice

1. Choose the meaning of 한복: A. kimchi / B. hanbok; traditional Korean clothing.
2. Which word means “tteokbokki; spicy rice cakes”: 떡볶이 / 공연?
3. Match 1. 박물관, 2. 여행, 3. 해외 with A. overseas; abroad, B. museum, C. travel; trip.
4. Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “alone; by oneself.”
5. Put these chunks in a natural order: 먹어요. / 아침을.
6. Write one short sentence using 경험.

Today’s Key Point

Today’s new words: 한복, 떡볶이, 공연, 해외, 입다, 경험. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 한복을 입었어요. — then make one about your own day!