Lesson 67 · Small Events in Daily Life

Introduction

떨어뜨리다 means cause something to fall; 넘어지다 means fall over. 잠들다 means fall asleep, not simply sleep.

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

넘어지다 · Focus

neomeojida · fall over

V · Intransitive; a person or thing falls.

길에서 넘어졌어요.

gireseo neomeojyeosseoyo

I fell over on the street.

떨어뜨리다 · Focus

tteoreotteurida · drop something

V · The dropped object takes 을/를.

펜을 떨어뜨렸어요.

peneul tteoreotteuryeosseoyo

I dropped a pen.

잊다 · Focus

itda · forget

V · 잊어요; not 있다.

약속을 잊었어요.

yaksogeul ijeosseoyo

I forgot the appointment.

찾다 · Review

chatda · look for; find

V · To look for, or to find — 지갑을 찾아요 can mean either, so check the situation!

가방을 찾아요.

gabangeul chajayo

I look for my bag.

멈추다 · Focus

meomchuda · stop

V · An action or movement comes to a halt.

버스가 멈췄어요.

beoseuga meomchwosseoyo

The bus stopped.

잠들다 · Focus

jamdeulda · fall asleep

V · The transition into sleep.

아이가 잠들었어요.

aiga jamdeureosseoyo

The child fell asleep.

전화 · Review

jeonhwa · phone call; telephone

N · 전화를 하다/받다.

전화를 받아요.

jeonhwareul badayo

I answer a phone call.

길 · Review

gil · road; way

N · 길이 막히다 = traffic is congested.

길이 막혀요.

giri makyeoyo

The traffic is heavy.

걷다 · Review

geotda · to walk

Today means walking. A different 걷다 means collect or roll up.

공원에서 걸어요.

gongwon-eseo georeoyo

I walk in the park.

읽다 · Review

ikda · to read

Review. Notice the pronunciation changes between 읽다 and 읽어요.

책을 읽어요.

chaegeul ilgeoyo

I read a book.

요리하다 · Review

yorihada · to cook

Review of everyday activities. 요리 is cooking or cuisine; 요리하다 is the action.

집에서 요리해요.

jib-eseo yorihaeyo

I cook at home.

공부하다 · Review

gongbuhada · to study

Review: 공부 + 하다. Keep 공부해요 as a familiar anchor.

한국어를 공부해요.

hangugeoreul gongbuhaeyo

I study Korean.

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!

길에서 넘어졌어요.

gireseo neomeojeosseoyo

I fell down on the street.

휴대폰을 떨어뜨렸어요.

hyudaeponeul tteoreotteuryeosseoyo

I dropped my phone.

친구 생일을 잊었어요.

chingu saengireul ijeosseoyo

I forgot my friend’s birthday.

비가 멈췄어요.

biga meomchwosseoyo

The rain stopped.

Mini Practice

1. Choose the meaning of 넘어지다: A. drop something / B. fall over.
2. Which word means “forget”: 잊다 / 찾다?
3. Match 1. 멈추다, 2. 잠들다, 3. 전화 with A. phone call; telephone, B. stop, C. fall asleep.
4. Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “road; way.”
5. Put these chunks in a natural order: 읽어요. / 책을.
6. Write one short sentence using 공부하다.

Today’s Key Point

Today’s new words: 넘어지다, 떨어뜨리다, 잊다, 멈추다, 잠들다. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 길에서 넘어졌어요. — then make one about your own day!