Making Appointments with Friends

How to say the things we have to do.

Step 1: Drop the 요 [yo]. 가요 [ga-yo] I go → 가 [ga]

Step 2: Add -야 돼요 [ya dwae-yo]. 가 [ga] → 가야 돼요 [ga-ya dwae-yo] I have to go.

돼요 [dwae-yo] and 해요 [hae-yo] are interchangeable.

학교에 가야 돼요. [hak-gyo-e ga-ya dwae-yo]
I have to go to school.

• 학교 [hak-gyo] means "school"
• 가야 돼요 [ga-ya dwae-yo] means "I have to go"

밥을 먹어야 돼요. [ba-beul meo-geo-ya dwae-yo]
I have to eat a meal.

• 밥 [bab] means "meal"
• 먹어야 돼요 [meo-geo-ya dwae-yo] means "I have to eat"

뭐 해야 돼요? [mwo hae-ya dwae-yo?]
What do you have to do?

• 뭐 해요? [mwo hae-yo] means "What do you do?"
• 뭐 해야 돼요? [mwo hae-ya dwae-yo?] means "What do you have to do?"

• A: 오전에 뭐 해야 돼요?
  What do you have to do during the morning?
• B: 축구를 해야 돼요. [chuk-gu-reul hae-ya dwae-yo]
  I have to play soccer.
• A: 오후에는 뭐 해야 돼요?
  What do you have to do during the afternoon?
• B: 학교에 가야 돼요. [hak-gyo-e ga-ya dwae-yo]
  I have to go to school.
• A: 저녁에는 뭐 해야 돼요?
  What do you have to do during the evening?
• B: 밥을 먹어야 돼요. [ba-beul meo-geo-ya dwae-yo]
  I have to eat a meal.