Unit 08
Talking about Weekend Plans

Lesson
How to form Korean verbs to express the possibility or ability.
- Step 1: Drop the λ€ [da]. νλ€ [ha-da] to do β ν [ha]
- Step 2: Add -μ [eul]/γΉ [-l] μ μμ΄μ [su i-sseo-yo]. ν [ha] β ν μ μμ΄μ [hal su i-sseo-yo] I can do it.
When the verb stem ends in a CONSONANT sound, we use -μ μ μμ΄μ [eul su i-sseo-yo]
- μμΉ¨μ λ¨Ή- [a-chim-eul meok-]
- μ¬μ§μ μ°- [sa-jin-eul jjik-]
When the verb stem ends in a VOWEL sound, we use -γΉ μ μμ΄μ [-l su i-sseo-yo]
- μ¬νμ κ°- [yeo-haeng-eul ga-]
- μ λ¬Όμ μ£Ό- [seon-mu-reul ju-]
μμ΄λ₯Ό ν μ μμ΄μ? [yeong-eo-reul hal su i-sseo-yo?]
Can you speak English?
- μμ΄ [yeong-eo] means "English"
- ν μ μμ΄μ? [hal su i-sseo-yo?] means "Can you do it?"
- Literally means "English, Can you do it?"
κΉμΉλ₯Ό λ¨Ήμ μ μμ΄μ. [gim-chi-reul meo-geul su i-sseo-yo]
I can eat kimchi.
- κΉμΉ [gim-chi] means "kimchi"
- λ¨Ήμ μ μμ΄μ [meo-geul su i-sseo-yo] means "I can eat it."
- Literally means "kimchi, I can eat it"
μ€λ μ΄λν μ μμ΄μ. [o-neul un-dong-hal su i-sseo-yo]
I can exercise today.
- μ€λ [o-neul] means "today"
- μ΄λν μ μμ΄μ [un-dong-hal su i-sseo-yo] means "I can exercise."
- Literally means "today, I can exercise"
μ€λ μ΄λν μ μμ΄μ. [o-neul un-dong-hal su eop-seo-yo]
I can't exercise today.
- μ€λ [o-neul] means "today"
- μ΄λν μ μμ΄μ [un-dong-hal su eop-seo-yo] means "I can't exercise."
- Literally means "today, I can't exercise"
The ending 'μ', which basically means 'ability', can also be used to mean 'opportunity' or 'occasion'.
- νκ΅μμ μ’μ μνλ₯Ό λ³Ό μ μμ΄μ. [han-gu-ge-seo jo-eun yeong-hwa-reul bol su i-sseo-yo] You can see good movies in Korea.
Conversation
- A: μ΄μ ν μ μμ΄μ?
Can you drive? - B: μλμ, μ΄μ ν μ μμ΄μ. [a-ni-yo, un-jeon hal su eop-seo-yo]
No, I cannot drive. - A: μ€λ μμ κ±°λ₯Ό ν μ μμ΄μ?
Can you ride a bicycle today? - B: λ€, μ€λ μμ κ±°λ₯Ό ν μ μμ΄μ. [ne, o-neul ja-jeon-geo-reul tal su i-sseo-yo]
Yes, I can ride a bicycle today. - A: μμ κ±° νλ¬ κ°μ.
Let's go ride a bicycle.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| μ리νλ€ [yo-ri-ha-da] | to cook |
| μ΄μ νλ€ [un-jeon-ha-da] | to drive |
| νκ΅μ΄λ₯Ό νλ€ [han-gu-geo-reul ha-da] | to speak Korean |
| μμ κ±°λ₯Ό νλ€ [ja-jeon-geo-reul ta-da] | to ride a bicycle |
| λ Έλλ°©μ κ°λ€ [no-rae-bang-e ga-da] | to go to a karaoke room |
