Unit 03
Making Appointment with Friends

Lesson
오늘 뭐해요? [o-neul mwo-hae-yo?]
What are you doing today?
- 오늘 [o-neul] means "today"
- 뭐해요? [mwo-hae-yo?] means "What are you doing?"
- Literally means "today, what are you doing?"
There are some time words in Korean that we don’t add ‘-에’ [e]
내일 공부해요. [nae-il gong-bu-hae-yo]
I'm studying tomorrow.
- 내일 [nae-il] means "tomorrow"
- 공부해요 [gong-bu-hae-yo] means "I study"
- Literally means "tomorrow, I study"
Time words in Korean that doesn’t go with ‘-에’ [e]
오늘 [o-neul]
today
내일 [nae-il]
tomorrow
모레 [mo-re]
The day after tomorrow
지금 [ji-geum]
Right now
주말에 뭐해요? [ju-ma-re mwo-hae-yo?]
What are you doing on the weekend?
- 주말 [ju-mal] means "weekend"
- 에 [e] in this case means "on"
- 뭐해요? [mwo-hae-yo?] means "What are you doing?"
- Literally means "weekend, on, what are you doing?"
주말에 공부해요. [ju-ma-re gong-bu-hae-yo]
I study on the weekend. / I will study during the weekend.
- 주말 [ju-mal] means "weekend"
- 에 [e] in this case means "on"
- 공부해요 [gong-bu-hae-yo] means "I study"
- Literally means "weekend, on, I study"
Conversation
- A: 오늘 뭐해요?
What are you doing? - B: 오늘 공부해요. [o-neul gong-bu-hae-yo]
I'm studying today. - A: 주말에 뭐해요?
What are you doing on the weekend? - B: 주말에 쇼핑해요. [ju-ma-re syo-ping-hae-yo]
I'm going shopping on the weekend. - B: 내일 뭐해요? [nae-il mwo-hae-yo?]
What are you doing tomorrow? - A: 내일 수영해요.
I'm swimming tomorrow.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 오늘 [o-neul] | today |
| 내일 [nae-il] | tomorrow |
| 모레 [mo-re] | the day after tomorrow |
| 주말 [ju-mal] | weekend |
| 평일 [pyeong-il] | weekdays |
| 휴일 [hyu-il] | holiday |
