Talking about Your Day

More than half of all Korean verbs
end with 하다 [ha-da].

생각하다 [saeng-ga-ka-da]
to think

기억하다 [gi-eo-ka-da]
to remember

말하다 [mal-ha-da]
to speak

해요 [hae-yo]
I do / I’m doing

• 공부해요. [gong-bu-hae-yo]
  means “I study or I’m studying”
• 숙제해요. [suk-je-hae-yo]
  means “I do my homework or I’m doing my homework.”

To change the verbs into present tense, you just change
하다[ha-da] to 해요 [hae-yo].

생각해요. [saeng-ga-kae-yo]
I think or I’m thinking

기억해요. [gi-eo-kae-yo]
I remember.

말해요. [mal-he-yo]
I speak.

뭐해요? [mwo-hae-yo?]
What are you doing?
What do you do?

• 뭐 [mwo]
  means “what?”
• 해요 [he-yo]
  means “do”
• Literally means “What, do?”

• A: 뭐해요?
  What are you doing?
• B: 공부해요 [gong-bu-hae-yo]
  I’m studying.
• B: 뭐해요? [mwo-hae-yo?]
  What are you doing?
• A: 저는 일해요.
  I’m working.