Unit 08
Talking about Weekend Plans
Lesson
How to form Korean verbs into a desire.
- Step 1: Drop the 다 [da]. 하다 [ha-da] to do → 하 [ha]
- Step 2: Add -고 싶어요 [-go sip-eo-yo]. 하 [ha] → 하고 싶어요 [ha-go sip-eo-yo] I want to do it.
뭐 하고 싶어요? [mwo-ha-go sip-eo-yo?]
What do you want to do?
- 뭐 [mwo] means "what"
- 하고 싶어요? [ha-go sip-eo-yo?] means "Do you want to do it?"
쇼핑하고 싶어요. [syo-ping-ha-go sip-eo-yo]
I want to go shopping.
- 쇼핑하다 [syo-ping-ha-da] to shop
- 쇼핑하고 싶어요. [syo-ping-ha-go sip-eo-yo]
영화를 보고 싶어요. [yeong-hwa-reul bo-go sip-eo-yo]
I want to watch a movie.
- 보고 싶어요. [bo-go sip-eo-yo] I want to watch it.
- 영화를 보다 [yeong-hwa-reul bo-da] to watch a movie
- 영화를 보고 싶어요. [yeong-hwa-reul bo-go sip-eo-yo]
여행을 가고 싶어요. [yeo-haeng-eul ga-go sip-eo-yo]
I want to travel.
- 가고 싶어요. [ga-go sip-eo-yo] I want to go.
- 여행을 가다 [yeo-haeng-eul ga-da] to travel
- 여행을 가고 싶어요. [yeo-haeng-eul ga-go sip-eo-yo]
Changing the intonation makes the sentence into a question.
- 사과를 먹고 싶어요. [sa-gwa-reul meok-go sip-eo-yo] I want to eat apples.
- 사과를 먹고 싶어요? [sa-gwa-reul meok-go sip-eo-yo?] Do you want to eat apples?
Conversation
- A: 어디에 가고 싶어요?
Where do you want to go? - B: 콘서트를 가고 싶어요. [kon-seo-teu-reul ga-go sip-eo-yo]
I want to go to a concert. - B: 콘서트에서 뭐를 하고 싶어요?
What do you want to do at the concert? - A: 사진을 찍고 싶어요. [sa-jin-eul jjik-go sip-eo-yo]
I want to take photos.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 사인을 받다 [sa-in-eul bat-da] | to get an autograph |
| 사진을 찍다 [sa-jin-eul jjik-da] | to take a photo |
| 연예인을 만나다 [yeon-ye-in-eul man-na-da] | to meet a celebrity |
| 공연을 보다 [gong-yeon-eul bo-da] | to watch a performance |
| 콘서트에 가다 [kon-seo-teu-e ga-da] | to go to a concert |
| 선물을 주다 [seon-mu-reul ju-da] | to give a gift |
| 팬사인회에 가다 [paen-sa-in-hoe-e ga-da] | to go to a fansign event |