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Not sure what you’re doing, but I know what you’re going to be doing. That’s learn Korean with KoreanClass101.com! In today’s lesson, two friends talk to each other, and they don’t really have much to say. Just hanging out, watching tv, drinking Korean beer, reading a book, and eating Korean snacks are all part of the daily routine. Not much going on. But we got a lot going on in terms of the grammar. We’re going to go over the -아/-어/-여 (-a/-eo/-yeo) conjugation. One of the foundations of Korean education. So remember to listen in to today’s lesson. And after listening, remember to stop by KoreanClass101.com and practice with us! hanging out in Korea



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65 Responses to “Beginner Lesson #25 - Whatcha Doin?”

KoreanClass101.com says:

Let’s play a game. Conjugate the verb in the last post. Then leave one verb for someone else to conjugate. All in standard politeness level. :) 1st Verb: 가다 (gada) - to go

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오스틴 says:

ㅋㅋ 정민이 책을 읽으면서 맥주를 마셨네… 설 역시 이상한 것 같아

그리고…. 보너스 오디오 너무 눌렀어

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Jacqueline (쟈클린) says:

가다 –> 가요 :grin:

2nd Verb: 팔다- To Sell :grin:

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_petiteclaire_ says:

A thousand thanks for the conjugation explanations !!! I’ve been waiting for that for what seems like forever ! :smile: :smile: :smile:

verbs ? hmm…

팔다 ~> 팔어요 ??? (not ending in a vowel or anything…)

배우다 (to learn) ?

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

:-)

PetiteClaire, 팔다 is conjugated as ‘팔아요’, :-) but in fact, a lot of people say ‘팔어요’ too. hehe.

배우다 –> 배워요 !!

How about this one, everyone?

3rd verb :

놀다(to play) –>

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Jacqueline (쟈클린) says:

petiteclaire,

it’s 팔아요 with 아 not 어.

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

hehe, Jacqueline, I was 1 minute fast. (제가 1분 빨랐어요) :D :D :D

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Hehe I love the bonus track too!! :D :D :D

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_petiteclaire_ says:

ok, just to make this clear :

This is 아 and not 어 because ㅏ is the last vowel in the verb stem EVEN THOUGH the verb stem doesn’t end in a vowel but in a consonant ? That was completely fuzzy in my mind… can I deduce from that that the rules from the PDF apply even if the verb stem ends in a consonant ?

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Jacqueline (쟈클린) says:

현우 haha, we were writing at the same time, but you answered faster :grin:
Let me answer your verb ^^:
놀다 —-> 놀아요

4th Verb:
열다 — To Open

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

petiteclaire, the rule in the PDF usually applies, with a few exceptions, what I suggest is please keep practicing with new sentences and make a lot of mistakes and get them corrected - that’s the best way to master verbs, I think :-)

Jacqueline, 하하. 맞아요!

4th Verb:
열다 –> 열어요

5th Verb:
쓰다 –> to write (I know this can be tricky hehe)

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Theresa says:

써요.

6th verb:
듣다 - to listen

by the way on a sidenote, i got my cyworld already!!! thanks!

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maxiewawa says:

Yo, yo, 요!

Today’s PDF is really good. I’ve pored over so many Chinese language Korean textbooks trying to work those rules out, and in none of them is it explained so succinctly. I’m off to the tattoo parlor to get it tattooed on my left forearm, to help me remember it. :mrgreen:

Just kidding!

Q: If I see a verb in its 고 form, do I just remove the 고 to find the verb stem?

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_petiteclaire_ says:

Hyunwoo, thanks for the answer. I also believe that trial and error is the best way to learn.

However, on this one point, the PDF isn’t clear (sorry …)

How do things stand for consonant-ending verbs ? Is there a special rule ? The only examples of consonant-ending verbs, both in the PDF and in the verb conjugation chart in the learning center do not have either ㅏ or ㅗ in their verb stem. So naturally they get 어, but there is no way to infer from that if the rule applies because of the stem vowel (even though there’s a consonant after it) or because the stem doesn’t not end in ㅏor ㅗ but in something else.

Judging from your and Jacqueline’s comment, and also from the verb 놀다’s conjugation, I guess it must be a vowel problem .

So… what about consonant-ending verbs ?

If I get things right, 듣다 should be

듣어요 ??? :???:

Maxiewawa, cheer up !!! There is no Korean grammar book worht talking about in french… I even once tried listening to the NHK Korean language course for japanese speakers…. I don’t even want to talk about it… :shock:

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Keith says:

Petiteclaire!

Actually, verb conjugations are only dependent on the verb stem’s last vowel. It doesn’t matter if the verb stem ends in a consonant. You have to read into what’s going into the vowel.

And actually 듣다 (deutda) - to listen, has an irregular conjugation. :shock:

들어요 would be the actual conjugation. With some verbs that end in ㄷ, when they are followed be a vowel conjugation (i.e. what’s in today’s PDF), the ㄷ then becomes ㄹ. But I wouldn’t recommend tacking irregular verb conjugations if you’re just starting on regular conjugations :mrgreen:

And Maxie - verbs that have have 고 attached to the end of them are generally in their verb stem. :) What are you looking for or working on?

Next Verb: 지우다 (to erase)

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_petiteclaire_ says:

Yeah !!! thanks for the answer ! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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오스틴 says:

지우다 –> 지워요

그 다움에: 훔지다 - to steal

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오스틴 says:

whoops… 훔치다

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Theresa says:

훔쳐요.

my sonsaengnim told me that it comes naturally after awhile. :smile:

ㅗ, ㅏ = +아
everything else = +어
하다 = 해요

다음 단어는 .. 보다.

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Theresa says:

보다 = to see. sorry missed out the definition in prev post.

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Jeff says:

hey, i was wondering if you could explain the difference between 이,가 and 은,는

thanks :3

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Theresa, 맞아요!(That’s right!) it comes naturally after a while of practice :D

보다 –> 봐요.

Next Verb: 읽다 !!

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Jeff, thanks for the question :-)

You can learn more about 이, 가(subject marking particles) and 은, 는(topic marking particles) in these previous lessons.

이/가
Beginner Lesson 5 - That’s a Negative
Beginner Lesson 7 - Particle Mania!
Beginner Lesson 24 - What About the Audio Blog?

은/는
Beginner Lesson 1 - Self-Introductions
Beginner Lesson 4 - Nationalities
Beginner Lesson 3 - A Few Simple Questions

thanks!

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Jeff says:

thanks alot!!
and not just for the reply, but for everything you guys do!!
seriously you guys teach me more than the class i take at school :]

thanks again :grin:

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Thank you Jeff, 앞으로도 열심히 할게요!! 고맙습니다! 정말 고맙습니다!

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Jeff says:

haha and you guys are so nice too! :lol:

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Jeff, hehe I think our listeners are nicer!! :D Thanks!!!

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Eric says:

Hite 맥주가 맛있어요? :smile:

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Hite 맥주… ^_^ 맛있어요 :-) 마셔본 적 있어요?

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Eric says:

아니오. 그렇지만 언젠가 좀 마시고 싶어요! …그리고 책을 읽어요. :lol:

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Eric, 기회가 되면, Hite 맥주랑 Cass 맥주를 모두 마셔 보세요! :-) 둘 다 맛있어요~

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사라 says:

I have been extremely confused on when to use 를 and 을 so I always tend to leave them off.. but I feel *a lot* better about them after listening to this lesson.

This lesson definitely had a lot of great information~

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Soooo good to hear that, 사라! (정말 잘 됐네요!) 앞으로도 화이팅!! :-)

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Vicky says:

You know guys, I’m learning a lot from you! Gamsahamnida!! :razz:

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Vicky :-)

Thanks for the comment!! 감사합니다!! We’ll keep working hard!

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yujin says:

hey

plz i have a little problem

when i downald this lesson’s PDF notes i find that its name is ‘’BACK TO KOREA ‘’ not whatcha doin

plz can someone explain that for me

im really confused i want this lesson’s pdf notes

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Yujin :)

We apologize for the inconvenience. We don’t know why it happened, but now the link to the right lesson notes PDF ha’s been fixed! Thanks a lot! I hope you will enjoy the lesson notes!

감사합니다. 열심히 공부하세요! :)

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yujin says:

thank you soooooo much Hyunwoo Sun

i really appreciate ur effort

thank you again :razz:

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Alex says:

Hmmm…I don’t think anyone ever answered yours 현우 씨.

읽다 –> 읽어요

줗마하죠?

Next:
포도십다

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Alex :) Thanks!

읽다 –> 읽어요 is correct :)

포도싶다 —> maybe you meant 보고 싶다 :) ? ^^

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Alex says:

하하! 내.

포고싶다.

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Michael says:

Thanks so much for this lesson. I learn so many interesting things, like 과자. I live in Korea and have always been confused by the different words for snacks. 고맙습니다!

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Carlo says:

‘뭐예요’ and ‘뭐 해요’ sound very much alike! :???:

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선현우 says:

Carlo :) 맞아요! ㅎㅎㅎ

뭐예요 and 뭐 해요 sound almost the same if you say them really fast. Hehe.

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miree says:

Hi,
wow. Conjugation is very hard. Until lesson 24 it was much fun and very easy. No. 25 und 26 are also fun, but soooo difficult. I had to listen to them over ten times now and still I don’t know if I will ever understand conjugation. So many 例外s (sorry, don’t know the word in english). Maybe I should just go on. Thanks so much, it is so fun listen to you guys.

보고 싶어요??

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Ann says:

Miree
same here,though it’s a lot clearer after this lesson.
例外 is ‘exception’,by the way. Good to know I’m not the only one still listening to these older lessons.

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현우 says:

Miree :) Ann :)

For your reference, 例外 in Korean is 예외 :)

And yes, conjugation is difficult, but it’s something that you have to deal with in every new language you learn, so 화이팅!!! ^^

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miree says:

That’s true. In the meantime I finished Beginners Lesson First Season but I think I should start again, just to be sure.

I know that German is even more difficult to learn because of its conjugation. For all German learners: 화이팅!

Ann: Why do you study Korean? And why do you know Japanese?

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monique says:

wow!it is so great to learn korean…
and i am having fun listening to the audio file and i’ve downloaded it to my i-pod…
i like keith very much because he’s an american and he know’s how to speak korean,amazing huh?
wondering how he looks like?
coz his voice seems nice and he look so handsome..
im in philippines..

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

monique :)

You can check the member introduction page at the bottom of the page to see the photos of the hosts ^^

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Monique y says:

hyunwoo :mrgreen:
gomawoyo! :razz:
i hope to hear more from you on the upcoming lessons..
and im still learning the begginer lessons..
and it’s so amazing that korean language isn’t that hard..
your so talented hyunwoo ssi!!
keep up that good work…
:mrgreen: :grin: :razz: :lol:
love u all!

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Monique :)

Thanks !! :) Hope to see you in the intermediate lessons soon ^^!!

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ne5566 says:

This isn’t the place for this moan but can’t you remove that aggressive advertising banner that pops up everytime I enter Kor101. Once we’ve signed up do we have to be constantly subjected this form of invasion. Kor 101 is a fantastic site but that bloody advert stresses me out and often prevents me signing in or pops up just as I’m about to finish typing my login. Maybe I am doing something wrong and could prevent it popping up but this is now the second time I’ve been directed away from my studying to moan about this subject.

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ne5566 says:

Sorry to add again but I want access to e-mail notification. This isn’t the place for this moan but can’t you remove that aggressive advertising banner that pops up everytime I enter Kor101. Once we’ve signed up do we have to be constantly subjected this form of invasion. Kor 101 is a fantastic site but that bloody advert stresses me out and often prevents me signing in or pops up just as I’m about to finish typing my login. Maybe I am doing something wrong and could prevent it popping up but this is now the second time I’ve been directed away from my studying to moan about this subject.

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Ukkki says:

보고 싶다–> 보고 싶어요
I know that Miree wrote the answer before but nobody said if it was ok or not, and nor wrote the next verb so… :wink:

Verb 13: 자다 - to sleep

Usually the comments are very useful but in this lesson was really useful and I hope we can continue to grow!

And…
읽다 is “to read”?
보고 싶다 what does it mean? :???:

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Boblyn says:

I hope I can see the korean characters…
the korean characters just appear as a box…
I can’t see it that’s why I can’t read it…T_T
can anyone help me to view korean characters on my laptop….?T_T..
pls…. :sad:

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Karolina says:

But what if verb sterm ends ㅔ (for examle in word 세다) or ㅚ (for examle in word 되다). Whould there be deletions?
Would it be just:
세요 and 되요 ?

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markdaraman says:

wow now i understand it

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markdaraman says:

:razz: :razz: :razz: im only 13 yr old but i like to learn korean

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markdaraman says:

ganda

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Thomas Robertson says:

I can’t get Beginner Lesson #24 on a computer at a PC방.

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Unai says:

Hi everyone, thanks a lot for your work, learning while listening to you is very very funny and your explanations are really clear, keep it up!

Now I have a question, on the PDF the explanations are written in hangul…I have started just a few weeks ago with beginner lessons and in the beginning I didnt bother about learning how to write every vowel and consonant and how to put them one under the other and all this stuff. So do you recommed to start learning hangul writing from the beginning at the same time as other things?

Bye

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Jeroen says:

I don’t work here but I would definitely recommend you do that. Mainly because it’s so easy. It’s just an alphabet, you can learn all characters in a couple of hours. You may need to go to sleep for a while and tomorrow you will suddenly know all characters. It will make studying Korean so much easier, I would say it’s really worth the effort. There are some (not many) exceptions to the pronunciation of characters depending on their location in the word/syllable, but you will find those out over time.

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Unai says:

^Thanks a lot for your advice, I thought it would be more difficult but in 1 our of practice I can read quite fast…now I need to learn more Korean to be able to understand what I have just read xDD

Once again, thanks, gamsahamnida!

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KoreanClass101.com says:

:razz: Hi, Unali

Thank you for your comment.

I’m Jaehwi from Koreanclass101.com

As Jeroen recommended, I would also like to recommend you to learn Hangul first, If you learn it while writing the characters, I believe that you will learn Korean faster because it is very effective way to learn new characters; writing.

We have hangul lessons under the video lessons. I hope this lesson would help you learn how to read and write Hangul.

If you have any question, please let us know.

Thank you 감사합니다.

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