Learn how to ask "When are you leaving?"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: When are you leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in Korean. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'When are you leaving?' in Korean. |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 언제 떠나요?(eonje tteonayo?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'When ' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 언제 [Slow] 언제 (eonje ) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to leave' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 떠나요 [Slow] 떠나요(tteonayo) |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Kyejin: [Slow] 언제 떠나요? [Normal] 언제 떠나요? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'When are you leaving?' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 언제 떠나십니까?(eonje tteonasimnikka?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'when ' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 언제 [Slow] 언제 (eonje ) |
| Becky: Last is the honorific phrase meaning 'do you leave' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 떠나십니까 [Slow] 떠나십니까(tteonasimnikka) |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Kyejin: [Slow] 언제 떠나십니까? [Normal] 언제 떠나십니까? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 두 시간 후에 떠나요.(du sigan hue tteonayo.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'two' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 두 [Slow] 두(du) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'hours' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 시간 [Slow] 시간(sigan) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'after' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 후 [Slow] 후(hu) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'at, in, on' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 에 [Slow] 에(e) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 떠나요 [Slow] 떠나요(tteonayo) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Kyejin: [Slow] 두 시간 후에 떠나요. [Normal] 두 시간 후에 떠나요. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I leave next week.' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 다음 주에 떠납니다.(daeum jue tteonamnida.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'next' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 다음 [Slow] 다음(daeum) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'week' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 주 [Slow] 주(ju) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'at, in, on' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 에 [Slow] 에(e) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to leave' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 떠납니다 [Slow] 떠납니다(tteonamnida) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I leave next week.' |
| Kyejin: [Slow] 다음 주에 떠납니다. [Normal] 다음 주에 떠납니다. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Kyejin: Korean workers are known for working long hours. This overtime corporate culture has good and bad sides. You may not be able to enjoy as much time off work, but you do get to build personal relationships in the workplace. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
18 Comments
HideHi Listeners! Try answering this question: When are you leaving?
Hi KP,
Thanks for posting. Let's take a look at what you wrote:
내생일이다음월요일에요.
-->제 생일은 다음주 월요일이에요.
Please let us know if you have any inquiries.
Best,
Lyn
Team KoreanClass101.com
내생일이다음월요일에요.
Is that correct, sir?
아뎔리나씨 안녕하세요,
Thanks for posting. When discussing the number of weeks, you need to use Sino-Korean numbers:
이 주후에 떠나요.
Cheers,
Lyn
Team KoreanClass101.com
안넹 Lyn,
Is the sentence structure for this correct? 두 주후에 떠나요
감사합니다
Hi Margarita,
Thank you for posting, you did a good job!
Cheers,
Lyn
Team KoreanClass101.com
정말 감사합니다.
발음 연습 위해서 도움이 진짜 돼요.
Hi 아린,
Thank you for posting, keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
Lyn
Team KoreanClass101.com
내일 떠납니다
Hi Leen,
Great effort! One correction:
다음 추에 떠납니다-->다음 주에 떠납니다.
Otherwise good job, keep it up!
Best,
Lyn
Team KoreanClass101.com
언제 떠나요
언제 떠나십니까
두 시간 후에 떠나요
다음 추에 떠납니다
My answer for the question 언제 떠나요 is 치금 떠나요. Is that ok?