Learn the key pattern to talk about your hobbies
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| Let’s take a closer look at the conversation. |
| Do you remember how Do-jun Jo asks, |
| "What's your hobby?" |
| 취미가 뭐예요? (Chwi-mi-ga mwo-ye-yo?) |
| First is 취미 (chwi-mi), "hobby." 취미. 취미. |
| Next is the particle, 가 (ga), the subject-marking particle. 가. 가. |
| Note: 가(ga) follows words that end in a vowel, like 취미 (chwi-mi). |
| Here it marks 취미 (chwi-mi), "hobby," as the subject of the sentence. |
| Together, it's 취미가 (chwi-mi-ga), "[your] hobby." 취미가. |
| Note: the "your" is understood through context, as the speaker is asking the listener a direct question. |
| Last is 뭐예요? (mwo-ye-yo?). A polite, informal phrase meaning "what is?" 뭐예요? (mwo-ye-yo?) |
| First is 뭐 (mwo), “what.” 뭐. 뭐. |
| Next is 예요 (ye-yo). Here, it’s like the “is” in “what is." 예요. 예요. |
| 예요 (ye-yo) is from the particle 이다 (i-da), which acts like the English verb “to be.” 이다. |
| Note: 예요 (ye-yo) follows words that end in vowels, like 뭐 (mwo). |
| Together, 뭐예요? (mwo-ye-yo?) "what is?" 뭐예요? |
| Here the question is formed by the rising intonation. |
| Listen again, 뭐예요? (mwo-ye-yo?) |
| All together, 취미가 뭐예요? (Chwi-mi-ga mwo-ye-yo?) literally means, "[Your] hobby, what is?" but translates as "What's your hobby?" |
| 취미가 뭐예요? (Chwi-mi-ga mwo-ye-yo?) |
| Let’s take a closer look at the response. |
| Do you remember how No-a Yu says, |
| "My hobby is fishing." |
| 제 취미는 낚시예요. (Je chwi-mi-neun nak-si-ye-yo.) |
| First is 제 (je), "my." 제. 제. |
| This is the shortened form 저 (jeo), the humble word for "I," and 의 (ui), meaning "of." Together it's 저의(jeo-ui), "my," 저의. This is shortened to 제 (je). |
| Next is 취미 (chwi-mi), "hobby." 취미. |
| Together, 제 취미 (Je chwi-mi). “My hobby.” 제 취미. |
| Next is the particle 는, the topic marking particle. 는. 는. |
| Here, 는 (neun) indicates that “My hobby” is the topic of the sentence. Think of it like “as for...” in the expression “as for My hobby,...” |
| Note: there are two forms of the topic-marking particle. 는 follows words that end in a vowel, such as 취미 (chwi-mi). |
| Next is 낚시 (nak-si). "Fishing." 낚시. 낚시. |
| Last is 예요 (ye-yo), in this case, it’s like the "is" in "it is." 예요. 예요. |
| 예요 (ye-yo) is from the particle 이다 (i-da), meaning “to be.” 이다. |
| Note: there are two forms of the polite spoken form of the particle 이다 (i-da). 예요 follows words that end in a vowel, like 낚시 (nak-si). |
| All together, 제 취미는 낚시예요. (Je chwi-mi-neun nak-si-ye-yo.) This literally means, "My hobby fishing [it] is," but it translates as, "My hobby is fishing.” |
| 제 취미는 낚시예요. (Je chwi-mi-neun nak-si-ye-yo.) |
| Note: when responding to a question or request about your hobby, you can shorten your response to just your hobby, for example, 낚시예요. (Nak-si-ye-yo.) “It’s fishing.” |
| It’s perfectly acceptable to omit 제 취미는 (Je chwi-mi-neun), “as for my hobby…” and only answer with your hobby. |
| You should be aware of this shortcut, but for this lesson, we’ll use the extended pattern. |
| The pattern is |
| 제 취미는 HOBBY 예요/이에요. (Je chwi-mi-neun HOBBY ye-yo/i-e-yo.) |
| My hobby is HOBBY. |
| 제 취미는 HOBBY 예요/이에요. (Je chwi-mi-neun HOBBYye-yo/i-e-yo.) |
| To use this pattern, simply replace the {HOBBY} placeholder with a hobby. |
| Imagine you like baseball. 야구 (ya-gu). 야구. 야구. |
| Say |
| "My hobby is baseball." |
| Ready? |
| 제 취미는 야구예요. (Je chwi-mi-neun ya-gu-ye-yo.) |
| "My hobby is baseball." |
| 제 취미는 야구예요. (Je chwi-mi-neun ya-gu-ye-yo.) |
| There are two informal polite forms of the particle 이다 (i-da), meaning “to be.” |
| 예요 (ye-yo) follows words that end in a vowel, such as 낚시 (nak-si). |
| 이에요 (i-e-yo) follows words that end in a consonant, such as 여행 (yeo-haeng) which means "travelling." |
| For example, 여행이에요. (Yeo-haeng-i-e-yo.) |
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