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Lesson Transcript

Do you know how to talk about events happening in sequence in Korean?
Welcome to Three Step Korean Practice by KoreanClass101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to talk about two events happening in sequence.
Let’s look at the main dialogue.
화분이 깨졌네. 무슨 일이야?
Hwabuni kkaejyeonne. Museun iriya?
The flowerpot is broken. What happened?
바람 때문인 것 같아요. 아침에 창문을 열었을 때 바람이 많이 불었어요.
Baram ttaemunin geot gatayo. Achime changmuneul yeoreosseul ttae barami mani bureosseoyo.
I think it was because of the wind. When I opened the window in the morning, it was really windy.
그런데 점심때까지는 괜찮았어. (Geureonde jeomsimttaekkajineun gwaenchanasseo.)
죄송해요. 저인 것 같아요. 학원에 늦어서 급하게 출발할 때 무언가 깨지는 소리를 들었어요. (Joesonghaeyo. Jeoin geot gatayo. Hagwone neujeoseo geuphage chulbalhal ttae mueonga kkaejineun sorireul deureosseoyo.)
There are two sentences here that describe events happening in sequence.
The first one is
아침에 창문을 열었을 때 바람이 많이 불었어요.When I opened the window in the morning, it was really windy.
and the second one is
학원에 늦어서 급하게 출발할 때 무언가 깨지는 소리를 들었어요. I was late for my class and left in a hurry when I heard something break.
In both sentences, we used "ㄹ(을) 때" to show the timing of two events. But here, we’re using it to describe a sequence—one thing happens, then another thing happens.
You can use "ㄹ(을) 때" with a verb stem to say "when [someone] does something.
If the action happened in the past, we use the past tense + "을 때" to show that another event came after it.
Sometimes, ‘ㄹ(을) 때’ shows that two things happen at the same time, like listening to music while studying.
Other times, it shows a sequence, like opening a fridge and then realizing there’s nothing to eat.
Let’s practice how to use this grammar to show sequence more in this lesson.

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