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Learn Korean Language: Let's Speak Korean - 018



오늘 뭐 할까? = What shall we do today?
글쎄, 영화 보러 갈까? =  Well, shall we go watch movies?

Note: Shall we do something? - 우리 뭐 할까?

Korean words:

• 볼까요? = Shall we watch?
  
• 갈까요? = Shall we go?
• 춤추러 갈까요? = Shall we go dancing?
• 수영하러 갈까요? = Shall we go swimming?
• 낚시하러 갈까요? = Shall we go fishing?
• 쇼핑하러 갈까요? = Shall we go shopping?
• 비빔밥 먹으러 갈까요? = Shall we go eat bibimbap?

• 노래방 갈까요? = Shall we go to karaoke room?
• 노래방 가자. = Let's go to karaoke room.

Wrap it up!

• 오늘 뭐 할까? = What shall we do today?
• 농구장에 갈까? = Shall we go to a basketball court?
• 좋아! 우리 뛰어 갈까? = Sure! Shall we run?
• 신발은 바꿔 신고 가야지! = Hey, we haven't swapped back our shoes!! (Lit. We should swap our shoes and go!)
  

Shall we do something? - 우리 뭐 할까?

Shall we do something? - 우리 뭐 할까?

Rules

1. For verbs without a final consonant, attach ㄹ as a final consonant and add 까. 
eg. 사다 → 살까? = Shall we buy?

2. For verbs with a final consonant, attach 을까. 
eg. 입다 → 입을까? = shall we wear?

Irregular 
eg. 듣다 → 들을까?

• 하다 → 할까? = Shall we do?
  
• 가다 → 갈까? = Shall we go?
• 먹다 → 먹을까? = Shall we eat?
• 마시다 → 마실까? = Shall we drink?
• 보다 → 볼까? = Shall we watch?
• 듣다 → 들을까? = Shall we listen to?
• 놀다 → 놀까? = Shall we hang out/muck around?

Example Sentences

• 우리 놀이공원에 갈까? = Shall we go to a theme park?
• 우리 스타벅스에서 커피 마실까? = Shall we drink coffee at Starbucks?
  
• 우리 점심 먹으러 갈까? = Shall we go have lunch together?
  
• 해리포터 영화 보러 갈까? = Shall we go watch the Harry Potter movie?
• 우리 운동하러 헬스장 갈까? = Shall we go to a gym to exercise?

Note: Attach 요 to ㄹ/을 까 to make it formal.

• 우리 놀이공원에 갈까요? = Shall we go to a theme park?
• 우리 스타벅스에서 커피 마실까요? = Shall we drink coffee at Starbucks?
  
• 우리 점심 먹으러 갈까요? = Shall we go have lunch together?
  
• 해리포터 영화 보러 갈까요? = Shall we go watch the Harry Potter movie?
• 우리 운동하러 헬스장 갈까요? = Shall we go to a gym to exercise?

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Learn Korean Language: Let's Speak Korean - 017

• 오늘은 좀 어때요? = How are you feeling today?
• 걱정하지 마세요. 괜찮아요. = Don't worry. I'm fine/OK.

The use of "오늘은 좀 어때요?" really depends on the context. Generally, it can be used when you are talking to someone who has been sick and asking them if they feel OK today.

Korean words:

좀 = a little bit/please

• 물 좀 주세요. = Please, give me water.
• 밥 좀 더 주세요. = Please, give me some more rice.

• 아직 시작하지 마세요. = Please don't start yet.
• 밀지 마세요. = Please don't push.
• 장난치지 마세요. = Please don't kid around.

Wrap It Up!

• 걱정하지 말아요. = Please don't worry.
  
• 난 괜찮아요. = I'm OK.
  
• 울지 마세요. = Please don't cry.
  
• 난 괜찮아요. = I'm fine.
• 제발 울지 마세요. = PLEASE don't cry.
  
• 눈에 고춧가루가 들어갔어요. = Powdered red pepper got into my eyes.
  

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Learn Korean Language: Let's Speak Korean - 016



I haven't posted any videos of "Let's Speak Korean" for a long time but it's still as brilliant a study material as ever.

• 감기 걸렸어요? = Did you catch a cold?
  
• 네, 목이 너무 아파요. = Yes. I have a sore throat. (Lit. My throat is very sore.)
  
• 다리 아파요. = My legs hurt.
• 머리 아파요. = I have a headache (Lit. My head hurts)
• 콧물이 나와요. = I have a runny nose. (Lit. Snot comes out.)
• 열이 있어요. = I have a fever. (Lit. There is a fever)
  

Korean words:

감기 = a cold
콧물 = snot ("The fluid in your nose" as Lisa put it. lol.)
열 = a fever, heat

Wrap It Up!

• 머리가 아파요. = I have a headache.
  
• 열도 있어요. = I also have a fever.
  
• 목도 아파요. = I also have a sore throat.
• 다행이에요. 벼락 맞은 것 치고는. = You are fortunate/lucky (to have survived). Considering that you got hit by a lightening.

In spoken Korean, the sentence order is quite flexible. "벼락 맞은 것 치고는 다행이에요" would be the usual way of speaking. However, we can say 다행이에요 first and 벼락 맞은 것 치고는 next.

For example,

• 놀이공원에서 놀아서 재밌었어요 = Because we played/mucked around in the theme park, it was fun.

• 재밌었어요. 놀이공원에서 놀아서. = It was fun. Because we played/mucked around in the theme park.

I know how - 어떻게 하는지 알아

I (don't) know how - 어떻게 하는지 알아/몰라 

Written Form	I know how to do	I don't know how to do
Informal	어떻게 하는지 안다	어떻게 하는지 모른다
Formal	어떻게 하는지 압니다	어떻게 하는지 모릅니다.

Spoken Form	I know how to do	I don't know how to do
Informal	어떻게 하는지 알아	어떻게 하는지 몰라
Formal	어떻게 하는지 알아요	어떻게 하는지 몰라요

Note: I include the written form of this expression for the sake of completeness. However, please focus on the spoken form as the expression is mainly used in conversations.

Rules

1.Take 다 off a plain form/past tense of verbs and attach 는지 알아. 
(Exception: For those verbs which contain ㄹ as a final consonant, take it off. eg. 만들다 → 만드는지 알아) 

2. Attach 요 to 알아/몰라 to turn it into a formal form.

• 어떻게 하는지 알아 = I know how to do
  
• 어떻게 먹는지 알아 = I know how to eat
  
• 어떻게 가는지 알아 = I know how to go
  
• 어떻게 보는지 알아 = I know how to see
• 어떻게 듣는지 알아 = I know how to listen
  
• 어떻게 사용하는지 알아 = I know how to use
  
• 어떻게 만드는지 알아 = I know how to make
  
• 어떻게 입는지 알아 = I know how to wear

• 어떻게 하는지 몰라 = I don't know how to do
  
• 어떻게 가는지 몰라 = I don't know how to go
  

Example sentences

• 용준이는 김치찌게 어떻게 만드는지 알아요. = Yong-jun knows how to make(cook) kimchi stew.
• "줄리아! 라면 어떻게 끓이는지 알아?" = "Julia! Do you know how to boil(cook) noodle soup?"
• 내가 이 큰 물고기 어떻게 잡았는지 알아? 이 물고기가 힘이 좋아서 정말 힘들게 잡았어. = Do you know how I caught this big fish? This fish has good strength and so I caught it with a lot of effort.
  
• 저는 나무 어떻게 심는지 알아요. = I know how to plant a tree.
• 이 리모콘 어떻게 사용하는지 알아? = Do you know how to use this remote controller?
• 서울에 어떻게 가는지 아세요? = Do you know how to go(get) to Seoul?

• 부산에 어떻게 가는지 몰라. = I don't know how to go to Busan. 
• 넥타이 어떻게 매는지 몰라요. = I don't know how to tie a necktie.
• 할아버지는 문자 어떻게 보내는지 모르세요. = Grandpa doesn't know how to send a text message.
  

Note: 아세요 and 모르세요 are honorific forms of 알아 and 몰라 respectively. 아세요 and 모르세요 are only used for second- and third-persons.

For eg,

• I know how to use the subway.
• 전 지하철 어떻게 이용하는지 아세요. 
• 전 지하철 어떻게 이용하는지 알아요. 

• Do you know how to use the subway?
  
• 지하철 어떻게 이용하는지 아세요?

• He/she already knows how to use the subway.
• 벌써 지하철 어떻게 이용하는지 아세요.