Learn to make plans in Korean
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| Do you know how to make plans in Korean? |
| You'll learn how in just a moment. |
| Hi, my name is Joyce, and this is Three Step Korean by KoreanClass101.com. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to make plans through a quick conversation. |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| As you listen, pay attention to how they ask about the topic and how the other person responds. |
| 저는 내일 친구들하고 저녁을 먹을 거예요. 지민 씨는 내일 계획이 있어요? |
| (Jeoneun naeil chingudeulhago jeonyeogeul meogeul geoyeyo. Jimin ssi neun naeil gyehoegi isseoyo?) |
| 아니요, 없어요. 내일 한가해요. |
| (Aniyo, eopseoyo. Naeil hangahaeyo.) |
| 그럼 같이 갈래요? |
| (Geureom gachi gallaeyo?) |
| 좋아요! 몇 시에 만날 거예요? |
| (Joayo! Myeot sie mannal geoyeyo?) |
| 6시쯤 가려고 해요. |
| (Yeoseot sijjeum garyeogo haeyo.) |
| Let's break it down. |
| 저는 내일 친구들하고 저녁을 먹을 거예요. |
| (Jeoneun naeil chingudeulhago jeonyeogeul meogeul geoyeyo.) |
| First is the phrase, 저는 (jeoneun), meaning "I." Next is the word, 내일 (naeil), meaning "tomorrow." After that is the phrase, 친구들하고 (chingudeulhago), meaning "with friends." |
| Next is the noun, 저녁을 (jeonyeogeul), meaning "dinner." Dinner is the object of the sentence, here. After that is the verb, 먹을 (meogeul), meaning "will eat." |
| Finally is the phrase, 거예요 (geoyeyo), which means "will." By adding this, the sentence becomes "I’m going to have dinner with my friends tomorrow." |
| 지민 씨는 내일 계획이 있어요? |
| (Jimin ssi neun naeil gyehoegi isseoyo?) |
| First is the name and topic marking particle, 지민 씨 (Jimin ssi neun). Next is the word, 내일 (naeil), "tomorrow." After this is the word, 계획 (gyehoek), meaning "plans." |
| Last is the phrase, 있어요? (isseoyo?), meaning "Do you have?" The phrase 있어요? (isseoyo?) is a polite way to ask if someone has something, in this case, plans. |
| All together, it's 지민 씨는 내일 계획이 있어요? (Jimin ssineun naeil gyehoegi isseoyo?). "Do you have plans tomorrow?" |
| 아니요, 없어요. 내일 한가해요. |
| (Aniyo, eopseoyo. Naeil hangahaeyo.) |
| No, I don’t. I’m free tomorrow. |
| 그럼 같이 갈래요? |
| (Geureom gachi gallaeyo?) |
| Then shall we go together? |
| 좋아요! 몇 시에 만날 거예요? |
| (Joayo! Myeot sie mannal geoyeyo?) |
| Great! What time shall we meet? |
| 6시쯤 가려고 해요. |
| (Yeoseot sijjeum garyeogo haeyo.) |
| I’m planning to go around six o’clock. |
| Let’s look at the sentence pattern. |
| This pattern is the structure that all of our examples will follow. |
| 저는 [Time] [Planned action] 거예요. |
| (Jeoneun [Time] [Planned action] geoyeyo.) |
| I will [Planned action] [Time]. |
| This is a common way to express a future action or plan in Korean. 저는 (jeoneun) is the topic, meaning “I.” [Time] indicates when the action will take place. [Planned action] describes what you will do. 거예요 (geoyeyo) is a polite future tense ending, indicating that it’s your intention or plan. |
| Let’s see how a line from the dialogue follows this pattern. |
| 저는 내일 친구들하고 저녁을 먹을 거예요 (Jeoneun naeil chingudeulhago jeonyeogeul meogeul geoyeyo). |
| In this sentence, 내일 (naeil) is “tomorrow,” indicating the time, and 친구들하고 저녁을 먹을 (chingudeulhago jeonyeogeul meogeul) means “eat dinner with my friends,” describing the planned action of having dinner together. |
| So, 저는 내일 친구들하고 저녁을 먹을 거예요. translates to “I’m going to have dinner with my friends tomorrow.” |
| To use this pattern, you need to know how to conjugate verbs in the future tense. In the example sentence, 먹을 거예요 means "will eat." Here, 먹을 (meogeul) is formed by combining the verb stem 먹 (meok) of 먹다 (meok-da, "to eat") with the future tense marker 을 (-eul). |
| So the conjugation rules are: |
| VERB STEM + ㄹ/을 (-l or -eul) + 거예요 |
| If the verb stem ends in a vowel, use -ㄹ |
| Example: 가다 (gada) becomes 갈 거예요 (gal geoyeyo) |
| If the verb stem ends in a consonant, use -을 |
| Example: 먹다 (meokda) becomes 먹을 거예요 (meogeul geoyeyo) |
| Now let's look at some speaking examples. |
| 저는 모레 도서관에서 공부할 거예요. (Jeoneun more doseogwaneseo gongbuhal geoyeyo.) |
| I’m going to study at the library the day after tomorrow. |
| Can you see how the pattern applies here? |
| Let's break it down: |
| Here, 저는 (jeoneun) means “I,” marked by the topic particle 는 (neun). |
| 모레 (more) is the [Time], meaning “the day after tomorrow.” 도서관에서 공부할 (doseogwaneseo gongbuhal) is the [Planned action], meaning “to study at the library,” and 거예요 (geoyeyo) is the future-tense marker, expressing that this action will happen in the future. |
| So, 저는 모레 도서관에서 공부할 거예요 follows the pattern Jeoneun [Time] [Planned action] geoyeyo, meaning “I’m going to study at the library the day after tomorrow.” |
| Here's another example |
| 저는 금요일에 집에서 텔레비전을 볼 거예요. (Jeoneun geumyoire jibeseo tellebijeoneul bol geoyeyo.) |
| I’m going to watch television at home on Friday. |
| 저는 금요일에 집에서 텔레비전을 볼 거예요. (Jeoneun geumyoire jibeseo tellebijeoneul bol geoyeyo.) |
| One last example |
| 다음 주말에 저는 강남에서 삼겹살을 먹을 거예요. (Daeum jumare jeoneun gangnameseo samgyeopsareul meogeul geoyeyo.) |
| I’m going to eat samgyeopsal in Gangnam next weekend. |
| 다음 주말에 저는 강남에서 삼겹살을 먹을 거예요. (Daeum jumare jeoneun gangnameseo samgyeopsareul meogeul geoyeyo.) |
| Let's review. |
| Do you remember how to say "I"? |
| 저는 (jeoneun) |
| 저는 (jeoneun) |
| And how to say "tomorrow"? |
| 내일 (naeil) |
| 내일 (naeil) |
| Do you remember how to say "friends"? |
| 친구들 (chingudeul) |
| 친구들 (chingudeul) |
| And how to say "with"? |
| 하고 (hago) |
| 하고 (hago) |
| Do you remember how to say "with friends"? |
| 친구들하고 (chingudeulhago) |
| 친구들하고 (chingudeulhago) |
| And how to say "will"? |
| 계획이 (gyehoegi) |
| 계획이 (gyehoegi) |
| Do you remember how to say "will eat"? |
| 먹을 거예요 (meogeul geoyeyo) |
| 먹을 거예요 (meogeul geoyeyo) |
| And how to say "I’m going to have dinner with my friends tomorrow."? |
| 저는 내일 친구들하고 저녁을 먹을 거예요. (Jeoneun naeil chingudeulhago jeonyeogeul meogeul geoyeyo.) |
| 저는 내일 친구들하고 저녁을 먹을 거예요. (Jeoneun naeil chingudeulhago jeonyeogeul meogeul geoyeyo.) |
| Now you know how to make plans in Korean. 다음 시간에 봐요! (Daeum sigane bwayo!) |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to make plans in Korean. |
| ...and now you can move on to the practice. |
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