Learn to make an invitation in Korean
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| Do you know how to make an invitation 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 making an invitation in Korean 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. |
| 와, 예쁜 방이네요. 정말 깨끗하네요. |
| (Wa, yeppeun bangineyo. Jeongmal kkaekkeuthaneyo.) |
| 맞아요. 그리고 경치가 멋져요. |
| (Majayo. Geurigo gyeongchiga meotjeyo.) |
| 제 지난번 호텔방보다 더 커요. |
| (Je jinanbeon hotelbangboda deo keoyo.) |
| 맞아요. 근처에 있는 해변에 산책하러 같이 갈까요? |
| (Majayo. Geuncheoe inneun haebyeone sanchaekhareo gachi galkkayo?) |
| 좋아요. |
| (Joayo.) |
| Let's break it down. |
| 와, 예쁜 방이네요. 정말 깨끗하네요. |
| (Wa, yeppeun bangineyo. Jeongmal kkaekkeuthaneyo.) |
| Wow, this room is pretty. It’s really clean. |
| 맞아요. 그리고 경치가 멋져요. |
| (Majayo. Geurigo gyeongchiga meotjeyo.) |
| That’s right. And the view is wonderful. |
| 제 지난번 호텔방보다 더 커요. |
| (Je jinanbeon hotelbangboda deo keoyo.) |
| It’s bigger than my last hotel room. |
| 맞아요. 근처에 있는 해변에 산책하러 같이 갈까요? |
| (Majayo. Geuncheoe inneun haebyeone sanchaekhareo gachi galkkayo?) |
| That’s right. Shall we go take a walk at the nearby beach together? |
| First is the word 맞아요 (majayo), meaning "That’s right." |
| Next is the phrase 근처에 있는 (geuncheoe inneun), literally meaning "located nearby." |
| After this is the phrase 해변에 (haebyeone), meaning "at the beach." |
| Next is 산책하러 (sanchaekhareo), meaning "to take a walk." |
| Then we have 같이 (gachi), meaning "together." 같이 : 같이. 같이. |
| Finally, we have 갈까요? (galkkayo?), meaning "Shall we go?" |
| This comes from the verb 가다 (gada), meaning "to go," combined with the polite question ending ㄹ까요? (lkkayo?). |
| 갈까요? : 갈까요? |
| All together, it's: |
| 맞아요. 근처에 있는 해변에 산책하러 같이 갈까요? |
| (Majayo. Geuncheoe inneun haebyeone sanchaekhareo gachi galkkayo?) |
| This translates as: "That’s right. Shall we go take a walk at the nearby beach together?" |
| 좋아요. |
| (Joayo.) |
| Sounds good. |
| Let's look at the sentence pattern. |
| This pattern is the structure that all of our examples will follow. |
| 같이 [VERB STEM]ㄹ/을까요? |
| Gachi [VERB STEM] l/eul kka yo? |
| Shall we [verb] together? |
| Let’s break this down. |
| The word 같이 (gachi) means “together” and indicates a shared action. |
| Next is [VERB STEM], which is the base form of the verb describing the action. |
| After that is ㄹ or 을 (l/eul), which conjugates the verb stem. |
| ㄹ is used when the verb stem ends in a vowel, and 을 is used when it ends in a consonant. |
| That, combined with the ending 까요 (kka yo) is used to ask a suggestion or propose doing something together. |
| Together, this pattern translates to “Shall we [verb] together?” |
| Let’s see how a part of a line from the dialogue follows this pattern. Since only the end is related to the pattern, let's focus on that. |
| 산책하러 같이 갈까요? (Sanchaekhareo gachi galkkayo?) |
| Shall we go take a walk together? |
| First is "산책하러 (Sanchaekhareo)." This means "take a walk." |
| Next is 같이 (gachi) which means “together” and shows the action will involve both of the people in the conversation. |
| Next is 갈 (gal). This is the verb "to go," conjugated with ~ㄹ (-l). |
| As 갈까요 (galkkayo), the ending means “shall we go” and suggests going somewhere together. |
| The phrase 산책하러 (sanchaekhareo) means “to take a walk” and describes the purpose of the action. Together, this sentence asks, “Shall we go take a walk together?” |
| The original sentence included the location, but that doesn't change the pattern. |
| Now you can use this structure to suggest activities to do with others in Korean! |
| Now let's look at some speaking examples. |
| 점심을 같이 먹을까요? (Jeomsimeul gachi meogeulkkayo?) |
| Shall we eat lunch together? |
| Can you see how the pattern applies here? |
| Let's break it down: |
| First is 점심을 (jeomsimeul), a phrase that consists of two parts: |
| 점심 (jeomsim), "lunch," and 을 (eul), which is the object particle. It is used to mark the word it follows (in this case, "lunch") as the object of the sentence. |
| Together, 점심을 (jeomsimeul) means "lunch" as the object of the following sentence. |
| 같이 (gachi) - This translates to "together," and is the main focus. |
| 먹을 (meogeul) - This is the stem of the verb 먹다 (meokda), which means "to eat." This verb stem fits into the [VERB STEM] spot in the pattern. |
| Because the stem, 먹 (meok), ends in a consonant, it is conjugated with "을 (eul)". |
| 까요? (kkayo?) - This ending is a question format that can translate to "Shall we...?" This is the other part of the focus, and combines with the verb to mean "shall we eat…?" |
| All together, it's "Shall we eat lunch together?" |
| Here's another example |
| 운동을 같이 할까요? (Undongeul gachi halkkayo?) |
| Shall we work out together? |
| 운동을 같이 할까요? (Undongeul gachi halkkayo?) |
| Shall we work out together? |
| Let's try one more, |
| 내일 서울에 갈까요? (Naeil Seoure galkkayo?) |
| Shall we go to Seoul tomorrow? |
| 내일 서울에 갈까요? (Naeil Seoure galkkayo?) |
| Shall we go to Seoul tomorrow? |
| One last one. |
| 같이 지하철로 갈까요? (Gachi jihacheollo galkkayo?) |
| Shall we go by subway together? |
| 같이 지하철로 갈까요? (Gachi jihacheollo galkkayo?) |
| Shall we go by subway together? |
| Let's review. |
| Do you remember how to say "nearby"? |
| 근처에 있는 (geuncheoe inneun) |
| 근처에 있는 (geuncheoe inneun) |
| And how to say "at the beach"? |
| 해변에 (haebyeone) |
| 해변에 (haebyeone) |
| Do you remember how to say "to take a walk"? |
| 산책하러 (sanchaekhareo) |
| 산책하러 (sanchaekhareo) |
| And how to say "together"? |
| 같이 (gachi) |
| 같이 (gachi) |
| Do you remember how to say "shall we go"? |
| 갈까요? (galkkayo?) |
| 갈까요? (galkkayo?) |
| And lastly, how to say "Shall we go take a walk at the nearby beach together?" |
| 근처에 있는 해변에 산책하러 같이 갈까요? (Geuncheoe inneun haebyeone sanchaekhareo gachi galkkayo?) |
| 근처에 있는 해변에 산책하러 같이 갈까요? (Geuncheoe inneun haebyeone sanchaekhareo gachi galkkayo?) |
| Now you know how to make an invitation in Korean. |
| ...and you can move on to the practice on KoreanClass101. |
| 다음 시간에 봐요! (Daeum sigane bwayo!) |
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