Korean for English speakers Bakery · Lesson 5

Skiing in Christmas

Future plans in Korean with -ㄹ/을 거예요 — 부산 부모님 댁에 갈 거예요 (I'm going to my parents' house in Busan).

Conversation

  1. Yaya Yaya

    밥 씨, 크리스마스에 뭐 할 거예요?

    Bap ssi, keuriseumaseue mwo hal geoyeyo?

    Mr. Bob, what are you going to do in Christmas?

    Tip: <크리스마스> = Christmas <N에> = time/location particle <뭐> = what <할 거예요> = verb "to do" (in future tense)

  2. Bob Bob

    부산 부모님 댁에 갈 거예요. 야야 씨는요?

    Busan bumonim daege gal geoyeyo. Yaya ssineunyo?

    I'm going to my parents' house in Busan. What about you, Ms. Yaya?

    Tip: <부산> = Busan <부모님 댁> = parents' house [Note] Word 댁 is the honorific version of 집 (house) <갈 거예요> = verb "to go" (in future tense)

  3. Yaya Yaya

    저는 스키장에 갈 거예요.

    Jeoneun seukijange gal geoyeyo.

    I'm going to go to ski station.

    Tip: <스키장> = ski station <갈 거예요> = verb "to go" (in future tense)

  4. Bob Bob

    우와, 부러워요! 저도 스키 좋아해요.

    Uwa, bureowoyo! Jeodo seuki joahaeyo.

    Wow, I envy you! I like skiing too.

    Tip: <부러워요> = verb "to envy" (in present tense) <좋아해요> = verb "to like" (in present tense)

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you express future in Korean?

Verb stem + -ㄹ/을 거예요. 가다 → 갈 거예요 (will go). 먹다 → 먹을 거예요 (will eat). Polite future.

What is 부모님 댁?

'Parents' home' — 부모님 (parents, formal) + 댁 (home, honorific). Use 댁 for elders' homes — respectful.

Common Korean holidays?

크리스마스 (Christmas), 설날 (Lunar New Year), 추석 (Chuseok / Korean Thanksgiving), 어린이날 (Children's Day).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Korean lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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