Korean for English speakers Cafe · Lesson 6

Suggestion suffix

Suggest activities in Korean — 토요일에 뭐 해요? (What are you doing Saturday?) — with -ㄹ/을까요? for suggestions.

Conversation

  1. Kyle Kyle

    밥 씨, 토요일에 뭐 해요?

    Bap ssi, toyoire mwo haeyo?

    Bob, what are you doing on Saturday?

    Tip: <토요일> = Saturday <-에> = particle for time/date

  2. Bob Bob

    글쎄요...

    Geulsseyo...

    Well...

    Tip: <글쎄요> = formal way to say "Well, I don't know"

  3. Kyle Kyle

    우리 같이 한강 공원에 갈까요?

    Uri gachi hangang gongwone galkkayo?

    Shall we go to Han River Park together?

    Tip: <우리> = "We" (subject) <같이> = together <한강 공원> = Han River park <갈까요> = verb "to go" (in suggestion conjugation) [Note] To suggest an idea or a plan, we can conjugate verbs with the suffix -ㄹ까요/을까요 (for example, 갈까요 for the verb 가다 (to go))

  4. Bob Bob

    좋아요. 자전거도 타요.

    Joayo. Jajeongeodo tayo.

    Great! Let's ride a bicycle too.

    Tip: <좋아요> = formal way to say "Great!" <자전거> = bicycle <타요> = verb "to take" (transportation)

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'what are you doing?' in Korean?

뭐 해요? (informal-polite) — universal Korean question. 뭐 = what, 하다 = do. 뭐 했어요? = 'what did you do?'.

Days of the week in Korean?

월요일 (Mon), 화요일 (Tue), 수요일 (Wed), 목요일 (Thu), 금요일 (Fri), 토요일 (Sat), 일요일 (Sun).

What does 글쎄요 mean?

'Well... / hmm...' — hesitation marker. Used to delay an answer.

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.