Korean for English speakers Sports · Lesson 0

Tennis course in the rain

Korean for weather and lessons — 오늘 야외 테니스 수업이 있어요 (I have an outdoor tennis class today).

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    어서 오세요~

    Eoseo oseyo~

    Welcome!

    Tip: <어서 오세요> = "Please come in"/"Welcome" (Literally, "Please come quickly")

  2. Pishi Pishi

    오늘 야외 테니스 수업이 있어요. 그런데 ...

    Oneul yaoe teniseu sueobi isseoyo. Geureonde ...

    I have an outdoor tennis class today. But ...

    Tip: <오늘> = today <야외> = outdoor (noun) <수업> = lesson, course <N이/가 있어요> = verb "to have" (in present tense) [Note] Subject particle -이/가 is chosen according to the syllable before. If it finishes by a final consonant (ㅂ of 수업), we use -이. If by a vowel, we use -가 <그런데> = but

  3. Meera Meera

    아, 지금 밖에 비가 많이 와요. 아마 취소가 ...

    A, jigeum bakke biga mani wayo. Ama chwisoga ...

    Oh, it's raining a lot outside right now. Maybe it is cancelled...

    Tip: <지금> = now <밖에> = outside (adverbe) <비가 와요> = "It's raining" (Literally, "Rain is coming.") <많이> = a lot <아마> = maybe <취소> = cancellation

  4. Pishi Pishi

    취소요? 아무런 연락이 없었어요.

    Chwisoyo? Amureon yeollagi eopseosseoyo.

    Cancel? There was no announce.

    Tip: <아무런 + N> = any + N (in negative phrases) <연락> = announce, communication, call <없었어요> = verb "not to have" (in past tense)

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is 야외?

'Outdoor / outside'. 야외 수업 = outdoor class. 실내 = indoor.

Korean for class types?

수업 (class), 강의 (lecture), 학원 (academy/cram school), 과외 (private tutoring).

What does 그런데 mean?

'But / however / by the way'. Common conversational connector. Casual: 그런데도.

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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