Korean for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 3

What kind of ...?

Ask 'what kind of ...?' in Korean — 어떤 책을 좋아해요? (What kind of books do you like?) — using 어떤.

Conversation

  1. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    야야 씨는 책을 자주 읽어요?

    Yaya ssineun chaegeul jaju ilgeoyo?

    Ms. Yaya, do you often read books?

    Tip: <책> = book <자주> = often, regularly <읽어요> = verb "to read" (in present tense)

  2. Yaya Yaya

    가끔 읽어요. 특히 소설을 좋아해요.

    Gakkeum ilgeoyo. Teuki soseoreul joahaeyo.

    I read it sometimes. I especially like novels.

    Tip: <가끔> = sometimes <특히> = especially <소설> = novel

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    오, 저도요! 주로 어떤 소설을 읽어요?

    O, jeodoyo! Juro eotteon soseoreul ilgeoyo?

    Oh, me too! What novels do you usually read?

    Tip: <주로> = usually <어떤 N> = what kind of N

  4. Yaya Yaya

    음... 추리나 스릴러를 많이 읽어요.

    Eum... churina seurilleoreul mani ilgeoyo.

    Hmm... I read a lot of mysteries and thrillers.

    Tip: <추리> = mystery, detective <스릴러> = thriller <많이> = a lot

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does 어떤 mean?

'Which / what kind of' — adjective form. 어떤 영화 = 'what kind of movie?'. 어떤 사람 = 'what kind of person?'.

How is 어떤 different from 무슨?

어떤 = qualitative ('what kind'). 무슨 = identifying ('what specific'). Both translate to 'what'.

What is 코난 팬?

'Conan fan'. 팬 = fan (loanword). Coming from Korean love of detective stories and Japanese manga.

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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