Korean for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 4

What is your hobby?

Talk about hobbies in Korean — 취미가 뭐예요? (What's your hobby?) — using 취미.

Conversation

  1. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    야야 씨, 셜록 홈즈도 읽었어요?

    Yaya ssi, syeollok homjeudo ilgeosseoyo?

    Ms. Yaya, have you read Sherlock Holmes?

    Tip: <그럼> = then <읽었어요> = to read (in past tense)

  2. Yaya Yaya

    그럼요. 여러 번 읽었어요. 코난 팬이에요.

    Geureomyo. Yeoreo beon ilgeosseoyo. Konan paenieyo.

    Sure. I've read it several times. I'm a fan of Conan.

    Tip: <그럼요> = formal waty to say "Sure"/"Of course" <여러 번> = several times [Note] <여러> = several ; <번> = time (counting unit for time : once 한 번, twice 두 번)

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    그렇군요. 저는 사실 책을 잘 안 읽어요.

    Geureokunyo. Jeoneun sasil chaegeul jal an ilgeoyo.

    Oh, I see. Actually, I don't read books very well.

    Tip: <그렇군요> = casual way to say "Oh, I see" <사실> = actually <잘> = well <안 + Verb> = not to V (안 읽어요 = do not read)

  4. Yaya Yaya

    그럼 셸라도나 씨는 취미가 뭐예요?

    Geureom syelladona ssineun chwimiga mwoyeyo?

    So, what are your hobbies, Ms. Sheldonna?

    Tip: <취미> = hobby

  5. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    운동이요. 특히 등산을 좋아해요.

    Undongiyo. Teuki deungsaneul joahaeyo.

    Exercise. I especially like hiking.

    Tip: <운동> = exercise, sport <등산> = hiking

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is 취미?

'Hobby / interest'. 취미가 뭐예요? = 'what's your hobby?'. Universal getting-to-know-you question.

What is 셜록홈즈 in Korean culture?

Sherlock Holmes — popular in Korea. Korean readers enjoy detective fiction (추리소설).

Common Korean hobbies?

독서 (reading), 영화 보기 (watching movies), 음악 듣기 (listening to music), 운동 (exercise), 게임 (gaming), 요리 (cooking).

Test yourself

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

5 quick questions on what you just heard.