Korean for English speakers Townhall · Lesson 0

Summer vacation plans

Future plans in Korean — 여름 방학 계획이 뭐예요? (What are your summer vacation plans?) — using 계획 (plan).

Conversation

  1. Magicat Magicat

    로즈 씨는 여름 방학 계획이 뭐예요?

    Rojeu ssineun yeoreum banghang gyehoegi mwoyeyo?

    What are your summer vacation plans, Ms. Rose?

    Tip: <여름> = summer <방학> = vacations <계획> = plan <N이/가 뭐예요?> = "What is/are N?"

  2. Rose Rose

    시골 할머니, 할아버지 집에서 지낼 거예요.

    Sigol halmeoni, harabeoji jibeseo jinael geoyeyo.

    I'm going to stay at my grandma and grandpa's house in the countryside.

    Tip: <시골> = countryside <할머니> = grandmother <할아버지> = grandfather <집> = home, house <지낼 거예요> = verb "to stay" (in future tense)

  3. Magicat Magicat

    할머니, 할아버지가 어디에 사세요?

    Halmeoni, harabeojiga eodie saseyo?

    Where do your grandma and grandpa live?

    Tip: <사세요> = verb "to live" (in politeness conjugation) [Note] 사세요 is more polite version of 살아요(살다)

  4. Rose Rose

    제주도에 사세요. 서울에서 비행기를 타고 가요.

    Jejudoe saseyo. Seoureseo bihaenggireul tago gayo.

    They live in Jeju Island. I'm going by a plane from Seoul.

    Tip: <제주도> = Jeju island <서울> = Seoul <비행기> = airplane <N을/를 타고 가요> = verb "to go by N (transport)"

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is 계획?

'Plan'. 계획을 세우다 = 'make a plan'. 계획이 뭐예요? = 'what's the plan?'.

What is 방학?

'School vacation / break' (not work vacation, which is 휴가). 여름 방학 = summer break.

Korean countryside vocabulary?

시골 (countryside), 할머니/할아버지 (grandma/grandpa), 산 (mountain), 바다 (sea), 자연 (nature).

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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