Korean for English speakers Townhall · Lesson 5
Pet animal as our family
Korean pets — 애완동물 키워요? (Do you have pets?) — and 강아지 한 마리 키워요 (I have a puppy).
Conversation
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Bob
야야 씨, 애완동물 키워요?
Yaya ssi, aewandongmul kiwoyo?
Ms. Yaya, do you have pet animals?
Tip: <애완동물> = pet animal <키워요> = to raise
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Yaya
강아지 한 마리를 키워요.
Gangaji han marireul kiwoyo.
I raise a puppy.
Tip: <강아지> = puppy <한> = "one" in adjective form (native korean number counting) <마리> = counting unit for animal
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Bob
강아지 종이 뭐예요?
Gangaji jongi mwoyeyo?
What is the race?
Tip: <종> = race <N이/가 뭐예요?> = "What is/are N?"
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Yaya
시베리안 허스키요. 몸집이 커요. 제 가족이에요.
Siberian heoseukiyo. Momjibi keoyo. Je gajogieyo.
It's a Siberian Husky. He's big. He is my family.
Tip: <시베리안 허스키> = Siberian Husky <몸집이 커요> = adjective "to be large/big" (Literally, "The frame is big") (in present tense) <가족> = family
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Bob
언젠가 한 번 직접 보고 싶어요!
Eonjenga han beon jikjeom bogo sipeoyo!
I want to see him in person someday!
Tip: <언젠가> = someday <한 번> = once <직접> = myself (herself, himself, itself, ...) <보고 싶어요> = verb "want to see/meet" (in present tense)