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

  1. Bob Bob

    야야 씨, 애완동물 키워요?

    Yaya ssi, aewandongmul kiwoyo?

    Ms. Yaya, do you have pet animals?

    Tip: <애완동물> = pet animal <키워요> = to raise

  2. Yaya 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

  3. Bob Bob

    강아지 종이 뭐예요?

    Gangaji jongi mwoyeyo?

    What is the race?

    Tip: <종> = race <N이/가 뭐예요?> = "What is/are N?"

  4. Yaya 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

  5. Bob 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)

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is 애완동물?

'Pet animal'. 애완 (pet, beloved) + 동물 (animal). 반려동물 is now preferred (life-companion animal).

What's the counter for animals?

마리 — for animals. 한 마리 (one), 두 마리 (two). 강아지 한 마리 = 'one puppy'.

Common Korean pets?

강아지/개 (puppy/dog), 고양이 (cat), 새 (bird), 햄스터 (hamster), 거북이 (turtle), 물고기 (fish).

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.