Korean for English speakers Zoo · Lesson 3

Baby gorilla yawning

Korean family terms — 엄마 (mom), 아기 (baby) — and 옆에 (next to) for position.

Conversation

  1. Muri Muri

    저기 아기 고릴라 좀 봐요!

    Jeogi agi gorilla jom bwayo!

    Look at that baby gorilla over there!

    Tip: <저기> = there, over there <아기> = baby <고릴라> = gorilla <봐요> = verb "to look at/see/watch" (in present tense)

  2. Muri Muri

    엄청 작아요. 엄마 옆에 꼭 붙어 있어요.

    Eomcheong jagayo. Eomma yeope kkok buteo isseoyo.

    He's very small. He sticks close to his mom.

    Tip: <엄청> = very, really <작아요> = adjective "to be small" (in present tense) <엄마> = mom, mother <N 옆에> = next to N <꼭> = firmly, tightly <붙어 있어요> = verb "to stick to", "to be attached to"

  3. Yaya Yaya

    그러네요. 방금 하품을 했어요.

    Geureoneyo. Banggeum hapumeul haesseoyo.

    I see. He just yawned.

    Tip: <그러네요> = formal way to say "You're right"/"I see" <방금> = just now <하품을 했어요> = to yawn (in past tense) [Note] The word 하품 means yawning (Literally, "do yawning")

  4. Yaya Yaya

    너무 귀여워요~

    Neomu gwiyeowoyo~

    He's so cute!

    Tip: <너무> = so, too <귀여워요> = adjective "to be cute" (in present tense)

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does 옆에 mean?

'Next to / beside'. Noun + 옆에. 엄마 옆에 = 'next to mom'. 학교 옆에 = 'next to the school'.

Korean for 'baby'?

아기 (baby, generic). For specific animals: 강아지 (puppy), 고양이 새끼 (kitten), 아기 사자 (baby lion).

What does 꼭 붙어 있다 mean?

'Stuck close to / clinging to'. 꼭 (tightly) + 붙다 (stick). Common for clingy babies or pets.

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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