Verbs

Korean Lesson 12 (Verbs and Time)

Duration: 30 mins

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This is the 12th lesson about Korean verbs, as well as time expressions such as hours, days, and months. Finally some simple common phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Korean Classes.

Verbs

Before we move on to lessons about the present, past, and future, we need to discuss verbs in general. The verb is the second most used part of speech after the noun. That means we need to pay more attention to its different forms and tenses.

Below is a list of 16 verbs that you might come across or use very often. They are in their raw format (not conjugated yet). The table contains 3 columns (English, Korean, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Verbs List in Korean

Verbs Korean Audio
To drive운전하다
unjeonhada
To find운전하다
unjeonhada
To give주다
juda
To have가지다
gajida
To know알다
alda
To learn배우다
baeuda
To love사랑하다
salanghada
To play놀다
nolda
To read읽다
ilgda
To see보다
boda
To smile웃다
usda
To speak말하다
malhada
To think생각하다
saeng-gaghada
To understand이해하다
ihaehada
To work일하다
ilhada
To write쓰다
sseuda

Here is an example of the verb "to understand" conjugated into the past, present, and future.

Verb "to understand" in a Sentence

He understands me그는 나를 이해합니다
geuneun naleul ihaehabnida
He understood me그는 나를 이해했습니다
geuneun naleul ihaehaessseubnida
He will understand me그는 나를 이해할겁니다
geuneun naleul ihaehalgeobnida

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Vocabulary List about Time

Below is a list of 30 words related to time such as hours, days and months. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to discuss time related topics more easily.

Time in Korean

Time Korean Audio
Days요일
yoil
Monday월요일
wol-yoil
Tuesday화요일
hwayoil
Wednesday수요일
suyoil
Thursday목요일
mog-yoil
Friday금요일
geum-yoil
Saturday토요일
toyoil
Sunday일요일
il-yoil
January일월
il-wol
February이월
iwol
March삼월
sam-wol
April사월
sawol
May오월
owol
June유월
yuwol
July칠월
chil-wol
August팔월
pal-wol
September구월
guwol
October시월
siwol
November십일월
sib-il-wol
December십이월
sib-iwol
Autumn가을
ga-eul
Winter겨울
gyeoul
Spring
bom
Summer여름
yeoleum
Seasons계절
gyejeol
Months달/월
dal/wol
Time시간
sigan
Hour
si
Minute
bun
Second두 번째
du beonjjae

Daily Conversation in Korean

Finally, here are some popular phrases you might need to use daily. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Korean Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Korean

English Korean Audio
I was born in July저는 칠월에 태어났어요
jeoneun chil-wol-e taeeonass-eoyo
I will visit you in August팔월에 뵐게요
pal-wol-e boelgeyo
See you tomorrow!내일 봐요!
naeil bwayo!
Today is Monday오늘은 월요일이에요
oneul-eun wol-yoil-ieyo
Winter is very cold here여기 겨울은 매우 추워요
yeogi gyeoul-eun maeu chuwoyo
Yesterday was Sunday어제는 일요일이었어요
eojeneun il-yoil-ieoss-eoyo
Are you married?당신은 결혼했어요?
dangsin-eun gyeolhonhaess-eoyo?
I'm single저는 미혼이에요
jeoneun mihon-ieyo
Would you marry me?저랑 결혼해줄래요?
jeolang gyeolhonhaejullaeyo?
Can I have your phone number?휴대폰 번호가 뭐예요?
hyudaepon beonhoga mwoyeyo?
Can I have your email?이메일 주소가 어떻게 되요?
imeil jusoga eotteohge doeyo?

Fun Facts

Language Quote: ❝Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can; there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.❞ ‒Sarah Caldwell

Congratulations! You finished your 12th lesson in Korean about verbs, and time. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Korean Lesson 13. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Korean homepage.

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