[Learning in the Wild] 카드를 받으시면

A message when getting cash from an ATM

카드를 받으시면 돈이 나옵니다

[Quiz] ② ~아/어서

Test yourself to see how well you remember the lesson! (Click here to review.)

Directions: Grab something to write with and complete each sentence using the target grammar pattern.

[Tuesday Tune] 안녕바다 – 그녀는 미래를 알아

I think I first heard this group because they had a song in a drama or movie or something? Anyway, I’m a fan~

[Quiz] ~으려고

Test how well you remember the lesson~ (Click here to review.)

Directions: Grab something to write with and use the target grammar to complete the sentences!

~으면: if…then, when…then (conditional)

If you visit Korea, what will you do? When you get accepted to graduate school, will you buy a new laptop? If I have time today, then I’ll call my brother. When you learn ~으면, you can express these types of sentences in Korean!

예) 비가 그치면 자전거를 타고 싶어요.
⇒ If it stops raining, I want to ride my bicycle.

예) 한국에 가면 뭐 하고 싶어요?
⇒ When you go to Korea, what do you want to do?

예) 비밀 번호가 변경되었습니다. 본인 아니면 즉시 신고하세요.
⇒ The password has been changed. If it wasn’t you, report it immediately.

If you want to learn how to use the future conditional in Korean, then check out this post~

[Quiz] ~기 전에

Test how well you remember the lesson! (Click here to review.)

Directions: Grab something to write with and complete each sentence using the target grammar pattern.

[Learning in the Wild] 주문 및 문의는, 오른쪽

Went to a traditional market and ate 모듬전 & 막걸리 (assorted jeon & makkeolli/Korean rice wine) here.

고객님!^^
주문 및 문의는, 오른쪽 카운터에서 도와드리겠습니다.
(후드소리가 커서 안에서 하나도 안들려요 ㅠㅠ)

② ~아/어서: connecting two actions

The first post about ~아/어서 looked at the “cause and effect” meaning. Now let’s look at a second meaning! This same pattern can also be used to connect two actions that are related, but where the because meaning is not as strong.

예) 저는 친구를 만나서 점심 먹었어요.
⇒ I met a friend and (we) ate lunch.

예) 평일에 도서관에 가서 공부해요.
⇒ On weekdays, I go to the library and study (at the library).

예) 신촌역에서 내려서 6번출구로 나오세요.
⇒ Get off at Sinchon Station and come out exit 6 (of Sinchon Station).

If you’ve seen ~아/어서 used in sentences where the English because… seems awkward, they might’ve been using this meaning!

~으려고: in order to

Remember ~으려고 해요 (intend to do)? In that post, I briefly mentioned that you can use ~으려고 (without the 해요) to explain the intention or purpose of an action. So let’s go more in depth on how to do that!

예) 단어를 외우려고 10번씩 써요.
⇒ In order to memorize the words, I write them 10 times each.

예) 한국에서 취직하려고 준비하고 있어요.
⇒ I’m preparing in order to get a job in Korea.

예) 케이크를 만들려고 계란을 샀어요.
⇒ I bought eggs to make a cake.

[Review] 5 Apps to Learn Hangul

If you want to learn Korean, learning how to read & write Hangul (aka the Korean alphabet) is step one!

There are so many resources teaching Hangul — including textbooks, videos, online courses, and flashcards — so you can find something that works for you. This post will be focusing on mobile apps.

Here are 5 apps to start your Korean journey~

• Hanguel (SNU LEI)
• Write It! Korean
• Learn Korean! – Hangul
• HangulKing
• LearnHangul

~기 전에: before, before [something] happens…

This pattern is used to talk about doing an action before another action, or before something else happens.

예) 한국에 오기 전에 한국어를 열심히 공부했어요.
⇒ Before coming to Korea, I studied Korean diligently.

예) 우리는 공연을 하기 전에 연습해야 돼요.
⇒ We have to practice before doing the performance.

예) 운동하기 전에 스트레칭을 하세요?
⇒ Do you stretch before working out?

[Quiz] ~을 때

Practice the grammar from the lesson! (Click here if you need to review.)

Directions: grab something to write with and use the target grammar with the phrase [in brackets] to complete each question.