✅ Day 14: Real-Life Conversation Practice – What Did You Do Yesterday?

 

Day 14: Real-Life Conversation Practice – What Did You Do Yesterday?

Hey Korean speaker! 👋

Today, we’re going to use everything you’ve learned past tense, future tense, and negative sentences — to practice real-life Korean conversations.

You’ll learn how to ask and answer questions like:

  • What did you do yesterday?
  • Did you eat breakfast?
  • I didn’t go to school

Let’s turn your grammar knowledge into actual speaking power 💬


❓ Conversation Question: What Did You Do Yesterday?

어제 뭐 했어요?
eo-je mwo hae-sseo-yo
→ What did you do yesterday?


✅ Sample Answers

  • 어제 친구를 만났어요 → eo-je chin-gu-reul man-nat-sseo-yo → I met a friend yesterday
  • 어제 영화를 봤어요 → eo-je yeong-hwa-reul bwat-sseo-yo → I watched a movie yesterday
  • 어제 공부했어요 → eo-je gong-bu-haet-sseo-yo → I studied yesterday

You can start your sentence with “어제” (yesterday) for natural flow!


❌ Negative Answer Examples

  • 어제 학교에 안 갔어요 → eo-je hak-gyo-e an gat-sseo-yo → I didn’t go to school yesterday
  • 어제 밥을 안 먹었어요 → eo-je bap-eul an meo-geot-sseo-yo → I didn’t eat a meal yesterday


📖 Dialogue Example 1 – Simple Past

A: 어제 뭐 했어요? → eo-je mwo hae-sseo-yo → What did you do yesterday?

B: 저는 도서관에 갔어요. → jeo-neun do-seo-gwan-e gat-sseo-yo → I went to the library.

A: 공부했어요? → gong-bu-haet-sseo-yo? → Did you study?

B: 네, 공부했어요! → ne, gong-bu-haet-sseo-yo → Yes, I studied!


📖 Dialogue Example 2 – Negative Answer

A: 점심을 먹었어요? → jeom-sim-eul meo-geot-sseo-yo? → Did you eat lunch?

B: 아니요, 안 먹었어요. → a-ni-yo, an meo-geot-sseo-yo → No, I didn’t eat.

A: 왜요? → wae-yo? → Why?

B: 시간이 없었어요. → shi-gan-i eop-sseo-sseo-yo → I didn’t have time.


🗣️ Your Turn – Practice Time!

Try answering these questions in Korean:

  1. 어제 뭐 했어요? → What did you do yesterday?
  2. 어제 커피를 마셨어요? → Did you drink coffee yesterday?
  3. 어제 친구를 만났어요? → Did you meet a friend yesterday?
✅ Example Answers
  • 도서관에 갔어요 → I went to the library
  • 커피를 마셨어요 → I drank coffee
  • 아니요, 안 만났어요 → No, I didn’t meet


🎯 Mini Quiz – Translate These

  1. I studied yesterday
  2. I didn’t go to school
  3. I watched a movie
✅ Quiz Answers
  1. 어제 공부했어요 → eo-je gong-bu-haet-sseo-yo
  2. 학교에 안 갔어요 → hak-gyo-e an gat-sseo-yo
  3. 영화를 봤어요 → yeong-hwa-reul bwat-sseo-yo


🧠 Challenge

Write a 3-line diary about what you did yesterday. Use past tense and at least one negative sentence.

Example:

어제 학교에 갔어요. 수업을 들었어요. 점심을 안 먹었어요.


👀 Coming Up Next

Now that you’re speaking in real Korean, next we’ll take your expressions to the next level with **describing things**:

📘 Day 15: Describing People and Things in Korean – It’s Pretty, It’s Big!


✅ Conclusion

Awesome work today! 🎉 You just practiced real-life Korean conversations. That’s a big deal!

Keep listening, repeating, and making your own answers. That’s how Korean becomes YOUR language!

Don’t forget to check out the next lesson we’re going to describe the world around us!