✅ Day 17: Talking About Likes and Dislikes – I Like Coffee!
Day 17: Talking About Likes and Dislikes – I Like Coffee!
Hello again, Korean buddy! 👋
Today is all about learning how to express what you like, dislike, and even love in Korean. These expressions are used every day in real life, whether you're talking about food, hobbies, or your favorite K-pop group! 🎧🍜
Let’s learn how to say “I like coffee,” “I dislike vegetables,” or “I love Korean!” You’ll master the key verbs, sentence structure, and even build your own sentences.
🔑 Key Verbs – To Like, Dislike, and Love
- 좋아하다 → jo-a-ha-da → to like
- 싫어하다 → shi-reo-ha-da → to dislike
- 사랑하다 → sa-rang-ha-da → to love
These are action verbs and should be conjugated like any other Korean verb.
Use the polite present tense:
- 좋아해요 → jo-a-hae-yo → I like
- 싫어해요 → shi-reo-hae-yo → I dislike
- 사랑해요 → sa-rang-hae-yo → I love
You’ll usually attach an object with 을/를 (object particle):
- 저는 커피를 좋아해요 → I like coffee
- 저는 야채를 싫어해요 → I dislike vegetables
- 저는 한국어를 사랑해요 → I love Korean
📋 Vocabulary + Example Sentences
Common Things You Can Like or Dislike
| English | Korean | Romanization | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| music | 음악 | eum-ak | 저는 음악을 좋아해요 jeo-neun eum-ak-eul jo-a-hae-yo |
| movies | 영화 | yeong-hwa | 저는 영화를 좋아해요 jeo-neun yeong-hwa-reul jo-a-hae-yo |
| coffee | 커피 | keo-pi | 저는 커피를 좋아해요 jeo-neun keo-pi-reul jo-a-hae-yo |
| exercise | 운동 | un-dong | 저는 운동을 싫어해요 jeo-neun un-dong-eul shi-reo-hae-yo |
| spicy food | 매운 음식 | mae-un eum-shik | 저는 매운 음식을 싫어해요 jeo-neun mae-un eum-shik-eul shi-reo-hae-yo |
| vegetables | 야채 | ya-chae | 저는 야채를 안 좋아해요 jeo-neun ya-chae-reul an jo-a-hae-yo |
| Korean language | 한국어 | han-guk-eo | 저는 한국어를 사랑해요 jeo-neun han-guk-eo-reul sa-rang-hae-yo |
🗣️ Real Conversation Example
A: 무슨 음식을 좋아해요?
mu-seun eum-shik-eul jo-a-hae-yo?
→ What food do you like?
B: 저는 치킨을 좋아해요!
jeo-neun chi-kin-eul jo-a-hae-yo
→ I like chicken!
A: 커피는요?
keo-pi-neun-yo?
→ What about coffee?
B: 저는 커피를 안 좋아해요.
jeo-neun keo-pi-reul an jo-a-hae-yo
→ I don’t like coffee.
❌ Negative Sentences
To say "I don’t like," you can use:
- 안 좋아해요 → I don’t like
- 싫어해요 → I dislike
Examples:
- 저는 커피를 안 좋아해요 → I don’t like coffee
- 저는 야채를 싫어해요 → I dislike vegetables
📝 Practice – Fill in the Blanks
- I like music → 저는 음악을 __________
- I dislike exercise → 저는 운동을 __________
- I love Korean → 저는 한국어를 __________
✅ Show Answers
- 좋아해요 → jo-a-hae-yo
- 싫어해요 → shi-reo-hae-yo
- 사랑해요 → sa-rang-hae-yo
🎯 Mini Quiz – Translate These
- I like movies
- I dislike vegetables
- I love Korean
✅ Quiz Answers
- 저는 영화를 좋아해요 → jeo-neun yeong-hwa-reul jo-a-hae-yo
- 저는 야채를 싫어해요 → jeo-neun ya-chae-reul shi-reo-hae-yo
- 저는 한국어를 사랑해요 → jeo-neun han-guk-eo-reul sa-rang-hae-yo
✍️ Try This!
Create your own three Korean sentences:
- 1 thing you like
- 1 thing you dislike
- 1 thing you love
Example:
- 저는 치킨을 좋아해요 → I like chicken
- 저는 운동을 안 좋아해요 → I don’t like exercise
- 저는 한국어를 사랑해요 → I love Korean
🔜 What’s Next?
Now that you can express your likes and dislikes, it’s time to ask politely for things.
We’ll learn how to say:
- 주세요 → Please give me
- 해 주세요 → Please do something for me
📘 Day 18: Polite Requests – Please Give Me, Please Do It
✅ Conclusion
Today you learned how to express personal feelings like and dislike in Korean, and use them to build natural, meaningful sentences.
This lesson is a major milestone in becoming confident in conversations from ordering food to talking with friends, you’ll use these every day!
Great work as always, and see you in the next lesson! 🌟