✅Beginner 13: Real-Life Conversation Practice – What Did You Do Yesterday?

πŸ“˜ Beginner 13: Real-Life Conversation Practice – What Did You Do Yesterday?

Welcome to Day 13! πŸ—£️ You've learned a lot so far: how to form sentences, express the past and future, and talk about daily routines. Now it's time to put everything together in real-life Korean conversations.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer questions about your day, especially about yesterday. You’ll also get practice with full dialogues and useful sentence patterns.

πŸ“Œ Key Question: “What did you do yesterday?”

The most useful question to ask about the past:

  • μ–΄μ œ 뭐 ν–ˆμ–΄μš”? (eo-je mwo hae-sseo-yo?) – What did you do yesterday?

πŸ’‘ You can answer with any verb you already know, in the past tense:

  • μ˜ν™”λ₯Ό λ΄€μ–΄μš”. – I watched a movie.
  • 친ꡬλ₯Ό λ§Œλ‚¬μ–΄μš”. – I met a friend.
  • κ³΅λΆ€ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. – I studied.

πŸ“˜ Common Verbs You Can Use

Verb Past Tense Romanization Meaning
λ¨Ήλ‹€λ¨Ήμ—ˆμ–΄μš”meok-eot-sseo-yoate
μžλ‹€μž€μ–΄μš”jat-sseo-yoslep
κ°€λ‹€κ°”μ–΄μš”gat-sseo-yowent
λ³΄λ‹€λ΄€μ–΄μš”bwa-sseo-yosaw/watched
ν•˜λ‹€ν–ˆμ–΄μš”hae-sseo-yodid
λ§ˆμ‹œλ‹€λ§ˆμ…¨μ–΄μš”ma-syeot-sseo-yodrank

πŸ“˜ Sample Answers You Can Use

  • μ–΄μ œ μΉœκ΅¬λž‘ 점심을 λ¨Ήμ—ˆμ–΄μš”. – I ate lunch with a friend yesterday.
  • μ–΄μ œ μΉ΄νŽ˜μ— κ°”μ–΄μš”. – I went to a cafΓ© yesterday.
  • μ–΄μ œ ν•œκ΅­μ–΄λ₯Ό κ³΅λΆ€ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. – I studied Korean yesterday.
  • μ–΄μ œ μ§‘μ—μ„œ μ‰¬μ—ˆμ–΄μš”. – I rested at home yesterday.
  • μ–΄μ œ 컀피λ₯Ό μ•ˆ λ§ˆμ…¨μ–΄μš”. – I didn’t drink coffee yesterday.

πŸ’¬ Real-Life Dialogue

πŸ‘§ μˆ˜μ§€: μ–΄μ œ 뭐 ν–ˆμ–΄μš”?
πŸ§‘ 민수: μ˜ν™” λ΄€μ–΄μš”. μž¬λ―Έμžˆμ—ˆμ–΄μš”!
πŸ‘§ μˆ˜μ§€: λˆ„κ΅¬λž‘ λ΄€μ–΄μš”?
πŸ§‘ 민수: μΉœκ΅¬λž‘ λ΄€μ–΄μš”. νŒμ½˜λ„ λ¨Ήμ—ˆμ–΄μš”.

πŸ’‘ Use these dialogues to role-play or practice with a friend!


πŸ“˜ Useful Follow-Up Questions

  • μ–΄λ””μ—μ„œ ν–ˆμ–΄μš”? – Where did you do it?
  • λˆ„κ΅¬λž‘ ν–ˆμ–΄μš”? – With whom did you do it?
  • μž¬λ―Έμžˆμ—ˆμ–΄μš”? – Was it fun?
  • 무슨 μ˜ν™” λ΄€μ–΄μš”? – What movie did you watch?

πŸ§ͺ Mini Quiz – Conversation Practice

  1. How do you say “I went to a cafΓ© yesterday”?
    a) μ–΄μ œ μΉ΄νŽ˜μ— κ°€μš”
    b) μ–΄μ œ μΉ΄νŽ˜μ— κ°”μ–΄μš”
    c) μ–΄μ œ μΉ΄νŽ˜μ— 갔을 κ±°μ˜ˆμš”
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    ✅ b) μ–΄μ œ μΉ΄νŽ˜μ— κ°”μ–΄μš”

  2. Translate: “What did you do yesterday?”
    a) 내일 뭐 ν•΄μš”?
    b) μ–΄μ œ 뭐 ν–ˆμ–΄μš”?
    c) μ§€κΈˆ 뭐 ν–ˆμ–΄μš”?
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    ✅ b) μ–΄μ œ 뭐 ν–ˆμ–΄μš”?

  3. How do you say “I didn’t drink coffee”?
    a) 컀피 μ•ˆ λ§ˆμ…¨μ–΄μš”
    b) 컀피 λ§ˆμ‹€ κ±°μ˜ˆμš”
    c) 컀피λ₯Ό λ§ˆμ…”μš”
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    ✅ a) 컀피 μ•ˆ λ§ˆμ…¨μ–΄μš”


✅ Conclusion

πŸŽ‰ Amazing progress! Now you can confidently answer questions about your day in Korean using real-life conversation skills!

  • ✔️ Practice asking and answering “What did you do yesterday?”
  • ✔️ Use a variety of past tense verbs
  • ✔️ Add details like time, place, and people


πŸ“˜ Coming Up Next

Tomorrow: Day 14: Describing People and Things in Korean – It’s Pretty, It’s Big!
You’ll learn how to use adjectives to describe people, places, and objects!

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