✅Beginner 16: Talking About Hobbies and Interests – I Like Music, I Play Soccer
📘 Beginner 16: Talking About Hobbies and Interests – I Like Music, I Play Soccer
Welcome to Day 16! 🎵⚽ In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about your hobbies, what you like or don’t like, and how to share your interests in Korean.
Knowing how to say things like “I like music” or “I play soccer” helps you have fun and friendly conversations with native speakers!
📌 Key Verb: 좋아하다 (jo-a-ha-da) – to like
The verb 좋아하다 means “to like” and is used with objects (things, activities, people).
- 저는 음악을 좋아해요. – I like music.
- 저는 영화를 좋아해요. – I like movies.
- 저는 운동을 좋아해요. – I like exercise/sports.
💡 Remember to use the object particle 을/를 after the noun.
📘 Common Hobby Vocabulary
| English | Korean | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| music | 음악 | eum-ak |
| movies | 영화 | yeong-hwa |
| exercise/sports | 운동 | un-dong |
| reading | 독서 | dok-seo |
| travel | 여행 | yeo-haeng |
| cooking | 요리 | yo-ri |
| games | 게임 | ge-im |
| soccer | 축구 | chuk-gu |
| drawing | 그림 그리기 | geu-rim geu-ri-gi |
📘 Expressing “I Like / I Don’t Like”
- 저는 음악을 좋아해요. – I like music.
- 저는 운동을 안 좋아해요. – I don’t like sports.
- 저는 요리를 좋아하지 않아요. – I don’t like cooking.
💡 “안 좋아해요” and “좋아하지 않아요” both mean “don’t like.” "안" is more casual; "지 않다" is more formal.
📘 Talking About What You Do
You can also say what you do for fun using verbs like:
- 하다 – to do
- 보다 – to watch
- 듣다 – to listen
- 그리다 – to draw
- 읽다 – to read
Example Sentences:
- 저는 주말에 운동해요. – I exercise on weekends.
- 저는 매일 음악을 들어요. – I listen to music every day.
- 저는 책을 읽어요. – I read books.
- 저는 축구를 해요. – I play soccer.
💬 Real-Life Dialogue
👦 준호: 취미가 뭐예요? – What’s your hobby?
👧 수지: 저는 음악을 듣는 걸 좋아해요. – I like listening to music.
👦 준호: 저도요! 어떤 음악을 들어요? – Me too! What kind of music do you listen to?
📘 Talking About Favorite Things
- 제가 제일 좋아하는 영화는 ______예요. – My favorite movie is ______.
- 제가 제일 좋아하는 취미는 독서예요. – My favorite hobby is reading.
- 저는 케이팝을 정말 좋아해요! – I really like K-pop!
🧪 Mini Quiz – Hobbies & Likes
- How do you say “I like music” in Korean?
a) 저는 음악이 좋아요
b) 저는 음악을 좋아해요
c) 저는 음악을 예뻐요
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✅ b) 저는 음악을 좋아해요
- Translate: “I don’t like cooking.”
a) 저는 요리를 안 좋아해요
b) 저는 요리를 안 해요
c) 저는 요리를 못 해요
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✅ a) 저는 요리를 안 좋아해요
- What does “축구를 해요” mean?
a) I eat soccer
b) I watch soccer
c) I play soccer
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✅ c) I play soccer
✅ Conclusion
🎯 You’ve learned how to share your hobbies and interests in Korean!
- ✔️ Use “좋아해요” to express what you like
- ✔️ Combine hobbies with action verbs like 하다, 보다, 듣다
- ✔️ Try writing your own sentences about your favorite activities!
📘 Coming Up Next
Tomorrow: Day 17: Making Plans – Let’s Go! I’ll Call You!
Learn how to invite someone, make a plan, and talk about future activities in Korean!
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