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✍️ Intermediate Day 15: Expressing "Before and After" – ~기 전에 / ~(으)ㄴ 후에

📘 Intermediate Day 15: Expressing "Before and After" – ~기 전에 / ~(으)ㄴ 후에 Welcome to Day 15 of the Intermediate Korean series! 🕘 Today’s lesson helps you express time relationships between actions – specifically, how to say when something happens before or after something else. We'll cover two essential grammar patterns: ~기 전에 – before doing something ~(으)ㄴ 후에 – after doing something These are perfect for organizing your schedule, giving directions, or just talking about your day! 📘 1. ~기 전에 – “Before Doing…” This form is created by attaching ~기 (the noun form of a verb) + 전에 (before). 🔧 Pattern: Verb stem + 기 전에 📌 Examples: 자기 전에 책을 읽어요. ja-gi jeo-ne chaek-eul il-geo-yo 👉 I read a book before sleeping. 수업 듣기 전에 커피를 마셔요. su-eop deut-gi jeo-ne keo-pi-reul ma-syeo-yo 👉 I drink coffee before attending class. 운동하 기 전에 스트레칭해요. un-dong-ha-gi jeo-ne seu-teu-re-ching-hae-yo 👉 I stretch before ...