📘 Intermediate Day 19: Expressing Effort – ~도록 / ~(으)려고 노력하다 Welcome to Day 19 of the Intermediate Korean series! 💪 In today’s lesson, we’ll learn how to express effort, goals, and purpose using two common Korean grammar patterns: ~도록 – so that / to the point that ~(으)려고 노력하다 – to try to / to make an effort to These are essential when you want to talk about your goals, intentions, or how hard you’re trying to do something — especially useful in both daily conversation and formal situations like work or study. 📘 1. ~(으)려고 노력하다 – “To Try To…” This expression literally means “to make an effort in order to do something.” It’s often used to show that you're putting in conscious effort to achieve a goal. 🔧 Pattern: Verb stem + (으)려고 노력하다 📌 Examples: 한국어를 매일 공부하려고 노력해요 . han-guk-eo-reul mae-il gong-bu-ha-ryeo-go no-ryeok-hae-yo 👉 I try to study Korean every day. 실수하지 않으려고 노력해요 . sil-su-ha-ji an-eu-ryeo-go no-ryeok-hae-yo ...