📘 Intermediate Day 17: Describing Conditions – ~(으)면 (If / When) Welcome to Day 17 of the Intermediate Korean series! Today, we're learning how to express conditions in Korean using a super useful grammar structure: ~(으)면 . This structure helps you say things like: "If it rains..." "If you're busy..." "If I have time..." "When I go..." Let’s explore how to use ~(으)면 to speak naturally about possibilities, suggestions, and outcomes. 📘 1. What is ~(으)면? ~(으)면 is a conditional ending that means “if” or “when.” It’s added to the verb or adjective stem and describes a condition for the next action. 🔧 How to Use: 받침 없는 동사 + 면 → 가면 (if you go) 받침 있는 동사 + 으면 → 먹으면 (if you eat) ⚠️ With 이다 (to be) → 이면 (if it is) 📌 Conditional Sentence Examples Korean Romanization English Meaning 시간이 있으면 만나요. si-gan-i it-seu-myeon man-na-yo If I ...

📘 Beginner 27: Hobbies and Interests in Korean – I Like Music! I Play Soccer! Welcome to Day 27! 🎵⚽🎨 In today’s lesson, we’ll learn how to talk about your hobbies and interests in Korean. Whether it’s music, movies, exercise, or gaming — you’ll learn how to express what you like and what you do for fun! These are some of the most fun and personal expressions to share with friends and connect in conversation! 📌 Common Hobby Vocabulary English Korean Romanization music 음악 eum-ak movies 영화 yeong-hwa spicy food 매운 음식 mae-un eum-sik coffee 커피 keo-pi studying 공부 gong-bu exercise 운동 un-dong vegetables 야채 ya-chae 📘 Saying What You Like and Don’t Like 저는 음악을 좋아해요 – I like music 저는 운동을 좋아해요 – I like exercise 저는 야채를 안 좋아해요 – I don’t like vegetables 💡 Use 좋아하다 (to like) and 안 좋아하다 / 좋아하지 않다 (to not like) to express preferences. 📘 Talking About What You Do 저는 축구를 해요 – I play socc...

📘 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 g...

📘 Beginner 9: Making Simple Sentences in Korean – Start Speaking Now! Welcome to Day 9! 🗣️ By now, you’ve learned Hangul, Korean numbers, time expressions, weather, and daily routines. Today, you’ll learn how to put together simple, complete Korean sentences using the elements you've already studied. This is a huge step forward — you’re now going to start speaking Korean! 💬 📌 Korean Sentence Structure: Subject + Object + Verb (SOV) Korean word order is different from English. In English: I eat rice. In Korean: I rice eat. Basic Korean sentence structure: Subject (S) + Object (O) + Verb (V) 저는 밥을 먹어요. (jeo-neun bap-eul meok-eo-yo) – I eat rice. 📘 Particles: 은/는, 이/가, 을/를 Particles mark the role of each word in a sentence: 은 / 는 – topic marker 이 / 가 – subject marker 을 / 를 – object marker Examples: 저는 학생이에요. – As for me, I’m a student. 제가 가요. – I (not someone else) go. 밥 을 먹어요. – I eat rice. 📘 Common Subjects, Ob...

📘 Day 29: Feelings and Emotions in Korean – I’m Happy, I’m Tired, I’m Excited! Today’s lesson is all about how you feel. 😊😩😡 Can you say “I’m happy” or “I’m tired” in Korean? Now you will! Emotions are a big part of everyday conversations, and learning how to express them helps you sound more natural and fluent. Let’s explore the most useful Korean emotion expressions with simple sentences and Romanized pronunciation! 🧠 Basic Emotion Vocabulary English Korean Romanization happy 기뻐요 gi-ppeo-yo tired 피곤해요 pi-gon-hae-yo excited 신나요 sin-na-yo sad 슬퍼요 seul-peo-yo angry 화가 나요 hwa-ga na-yo scared 무서워요 mu-seo-wo-yo nervous 긴장돼요 gin-jang-dwae-yo embarrassed 부끄러워요 bu-kkeu-reo-wo-yo 💬 Easy Emotion Sentences 저는 기뻐요. – jeo-neun gi-ppeo-yo → I’m happy. 지금 피곤해요. – ji-geum pi-gon-hae-yo → I’m tired now. 시험 끝나서 신나요! – si-heom kkeut-na-seo sin-na-yo! → I’m excited because the exam is over! 조금 슬퍼요. – jo-geum s...

  Day 15: Describing People and Things in Korean – It’s Pretty, It’s Big! Hey Korean learner! 👋 Today we’re learning how to describe the world around you people, places, and things using Korean adjectives . With just a few words, you’ll be able to say things like: The bag is big This coffee is hot She is pretty Let’s make your Korean more colorful and expressive! 🎨 📚 What is an Adjective in Korean? In Korean, adjectives are called 형용사 (hyeong-yong-sa) . Most adjectives in Korean already include the “to be” meaning. For example: 예뻐요 → It’s pretty 커요 → It’s big 작아요 → It’s small You don’t need to say “is” separately it’s built into the word! 💡 Basic Descriptive Words Korean Romanization English Meaning 예뻐요 ye-ppeo-yo pretty 커요 keo-yo big 작아요 ja-ga-yo small 좋아요 jo-a-yo good / ...

Day 9: Making Simple Sentences in Korean – Start Speaking Now! Welcome back, Korean learner! 👋 Today, we’re going to start making real Korean sentences simple but powerful ones.   Just like “I eat,” “I go,” or “I study.” These are the kinds of sentences you’ll use every single day!