Lesson overview
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어느
which
나라
a country
사람
a person
어느 나라 사람이에요？
where are you from?
나
I
한국
Korea
영국
England; Britain; the UK
나는 영국 사람이에요
I'm British
나는 한국 사람이 아니에요
I'm not from Korea
고향
a hometown
고향이 어디예요？
where is your hometown?
서울
Seoul
서울 사람이에요？
are you from Seoul?
저
I (humble)
저는 서울 사람이 아니에요
I'm not from Seoul (humble)
제주도
Jeju
저는 제주도 사람이에요
I'm from Jeju (humble)
처음
first time
한국은 처음이에요？
is this your first visit to Korea?
네, 처음이에요
yes, it's my first visit
아니요, 처음이 아니에요
no, it's not my first visit
방문
visit
두 번째 방문이에요
it's my second visit
자주
often
아니요, 자주 와요
no, I come often
한국 음식 좋아해요？
do you like Korean food?
네, 정말 좋아해요
yes, I really like it
정말 맛있어요
it's really tasty
너무 매워요
it's too spicy
학생
a student
학생이에요？
are you a student?
아니요, 저는 학생이 아니에요
no, I'm not a student (humble)
직업
a job
직업이 뭐예요？
what's your job?
회사원
an office worker
저는 회사원이에요
I'm an office worker (humble)
취미
a hobby
취미가 뭐예요？
what are your hobbies?
여행
journey; trip
여행이 취미예요
travelling is my hobby
제
my (humble)
독서
reading
제 취미는 독서예요
my hobby is reading (humble)
우아！ 한국어 정말 잘 해요
wow, your Korean is really good
고맙습니다
thank you (formal form)
그냥 그래요
just so so; it's just OK
제 영어는 그냥 그래요
my English is just OK (humble)
혹시
by any chance
혹시 카카오스토리 해요？
do you have KakaoStory by any chance?
안 해요
don't do it
언제
when (in questions)
가다
to go
영국에 언제 가요？
when are you going to the UK?
안 가요
I'm not going
장난
joke
장난이에요
it's a joke
오늘
today
마지막 날
last day
오늘이 마지막 날이에요
today is the last day
내일
tomorrow
저는 내일 가요
I'll go tomorrow (humble)
두 번째
second
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