LESSON NOTES

Absolute Beginner S1 #1
What Should We Watch in Korea?

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Korean Hangul
Romanization
English
Vocabulary
Sample Sentences
Grammar

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KOREAN HANGUL
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2.

... ?

3.

... ?

4.

... ?

5.

6.

?!

ROMANIZATION
1.

YEOUNGJIN:

museun yeonghwa bolkka?

2.

EUNJU:

heum... aeksyeon yeonghwa bolkka?

3.

YEONGJIN:

ei...seoseupenseu yeonghwa bolkka?

4.

EUNJU:

ani... manhwa yeonghwaneun?

5.

YEONGJIN:

romaentik komedi bolkka?

6.

EUNJU:

tto?!

ENGLISH

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1.

YEOUNGJIN:

What kind of movie should we watch?

2.

EUNJU:

Hmm... Should we watch an action movie?

3.

YEOUNGJIN:

Hmm... Should we watch a suspense movie?

4.

EUNJU:

No... Should we watch an animation movie?

5.

YEOUNGJIN:

Should we watch a romantic comedy?

6.

EUNJU:

Again?!

VOCABULARY
Hangul

R omanization

English

C lass

yeonghwa

movie

noun

aeksyeon

action

noun

seoseupenseu

suspense

noun

manhwa

animation, cartoon

noun

romentik komidi

romantic comedy

phrase

boda

tto

to see, to look at, to

watch

verb

again

adverb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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urin godeunghaksaengttae ihuro joeun
yeonghwareul bon jeogi eopda.

"We haven't watched a good movie since

.
oneul saero gaebonghan yeonghwa boreo gaja.

"Let's go watch the movie that was

released today."

high school."

jeo-neun aeksyeon yeonghwa wiju-ro bwayo.

jeoneun seoseupenseu soseoleul johahamnida.

"I mostly watch action films."

"I like suspense novels."

Manhwachaegeun neomu jaemisseo.

"Comic books are really fun."

je yeojachingu-neun romentik komidi-reul

silheohamnida.

"My girlfriend doesn't like romantic

comedies."

!
jeogeot bwa!

"Look at that!"

,
.
botong, nan eotteon seupocheudo boji
anneunde eojeneun yeoeyeotta.

"Usually, I don't watch any sports, but

yesterday was an exception."

Gwangwanggaegi ilmoreul boatta.

yeonghwa bwayo?

"The tourists watched the sunset."

"Are you watching a movie?"

. .

neoreul tto mannago sipeo.

Gomapsseumnida. tto olkkeyo.

"I want to meet you again."

"Thank you. I will come again."

GRAMMAR

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The Focus of This Lesson Is -().

?
"Should we watch an action movie?"

We use the volitional form to express intention on the part of the speaker or to invite someone
to do something in informal situations. Specifically, the speaker uses this form when asking
someone whether he or she would like to do something with the speaker or with a group that
includes the speaker. In English, we can translate this as "shall we...?" or "should we...?" In
addition to inviting someone to do something, we also use it to ask for one's opinion, view, or
appraisal about a certain fact. This form is a sentence ender.
Formation

-/? - (-l/eulkkayo) - standard politeness level

-/? - (-l/eulkka) - intimate politeness level
I. We use -? (-lkkayo?) with verbs that end in vowels.
For Example:
1.

(boda) "to see," "to watch"

- verb stem
+ ? (bo + lkkayo)
? (bolkkayo?) "Shall we watch?" (standard politeness level)
? (bolkka?) "Shall we watch?" (intimate politeness level)

II. We use -? (-eulkkayo?) with verbs that end in consonants.

For Example:

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(jaemiitda) "to be fun" or "to be interesting"

(jaemiit) - verb stem
+ - (jaemiit) + (-eulkkayo?)
? (jaemiisseulkkayo?) "Will it be fun?"/"What do you think?" (standard
politeness level)
? (jaemiisseulkka?) "Will it be fun?"/"What do you think?" (intimate
politeness level)

In this lesson, we use -() (l/eulkka) in the form of ? (bolkka?). This uses the above
grammar formation with the verb (boda), meaning "to see" or "to watch." Combined with
that construction, we translate the phrase (bolkka) as "should we see?" or "shall we
see?"

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