Travelling in South Korea
In this lesson, you will learn about different sites in Korea and how to say where you would like to go. If you plan to travel, please check the website of the Korea Tourism Organisation to get information.
Vocabulary
Grammar Points
Verb/Adjective + – 았어요/ 었어요/ 였어요 past tense
To conjugate a verb in the past tense, when the word stems ends in a vowel ㅗ or ㅏ, – 았어요 is used, when it ends in any other vowel, -었어요 is added. For verbs and adjectives ending in 하다, – 였어요 is added to form 하+였어요, which is then shortened to 했어요.
E.g. 가다 -> 가 + 았어요 -> 갔어요/갔습니다/갔습니까?
E.g. 만들다 -> 만들 + 었어요 -> 만들었어요/만들었습니다/만들었습니까?
E.g. 공부하다 -> 공부하 + 였어요 -> 공부했어요/공부했습니다/공부했습니까?
Verb + – (으)ㄴ적이 있다/없다 have (not) done
It expresses having or not having a particular experience in the past. When the verb stems ends in a vowel, – ㄴ 적이 있다/없다 is used, and when the verb stems ends in a final consonant, – 은 적이 있다/없다 is added. Although the form, -(으)ㄴ 일이 있다/없다 can be also used to express the same meaning.
E.g. 이탈리아에 가 본 적이 있어요? Have you been to Italy?
E.g. 김치를 먹은 적이 있어요. I’ve eaten Kimchi.
Verb + – 으려고 하다 / 려고 하다 plan to, intend to
It expresses the subject’s intention or plan that has yet to be acted upon. When the verb stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ, – 려고 하다 is added, and when the verb stem ends in a final consonant, -으려고 하다 is used.
E.g. 여름 휴가때 여행을 하려고 해요. I plan to travel during the summer vacation.
E.g. 결혼하면 아이를 두 명 낳으려고 해요. I intend to have 2 children once I’m married.
Listen and read
지윤: 마크 씨, 그게 뭐예요?
Jiyoon: Mr. Mark, what is it?
마크: 여행 안내 책이에요. 이번 휴가에 한국으로 여행을 가려고 해요.
Mark: It’s a travel guide book. I plan to travel to Korea on this vacation.
지윤: 와, 좋겠네요. 어디로 가요?
Jiyoon: Wow, it’d be great. Where are you going?
마크: 부산으로 갈 거예요. 지윤 씨는 부산에 가 봤어요?
Mark: I’ll go to Busan. Have you been to Busan?
지윤: 네. 저는 2년 전에 다녀왔어요.
Jiyoon: Yes. I went there 2 years ago.
마크: 어디가 제일 좋았어요?
Mark: Where did you like the most?
지윤: 저는 해운대가 정말 좋았어요. 그리고 국제 시장도 재미있었고요.
Jiyoon: Haewoondae was really good. And the Gookjae market was also interesting.
마크: 참, 숙소는 어디가 좋아요?
Mark: By the way, what types of accommodation is good?
지윤: 요즘은 싸고 깨끗한 게스트 하우스가 많아요. 홈페이지에서 한번 찾아보세요.
Jiyoon: These days, there are lots of cheap and clean guesthouses. Please look up the homepages.
마크: 네, 정말 고마워요.
Mark: Yes, thanks a lot.
Let’s practise!
Where have you been to in Korea or in other countries? Make the sentences similar to the ones in the example below 보기.
- 언제 갔어요? When did you go?
- 어디에 갔어요? Where did you go?
- 누구하고 갔어요? Who did you go with?
- 무엇을 했어요? What did you do?
- 어땠어요? How was it?
