[ Elementary Korean 32 ] (으)면 , (으)면서 , (으)러 가다/오다

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Hello. This is Tommy.
After today's class, you will be able to make suppositions or assumptions such as
If I could travel somewhere, I would choose to go to India.
Wow, you can now make longer sentences in Korean.
I'm sure you can go through all the quizzes on the topic without any trouble.
and become the supreme master of Korean.
Then I'll begin.
The theme of today's class is
What would you like to do if you won the lottery?
What would you do if you won the lottery?
Tommy and Sangmin are imagining what they would do if they won the lottery.
Let's listen to their conversation.
about where they'd both spend their money with English subtitles
Then listen.
Sangmin, if you won the lottery, what would you like to do?
Well, I'd like to travel around the world by boat.
Where is Tommy?
I want to go to Finland to see the aurora.
That's impressive. If I go to Finland, I might meet Santa Claus.
You're right. Ever since I was in elementary school, I've wanted to ride on Santa Claus's sleigh.
Now I'll explain the vocabulary and phrases
while reviewing the conversation one sentence at a time.
Mr. Sangmin, if you won the lottery, what would you like to do?
If or in case.
You can start a sentence with "If" to imply that
Then, if it will come along soon.
In other words, 만약에 and 으면 make a good pair
as they are often used together in if sentences.
"Lawgwon" is a lottery, and "dangcheongdo-da" means to win a lottery.
Whether you need to use 하다 or 되다 is one of the key points.
that beginners often find difficult.
But to say "to win an event or the lottery" in Korean,
You say "당첨되다" instead of "당첨하다."
Got it?
Well, I'd like to travel around the world by boat.
Where is Tommy?
Well, it's an interjection used
when you're uncertain or contemplating something
To ride around.
To ride and go.
So I'm going to ride around on the cruise.
World Travel is a world travel.
Let's look at some other words that use 세계, the world.
World map
World history is a world history.
And "jeonsegye" means the entire world.
I want to go to Finland to see the aurora.
Aurora is the northern light.
Finland
Now that we've learned Finland, let's also memorize how to say some other countries.
South Korea has often come up in this elementary course, hasn't it?
If you say you didn't know it, I'll be upset.
Okay?
Other country names are China, the United States of America, and England.
Next, let's look at another phrase in the conversation.
I want to go.
This phrase itself is the combination of two grammars.
One is 아보다, to try to do an action, and 하고 싶다, wants to.
That's impressive. Will I be able to meet Santa Claus if I go to Finland?
The word 멋지다 means cool, nice, great, something very positive.
When it means cool, it's often used for guys.
But in today's conversation, Sangmin used "멋지다" to mean great or nice.
And this can also be used to describe women.
For example, you can say, "Eonni is really cool."
You're really great, my sister.
Santa grandpa
Koreans more often say 산타 할아버지 than 산타클로스, Santa Claus.
An elementary school student.
Let's also learn some words referring to students.
a middle school student, a high school student
and a college student is a university student.
Next, let's focus on "부터," from the time of.
The word to express time is 부터, which means since or from.
And the word for place is "eseo," which also means from.
So, make sure you clearly remember the difference between them.
For example, Tami said, "Since I was in elementary school."
In the conversation, she used "부터" because she is describing time, not place.
Sled
Let's remember these words together with Ski.
These words use "tada" as the verb to ride.
To ride a sleigh, to ski
is a natural way to express to ski in Korean.
Also, be sure to use the object marker 루 in the sentence.
Next, I will explain the grammar in detail.
The first grammar is "을면," which means "when" or "if," depending on the situation.
You use this grammar when a situation might or might not happen.
This is called a supposition in grammatical terms.
You can also use "만약에" to emphasize the meaning of "if."
There are two patterns for "을면."
First, for a verb stem ending in a consonant, you add "-eulmyeon" to the stem.
For example, for the verb 먹다, to eat,
You add "으면" to the stem, and it becomes "먹으면," which means "if I eat."
Second, if there is no final consonant in a verb stem, you add -면 to the stem.
For example, for 가다, meaning "to go," you add 면 to the stem and say 가면, which means "if I go."
Alright, let's look at an example in the conversation.
Sangmin, if you won the lottery, what would you like to do?
If you win the lottery, what do you want to do?
Here, let's look at "당첨되면."
The dictionary form of "to win the lottery" is 당첨되다.
To win does not have a final consonant.
So you add "면" to the stem to make "당첨되면."
Then, let's take a quick quiz to check our understanding.
What goes into the parentheses? Just do it.
If you want to do it, you can do it.
Number one, if you want to.
Number two, if you want to.
The answer is one.
The word for "I want to do" is 하고 싶다.
The stem of 하고 싶다 has a final consonant.
So you add "면" to the stem and say "하고 싶으면."
If you want to, then do it.
The second grammar is "면서," which means "while" or "as."
Using this grammar, you can express that two actions happen simultaneously.
How to apply this grammar is the same as with 을 때, which we have just learned.
Here, I will only cover two patterns.
First, for a verb stem without a final consonant,
and second, for a verb stem ending in a consonant.
Let's look at an example sentence with a verb stem ending in a consonant.
I play games while eating dinner.
I play games while eating.
In this sentence, "먹다" has a final consonant.
So you add -으면서 to say 먹으면서, while eating.
I am playing games and eating at the same time.
Next, let's look at an example with a verb stem that does not end in a final consonant.
I want to travel around the world by boat.
I want to travel the world while sailing on a cruise.
Here, "다니다," meaning "to go around," does not have a final consonant.
So you add -면서 to say 다니면서, while going around.
Let's take a short quiz to improve our understanding.
What goes into the parentheses?
Watching TV reduces my concentration.
If you study while watching TV, you will lose your focus.
1. Moreover
2. Hot and humid
The answer is number 1.
The word for "to look" or "to watch" is 보다.
So, we just add "meonseo" to the stem.
So, it's going to be while watching.
By the way, "집중력이 떨어지다" means to lose concentration.
So, you can also memorize this phrase.
Let's read the entire sentence together.
My concentration drops when I study while watching TV.
Got it!
Finally, let's learn the last grammar, "eo-ro ga-da, o-da."
"으로 가다" or "오다" means to go or come in order to do something.
You can express that you are going to or coming to perform an action.
Since this is an action, you can use this grammar only with verbs.
How to apply this is the same as in ㅇ.
So, let's just go over a verb stem with a final consonant and a verb stem without a final consonant.
Let's first look at an example that has a final consonant.
Let's go to the restaurant to eat galbi.
Here, the verb 먹다 has a final consonant ㄱ.
So, you add "euro" to say "meogeuro."
You go to the restaurant in order to eat.
That's why you use 먹으러, to eat.
Okay?
Next is an example without a final consonant.
In the conversation, there was this phrase.
I want to go to Finland to see the aurora.
I want to go to Finland to see the northern lights.
In this case, "보기" does not have a final consonant.
So, it becomes "to see."
Let's take another short quiz.
What goes into the parentheses?
Are you leaving?
Shall we go out to eat?
Number one, let's go eat.
Number two, please have your meal.
The answer is one.
The word for "to eat a meal" is 식사하다.
The verb "식사하다" does not have a final consonant.
So, you just add "rŭ" to the stem to say "sik-sah-rŭ," meaning "to eat."
Would you like to go eat?
Now, let's listen to it again without the English subtitles.
I'm sure you can hear more words and grammar this time.
Then please check it.
Sangmin, if you won the lottery, what would you like to do?
Well, I'd like to travel around the world by boat.
Where is Miss Pommy?
I want to go to Finland to see the aurora.
That's impressive.
If you go to Finland, you might meet Santa Claus.
You're right. Ever since I was in elementary school, I've wanted to ride on Santa Claus's sleigh.
Now, let's practice reading aloud.
I'll play the audio one sentence at a time.
Please practice with me.
Then read it out loud.
Sangmin, if you won the lottery, what would you like to do?
Well, I'd like to travel around the world by boat.
Where is Miss Pommy?
I want to go to Finland to see the aurora.
That's awesome.
If you go to Finland, you might meet Santa Claus.
You're right. Ever since I was in elementary school, I've wanted to ride on Santa Claus's sleigh.
Now, homework time!
I'll assign homework for today's class.
We have two homework assignments for today.
First, use "으면" to make a sentence saying "If I..."
For example, you can say
If I win the lottery, I want to go on a world tour.
If I win the lottery, I want to travel around the world.
For the second sentence, try making a sentence using "으로 가다" or "오다."
To go or come in order to do something.
For example, I go to a fan meeting to meet a celebrity.
I'm going to a fan meeting to meet a celebrity.
Wow, that sounds so exciting, doesn't it?
Please tell me what you are trying to do this upcoming weekend regarding the homework.
I'm so thrilled to read your homework.
The second homework is to memorize the vocabulary.
Please memorize 40 words from 881 to 920 on page 12 of the elementary vocabulary list.
We are already on page 12.
Your vocabulary is getting better and better every day.
Impressive!
You can take a quiz on these 40 words on my website.
So please try it after you finish memorizing them.
That's all for today.
Thank you so much for learning together with me.
You are so smart!
