LinguaOne rule, three families
Every verb and adjective in this unit obeyed the vowel rule: ㅏ or ㅗ in the stem takes 아요, anything else takes 어요, and 하다 alone becomes 해요. The three families were the plain verbs (먹어요, 가요, 마셔요), the 하다 verbs (공부해요, 일해요) and the adjectives (좋아요, 비싸요, 맛있어요). The particles sorted themselves by the verb: an object takes 을/를, the place of an action 에서, the destination of 가다 and 오다 에, and the subject of an adjective 이/가.
A day in five sentences
With this unit you can narrate: 아침에 빵을 먹어요. 회사에 가요. 회사에서 일해요. 저녁에 친구를 만나요. 한국어가 재미있어요. Five sentences, three particles, one ending. The next unit adds the times of day and the two negations, and your day becomes a real day.
| Stem ends in | Ending | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ㅏ / ㅗ | 아요 | 살아요, 좋아요, 봐요 |
| other vowels | 어요 | 먹어요, 마셔요, 배워요 |
| 하다 | 해요 | 공부해요, 일해요 |
| ㅡ | ㅡ drops | 커요, 예뻐요 |
저녁에 집에서 요리해요In the evening I cook at home.
이 카페는 커피가 맛있어요This cafe has good coffee.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 먹다 | to eat | 빵을 먹어요 I eat bread. |
| 보다 | to see, to watch | 친구가 영화를 봐요 My friend watches a movie. |
| 가다 | to go | 마트에 가요 I go to the supermarket. |
| 공부하다 | to study | 카페에서 공부해요 I study at a cafe. |
| 일하다 | to work | 누나는 병원에서 일해요 My older sister works at a hospital. |
| 좋다 | to be good | 이 책이 좋아요 This book is good. |
| 비싸다 | to be expensive | 이 시계는 비싸요 This watch is expensive. |
| 맛있다 | to be delicious | 이 빵이 맛있어요 This bread is delicious. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- match the pairs: 1
- fill the gap: 2
- build the sentence: 2
- translate the sentence: 1
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which is the polite present of 살다 *to live*?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.