Korean Self-Study Lesson 5

Welcome to Lesson 5! Today, we will explore how to talk about destinations and movement verbs (에 갑니다/옵니다), actions happening at specific locations (에서), and how to add information using the particle 도 (also/too).

1. Learning Objectives

1. Movement & Destinations: Master directional verbs and sentence patterns for going, coming, or attending places.
2. Action Locations: Express complex everyday activities matching various social and educational venues.

2. Core Lesson Narrative & Dialogue

Practice reading the paragraph below and check the English translations to follow along:

Korean Text	English Translation
오늘 유강은 영화관에 갑니다. (Oneul yugangeun yeonghwagwane gapnida.)	Today, Yugang goes to the movie theater.
영화관 앞에서 나오미를 만납니다. (Yeonghwagwan apeoseo naomireul mannapnida.)	He meets Naomi in front of the movie theater.
유강은 나오미와 영화관에서 영화를 봅니다. (Yugangeun naomiwa yeonghwagwaneoseo yeonghwareul bopnida.)	Yugang watches a movie with Naomi at the movie theater.
영화관 맞은편에 한식당이 있습니다. (Yeonghwagwan majeunpyeone hansikdangi isupnida.)	There is a Korean restaurant across from the movie theater.
유강과 나오미는 식당에 갑니다. (Yuganggwa naomineun sikdange gapnida.)	Yugang and Naomi go to the restaurant.
식당에서 불고기를 먹습니다. 냉면도 먹습니다. (Sikdangeoseo bulgogireul meoksupnida. Naengmyeondo meoksupnida.)	They eat Bulgogi at the restaurant. They eat Naengmyeon too.
불고기와 냉면이 맛있습니다. (Bulgogiwa naengmyeoni masisupnida.)	The Bulgogi and Naengmyeon are delicious.

3. Vocabulary Building

Directions & Sides

• 맞은편 (majeunpyeon): Across from / Opposite side
• 오른쪽 (oreunppok): Right side
• 왼쪽 (oenppok): Left side
• 맛있다 / 맛없다: Delicious / Not delicious

Useful Venues & Foods

• 영화관 (yeonghwagwan): Movie Theater
• 서점 (seojeom): Bookstore
• 우체국 (ucheguk): Post office
• 백화점 (baekhwajeom): Department store
• 불고기 / 냉면: Bulgogi / Cold buckwheat noodles

4. Grammar Points & Sample Sentences

1) N에서 (At / In a location)

This particle indicates the specific place where an action or behavior takes place.

• 서점에서 책을 삽니다. → I buy a book at the bookstore.
• 도서관에서 공부를 합니다. → I study at the library.

2) N에 가다 / 오다 / 다니다 (Go to / Come to / Attend)

This particle attaches to destination nouns to show the direction or purpose of spatial movement.

• 마이클이 식당에 갑니다. → Mike is going to the restaurant.
• 저는 학교에 다닙니다. → I attend school.

3) N도 (Also / Too)

Replaces subjective or objective particles to express inclusion.

• 책이 있습니다. 연필도 있습니다. → There is a book. There is a pencil too.

4) N의 N (Possessive Particle ‘s)

Expresses ownership or belonging.

• 이것은 저의 책상입니다. → This is my desk.

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Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with 에서 (At) or 에 (To)

1. 유강은 영화관_______ 갑니다. (Yugang goes to the movie theater.)
2. 도서관_______ 공부를 합니다. (I study at the library.)
3. 식당_______ 불고기를 먹습니다. (We eat Bulgogi at the restaurant.)

Exercise 2: Sentence Integration using ‘도’ (Also)

Example: 책이 있습니다. (가방) → 책이 있습니다. 가방도 있습니다.

1. 책을 읽습니다. (신문) → __________________________________________________
2. 중국어를 배웁니다. (한국어) → _______________________________________________
3. 미국에 갑니다. (일본) → __________________________________________________

Exercise 3: English-to-Korean Translation Practice

1. I buy a book at the bookstore. → ____________________________________
2. Where is the department store? → ____________________________________
3. This is my friend’s bag. → ____________________________________

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