Hi Korean learners ! Today, we meet again for another Korean reading practice for beginners. This time, it is targeted towards baby beginners. (A0 – A1)
Table of Contents
Korean Reading Practice
ν΅ν

μ¬λ³΄μΈμ? | Hello ? |
μ¬λ³΄μΈμ μνΌ μ¨, μ λΉλμμ! | Hello, Zapi. It’s me, Binu! |
μ€, μλ νμΈμ λΉλ μ¨. μ€λλ§μ΄μμ. | Oh, hello Binu. It’s been a while |
λ€, μ€λλ§μ΄μμ. νΉμ λ΄μΌ μκ° μμ΄μ? | Yes, it’s been a while. By any chance, do you have time tomorrow? |
λ€, μκ° μμ΄μ. μμ? | Yes, I do. Why ? |
μλνλ©΄ μ λ μΌκ²Ήμ΄μ λ¨Ήκ³ μΆμ΄μ. | Because I want to eat samgyeobsal |
μ λ§μ? μ λ λ¨Ήκ³ μΆμ΄μ! κ°μ΄ μλΉμ κ°μ. | Really? I want to eat that too. Let’s go to the restaurant together. |
μ’μμ! μΈμ κ°κ³ μΆμ΄μ ? | Nice! When do you want to go ? |
μ λ 7μ μ΄λμ? | What about 7 pm ? |
μ’μμ. κ·ΈλΌ, λ΄μΌ 7μμ λ§λμ. | Sounds good. Then, let’s meet tomorrow at 7 pm. |
λ΄μΌ λ΄μ! | See you tomorrow! |
Vocabulary
νκ΅μ΄ | μμ΄ |
---|---|
μ¬λ³΄μΈμ? | Hello? |
μ€λλ§μ΄μμ | It’s been a while |
νΉμ | By any chance |
μκ° | Time |
μλνλ©΄ | Because |
μΌκ²Ήμ΄ | Samgyeopsal (pork belly) |
μλΉ | Restaurant |
μΈμ | When |
μ λ | Evening |
μ΄λμ? | How about? |
λ§λλ€ | To meet |
λ΄μΌ | Tomorrow |
Grammar points
-μ΄μμ / -μμ
Meaning : is / am / are
Usage : μ΄μμ / μμ are polite sentence endings used to state something or identify something in Korean. They both mean “is/am/are” in English and are used differently depending on the preceding word’s ending:
- μ΄μμ : Used when the preceding word ends in a consonant.
Example: νμμ΄μμ (It’s a student). - μμ : Used when the preceding word ends in a vowel.
Example: μΉκ΅¬μμ (It’s a friend).
Example in the text: λΉλμμ (It’s Binu). / μ€λλ§μ΄μμ (It’s been a while).
-μλ€
Meaning: “to have” / “to exist”
Usage: When used in the context of time, it means “to have time” or “to be available.” It can be conjugated into different forms to match the politeness level and tense.
- Example: μκ°μ΄ μμ΄μ (I have time / There is time).
- Negative form: μμ΄μ (Don’t have / There isn’t).
-> μκ°μ΄ μμ΄μ (I don’t have time / There is no time)
The particle used with μλ€ / μλ€ is μ΄/κ°. However, the particles are often omitted during spoken speech when the intent is clear.
Example in the text: μκ° μμ΄μ (I have time) μκ° μμ΄μ? (Do you have time?)
-κ³ μΆλ€
Meaning: want to
Usage: κ³ μΆλ€ is used to express a desire or want to do something. It attaches to the verb stem:
Verb stem + κ³ μΆλ€: I want to (verb)
You can then remove the λ€ to add the sentence ending fitting the situation (μ΄μ, μ΅λλ€, …)
Example in the text: λ¨Ήκ³ μΆμ΄μ (I want to eat) κ°μ΄ κ°κ³ μΆμ΄μ (I want to go together)
Other Texts For True Beginners
- Korean Reading Practice : Morning Story
- Korean Reading Practice : Self-Introduction
- Korean Reading Practice β The Market
Study Method for Texts
If you’re not familiar with text study, here’s a method I would suggest you try.
Since we’ve recently started making YouTube videos for each reading practice we post, I would suggest you watch the video to study the text.
The video is divided as follows :
- Korean voice only, with pictures to help the understanding
- Korean subtitles + translation
- Additional notes
By following the video first, you’ll get a good grasp of the text. Then, you can come back here and study it from here.
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