Verbs – Speech (in spoken Korean)

Verbs – Speech (in spoken Korean)

Verbs in spoken Korean
The following dialogue between two close friends involve verbs inthe informal spoken form.
잘 = well
쇼핑 = shopping
어 = yes
오전 = am
오후 = pm
먼저 갈게 = I'll go first
This dialogue should be easy to comprehend.
대화 시작 = The conversation starts
상우: 지우야,    뭐 해?
지우:    밥 먹어.
상우:    어디 가?
지우: 어.    학교 가.
상우:    언제 가?
지우: 9 시에.
상우: 왜?
지우:    학교에서 공부해.
상우: 재밌어?
지우: 어. 재밌어.
상우:    어떻게 공부해?
지우:    선생님이 가르쳐 주셔.
상우: 아~ 그래?
지우: 어.    너는 뭐 해?
상우:    나는 쇼핑 가.
지우: 언제?
상우:    오후 3 시에.
지우:    밥은 먹었어?
상우: 어. 먹었어.    나 먼저 갈게.    잘 있어~
지우:    잘 가~
Sang-u: Ji-u, what are you doing?
Ji-u: I'm eating.
Sang-u: Where are you going?
Ji-u: I'm going to school.
Sang-u: When are you going?
Ji-u: At 9 o'clock.
Sang-u: Why? [are you going to school?]
Ji-u: I study at school.
Sang-u: Is it fun?
Ji-u: Yes, it's fun.
Sang-u: How do you study?

Ji-u: My teacher teaches me.
Sang-u: Ahh... really?
Ji-u: Yeap. How about you?
Sang-u: I'll go shopping
Ji-u: When?
Sang-u: At 3 o'clock pm.
Ji-u: Did you have a meal?
Sang-u: Yes. I have. I'll go first then. Bye~
Ji-u: Bye~
This is a conversation between Sang-u and Ji-u. This is a type of conversation that is common
between close friends, yet it is extremely simple to understand even for beginners of Korean. So pay
attention to how these "spoken forms" are used.
● A list of written forms and their respective spoken forms.
Written Form - Spoken Form
[For detailed explanation, refer to (Verbs - Present, Past)]
go =    가다 - 가
come =    오다 - 와
do =    하다 - 해
eat =    먹다 - 먹어
give =    주다 - 줘
receive =    받다 - 받아
play =    놀다 - 놀아
sleep =    자다 - 자
run =    달리다 - 달려
teach =    가르치다 - 가르쳐
learn =    배우다 - 배워
These spoken forms are informal so you should only use them with very close friends.