Korean for Travellers
Beginner 3 — listening
Every one of the 110 words and sentences in the course, read aloud. Tap any line to hear it.
This page goes with the Beginner 3 — Verbs and the Present course PDF. Keep it open on your phone while you work through the book.
Lesson 1 — The Present Tense
To go → 가요
To come → 와요
To eat → 먹어요
To drink → 마셔요
To see, to watch → 봐요
To do → 해요
To sleep → 자요
To buy → 사요
To know → 알아요
To not know → 몰라요
Where are you going?
I drink coffee.
I don't know. (one of the most useful words here)
Lesson 2 — The Same Form Asks and Answers
What are you doing?
Where are you going?
Where is it?
When are you going?
Why?
Who is it?
How do I get there?
Lesson 3 — Where Things Happen
Home, house
School
Company, the office
Restaurant
Café
Hotel
Station
Airport
Market
Hospital
How do I get to the airport?
I eat lunch at a restaurant.
Which station do I get off at?
Lesson 4 — Telling the Time
O'clock — with native numbers
Minutes — with Sino numbers
Half past
a.m.
p.m.
Morning; also breakfast
Midday; also lunch
Evening; also dinner
Today
Tomorrow
Yesterday
Now
What time is it now?
It's 3:30. (native three, Sino thirty)
I'm going tomorrow morning.
Lesson 5 — Days and Getting Around
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Weekend
Subway
Bus
Taxi
Train
On foot
To ride, to get on → 타요
To get off → 내려요
To change (lines) → 갈아타요
I take the subway.
Change at City Hall station.
Lesson 6 — A Conversation
Excuse me, may I ask something?
Yes, go ahead.
How do I get to Gyeongbokgung?
Take subway line 3.
Which station do I get off at?
Get off at Gyeongbokgung station.
Is it far from here?
No, about ten minutes.
Thank you!
Lesson 7 — The Verbs That Break the Rule
To be hot → 더워요
To be cold → 추워요
To hurt, to be ill → 아파요
To be hungry → 배고파요
To be busy → 바빠요
To walk → 걸어요
To listen → 들어요
I'm hungry. What shall we eat?
It's too hot in here.
I have a headache.
Lesson 8 — At the Pharmacy
Hello. I'm not feeling well.
Where does it hurt?
I have a headache. And a fever.
Since when?
Since yesterday.
Take this medicine. Three times a day.
After meals?
Yes, after eating.
How much is it?
Pharmacy
Medicine
Head
Stomach
Throat, neck
Fever
A cold
Hospital, clinic
Tooth → 이가 아파요
Eye
Ear
Leg
Arm
Lower back
A cough → 기침이 나요
Diarrhoea
A word on the voice
These are synthesised with a Korean voice, not recorded by a person. For single words and short sentences that is accurate and clear, and it is far better than reading romanisation and guessing. It is flatter than a human for longer sentences, and it will not teach you the rhythm of real speech — for that, listen to Koreans, which is free and everywhere.