LEARN + KOREAN / 21 of 125 TOPIK I

Here to Eat -으러 가요

You’re heading to the café for lunch: 점심을 먹으러 카페에 가요. Attach -(으)러 to the action you’re going somewhere to do, then pair it with a movement verb such as 가다 or 오다. The purpose phrase needs that movement to complete the thought.

undongeul haeyo.

I exercise.

undongeul hareo helseukeulleobe gayo.

I go to the gym to exercise.

jeomsimeul meogeureo sikdange gayo.

I go to the restaurant to eat lunch.

chingureul mannareo sinaee gayo.

I go to the city to meet a friend.

How Often

자주 (often), 거의 안 (almost never), 별로 안 (not really, not much) all slot in right before the verb. 거의 안 denies something almost completely; 별로 안 is softer, closer to “not particularly.”

badae jaju gayo.

I often go to the beach.

bongsahwaldongeun byeollo an haeyo.

I don't volunteer much.

jeoneun ilbon eumsigeul jaju meogeoyo.

I often eat Japanese food.

Hint · 힌트

거의 안 and 별로 안 aren’t interchangeable. 거의 안 가요 (“I almost never go”) describes something close to never happening at all. 별로 안 좋아해요 (“I don’t really like it”) is much gentler, closer to lukewarm than to outright dislike.

bibimbabeul meogeureo hanguk sikdange gasseoyo.

I went to a Korean restaurant to eat bibimbap.

Hint · 힌트

하러 doesn’t change shape for tense. The 갔어요 at the end carries the past tense from -았/었어요; 하러 (or 먹으러 here) stays exactly the same whether the trip already happened, is happening, or hasn’t happened yet.

Vocabulary

Korean	English
헬스클럽 helseukeulleop	gym
시내 sinae	downtown, city center
봉사활동 bongsahwaldong	volunteer work
떡볶이 tteokbokki	tteokbokki
김치찌개 gimchijjigae	kimchi stew
삼겹살 samgyeopsal	samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)
국 guk	soup
찌개 jjigae	stew
비빔국수 bibimguksu	spicy mixed noodles
냉면 naengmyeon	cold noodles
순두부찌개 sundubujjigae	soft tofu stew
배달 baedal	delivery
배고프다 baegopeuda	to be hungry
배부르다 baebureuda	to be full
입맛 immat	appetite, taste
야식 yasik	late-night snack
반찬 banchan	side dish
후식 husik	dessert
매콤하다 maekomhada	to be a little spicy
든든하다 deundeunhada	to be filling, hearty

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