LEARN + KOREAN / 10 of 125 TOPIK I
I Like It, I Don't 좋아해요
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A friend offers you a food you love: 김치를 좋아해요. 좋아하다 works like a regular action verb, and the thing you like takes 을/를. To say you don’t like it, put 안 before 좋아해요.
Hint · 힌트
좋아요 by itself, with nothing attached, isn’t “I like it,” it’s closer to “that’s good” or “sounds good,” the same word stamped on the Like button across Korean apps. To actually like a specific thing, you need the object: 이거 좋아해요 (“I like this”), not just 좋아요 floating on its own.
What Do You Like?
hanguk eumsigeul joahaeyo.
I like Korean food.
gimchireul joahaeyo.
I like kimchi.
goyangireul joahaeyo.
I like cats.
geimeul joahaeyo.
I like games.
hyeongi gangajireul joahaeyo.
My older brother likes dogs.
syopingeul saranghaeyo.
I love shopping.
The Simple Way to Say No
an gayo.
I'm not going.
ireul an haeyo.
I'm not working.
In Real Life
Verbs built from noun + 하다 (공부하다, 운동하다, 일하다) let 안 land in two spots: 안 공부해요 or 공부 안 해요, splitting the noun off from 하다. Both are correct, but Korean speakers reach for the split version, noun first, more often in casual conversation.
bulgogireul an meogeoyo.
I don't eat bulgogi.
yeonghwareul an bwayo.
I don't watch movies.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
joahada | to like |
saranghada | to love |
gangaji | puppy, dog |
goyangi | cat |
gimchi | kimchi |
bulgogi | bulgogi |
yeonghwa | movie |
geim | game |
eumsik | food |
kkot | flower |
sireohada | to dislike |
gwansim | interest |
chwihyang | taste, preference |
choego | the best |
jjang | awesome (slang) |
byeollo | not really, not particularly |
geunyang | just because, no particular reason |
aewandongmul | pet |
ingi | popularity |
teukbyeolhada | to be special |
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