LEARN + KOREAN / 54 of 125 TOPIK I
If You Have Time (으)면
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You’re inviting a friend to lunch: 시간이 있으면 같이 점심 먹어요. Attach -(으)면 to set up an “if” condition; with a regular or expected event, it can also mean “when.”
sigani isseumyeon gachi jeomsimeul meogeoyo.
If you have time, let's have lunch together.
nalssiga joeumyeon sane gayo.
If the weather is good, I go to the mountain.
Hint · 힌트
When the stem ends in ㄹ, attach -면 directly: 만들다 becomes 만들면, not 만들으면. Some irregular stems also change before the ending: 춥다 becomes 추우면, following the ㅂ-irregular pattern.
sueobi kkeunnamyeon chinguhago babeul meogeul geoyeyo.
When class ends, I'll eat with a friend.
In Real Life
In real life, -(으)면 often introduces a routine as well as a one-time possibility. 단 음식을 먹으면 기분이 좋아요 can mean “When I eat sweet food, I feel good,” describing a usual result rather than a plan for one particular time.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
sigan | time |
itda | to exist; to have |
kkeunnada | to end, finish |
san | mountain |
gibun | mood, feeling |
dan eumsik | sweet food |
jogeon | condition |
moim | gathering |
yaksok | appointment or promise |
chodaehada | to invite |
pati | party |
chingu | friend |
mannada | to meet |
gachi | together |
geumyoil | Friday |
toyoil | Saturday |
iryoil | Sunday |
jeonyeok | dinner |
sikdang | restaurant |
yeyakhada | to reserve |
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