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With a Friend 하고

You go to a film with a friend: 친구하고 영화를 봐요. Between nouns, 하고 can mean “and”; after a person, it often means “with.” The sentence tells you which relationship is meant.

chinguhago norayo.

I play with a friend.

Hint · 힌트

놀다 covers adults hanging out just as much as kids playing. 친구하고 놀아요 is a completely normal thing for a grown adult to say about getting a drink with friends. English “play” sounds childish in that context; Korean 놀다 doesn’t.

These pair naturally with 에서, the location-of-action particle, since where you do something and who you’re with usually show up in the same sentence.

jibeseo deuramareul bwayo.

I watch dramas at home.

gongwoneseo jajeongeoreul tayo.

I ride a bike at the park.

doseogwaneseo chaegeul ilgeoyo.

I read a book at the library.

baekhwajeomeseo syopinghaeyo.

I shop at the department store.

ppanghago gwajareul meogeoyo.

I eat bread and snacks.

chinguhago kapeeseo keopireul masyeoyo.

I drink coffee at a cafe with a friend.

In Real Life

하고 and (이)랑 are common in conversation. 와/과 is also used in speech and is frequent in writing: vowels take 와, consonants take 과. These are tendencies in use, rather than a strict spoken/written division.

Add Someone or Something Too

도 attaches to a noun to mean too, also, or even, depending on context: 저도, 친구도. It commonly replaces 은/는, 이/가, or 을/를, rather than being added after those particles. It can follow other particles: 학교에도, 친구에게도.

jeodo hangugeoreul baewoyo.

I learn Korean too.

chinguga wayo. dongsaengdo wayo.

My friend is coming. My younger sibling is coming too.

Vocabulary

Korean	English
집 jip	house, home
학교 hakgyo	school
회사 hoesa	company, office
마트 mateu	mart, small grocery store
공원 gongwon	park
백화점 baekhwajeom	department store
병원 byeongwon	hospital
수영장 suyeongjang	swimming pool
노래방 noraebang	karaoke room
피시방 pisibang	internet cafe (PC room)
동네 dongne	neighborhood
헬스장 helseujang	gym
술집 suljip	pub, bar
놀이터 noriteo	playground
시장 sijang	market
은행 eunhaeng	bank
우체국 ucheguk	post office
미용실 miyongsil	hair salon
편의점 pyeonuijeom	convenience store
서점 seojeom	bookstore

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