Yesterday

Korean course · A1 · Beginner · 8 short videos

Goal — I can say what I did.

Grammar — passé -았/었어요, 했어요

Words — 어제, 주말, 친구, 만나다

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LessonThe past tense

박쌤 Talking about yesterday is easy. You already know the 3 steps.

박쌤 Take the stem. ㅏ or ㅗ → add 았어요. Anything else → add 었어요. 하다 → 했어요.

박쌤 가다 → 갔어요 (went). 먹다 → 먹었어요 (ate). 마시다 → 마셨어요 (drank). 공부하다 → 공부했어요 (studied).

박쌤 Time words come first: 어제 (yesterday), 주말에 (on the weekend). 어제 친구를 만났어요.

SceneYour weekend?

The Monday question, in Korean.

도윤 주말에 뭐 했어요? jumare mwo haesseoyo? What did you do on the weekend?

하은 수빈이랑 한강에 갔어요. subinirang hangange gasseoyo. I went to the Han River with Su-bin.

도윤 와! 뭐 먹었어요? wa! mwo meogeosseoyo? Wow! What did you eat?

하은 라면을 먹었어요. 진짜 맛있었어요! ramyeoneul meogeosseoyo. jinjja masisseosseoyo! We ate ramyeon. It was so good!

도윤 저는 주말에 일했어요… jeoneun jumare ilhaesseoyo… I worked on the weekend…

Useful expression 주말에 뭐 했어요? “What did you do on the weekend?”

au bord du 한강, les 편의점 ont des machines à ramyeon instantané.

SceneSeo-jun's Sunday

Seo-jun tells his Sunday. Almost all of it.

서준 일요일에 일찍 일어났어요. iryoire iljjik ireonasseoyo. On Sunday, I got up early.

서준 책을 읽었어요. chaegeul ilgeosseoyo. I read a book.

서준 할머니하고 시장에 갔어요. halmeonihago sijange gasseoyo. I went to the market with Grandma.

할머니, devant une poêle vide 서준아, 떡볶이 다 먹었어?! seojuna, tteokbokki da meogeosseo?! Seo-jun, did you eat ALL the tteokbokki?!

SceneHave you eaten?

Grandma's favourite question.

할머니 하은아, 밥 먹었어? haeuna, bap meogeosseo? Ha-eun, have you eaten?

하은 아니요, 아직이요. aniyo, ajigiyo. No, not yet.

할머니 아이고! 오늘 뭐 했어? aigo! oneul mwo haesseo? Oh dear! What did you do today?

하은 학교에 갔어요. 공부했어요. 그리고 일했어요. hakgyoe gasseoyo. gongbuhaesseoyo. geurigo ilhaesseoyo. I went to school. I studied. And I worked.

할머니 바빴네… 자, 먹어! bappanne… ja, meogeo! You were busy… Here, eat!

하은 잘 먹겠습니다! jal meokgetseumnida! Thank you for the meal!

Useful expression 잘 먹겠습니다 What you say before eating, to thank the person who cooked or paid.

PhraseHave you eaten?

A question that means “I care about you”.

Word 밥 먹었어요? bap meogeosseoyo? Have you eaten? People say it to greet someone they care about.

Examples 네, 먹었어요. (Yes, I have.) · 아직이요. (Not yet.)

Mistake“하었어요”

Stop saying “하었어요”!

Common mistake ~~어제 공부하었어요.~~ → 어제 공부했어요.

Why: 하다 verbs follow one rule: 해요 now, 했어요 in the past.

Examples 일했어요. · 운동했어요. · 공부했어요.

Sounds가요 or 갔어요?

Now or yesterday? Listen to the end.

Word 가요 (gayo) I go / 갔어요 (gasseoyo) I went

Astuce Listen for the extra syllable: gat-sseo-yo.

QuizA1 final quiz

A1 final quiz: 5 questions!

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