Korean grammar · Level 3 · 3급
-(으)면서
While (doing two things at once)
-(으)면서 joins two actions one person does at the same time: eating while talking. Both parts must have the same subject — for two different people, use -는 동안 (Unit 7). After a vowel or ㄹ add -면서; after other consonants, -으면서.
| When | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ends in a vowel | -면서 | 보면서 · 이야기하면서 |
| ends in ㄹ | -면서 | 만들면서 · 살면서 |
| ends in another consonant | -으면서 | 먹으면서 · 빚으면서 |
Examples
송편을 빚으면서 이야기해요.
We talk while we make songpyeon.
음악을 들으면서 숙제를 해요.
I do my homework while listening to music.
보름달을 보면서 소원을 빌어요.
You make a wish while you look at the full moon.
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