Level 2 · Unit 3
Hobbies
The gayageum in the pine tree
This unit is part of the Level 2 Pass — opening soon.
Until then, you can find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.
What you’ll learn
- V-는 것 · V-기Turning a verb into a noun
- V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다 · V-(으)ㄹ 줄 알다/모르다Can, and know how to
- N보다 (더) · 제일 / 가장More than, and the most
- V-거나 · N(이)나Or
Sori’s tips in this unit
- 좋아하다 or 좋다? — the two ways to say “I like”, all in one place
- “Can't” three ways — and how -(으)ㄹ attaches to stems that change
- Comparing well — 더, 훨씬, 제일, 가장, and 중에서
- Or, and, and “or something” — -거나, (이)나, 아니면, -고
The scene opens
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소리쌤, 그게 뭐예요? 소리가 정말 예쁘네요!
Sori-ssaem, what is that? The sound is really beautiful!
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가야금이에요. 제 취미는 가야금 연주하기예요. 호야 씨는 취미가 뭐예요?
It's a gayageum. My hobby is playing the gayageum. What's your hobby, Hoya?
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저는 호떡 먹기하고 낮잠 자기예요.
My hobbies are eating hotteok and napping.
Inside the unit
- 1SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
- 2Grammar4 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
- 3Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
- 4Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
- 5Words33 words, which go into your spaced review
- 6PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
- 7Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
- 8Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
- 9Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card