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Level 2 · Unit 3

Hobbies

The gayageum in the pine tree

Sori plays the gayageum. Hoya cannot swim.

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

  1. Hoya

    소리쌤, 그게 뭐예요? 소리가 정말 예쁘네요!

    Sori-ssaem, what is that? The sound is really beautiful!

  2. Sori

    가야금이에요. 제 취미는 가야금 연주하기예요. 호야 씨는 취미가 뭐예요?

    It's a gayageum. My hobby is playing the gayageum. What's your hobby, Hoya?

  3. Hoya

    저는 호떡 먹기하고 낮잠 자기예요.

    My hobbies are eating hotteok and napping.

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar4 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
  3. 3
    Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
  4. 4
    Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
  5. 5
    Words33 words, which go into your spaced review
  6. 6
    PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
  7. 7
    Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
  8. 8
    Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
  9. 9
    Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card