Soho Korean
  1. My course
  2. Life in Korea 2
  3. Unit 4

Life in Korea 2 · Unit 4 · Side branch after Level 3

Rubbish day and the neighbours

An old chair: where does it go?

Hoya holds up an old worn-out chair and asks Grandma Soonja where it should go.

This unit is part of the Life in Korea 2 Pass.

Get the Life in Korea 2 Pass

Already have a pass? Sign in to open it.

Not sure yet? Find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.

Hangul in 7 letters: a free email course, one short letter a day for a week.

We first send one email to confirm. Unsubscribe in one click. Privacy

What you’ll learn

  • N은/는 어디에 버려요?Where does N go? — asking where to throw something out
  • V-아/어도 돼요?May I…? — asking if it's all right

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Words for rubbish: 종량제 봉투, 음식물, 재활용, 대형 폐기물
  • Culture note: neighbours, bins and parcels

The scene opens

  1. Hoya

    할머니, 이 의자 좀 보세요. 너무 낡았어요.

    Grandma, look at this chair. It's really worn out.

  2. H

    Hoya's grandmother

    의자? 버려.

    The chair? Throw it out.

  3. Hoya

    네, 그런데 의자는 어디에 버려요?

    OK, but where does a chair go?

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar2 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
    Words27 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