Korean A2 — Elementary: past, desires, places, food

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What you can do when A2 is finished

• Talk about past with 었어요/였어요
• Express wants with -고 싶어요
• Move around, eat out and shop

A2, unit by unit

Past and desires

Past: 먹었어요/였어요

Past power! 먹어요→먹었어요 (ate), 가요→갔어요 (went). 입니다→이었어요/였어요: 학생이었어요 (was a student). Time words: 어제 (yesterday), 오늘 (today), 내일 (tomorrow)!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Past: 먹었어요/였어요: Choose the contextual meaning of 어제 (eoje).

   1. yesterday
   2. today
   3. tomorrow
   Show the answer

   yesterday

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Past: 먹었어요/였어요: Type the complete Hangul expression meaning “today”.

   Show the answer

   오늘

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Past: 먹었어요/였어요: Read 내일 (nae-il) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   tomorrow

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Past: 먹었어요/였어요: Produce “morning” in Hangul, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   아침

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Past: 먹었어요/였어요: Match 저녁 to its contextual meaning.

   1. night
   2. evening
   3. and / then
   Show the answer

   evening

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Past: 먹었어요/였어요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: I already ate.

   Show the answer

   이미 먹었어요.

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Past: 먹었어요/였어요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: Yesterday I read a book.

   Show the answer

   어제 책을 읽었어요.

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Past: 먹었어요/였어요: Select the correct target form for “already”.

   1. 어제
   2. 오늘
   3. 이미
   Show the answer

   이미

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Past: 먹었어요/였어요: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “I already ate.”.

   Show the answer

   이미 먹었어요.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Past: 먹었어요/였어요: Complete 미나’s turn in the taught register: I studied. And I played!

    Show the answer

    공부했어요. 그리고 놀았어요!

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Past: 먹었어요/였어요: Read 저는 일했어요. (jeo-neun il-haess-eoyo.). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    I worked.

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Past: 먹었어요/였어요: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: 수고했어요!

    Show the answer

    Good work!

Quick check (5).

1. quick check먹었어요 means…

   1. eat
   2. ate
   3. don't eat
   4. will eat
   Show the answer

   ate

   었어요 = past.

2. quick check이었어요 means…

   1. is
   2. was
   3. isn't
   4. will be
   Show the answer

   was

   입니다→이었어요.

3. quick check어제 means…

   1. today
   2. yesterday
   3. tomorrow
   4. tonight
   Show the answer

   yesterday

   어제 = yesterday.

4. quick check이미 means…

   1. then
   2. already
   3. late
   4. never
   Show the answer

   already

   이미 = already.

5. quick check그리고 means…

   1. but
   2. and / then
   3. never
   4. always
   Show the answer

   and / then

   그리고 = and/then.

Worksheet: Past tense worksheet

Review list. 어제 · 오늘 · 내일 · 아침

Want: -고 싶어요

Desire grammar! -고 싶어요 (I want to…): 먹고 싶어요 (want to eat), 가고 싶어요 (want to go). Requests: -아/어 주세요 (please do): 봐 주세요! Want + please = unstoppable!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking. Every exercise works on Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Want: -고 싶어요: What is the central communicative purpose of “Want: -고 싶어요”?

   Show the answer

   Desire grammar! -고 싶어요 (I want to…): 먹고 싶어요 (want to eat), 가고 싶어요 (want to go).

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Want: -고 싶어요: Read 저는 자고 싶어요! (jeo-neun jago sip-eoyo!). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I want to sleep!

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Want: -고 싶어요: Infer the intended meaning or social force of 김치를 먹고 싶어요! without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I want to eat kimchi!

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Want: -고 싶어요: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   What do you want to eat?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Want: -고 싶어요: Play the labeled synthetic Korean audio and type the complete line in Hangul.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   김치를 먹고 싶어요!

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Want: -고 싶어요: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. I want to sleep!
   2. I'll miss you!
   3. want to play

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I want to sleep!

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Want: -고 싶어요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: I miss you! / I want to see (you)!

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   보고 싶어요!

8. listen and fillPractice 9 [listen and fill] — Want: -고 싶어요: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “뭐…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   뭐 먹고 싶어요?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Want: -고 싶어요: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   김치를 먹고 싶어요!

10. pronunciationPractice 11 [pronunciation] — Want: -고 싶어요: Practise 가고 싶어요 (gago sip-eoyo) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    가고 싶어요

11. shadow the audioPractice 12 [shadowing] — Want: -고 싶어요: Shadow the synthetic Korean model, preserving target rhythm and sound contrasts. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    보고 싶을 거예요!

12. guided speakingPractice 13 [guided speaking] — Want: -고 싶어요: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Want: -고 싶어요”; compare with the model.

    Show the answer

    김치를 먹고 싶어요!

Quick check (5).

1. quick check먹고 싶어요 means…

   1. I eat
   2. I want to eat
   3. I ate
   4. I can eat
   Show the answer

   I want to eat

   -고 싶어요 = want to.

2. quick check보고 싶어요 ALSO means…

   1. I see
   2. I miss you
   3. I watch
   4. I look
   Show the answer

   I miss you

   보고 싶어요 = miss/see-want.

3. quick check도와주세요 means…

   1. I help
   2. please help
   3. I helped
   4. helping now
   Show the answer

   please help

   -아/어 주세요 = please do.

4. quick check자고 싶어요 means…

   1. I sleep
   2. I want to sleep
   3. I slept
   4. I can sleep
   Show the answer

   I want to sleep

   자고 + 싶어요.

5. quick check쉬고 싶어요 means…

   1. I rest
   2. I want to rest
   3. I rested
   4. I can rest
   Show the answer

   I want to rest

   쉬고 + 싶어요.

Worksheet: Desires worksheet

Review list. 먹고 싶어요 · 마시고 싶어요 · 가고 싶어요 · 보고 싶어요

약속을 잡아요

Making an appointment moves between two question shapes: -(으)ㄹ까요? invites, 어때요? asks how something suits. The future -(으)ㄹ 거예요 states what will happen once the time is agreed.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. Korean. Every exercise works on Hangul, particle system 은/는·이/가·을/를·에/에서, speech levels 해요체 and 합니다체, honorific -(으)시- and 드리다, agglutinative verb endings, counters and 사자성어.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] 약속을 잡아요 — Choose the meaning of 약속 (yaksok) in this lesson.

   1. appointment, promise
   2. Saturday
   3. when
   4. will (future)
   Show the answer

   appointment, promise

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] 약속을 잡아요 — Type the Korean expression meaning “Saturday”.

   Show the answer

   토요일

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] 약속을 잡아요 — Interpret the Hangul in context: 토요일 어때요? (toyoil eottaeyo?).

   Show the answer

   How is Saturday?

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] 약속을 잡아요 — Write in Hangul: What time shall we meet?.

   Show the answer

   몇 시에 만날까요?

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] 약속을 잡아요 — Match 언제 to its lesson meaning.

   1. when
   2. appointment, promise
   3. Saturday
   Show the answer

   when

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] 약속을 잡아요 — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Korean: Let us meet at two..

   Show the answer

   두 시에 만나요.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] 약속을 잡아요 — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (토요일 어때요? · 몇 시에 만날까요? · 두 시에 만나요 · 좋아요): How is Saturday?.

   Show the answer

   토요일 어때요?

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] 약속을 잡아요 — Select the Korean form for “will (future)”.

   1. -(으)ㄹ 거예요
   2. 만나다
   Show the answer

   -(으)ㄹ 거예요

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] 약속을 잡아요 — Correct the model the lesson warns about: 토요일에 만나요 어때요?

   Show the answer

   토요일 어때요?

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] 약속을 잡아요 — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Mina, do you have time this weekend?

    Show the answer

    토요일은 괜찮아요. 왜요?

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] 약속을 잡아요 — Read “영화를 볼까요? 몇 시가 좋아요?” (yeonghwa-reul bolkkayo? myeot si-ga joayo?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Shall we see a film? What time is good?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] 약속을 잡아요 — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: How about three? And coffee afterwards.

    Show the answer

    세 시는 어때요? 그다음에 커피도 마셔요.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 약속?

   1. appointment, promise
   2. Saturday
   3. when
   4. will (future)
   Show the answer

   appointment, promise

   약속 (yaksok) means appointment, promise in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 토요일?

   1. Saturday
   2. appointment, promise
   3. when
   4. will (future)
   Show the answer

   Saturday

   토요일 (toyoil) means Saturday in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 언제?

   1. when
   2. appointment, promise
   3. Saturday
   4. will (future)
   Show the answer

   when

   언제 (eonje) means when in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits -(으)ㄹ 거예요?

   1. will (future)
   2. appointment, promise
   3. Saturday
   4. when
   Show the answer

   will (future)

   -(으)ㄹ 거예요 (-(eu)l geoyeyo) means will (future) in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 만나다?

   1. to meet
   2. appointment, promise
   3. Saturday
   4. when
   Show the answer

   to meet

   만나다 (mannada) means to meet in this lesson.

Worksheet: Appointment worksheet

Review list. 약속 · 토요일 · 언제 · -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Places and movement

Particles: 에/에서/으로

Place particles! 에 (to/at-point), 에서 (action-at/from), 으로 (toward/by). 학교에 가요 (go to school), 학교에서 공부해요 (study AT school), 버스로 가요 (go BY bus)! 여기/거기/저기 = here/there/over there!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder. Every exercise works on Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels.

1. answer in your own wordsPractice 3 [free response] — Particles: 에/에서/으로: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Particles: 에/에서/으로”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   학교에서 공부해요.

2. role playPractice 4 [roleplay] — Particles: 에/에서/으로: Role-play 지훈: Have a good trip!

   Show the answer

   잘 다녀오세요!

3. write a sentencePractice 5 [sentence writing] — Particles: 에/에서/으로: Write one accurate Hangul sentence using 공원.

   Show the answer

   집에 있어요.

4. short writingPractice 6 [short writing] — Particles: 에/에서/으로: Write 2–3 connected Korean sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

   Show the answer

   학교에서 공부해요. 학교에 가요.

5. say it another wayPractice 7 [paraphrase] — Particles: 에/에서/으로: Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: 학교에 가요.

   Show the answer

   학교에 가요.

6. summarisePractice 8 [summary] — Particles: 에/에서/으로: Summarize the dialogue in one precise Korean sentence.

   Show the answer

   잘 다녀오세요!

7. multiple choicePractice 9 [multiple choice] — Particles: 에/에서/으로: Choose the contextual meaning of 도시 (dosi).

   1. city
   2. street / road
   3. shop
   Show the answer

   city

8. fill the gapPractice 10 [fill in the blank] — Particles: 에/에서/으로: Type the complete Hangul expression meaning “street / road”.

   Show the answer

   길

9. translatePractice 11 [translation] — Particles: 에/에서/으로: Read 가게 (gage) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   shop

10. translate into the languagePractice 12 [reverse translation] — Particles: 에/에서/으로: Produce “work” in Hangul, not romanisation alone.

    Show the answer

    일

11. matchingPractice 13 [matching] — Particles: 에/에서/으로: Match 공원 to its contextual meaning.

    1. museum
    2. park
    3. station
    Show the answer

    park

12. put it in orderPractice 14 [reorder] — Particles: 에/에서/으로: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: I am at home.

    Show the answer

    집에 있어요.

Quick check (5).

1. quick check에 marks…

   1. action-at
   2. to/at-point
   3. vehicle
   4. object
   Show the answer

   to/at-point

   에 = to/at.

2. quick check에서 marks…

   1. direction
   2. action-at
   3. object
   4. time
   Show the answer

   action-at

   학교에서 = at-school-doing.

3. quick check버스로 가요 means…

   1. go to the bus
   2. go by bus
   3. go with bus
   4. see the bus
   Show the answer

   go by bus

   으로 = by/via.

4. quick check역 means…

   1. museum
   2. station
   3. school
   4. park
   Show the answer

   station

   역 = station.

5. quick check잘 다녀오세요! is said…

   1. on arrival
   2. when seeing off
   3. at night
   4. at meals
   Show the answer

   when seeing off

   잘 다녀오세요 = go-and-return-well!

Worksheet: Particles worksheet

Review list. 도시 · 길 · 가게 · 일

가요/와요/돌아가요

Move! 가요 (go), 와요 (come), 돌아가요 (return). Time + 에: 여섯 시에 (at 6). 내일 학교에 가요 = Tomorrow I go to school. Leaving: 다녀오겠습니다! Back: 다녀왔어요!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose. Every exercise works on Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels.

1. build the sentencePractice 4 [sentence building] — 가요/와요/돌아가요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: I go at six.

   Show the answer

   여섯 시에 가요.

2. choose the wordPractice 5 [word selection] — 가요/와요/돌아가요: Select the correct target form for “Korea”.

   1. 집
   2. 식탁
   3. 한국
   Show the answer

   한국

3. find the mistakePractice 6 [error correction] — 가요/와요/돌아가요: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “I'm off (and back)!”.

   Show the answer

   다녀오겠습니다!

4. finish the dialoguePractice 7 [dialogue completion] — 가요/와요/돌아가요: Complete 지훈’s turn in the taught register: I'm home!

   Show the answer

   다녀왔어요!

5. readingPractice 8 [reading comprehension] — 가요/와요/돌아가요: Read 잘 다녀왔어요! (jal danyeo-wass-eoyo!). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Welcome back!

6. paragraphPractice 9 [paragraph comprehension] — 가요/와요/돌아가요: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: 다녀오겠습니다!

   Show the answer

   I'm off!

7. the main ideaPractice 10 [main idea] — 가요/와요/돌아가요: What is the central communicative purpose of “가요/와요/돌아가요”?

   Show the answer

   Move! 가요 (go), 와요 (come), 돌아가요 (return).

8. spot the detailPractice 11 [detail identification] — 가요/와요/돌아가요: Read 다녀왔어요! (danyeo-wass-eoyo!). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I'm home!

9. what is meantPractice 12 [inference] — 가요/와요/돌아가요: Infer the intended meaning or social force of 다녀오겠습니다! without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I'm off (and back)!

10. listeningPractice 13 [listening comprehension] — 가요/와요/돌아가요: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    I'm off!

11. dictationPractice 14 [dictation] — 가요/와요/돌아가요: Play the labeled synthetic Korean audio and type the complete line in Hangul.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    잘 다녀오세요!

12. listen and choosePractice 15 [listen and choose] — 가요/와요/돌아가요: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

    1. I'm home!
    2. Welcome back!
    3. table

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    I'm home!

Quick check (5).

1. quick check다녀오겠습니다! means…

   1. goodbye forever
   2. I'm off (and back)
   3. welcome home
   4. good night
   Show the answer

   I'm off (and back)

   I'll go and return!

2. quick check다녀왔어요! means…

   1. I'm off
   2. I'm home
   3. welcome
   4. goodbye
   Show the answer

   I'm home

   다녀왔어요 = returned!

3. quick check여섯 시에 needs 에 because…

   1. place
   2. clock-time
   3. object
   4. question
   Show the answer

   clock-time

   Time-points take 에.

4. quick check돌아가요 means…

   1. to go
   2. to come
   3. to return
   4. to stay
   Show the answer

   to return

   돌아가요 = return.

5. quick check영화 means…

   1. book
   2. movie
   3. music
   4. game
   Show the answer

   movie

   영화 = movie.

Worksheet: Movement worksheet

Review list. 가요 · 와요 · 돌아가요 · 서울

지하철을 타요

A journey is built from three endings: -(으)로 for the line or vehicle you take, 에서 for where you get off or change, and 까지 for the destination. 교통카드 does the paying.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. Korean. Every exercise works on Hangul, particle system 은/는·이/가·을/를·에/에서, speech levels 해요체 and 합니다체, honorific -(으)시- and 드리다, agglutinative verb endings, counters and 사자성어.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] 지하철을 타요 — Choose the meaning of 지하철 (jihacheol) in this lesson.

   1. subway
   2. transit card
   3. which line (number)
   4. to transfer
   Show the answer

   subway

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] 지하철을 타요 — Type the Korean expression meaning “transit card”.

   Show the answer

   교통카드

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] 지하철을 타요 — Interpret the Hangul in context: 2호선으로 갈아타세요. (i hoseon-euro garataseyo.).

   Show the answer

   Transfer to line two.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] 지하철을 타요 — Write in Hangul: I get off at Gangnam station..

   Show the answer

   강남역에서 내려요.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] 지하철을 타요 — Match 몇 호선 to its lesson meaning.

   1. which line (number)
   2. subway
   3. transit card
   Show the answer

   which line (number)

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] 지하철을 타요 — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Korean: How long does it take to Seoul station?.

   Show the answer

   서울역까지 얼마나 걸려요?

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] 지하철을 타요 — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (2호선으로 갈아타요 · 강남역에서 내려요 · 서울역까지 가요): Transfer to line two..

   Show the answer

   2호선으로 갈아타세요.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] 지하철을 타요 — Select the Korean form for “to transfer”.

   1. 갈아타다
   2. 내리다
   Show the answer

   갈아타다

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] 지하철을 타요 — Correct the model the lesson warns about: 2호선을 갈아타요.

   Show the answer

   2호선으로 갈아타요.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] 지하철을 타요 — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Jihun, how do I get to Gangnam?

    Show the answer

    2호선으로 갈아타세요. 교통카드 있어요?

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] 지하철을 타요 — Read “네, 있어요. 어디에서 내려요?” (ne, iss-eoyo. eodi-eseo naeryeoyo?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Yes. Where do I get off?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] 지하철을 타요 — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: You just get off at Gangnam station. It takes about ten minutes.

    Show the answer

    강남역에서 내리면 돼요. 십 분쯤 걸려요.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 지하철?

   1. subway
   2. transit card
   3. which line (number)
   4. to transfer
   Show the answer

   subway

   지하철 (jihacheol) means subway in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 교통카드?

   1. transit card
   2. subway
   3. which line (number)
   4. to transfer
   Show the answer

   transit card

   교통카드 (gyotong-kadeu) means transit card in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 몇 호선?

   1. which line (number)
   2. subway
   3. transit card
   4. to transfer
   Show the answer

   which line (number)

   몇 호선 (myeot hoseon) means which line (number) in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 갈아타다?

   1. to transfer
   2. subway
   3. transit card
   4. which line (number)
   Show the answer

   to transfer

   갈아타다 (garatada) means to transfer in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 내리다?

   1. to get off
   2. subway
   3. transit card
   4. which line (number)
   Show the answer

   to get off

   내리다 (naerida) means to get off in this lesson.

Worksheet: Transit worksheet

Review list. 지하철 · 교통카드 · 몇 호선 · 갈아타다

Food and shopping

좋아해요 / 원해요

Likes and wants! 생선을 좋아해요 (I like fish), 물을 원해요 (I want water). 을/를 marks liked/wanted things! 너무 좋아해요 = love it! Order: 김치 주세요!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking, free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary. Every exercise works on Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels.

1. listen, then orderPractice 5 [listen and reorder] — 좋아해요 / 원해요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: I want tea.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   차를 원해요.

2. listen and fillPractice 6 [listen and fill] — 좋아해요 / 원해요: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “생선을…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   생선을 좋아해요!

3. repeat itPractice 7 [repeat after audio] — 좋아해요 / 원해요: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   저는 차를 원해요!

4. pronunciationPractice 8 [pronunciation] — 좋아해요 / 원해요: Practise 커피 (keopi) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   커피

5. shadow the audioPractice 9 [shadowing] — 좋아해요 / 원해요: Shadow the synthetic Korean model, preserving target rhythm and sound contrasts. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   뭐 좋아해요?

6. guided speakingPractice 10 [guided speaking] — 좋아해요 / 원해요: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “좋아해요 / 원해요”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   생선을 좋아해요.

7. answer in your own wordsPractice 11 [free response] — 좋아해요 / 원해요: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “좋아해요 / 원해요”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   차를 원해요.

8. role playPractice 12 [roleplay] — 좋아해요 / 원해요: Role-play 지훈: I want coffee too!

   Show the answer

   저도 커피를 원해요!

9. write a sentencePractice 13 [sentence writing] — 좋아해요 / 원해요: Write one accurate Hangul sentence using 생선.

   Show the answer

   생선을 좋아해요.

10. short writingPractice 14 [short writing] — 좋아해요 / 원해요: Write 2–3 connected Korean sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

    Show the answer

    차를 원해요. 김치를 너무 좋아해요!

11. say it another wayPractice 15 [paraphrase] — 좋아해요 / 원해요: Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: 김치를 너무 좋아해요!

    Show the answer

    김치를 너무 좋아해요!

12. summarisePractice 16 [summary] — 좋아해요 / 원해요: Summarize the dialogue in one precise Korean sentence.

    Show the answer

    저도 커피를 원해요!

Quick check (5).

1. quick check생선을 좋아해요 uses 을 because…

   1. subject
   2. liked-object marker
   3. place
   4. time
   Show the answer

   liked-object marker

   좋아해요 takes 을/를!

2. quick check원해요 means…

   1. I like
   2. I want
   3. I eat
   4. I drink
   Show the answer

   I want

   원해요 = want (things).

3. quick check치즈 means…

   1. milk
   2. cheese
   3. meat
   4. fish
   Show the answer

   cheese

   치즈 = cheese.

4. quick check너무 좋아해요 means…

   1. like
   2. love
   3. want
   4. need
   Show the answer

   love

   너무 = very — love!

5. quick check도 means…

   1. too / also
   2. not
   3. please
   4. very
   Show the answer

   too / also

   저도 = me too.

Worksheet: Likes worksheet

Review list. 밥 · 우유 · 치즈 · 고기

Shopping: 얼마예요

Shop in Korean! 얼마예요? (How much?), 비싸요 (expensive), 싸요 (cheap). Money: 원 (won). 이거 주세요 = I'll take this! Staff greet: 어서 오세요 (welcome)!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels.

1. multiple choicePractice 6 [multiple choice] — Shopping: 얼마예요: Choose the contextual meaning of 비싸요 (bissayo).

   1. expensive
   2. cheap
   3. free
   Show the answer

   expensive

2. fill the gapPractice 7 [fill in the blank] — Shopping: 얼마예요: Type the complete Hangul expression meaning “cheap”.

   Show the answer

   싸요

3. translatePractice 8 [translation] — Shopping: 얼마예요: Read 공짜 (gongjja) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   free

4. translate into the languagePractice 9 [reverse translation] — Shopping: 얼마예요: Produce “price” in Hangul, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   가격

5. matchingPractice 10 [matching] — Shopping: 얼마예요: Match 돈 to its contextual meaning.

   1. won
   2. money
   3. receipt
   Show the answer

   money

6. put it in orderPractice 11 [reorder] — Shopping: 얼마예요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: It's 100 won.

   Show the answer

   백 원이에요.

7. build the sentencePractice 12 [sentence building] — Shopping: 얼마예요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: This, please!

   Show the answer

   이거 주세요!

8. choose the wordPractice 13 [word selection] — Shopping: 얼마예요: Select the correct target form for “discount”.

   1. 비싸요
   2. 싸요
   3. 할인
   Show the answer

   할인

9. find the mistakePractice 14 [error correction] — Shopping: 얼마예요: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “It's 100 won.”.

   Show the answer

   백 원이에요.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 15 [dialogue completion] — Shopping: 얼마예요: Complete 미나’s turn in the taught register: Expensive! How much is the cheese?

    Show the answer

    비싸요! 치즈는 얼마예요?

11. readingPractice 16 [reading comprehension] — Shopping: 얼마예요: Read 싸요! 이거 주세요! (ssayo! igeo juseyo!). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    It's cheap! I'll take this!

12. paragraphPractice 17 [paragraph comprehension] — Shopping: 얼마예요: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: 이거 얼마예요?

    Show the answer

    How much is this?

Quick check (5).

1. quick check얼마예요? means…

   1. How many?
   2. How much?
   3. Where is?
   4. What is?
   Show the answer

   How much?

   얼마 = how much.

2. quick check비싸요 means…

   1. cheap
   2. expensive
   3. free
   4. new
   Show the answer

   expensive

   비싸요 = expensive.

3. quick check싸요 means…

   1. cheap
   2. expensive
   3. tasty
   4. big
   Show the answer

   cheap

   싸요 = cheap.

4. quick check할인 means…

   1. receipt
   2. discount
   3. price
   4. shop
   Show the answer

   discount

   할인 = discount.

5. quick check이거 주세요 means…

   1. I see this
   2. This, please
   3. How much
   4. I want go
   Show the answer

   This, please

   주세요 = please give.

Worksheet: Shopping worksheet

Review list. 가격 · 돈 · 원 · 영수증

시장에서 값을 깎아요

At a market a price is a conversation. 싸게 해 주세요 asks for a lower price, -면 makes it conditional on quantity, and the reply usually names a number and stops.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. Korean. Every exercise works on Hangul, particle system 은/는·이/가·을/를·에/에서, speech levels 해요체 and 합니다체, honorific -(으)시- and 드리다, agglutinative verb endings, counters and 사자성어.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] 시장에서 값을 깎아요 — Choose the meaning of 값 (gap) in this lesson.

   1. price
   2. to cut (a price)
   3. cheaply
   4. all, in total
   Show the answer

   price

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] 시장에서 값을 깎아요 — Type the Korean expression meaning “to cut (a price)”.

   Show the answer

   깎다

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] 시장에서 값을 깎아요 — Interpret the Hangul in context: 이거 얼마예요? (igeo eolmayeyo?).

   Show the answer

   How much is this?

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] 시장에서 값을 깎아요 — Write in Hangul: How much if I buy two?.

   Show the answer

   두 개 사면 얼마예요?

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] 시장에서 값을 깎아요 — Match 싸게 to its lesson meaning.

   1. cheaply
   2. price
   3. to cut (a price)
   Show the answer

   cheaply

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] 시장에서 값을 깎아요 — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Korean: Make it a little cheaper, please..

   Show the answer

   좀 싸게 해 주세요.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] 시장에서 값을 깎아요 — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (얼마예요? · 두 개 사면 얼마예요? · 좀 싸게 해 주세요): How much is this?.

   Show the answer

   이거 얼마예요?

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] 시장에서 값을 깎아요 — Select the Korean form for “all, in total”.

   1. 전부
   2. 두 개
   Show the answer

   전부

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] 시장에서 값을 깎아요 — Correct the model the lesson warns about: 좀 싸게 만들어 주세요.

   Show the answer

   좀 싸게 해 주세요.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] 시장에서 값을 깎아요 — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: How much is a box of these tangerines?

    Show the answer

    만 오천 원이에요.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] 시장에서 값을 깎아요 — Read “두 상자 사면 얼마예요?” (du sangja samyeon eolmayeyo?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    How much for two boxes?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] 시장에서 값을 깎아요 — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Then I will give you both for twenty-eight thousand.

    Show the answer

    그럼 이만 팔천 원에 드릴게요.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 값?

   1. price
   2. to cut (a price)
   3. cheaply
   4. all, in total
   Show the answer

   price

   값 (gap) means price in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 깎다?

   1. to cut (a price)
   2. price
   3. cheaply
   4. all, in total
   Show the answer

   to cut (a price)

   깎다 (kkakda) means to cut (a price) in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 싸게?

   1. cheaply
   2. price
   3. to cut (a price)
   4. all, in total
   Show the answer

   cheaply

   싸게 (ssage) means cheaply in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 전부?

   1. all, in total
   2. price
   3. to cut (a price)
   4. cheaply
   Show the answer

   all, in total

   전부 (jeonbu) means all, in total in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 두 개?

   1. two (with counter 개)
   2. price
   3. to cut (a price)
   4. cheaply
   Show the answer

   two (with counter 개)

   두 개 (du gae) means two (with counter 개) in this lesson.

Worksheet: Market worksheet

Review list. 값 · 깎다 · 싸게 · 전부

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the A2 words

These 126 drills are generated from the Korean A2 vocabulary list — the words of “Past and desires” through “Food and shopping”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The A2 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Korean A2. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Korean B1 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay: Yesterday I read a book

   Show the answer

   어제 책을 읽었어요

2. translate into the languageSay: I want to eat kimchi

   Show the answer

   김치를 먹고 싶어요

3. choose'I go to school'

   1. 학교에서 가요
   2. 학교에 가요
   3. 학교를 가요
   4. 학교에 공부해요
   Show the answer

   학교에 가요

4. translate into English생선을 좋아해요.

   Show the answer

   I like fish.

5. fill the gap학생___. (was)

   Show the answer

   이었어요

6. choose'I miss you!'

   1. 보고 있어요
   2. 보고 싶어요
   3. 보고 싶었어요
   4. 볼 거예요
   Show the answer

   보고 싶어요

7. put it in orderOrder: 가요 / 여섯 시에

   Show the answer

   여섯 시에 가요

8. say it out loudSay aloud: 생선을 좋아해요.

   Show the answer

   생선을 좋아해요.

9. fill the gap이거 ___? (how much)

   Show the answer

   얼마예요

10. choose다녀오겠습니다!

    1. Welcome home
    2. I'm off (and back)
    3. Goodbye forever
    4. Good night
    Show the answer

    I'm off (and back)

Korean A2 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Korean A2 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

A Korean meal arrives all at once. 반찬, the small side dishes, are refilled without asking at most restaurants, and the rice and soup are yours alone. Because 반찬 and 물 are shared, the polite habit is to fill a neighbour's glass before your own and to leave the last piece alone until somebody offers it. 수저 come in a rolled set, and using the spoon for rice and the chopsticks for 반찬 is the quiet default.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “Korean cuisine”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: Last weekend I went to Busan with Mina. We took an early train and saw the sea. For lunch we ate raw fish, and it was very fresh. In the afternoon we went to the market. The fruit was expensive, but we bought coffee cheaply. In the evening it rained, so we had to buy an umbrella. It was a good trip anyway. Next time I want to take more photographs.

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged ko-KR; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: Server: Welcome, what would you like? Jihun: Two rolls of gimbap, please. And water too. Server: Here you are. That is ten thousand won. Jihun: Can I pay by card? Server: Of course. Shall I wrap it to go? Jihun: No, I will eat here.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• 어제 밥을 먹어요. → 어제 밥을 먹었어요. 어제 is past, so the verb carries -았/었-; the present form belongs to 오늘.
• 물을 마시고 싶어요 있어요. → 물을 마시고 싶어요. 싶어요 ends the sentence — a second verb cannot follow it.
• 집에 가요 싶어요. → 집에 가고 싶어요. A wish is made on the stem with -고 싶어요, never on the finished form 가요.

Your task

Tell the story of one day out Write six to eight sentences about a real or imagined outing, using at least four past-tense verbs, one -고 싶어요 wish and one price. Then rewrite two of the past sentences in the polite 합니다 form.

After A2: the A2+ checkpoint

A2+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Korean A2 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at A2+ when you can keep a conversation going, tell a short story. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the B1 pages.

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