Lesson 57 (Beginner 4A Lesson 1): I wish I had written this earlier
December 20, 2020•852 words
This is one week overdue. Unfortunately. I think quite a fair bit of my spare time has been eaten by Advent of Code. This year it seems my colleagues are more on the ball about it and I'm compelled to keep up, though I've already fallen behind somewhat. At any rate, I do not have any Korean class this coming week (after Christmas). I think last year I was also having some kind of backlog of posts around this time of year. It's strange because I don't think I'm particularly busy... but somehow time just slips away.
In this lesson, we started with the song 희망사항 (Wish List). There's quite a bit of new vocabulary related to the song, which I've put in the vocab table at the end.
Second week that the youngest girl didn't attend, and the teacher said she is going to the Wednesday class. I am not sure if she will continue attending the Saturday class, because she did attend this past lesson (Lesson 58). However, it might have been one-off because of the gift exchange too.
Because we had an odd number of students, for the last activity which was based on the textbook p.162 I was paired with the teacher. Man, that didn't end well. I told myself I should write out and script it the way I want it to go but I've not gotten around to it, and now this week I have the writing assignment as homework... but then again it's school break next week because of Christmas so maybe I should squeeze out the time to do it.
Grammar
3. V-고 싶다
This is used when the speaker expresses a hope or desire, or when the speaker asks about the listener's hope or desire.
Essentially, only used in the first and second person. Third person will use the form in the next grammar point.
The conjugation is very straightforward; you simply add the verb stem to 고 싶다.
Examples:
- 피곤해서 자고 싶어요. (I am tired so I want to sleep.)
- 이 영화를 보고 싶어요? (Do you want to watch this movie?)
- 이 노래를 듣고 싶어요. (I want to listen to this song.)
One important thing to note is that this expression -고 싶다 is considered an adjective, not a verb, so when you use the present tense noun modifier, you use the one for adjectives, not verbs.
So, you would say 먹고 싶은 음식 (the food I want to eat), using 은 and not 는.
4. V-고 싶어 하다
This is used to express a third person's hope or desire.
In terms of meaning, it's exactly the same as point 3 above, just that you would use this when discussing a third person.
Examples:
- 엔디 씨는 피곤해서 자고 싶어 해요. (Andy is tired so he wants to sleep.)
- 나나 씨는 이 영화를 보고 싶어 합니다. (Nana wants to watch this movie. [formal])
- 친구가 이 노래를 듣고 싶어 해요. (My friend wants to listen to this song.)
Unlike -고 싶다, -고 싶어 하다 is a verb. With the present tense noun modifier, you use the verb version.
As we saw earlier:
- (제가) 먹고 싶은 음식 (the food I want to eat)
But:
- 친구가 먹고 싶어 하는 음식 (the food my friend wants to eat)
Vocabulary
| Korean | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 나이트클럽 | nightclub; disco | |
| 케이팝 | ||
| 해변 | beach | |
| 강 | river | |
| 막국수 | buckwheat noodle | |
| 희망사항 | wish list | The words following this are from the song. |
| 어울리다 | to suit, to fit nicely, to match | e.g. clothes, as in 청바지가 잘 어울리는 여자. Another meaning is "to hang out, to get along (with other people)" |
| 나오다 | to come out; to become apparent | |
| 바르다 (…에 …을) | to apply, spread, rub, put on | |
| 흐르다 | to flow | |
| 윤기 | gloss, shine | 윤기가 흐르는 머리 = hair with a glossy shine (lustrous hair) |
| 고요하다 | to be still, tranquil | |
| 눈빛 | the expression in one's eyes; the glitter in one's eyes | |
| 시력 | sight; vision | Sino-Korean word from 视力 (shìlì). |
| 맞추다 | to set, to adjust; to adapt | |
| 멋을 내다 | to dress up | |
| 목젖 | uvula | |
| 껌 | gum | |
| 소리 | sound, noise, volume | |
| 울적하다 | to be gloomy; to be moody, melancholy, depressed | |
| 속이 상하다 | to feel bad; to be upset, distressed, depressed | |
| 위로 | comfort, consolation | |
| 바라보다 | to stare at | |
| 거창하다 | to be grandoise |
Afterword
After writing this... I have no idea why I put it off because there really wasn't much to do. During the class there was more speaking practice, so there's nothing additional to write. (It also kind of explains the title...)
There's more for this past week's lesson, since we finished up Chapter 15 and started Chapter 16.