⏰ Speak Your Day in Korean — Daily Routine Patterns + Real Lines
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⏰ Speak Your Day in Korean — Daily Routine Patterns + Real Lines
Your real day is the best script for speaking practice.
In this guide you’ll learn core time words, 10 high-frequency verbs, and plug-and-play patterns to describe your day clearly—polite first, casual when needed. Short, scannable, and ready to use in class, on calls, or in messages.
이 글은 시간 표현과 자주 쓰는 동사로 하루 일과를 자연스럽게 말하는 연습을 돕습니다. 예문은 존댓말 중심, 필요 시 반말도 함께 제시합니다.
📑 Table of Contents (open/close)
🎯 Learning Goals
- Say when you do things (hours/days/frequency) with 에 / 에서 / -부터 -까지.
- Use 10 high-frequency verbs to describe morning→night naturally.
- Switch tone: polite for new people/class, casual with friends.
🧩 Core Time Words & Verbs
Time words — 아침 morning, 점심 noon/lunch, 저녁 evening, 밤 night, 오전/오후 a.m./p.m., 매일/주말/평일, 항상/자주/가끔/거의 안/전혀 안
Particles — 시간 + 에 at (7시에), 장소 + 에서 at/in (집에서), ~부터 ~까지 from–to
Verbs (top 10) — 일어나다 wake up · 씻다 wash · 아침(을) 먹다 eat breakfast · 출근하다 go to work · 공부하다 study · 일하다 work · 운동하다 work out · 요리하다 cook · 쉬다 rest · 자다 sleep
🔤 Patterns You’ll Use All Day
- (시간)에 (동사)요 — 7시에 일어나요. I wake up at 7.
- (장소)에서 (동사)요 — 회사에서 일해요. I work at the office.
- 먼저… 그다음에… — first… then… 먼저 샤워해요, 그다음에 커피 마셔요.
- 자주/가끔/거의 안 + 동사 — frequency: 주말에 가끔 운동해요.
- Casual swap — 요 → 다/해: 7시에 일어나. (to a close friend)
💬 Examples / Dialogue / Quiz
| Korean | RR | English |
|---|---|---|
| 보통 7시에 일어나요. | bo-tong chil-si-e il-eo-na-yo | I usually wake up at 7. |
| 아침에는 커피를 마셔요. | a-chi-me-neun keo-pi-reul ma-syeo-yo | In the morning, I drink coffee. |
| 회사에서 9시부터 6시까지 일해요. | hoe-sa-e-seo gu-si-bu-teo yeok-si-kka-ji il-hae-yo | I work from 9 to 6 at the office. |
| 저녁에 운동하고 한국어를 공부해요. | jeo-nyeo-ge un-dong-ha-go han-gu-geo-reul gong-bu-hae-yo | In the evening I exercise and study Korean. |
| 주말에는 친구를 자주 만나요. | ju-mal-e-neun chin-gu-reul ja-ju man-na-yo | I often meet friends on weekends. |
📝 Quick Quiz (open)
- (Fill) I study at home at 10 p.m. → 집__ 10시__ 공부해요.
- (Choose) polite vs casual: “보통 12시에 자__.”
Answers: 1) 에서, 에 → 집에서 10시에 공부해요. · 2) polite: 자요 / casual: 자
❌ Common Mistakes
- Mixing 에 vs 에서: ❌ 집에 공부해요 → ✔ 집에서 공부해요 (action happens at a place).
- Hour/Minute system: use native for hour (한/두/세 시), Sino for minutes (십분, 삼십분).
- Forgetting subjects is fine—but clarity first: Drop “저는” only when context is clear.
- Using casual endings with strangers: keep -요 until you’re clearly among friends.
👩🏫 Teacher’s Tips
- 2-minute habit: record a one-sentence diary every night: “오늘은 11시에 잤어요.” Tiny wins compound.
- Reuse one frame: 아침에 ___, 점심에 ___, 저녁에 ___. Change only the verbs.
- Shadow once, create once: mimic a drama line, then replace one word with your reality.
“Small changes are not small—done daily, they become identity.” — build the habit of one Korean sentence a day.
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