๐ Expressing Intentions and Promises – Intermediate Level (TOPIK 3–4)
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As your Korean skills improve, you’ll want to express your future plans, promises, and intentions clearly. In this lesson, we’ll explore how to use the expressions -(์ผ)๋ ค๊ณ ํ๋ค (to intend to…) and -๊ธฐ๋ก ํ๋ค (to promise/decide to…) in daily conversations. ๐ Grammar Focus 1. -(์ผ)๋ ค๊ณ ํ๋ค – Expressing Intention This form is used to show what someone is planning or intending to do. Verb stem + ๋ ค๊ณ ํ๋ค (if the verb ends in a vowel) Verb stem + ์ผ๋ ค๊ณ ํ๋ค (if the verb ends in a consonant) Examples: ํ๊ตญ์ด๋ฅผ ๊ณต๋ถํ๋ ค๊ณ ํด์. – I plan to study Korean. Hangugeoreul gongbuharyeogo haeyo. ์น๊ตฌ๋ฅผ ๋ง๋๋ ค๊ณ ํด์. – I’m planning to meet a friend. Chingureul mannalyeogo haeyo. 2. -๊ธฐ๋ก ํ๋ค – Making a Promise or Decision This expression is used when making a promise, decision, or agreement to do something. Verb stem + ๊ธฐ๋ก ํ๋ค Examples: ์ด๋์ ๋งค์ผ ํ๊ธฐ๋ก ํ์ด์. – I decided to exercise every day. Undongeul maeil hagiro haesseoyo. ๊ทธ ์น๊ตฌ๋ ๋ง๋๊ธฐ๋ก ํ์ด์. – I promised to meet that friend. Geu chin...