Korean listening practice #13 Morning person
Welcome to Part 13 of our Korean listening practice series!
Today, we’ll focus on expressions related to Morning routine!
Do you like to get up early in the morning? I’m naturally a morning person. I’m more productive in the mornings and love the peacefulness that comes with the early hours. However, sometimes getting up can be a bit of a challenge.
In this post, we’ll explore various expressions related to waking up early and the routines we follow in the morning. All the vocabulary can be very practical when discussing your morning routines, so make sure to review it thoroughly and get comfortable with the new terms!
<How to study>
1. Get to know important vocab and become acquainted with grammar concepts.
2. Watch the video without subtitles initially, then review with subtitles.
3. Listen repeatedly and mimic the speaker. Aim to listen at least once daily until you’re comfortable with the sentence structures and expressions.
Vocabulary list
| 일찍 | early |
| 아침형 인간 | morning person |
| 생산적이다 | to be productive |
| 집중하다 | to focus, concentrate |
| 저녁형 인간 | night owl |
| 무기력하다 | to feel lethargic or to lack energy. |
| 퇴근하다 | to leave work |
| 아무것도 | nothing |
| 회사(를) 다니다 | to work for a company, commute to work |
| 늦잠(을) 자다 | to sleep in |
| 동기 / 의지 | motivation / will |
| 요즘 | recently |
| 노력하다 | to try, to put an effort |
| 기분이 좋다 | to feel good/ be in a good mood |
Grammar points
| (으)려고 하다 | try to, intend |
| (으)려고 | in order to |
| 지만 | but |
| 어/아/해야 하다/되다 | have to |
| -ㄹ/을 수 있다 | can, be able to |
| (으)려면 | If you want to do something |
| (으)면 | when, if |
| (으)면서 | while |
| 어/아/해 보다 | should, try to |
Put your best effort into understanding the video as you listen.
And remember to mimic it too!
This practice will aid in cultivating a natural Korean accent and tone.
(The script is down below!)
<Script>
– 아침에 일찍 일어나기 –
Getting up early in the morning
여러분들은 아침에 일찍 일어나는 것을 좋아하나요?
Do you like to get up early in the morning?
저는 원래 아침형 인간이에요.
I’m usually a morning person.
아침에 더욱 생산적이고, 집중을 잘 할 수 있어요.
I’m more productive in the morning and I can concentrate better.
저녁형 인간은 아니라서, 저녁에 항상 피곤하고 무기력해요.
I’m not a night owl, so I’m always tired and unmotivated in the evening.
퇴근하고 집에오면 아무것도 안 하고 싶어요.
I don’t want to do anything when I get home from work.
회사 다닐 때는 항상 아침 6시 전에 일어나서 운동을 하고 책을 읽었어요.
When I worked at a company, I always woke up before 6 a.m., worked out, and read books.
하지만 당연히 늦잠 자는 것도 좋아해요.
But of course, I also like to sleep in.
특히 동기나 의지가 크게 없으면 아침에 일찍 일어나는 것이 힘들어요.
It’s hard to get up early in the morning, especially if you don’t have much motivation or will.
아침에 일찍 일어나려면 밤에도 일찍 자야해요.
If you want to get up early in the morning, you have to go to bed early at night.
요즘 아침 5시에 일어나려고 노력하고 있어요.
Recently I’m trying to get up at 5 a.m.
일어나서 공부도 조금 하고, 일도 조금 하려고 해요.
I’m going to wake up, study a little, and work a little.
5시에 일어나는 건 힘들지만, 일어나서 생산적이게 아침을 보내면 기분이 좋아져요.
It’s hard to get up at 5 o’clock, but I feel good when I get up and spend the morning productively.
모닝 커피를 마시면서 공부할 때 기분이 좋아요.
I feel good when I study while drinking morning coffee.
여러분도 한번 일찍 일어나 보세요.
You should wake up early, too.
<Korean script>
– 아침에 일찍 일어나기 –
여러분들은 아침에 일찍 일어나는 것을 좋아하나요?
저는 원래 아침형 인간이에요.
아침에 더욱 생산적이고, 집중을 잘 할 수 있어요.
저녁형 인간은 아니라서, 저녁에 항상 피곤하고 무기력해요.
퇴근하고 집에오면 아무것도 안 하고 싶어요.
회사 다닐 때는 항상 아침 6시 전에 일어나서 운동을 하고 책을 읽었어요.
하지만 당연히 늦잠 자는 것도 좋아해요.
특히 동기나 의지가 크게 없으면 아침에 일찍 일어나는 것이 힘들어요.
아침에 일찍 일어나려면 밤에도 일찍 자야해요.
요즘 아침 5시에 일어나려고 노력하고 있어요.
일어나서 공부도 조금 하고, 일도 조금 하려고 해요.
5시에 일어나는 건 힘들지만, 일어나서 생산적이게 아침을 보내면 기분이 좋아져요.
모닝 커피를 마시면서 공부할 때 기분이 좋아요.
여러분도 한번 일찍 일어나 보세요.
<English script>
Do you like to get up early in the morning?
I’m usually a morning person.
I’m more productive in the morning and I can concentrate better.
I’m not a night owl, so I’m always tired and unmotivated in the evening.
I don’t want to do anything when I get home from work.
When I worked at a company, I always woke up before 6 a.m., worked out, and read books.
But of course, I also like to sleep in.
It’s hard to get up early in the morning, especially if you don’t have much motivation or will.
If you want to get up early in the morning, you have to go to bed early at night.
Recently I’m trying to get up at 5 a.m.
I’m going to wake up, study a little, and work a little.
It’s hard to get up at 5 o’clock, but I feel good when I get up and spend the morning productively.
I feel good when I study while drinking morning coffee.
You should wake up early, too.
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