Korean listening practice #14 Hobbies
Welcome to Part 14 of our Korean listening practice series!
Today, we’ll focus on expressions related to Hobbies!
What kind of hobbies do you have? Do you like to cook, study, or read? Today, we will learn useful vocabulary and expressions related to hobbies! I enjoy working out, hiking, and baking. This will be a perfect topic to cover when hanging out with Koreans, so let’s dive in!
Before listening to the podcast, make sure to review vocab and grammar thoroughly and become familiar 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
| 취미 | hobby |
| 흔하다 | to be common |
| 마다 | every, each |
| 시간이 나다 | to have time |
| 수업(을) 듣다 | to take a class |
| 활동적이다 | to be active |
| 이사가다/ 오다 | to move out, move in |
| 자전거(를) 타다 | to ride a bike |
| 몸 | body |
| 마음 | mind |
| 등산하다 | to hike |
| 도전하다 | to challenge |
| 나아지다 | to get better 낫다 ( to be better) |
| 앞으로 | forward, ahead |
| 악기 | instrument |
Grammar points
| (으)려고 하다 | try to, intend |
| -것 같다 | I think, it seems like, it looks like |
| -편 이다 | tend to, fairly, have a tendency to |
| 아/어/해서 | because, and |
| 지만, 는데 | but |
| (으)면 | when, if |
| 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>
요즘 사람들은 다양한 취미들을 가지고 있어요.
These days, people have a variety of hobbies.
요리하기, 책 읽기, 운동하기가 가장 흔한 취미인 것 같아요.
Cooking, reading books, and exercising seem to be the most common hobbies.
저는 언어 공부와 책 읽는 것을 좋아해요.
I like studying languages and reading books.
밤마다 책을 읽었었는데, 요새는 피곤해서 많이 안 읽어요.
I used to read books every night, but I’m tired these days so I don’t read much.
언어 공부는 시간이 날 때마다 하려고 해요.
I try to study languages whenever I have time.
월요일마다 중국어를 배우고 화요일마다 스페인어 수업을 들어요.
I learn Chinese every Monday and take Spanish class on Tuesdays.
저는 활동적인 편이라서, 운동도 자주 했었는데 이사를 오고 못 하고 있어요.
I’m an active person, so I used to exercise often, but I haven’t been able to since I moved.
그래서 요새는 자전거를 많이 타고 있어요.
So, I’ve been riding my bike a lot these days.
운동 하는 것은 몸과 마음 둘 다 건강하게 해 줘서 좋아요.
Exercising is good because it keeps both your body and mind healthy.
시간이 나면 등산이나 서핑도 하고 싶어요.
When I have time, I also want to go hiking or surfing.
복싱이나 레슬링을 배우는 것도 도전해 보고싶어요.
I also want to try learning boxing or wrestling.
스트레스를 받을 때마다 베이킹도 해요.
I also bake whenever I feel stressed.
케이크와 쿠키를 만들면, 기분이 나아져요.
If I make cookies and cake, It makes me feel better.
앞으로는 취미로 악기도 배워보고 싶어요.
In the future, I would like to learn a musical instrument as a hobby.
피아노나 기타, 드럼 등을 배우면 재밌을 것 같아요.
I think it would be fun to learn piano, guitar, drums, etc.
여러분들은 무슨 취미가 있나요?
What hobbies do you guys have?
<Korean Script>
요즘 사람들은 다양한 취미들을 가지고 있어요.
요리하기, 책 읽기, 운동하기가 가장 흔한 취미인 것 같아요.
저는 언어 공부와 책 읽는 것을 좋아해요.
밤마다 책을 읽었었는데, 요새는 피곤해서 많이 안 읽어요.
언어 공부는 시간이 날 때마다 하려고 해요.
월요일마다 중국어를 배우고 화요일마다 스페인어 수업을 들어요.
저는 활동적인 편이라서, 운동도 자주 했었는데 이사를 오고 못 하고 있어요.
그래서 요새는 자전거를 많이 타고 있어요.
운동 하는 것은 몸과 마음 둘 다 건강하게 해 줘서 좋아요.
시간이 나면 등산이나 서핑도 하고 싶어요.
복싱이나 레슬링을 배우는 것도 도전해 보고싶어요.
스트레스를 받을 때마다 베이킹도 해요.
케이크와 쿠키를 만들면, 기분이 나아져요.
앞으로는 취미로 악기도 배워보고 싶어요.
피아노나 기타, 드럼 등을 배우면 재밌을 것 같아요.
여러분들은 무슨 취미가 있나요?
<English Script>
These days, people have a variety of hobbies.
Cooking, reading books, and exercising seem to be the most common hobbies.
I like studying languages and reading books.
I used to read books every night, but I’m tired these days so I don’t read much.
I try to study languages whenever I have time.
I learn Chinese every Monday and take Spanish class on Tuesdays.
I’m an active person, so I used to exercise often, but I haven’t been able to since I moved.
So, I’ve been riding my bike a lot these days.
Exercising is good because it keeps both your body and mind healthy.
When I have time, I also want to go hiking or surfing.
I also want to try learning boxing or wrestling.
I also bake whenever I feel stressed.
If I make cookies and cake, It makes me feel better.
In the future, I would like to learn a musical instrument as a hobby.
I think it would be fun to learn piano, guitar, drums, etc.
What hobbies do you guys have?
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