Your goal
Ask about a visit’s purpose and supplies, then make a note
Say both where you are going and what you are going there to do. Check supplies against the instruction card or ask.
Before you start
- 목적
- what you intend to do
- 준비하다
- to get something ready beforehand
- 준비물
- items to bring or prepare
- 공책
- a notebook
- 펜
- a pen
Explore the situation
This fictional Korean study group meets at Saebom Library. Bring a notebook and pen. Do not assume that every group has the same requirements.
| Notice item | Details |
|---|---|
| 장소 | 새봄 도서관 |
| 활동 | 한국어 공부 |
| 준비물 | 공책, 펜 |
Learn the expressions
Attach -(으)러 to an action stem and follow it with 가요 to state the purpose of going. Mark the destination with 에.
| Action | Purpose form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 공부하다 | 공부하러 | 도서관에 공부하러 가요. |
| 먹다 | 먹으러 | 식당에 김밥을 먹으러 가요. |
| 읽다 | 읽으러 | 도서관에 책을 읽으러 가요. |
| 사다 | 사러 | 가게에 펜을 사러 가요. |
| 만들다 | 만들러 | 김밥을 만들러 가요. |
Use 러 after a vowel or final ㄹ; otherwise use 으러. 공부하러 가요 states the purpose, not that the study has already finished.
| Ask | Answer |
|---|---|
| 무엇을 하러 가요? | 한국어를 공부하러 가요. |
| 무엇을 준비해요? | 공책과 펜을 준비해요. |
| 펜이 있어요? | 아니요, 펜이 없어요. |
Read the conversation
Purpose of going
도서관에 무엇을 하러 가요?
Show meaning
What are you going to the library to do?
한국어를 공부하러 가요.
Show meaning
I’m going to study Korean.
Check supplies
무엇을 준비해요?
Show meaning
What should I prepare?
공책과 펜을 준비해요.
Show meaning
Prepare a notebook and a pen.
Build a sentence
Check the details shown on the cards and try a sentence before revealing the example. Then assemble the sentence pieces.
Change the facts and express them
Korean study group
- Purpose
- 한국어 공부
- Place
- 새봄 도서관
- Supplies
- 공책, 펜
Example and explanation
새봄 도서관에 한국어를 공부하러 가요. 공책과 펜을 준비해요.
Check both supplies in the model.
Reading group
- Purpose
- 책 읽기
- Supplies
- 책, 공책
Example and explanation
도서관에 책을 읽으러 가요. 책과 공책을 준비해요.
Check the supplies again for a different group.
Sentence-piece practice
1. Build a sentence about going to a restaurant to eat gimbap.
Sentence pieces
- 에
- 을
- 식당
- 김밥
- 먹으러 가요.
2. Say that you prepare a notebook and pen.
Sentence pieces
- 과
- 을
- 공책
- 펜
- 준비해요.
Practice
Choose a response that fits the situation using the expressions you learned.
1. You are going to a restaurant to eat gimbap. Which expression fits?
- 김밥을 먹었어요.
- 김밥을 먹러 가요.
- 김밥을 먹으러 가요.
2. Choose the purpose form of 공부하다.
- 공부하러 가요.
- 공부해러 가요.
- 공부하으러 가요.
3. The group notice lists a notebook and pen. What do you prepare?
- 펜은 준비하지 않아요.
- 공책과 펜을 준비해요.
- 공책과 가방만 준비해요.
4. The supplies are unspecified. Which question fits?
- 공책은 없어요.
- 도서관이에요.
- 무엇을 준비해요?
Try a new situation
Use the new role information. Write the required details in Korean and try saying them.
Tasks
Try the tasks first, then compare with the answers and examples in step 10.
1. New role: eat gimbap at a restaurant. Give the destination and purpose.
Show a hint
Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.
2. Fictional reading group: read a book at the library. State the purpose.
Show a hint
Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.
3. The reading group’s supplies are unknown. Ask.
Show a hint
Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.
4. New notice: book and notebook. State both supplies.
Show a hint
Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.
Reading-group visit note
Check your learning
Read the new conditions and distinguish the key information.
1. What is the purpose in 도서관에 책을 읽으러 가요?
- Reading a book
- Having already bought a book
- Sleeping in the library
2. 만들다 has final ㄹ. Choose the purpose form.
- 만들을러 가요.
- 만들러 가요.
- 만들으러 가요.
3. Only a notebook is in the bag; the list requires a notebook and pen. What is missing?
- 공책
- 도서관
- 펜
4. Which includes both destination and purpose?
- 도서관에 책을 읽으러 가요.
- 책을 읽었어요.
- 책이에요.
5. Which directly asks the purpose of the visit?
- 몇 시예요?
- 무엇을 하러 가요?
- 누구의 펜이에요?
6. One group requires a notebook and pen. Does that establish another group’s requirements?
- Every place is the same.
- The other group requires nothing.
- Check the other notice too.
Reflect on your reading
Tick only what you actually checked. Feedback from another person is optional and is not required to finish the lesson.
Answers and explanations
Show answers and explanations
Practice questions
1. You are going to a restaurant to eat gimbap. Which expression fits?
Answer: 김밥을 먹으러 가요.
Use 으러 after 먹.
- 김밥을 먹었어요. — This is a past event.
- 김밥을 먹러 가요. — 으 is missing after the final consonant.
2. Choose the purpose form of 공부하다.
Answer: 공부하러 가요.
Attach 러 to 공부하.
- 공부해러 가요. — Do not use 해러.
- 공부하으러 가요. — Do not add 으 to a vowel-ending stem.
3. The group notice lists a notebook and pen. What do you prepare?
Answer: 공책과 펜을 준비해요.
Include both listed items.
- 펜은 준비하지 않아요. — The required pen was excluded.
- 공책과 가방만 준비해요. — The pen was replaced with another item.
4. The supplies are unspecified. Which question fits?
Answer: 무엇을 준비해요?
Ask before assuming the supplies.
- 공책은 없어요. — This asserts absence without information.
- 도서관이에요. — This only gives a place.
Learning check
1. What is the purpose in 도서관에 책을 읽으러 가요?
Answer: Reading a book
읽으러 identifies the intended activity.
- Having already bought a book — Buying is not stated.
- Sleeping in the library — The activity changed.
2. 만들다 has final ㄹ. Choose the purpose form.
Answer: 만들러 가요.
Use 러 after final ㄹ: 만들러.
- 만들을러 가요. — An unnecessary 을 was added.
- 만들으러 가요. — Do not add 으 after final ㄹ here.
3. Only a notebook is in the bag; the list requires a notebook and pen. What is missing?
Answer: 펜
The notebook is present; the pen is missing.
- 공책 — The notebook is already there.
- 도서관 — The library is a place, not a supply.
4. Which includes both destination and purpose?
Answer: 도서관에 책을 읽으러 가요.
도서관에 is the destination; 책을 읽으러 is the purpose.
- 책을 읽었어요. — This only states a past action.
- 책이에요. — This only identifies an object.
5. Which directly asks the purpose of the visit?
Answer: 무엇을 하러 가요?
무엇을 하러 asks what you are going to do.
- 몇 시예요? — This asks for the time.
- 누구의 펜이에요? — This asks who owns the pen.
6. One group requires a notebook and pen. Does that establish another group’s requirements?
Answer: Check the other notice too.
Use the notice for the specific activity.
- Every place is the same. — This generalizes one notice to all places.
- The other group requires nothing. — Missing information does not mean nothing is needed.
Example answers
Written responses are examples. Other wording can also meet the same conditions.
1. New role: eat gimbap at a restaurant. Give the destination and purpose.
식당에 김밥을 먹으러 가요.
김밥을 먹으러 식당에 가요.
Use 식당에 and 먹으러 together.
2. Fictional reading group: read a book at the library. State the purpose.
도서관에 책을 읽으러 가요.
책을 읽으러 도서관에 가요.
The purpose form of 읽다 is 읽으러.
3. The reading group’s supplies are unknown. Ask.
무엇을 준비해요?
뭐를 준비해요?
뭘 준비해요?
Do not invent supplies for the note.
4. New notice: book and notebook. State both supplies.
책과 공책을 준비해요.
책하고 공책을 준비해요.
공책과 책을 준비해요.
Unlike the model, this activity needs a book and notebook.
Reading-group visit note
도서관에 책을 읽으러 가요.
책과 공책을 준비해요.
Sentence-piece practice
1. Build a sentence about going to a restaurant to eat gimbap.
식당에 김밥을 먹으러 가요.
먹 has a final consonant, so use 먹으러.
2. Say that you prepare a notebook and pen.
공책과 펜을 준비해요.
Use 과 to connect the two items.
Review and continue
Come back to these
Recall with the example closed
Ask about a visit’s purpose and supplies, then make a note
Change one detail
Change a person, action or time and make two sentences.
Combine with earlier expressions
Make a short exchange with a question and response.
Review what felt difficult
Review this expressionExplain a purpose and check what to bring →Earlier learningReconnect the foundation →Look separately at activity completion and core learning results.