Lesson 19

Question 1

Changing action verbs into a noun

Answer 1

Verb stem + -는 것

By changing verbs into nouns, the form can take many different meanings:
I. “doing” something
2. the act of “doing” something
3. the thing which one “does”
4. what one “does”
5. the fact that one is “doing” or “does” something

Question 2

What one ate
What one eats
What one will eat

Answer 2

먹은 것
먹는 것
먹을 것

Question 3

What one bought
What one buys
What one will buy

Answer 3

산 것
사는 것
살 것

Question 4

What I am listening to now is a song.

Answer 4

지금 듣는 것은 노래예요.

Question 5

Do you know that we are meeting today?

Answer 5

오늘 만나는 것 알아요?

Question 6

Are you good at eating spicy food?

Answer 6

매운 것 잘 먹어요?

Question 7

Hobby

My hobby is watching movies.

Answer 7

취미

제 취미는 영화 보는 거예요.

Question 8

These days, recently

Recently, what is it that you are studying?

Answer 8

요즘

요즘 공부하는 거는 뭐예요?
요즘 뭐 공부해요?

Question 9

Chitchat

I like chitchatting with my friends.

Answer 9

수다떠다

저는 친구랑 수다떠는 거를 좋아해요.

Question 10

Husband

Have you told your husband?

Answer 10

남편한테

남편한테 말했어요?

Question 11

What do you mean?

Answer 11

뭐를요?

Question 12

To shop

I enjoy shopping

Answer 12

쇼핑하다

저는 쇼핑하는 거를 좋아해요.

Question 13

My girlfriend enjoys eating ice cream

Answer 13

제 여자 친구는 아이스크림 먹는 것을 좋아해요

Question 14

I am studying Korean right now

Answer 14

지금 공부하는 것은 한국어예요.

Question 15

My hobby is reading books.

Answer 15

제 취미는 책을 읽는 거예요

Question 16

To be hard

Is studying Korean tough?

Answer 16

힘들다

한국어 공부하는 거 힘들어요?

Question 17

What do like to do?

Answer 17

뭐 하는 거 좋아해요?

Question 18

Is working fun

Answer 18

일하는 거 재미있어요?