Lesson 29: Changing Verbs to Nouns with ~기 and 음/ㅁ

Question 1

나의 여자 친구는 내가 사과를 가져오기를 원해

Answer 1

My girlfriend wants me to bring apples (this is somewhat unnatural as per teacher of course)

Question 2

나는 밥을 벌써 먹기 시작했어

Answer 2

I already started to eat

Question 3

다음 달에 한국어를 배우기 시작할 거야

Answer 3

I will start learning Korean next month

Question 4

어제부터 사람들이 거기서 모이기 시작했어요

Answer 4

People started gathering there from yesterday

Question 5

쌀을 물에 넣은 후에 쌀의 색깔이 변하기 시작했어요

Answer 5

After I put the rice in the water, the color of the rice started to change

Question 6

이상한 행동을 한 다음에 사람들이 저를 쳐다보기 시작했어요

Answer 6

After acting strangely, people started staring at me

Question 7

다음 달에 한국어를 배우는 것을 그만할 거야

Answer 7

I will stop learning Korean next month
As per teacher, using ~는 것 is more natural with 그만

Question 8

밥을 먹기 싫어

Answer 8

I don’t want to eat

Question 9

가기 싫어

Answer 9

I don’t want to go

Question 10

쌀을 씻기 싫어요

Answer 10

I don’t want to wash the rice

Question 11

저는 달리기를 할 거예요

Answer 11

I will go for a run

Question 12

저는 줄넘기를 못해요

Answer 12

I’m bad at skipping rope

Question 13

시험은 어땠어?
쓰기랑 듣기는 너무 어려웠어. 하지만 읽기는 너무 쉬웠어.

Answer 13

How was the exam?The writing and listening (parts) were really hard. But the reading (part) was really easy.

Question 14

커피를 만들기

Answer 14

To make coffee

Question 15

책상을 정리하기

Answer 15

To organize my desk

Question 16

방 청소하기

Answer 16

To clean my room

Question 17

쌀을 사기

Answer 17

To buy rice

Question 18

인터넷에 자료를 검색하기

Answer 18

To look for data on the internet

Question 19

매일매일을 즐기기

Answer 19

To enjoy every day

Question 20

집 청소를 매일 하기

Answer 20

To clean the house every day

Question 21

숙제를 매일 하기

Answer 21

To do my homework every day

Question 22

감정을 표현하기

Answer 22

To show my emotions

Question 23

책을 매일 읽기

Answer 23

To read books every day

Question 24

운동을 등록하기

Answer 24

To register at a gym (to exercise)

Question 25

나는 네가 먹고 있음을 알았어

Answer 25

I knew you were eating
You can use ㅁ/음 to turn entire sentences into nouns, but this is rarely done in speech. It is done much more commonly in books/poems (for whatever reason).

Question 26

나는 형이랑 싸움에서 이겼어

Answer 26

I won in a fight with my brother

Question 27

나는 아빠의 죽음을 잊지 않았어

Answer 27

I didn’t forget the death of my father

Question 28

운동을 매일 해요?
그럼요

Answer 28

Do you exercise every day?
그럼요

Question 28

차를 스스로 주차했어요?
그럼요

Answer 28

Did you park the car by yourself?
Yes (it is like that)