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Basic Verbs

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1. ✋

   하다

   ha-da

   to play; to do

   verb

   • 나는 매일 운동을 해요.

     I exercise every day.

   • 지금 숙제를 하고 있어요.

     I am doing my homework now.

2. 🍽️

   먹다

   meok-da

   to eat

   verb

   • 아침 밥을 먹어요.

     I eat breakfast rice/meal.

   • 뭘 먹고 싶어요?

     What do you want to eat?

3. 🚶

   가다

   gada

   to go

   verb

   • 나는 학교에 가요.

     I go to school.

   • 지금 어디에 가세요?

     Where are you going now?

4. 🚶

   오다

   o-da

   to come

   verb

   • 친구가 내일 와요.

     My friend is coming tomorrow.

   • 학교에 왔어요.

     I arrived at school.

5. 📍

   있다

   it-ta

   to exist; to have

   verb

   • 나는 고양이가 있어요.

     I have a cat.

   • 책상 위에 연필이 있어요.

     There is a pencil on the desk.

6. 👀

   보다

   boda

   to see/watch

   verb

   • 나는 매일 영화를 봐요.

     I watch a movie every day.

   • 텔레비전을 봤어요.

     I watched television.

7. 👂

   듣다

   deut-da

   to listen, to hear

   verb

   • 음악을 들어요.

     I listen to music.

   • 선생님의 말을 잘 들으세요.

     Listen carefully to the teacher.

8. 💬

   말하다

   mal-ha-da

   to speak/talk

   verb

   • 저는 한국어로 말해요.

     I speak in Korean.

   • 엄마가 뭐라고 말했어요?

     What did mom say?