Learn Korean (TTMIK)

Lesson 13

 In this lesson, we are going to study how to say “I want to...” in Korean.

In the previous lessons, we learned how to say that something is delicious, and also how to thank for the food you are going to eat.

ma-si-sseo-yo= It’s delicious.

 jal meok-ge-sseum-ni-da= Thank you for the food. I will enjoy it.

But before you order something in a restaurant in a coffee shop, you might as well ask your friends what they want to eat, and also tell them what you want to eat.

In English, you add the expression “want to” before the verb, but in Korean, you need to change the end of the verb. But don’t worry. It’s not too difficult to do.

-go si-peo-yo= I want to ...

Now, let’s practice.

Here are some frequently used Korean verbs.

ga-da = to go

bo-da = to see

meok-da = to eat

And changing these verbs into the -go si-peo-yoform is very simple.

Just drop the da(the last letter in all Korean verbs) and add -go si-peo-yo.

to go = ga-da---> ga+ -go si-peo-yo

ga-go si-peo-yo = I want to go.

to see = bo-da---> bo+ -go si-peo-yo

bo-go si-peo-yo = I want to see/look/watch. **A/N bogo sipeoyo can also be ‘I miss you’

to eat = meok-da---> meok+ -go si-peo-yo

meok-go si-peo-yo = I want to eat.

Sample conversation

A: mwo meok-go si-peo-yo?= What do you want to eat?

B: haem-beo-geo meok-go si-peo-yo = I want to eat a hamburger.

Here’s a useful word to know.

deo = more

Now that you know how to say “I want to eat (it)” you can say “I want to eat more.” using this word (deo).

meok-go si-peo-yo = I want to eat it.

deo meok-go si-peo-yo = I want to eat more.

** Note the word order here.