Self-Study Korean Podcasts for Beginners - KIIP Level 1

🎙️ Welcome to the Self-Study Korean Podcast, your guide to mastering the Korean language and culture.

In today’s episode, we’re exploring Unit 18, which focuses on essential vocabulary and phrases about life in Korea. This lesson will help you talk about:

✅ Daily life in Korea and common activities

✅ Public transportation and local services

✅ Education and healthcare in Korea

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KIIP Level 1: Unit 18–Essential Words and Phrases about Korean Life

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Essential Vocabulary

Life in Korea (한국 생활) 🇰🇷

• 교통 – Transportation

• 대중교통 – Public transportation

• 수단 – Means

• 이용하다 – To use

• 대중교통 수단을 이용하다 – To use public transportation

• 편하다 – Comfortable

• 택시 잡다 – To hail a taxi

• 교통 카드 – Transportation card

• 익숙하다 – To be accustomed

• 평일 – Weekday

Education (교육) 🎓

• 고등학교 – High school

• 졸업하다 – To graduate

• 입학하다 – To enroll

• 여름방학 – Summer vacation

• 겨울방학 – Winter vacation

• 방학이 있다 – To have a vacation

Health and Public Services (건강과 공공서비스) 🏥

• 외국인 등록증 – Alien registration card

• 필요하다 – To need

• 외국인 등록증이 필요하다 – To need an alien registration card

• 건강 보험 – Health insurance

• 점심시간 – Lunchtime

• 의식주 – Food, clothing, and shelter

• 진료하다 – To provide medical treatment

Neighborhood and Local Services (동네) 🏡

• 배달 – Delivery

• 24시간 배달 – 24-hour delivery

• 24시간 배달이 되다 – To have 24-hour delivery

• 팔다 – To sell

• 쓰레기봉투를 팔다 – To sell garbage bags

• 문을 닫다 – To close (a store or building)

• 문을 열다 – To open (a store or building)

• 약을 팔다 – To sell medicine

• 도로 – Road

• 자전거 도로 – Bicycle road

• 전용 – Exclusive use

• 차로 – Lane

• 버스 전용 차로 – Bus-only lane

• 팥빙수 – Korean shaved ice dessert

• 특징 – Characteristic

Key Phrases to Practice

🎙️ Now, let’s practice some useful phrases that will help you confirm information, describe situations, and ask about services in your neighborhood. Listen and repeat after me!

Confirmation with 지요?

오늘 날씨가 많이 덥지요?

(The weather is very hot today, isn’t it?)

– 네, 정말 더워요.

(Yes, it’s really hot.)

🎙️ You can use this pattern for other weather conditions:

오늘 비가 많이 오지요? (It’s raining a lot today, isn’t it?)

– 네, 우산이 필요해요. (Yes, you need an umbrella.)

여보세요. 거기 대한병원이지요?

(Hello, is this Daehan Hospital?)

– 네, 맞습니다.

(Yes, it is.)

🎙️ You can use this when calling other places:

여보세요. 거기 서울 도서관이지요? (Hello, is this Seoul Library?)

– 네, 맞아요. (Yes, that’s correct.)

Describing and Contrasting with 는데

한국어 생활이 어때요?

(How’s life in Korea?)

– 조금 힘든데 재미있어요.

(It’s a bit tough, but fun.)

밤 12시에 지하철은 다니는데 버스는 안 다녀요.

(The subway runs at midnight, but buses don’t.)

한국에는 산이 많은데 제 고향에는 산이 적어요.

(Korea has many mountains, but my hometown has few.)

🎙️ You can try describing differences between places as follows:

서울에는 사람이 많은데 내 고향에는 사람이 적어요.

(Seoul has many people, but my hometown has few.)

Neighborhood and Services

우리 동네 은행은 주말에 문을 열어요.

(The bank in our neighborhood is open on weekends.)

🎙️ You can replace 은행 (bank) with other places:

우리 동네 편의점은 24시간 문을 열어요. (The convenience store in our neighborhood is open 24 hours.)

쓰레기봉투를 어디에서 살 수 있어요? (Where can I buy garbage bags?)

- 편의점에서 살 수 있어요. (You can buy it at convenient store.)

24시간 배달이 돼요? (Is 24-hour delivery available?)

- 네, 배달이 돼요. (Yes, it is.)

🎙️ Great job! Keep practicing these phrases in daily conversations, and you’ll feel more confident using Korean in real-life situations.

Quiz Time!

Question 1:

How do you say “Is this Daehan Hospital?” in Korean?

🎙️ The answer is: 여보세요. 거기 대한병원이지요?

Question 2:

How do you say “Korea has many mountains, but my hometown has few.” in Korean?

🎙️ The answer is: 한국에는 산이 많은데 제 고향에는 산이 적어요.

Question 3:

How do you say “Don’t enter the bus-only lane.” in Korean?

🎙️ The answer is: 버스 전용 차로에 들어가지 마세요.

🎙️ How did you do? Keep practicing, and soon you’ll feel confident using these phrases in real-life situations!