Talking About Hobbies in Korean: Drawing Dialogue & Vocabulary 🎨

In this slow Korean dialogue for beginners, join Minjun and Seoyeon as they find a fun way to spend their day. You will learn essential vocabulary for making suggestions, talking about drawing, and describing the things you create using simple adjectives. This is a perfect lesson for A1 learners to practice listening and pick up new, practical phrases.

💬 Video Transcript

민준: 서연, 안녕하세요.
(Minjun: Seoyeon, hello.)

서연: 민준, 안녕하세요. 오늘 뭐 해요?
(Seoyeon: Minjun, hello. What are you doing today?)

민준: 음… 아무것도 안 해요. 심심해요.
(Minjun: Um… I’m not doing anything. I’m bored.)

서연: 아, 저도 정말 심심해요.
(Seoyeon: Ah, I’m really bored too.)

민준: 우리 뭐 할까요?
(Minjun: What should we do?)

서연: 좋은 생각 있어요! 우리 그림 그려요.
(Seoyeon: I have a good idea! Let’s draw.)

민준: 그림이요? 와, 좋아요! 정말 좋아요.
(Minjun: Drawing? Wow, okay! That’s great.)

서연: 자, 여기 종이 있어요. 민준, 종이 받으세요.
(Seoyeon: Here, there’s paper here. Minjun, take the paper.)

민준: 고마워요. 저는 연필이 있어요. 여기요.
(Minjun: Thank you. I have a pencil. Here you go.)

서연: 좋아요. 이제 시작해요. 저는 집을 그려요.
(Seoyeon: Okay. Let’s start now. I’m drawing a house.)

민준: 집이요? 와, 어떤 집이에요?
(Minjun: A house? Wow, what kind of house is it?)

서연: 크고 예쁜 집이에요. 창문도 있어요.
(Seoyeon: It’s a big and pretty house. It has windows too.)

민준: 우와, 정말 예뻐요. 서연은 그림을 잘 그려요.
(Minjun: Wow, it’s really pretty. Seoyeon, you draw well.)

서연: 고마워요. 민준은 뭐 그려요?
(Seoyeon: Thanks. What are you drawing, Minjun?)

민준: 저는 과일을 그려요. 사과를 그려요.
(Minjun: I’m drawing fruit. I’m drawing an apple.)

서연: 사과요? 빨간 사과예요?
(Seoyeon: An apple? Is it a red apple?)

민준: 네. 아주 크고, 빨간 사과예요.
(Minjun: Yes. It’s a very big, red apple.)

서연: 와, 맛있어 보여요.
(Seoyeon: Wow, it looks delicious.)

민준: 그리고… 바나나도 그려요. 노란 바나나예요.
(Minjun: And… I’m also drawing a banana. It’s a yellow banana.)

서연: 사과하고 바나나. 민준도 그림을 잘 그려요.
(Seoyeon: An apple and a banana. You draw well too, Minjun.)

민준: 아니에요. 서연이 더 잘 그려요.
(Minjun: No. You draw better, Seoyeon.)

서연: 자, 저는 이제 고양이를 그려요. 집 앞에 작은 고양이.
(Seoyeon: Okay, now I’m drawing a cat. A small cat in front of the house.)

민준: 귀여워요! 고양이가 아주 귀여워요. 저는 나무를 그려요. 사과 옆에 큰 나무를 그려요.
(Minjun: It’s cute! The cat is very cute. I’m drawing a tree. I’m drawing a big tree next to the apple.)

서연: 와! 정말 멋진 그림이에요.
(Seoyeon: Wow! It’s a really wonderful picture.)

민준: 우리 그림, 같이 볼까요?
(Minjun: Shall we look at our pictures together?)

서연: 네, 좋아요. 제 그림이에요. 집하고 고양이.
(Seoyeon: Yes, okay. This is my picture. A house and a cat.)

민준: 우와, 정말 예뻐요. 제 그림도 보세요.
(Minjun: Wow, it’s really pretty. Look at my picture too.)

서연: 사과, 바나나, 그리고 나무. 색깔이 정말 예뻐요.
(Seoyeon: An apple, a banana, and a tree. The colors are really pretty.)

민준: 그림 그리기, 아주 재미있어요.
(Minjun: Drawing pictures is very fun.)

서연: 맞아요. 정말 재미있어요.
(Seoyeon: That’s right. It’s really fun.)

민준: 우리 다음에 또 그림 그려요.
(Minjun: Let’s draw again next time.)

서연: 네! 좋아요. 다음에 또 같이 그려요!
(Seoyeon: Yes! Okay. Let’s draw together again next time!)

📝 Essential Vocabulary

Here are some key words and phrases from the video. Listen and repeat to practice your pronunciation.

🔍 Grammar Focus

Let’s look at two simple but important grammar points from the dialogue.

1. Connecting Nouns with 하고 (hago)

In English, we use “and” to connect two nouns. In Korean, one of the most common ways to do this in conversation is by using the particle 하고. You simply attach it to the first noun.

From the script, Seoyeon describes her drawing and Minjun’s drawing:

• 사과하고 바나나. (An apple and a banana.)
• 집하고 고양이. (A house and a cat.)

This particle is very easy to use because it doesn’t change based on whether the noun ends in a vowel or a consonant.

2. The Subject Marker 이/가 (i/ga)

In Korean, particles are attached to words to show their function in a sentence. 이/가 is the subject marker, which points out who or what is performing an action or is in a certain state.

You choose between 이 and 가 based on the final sound of the noun before it:

• Use 이 after a noun ending in a consonant.
• Use 가 after a noun ending in a vowel.

Let’s look at examples from the video:

• 저는 연필이 있어요. (I have a pencil.) The word for pencil, 연필 (yeonpil), ends in a consonant (ㄹ), so 이 is used.
• 고양이가 아주 귀여워요. (The cat is very cute.) The word for cat, 고양이 (goyangi), ends in a vowel (ㅣ), so 가 is used.

🌍 Cultural Tip

🃏 Flip & Learn

Review the key phrases and vocabulary with these flashcards.

💡 Key Takeaways

Here are the most important points to remember from this lesson:

• To say you’re bored, you can use the phrase 심심해요.
• To suggest an activity together, you can say 우리 [activity] 해요? or 우리 [activity] 할까요? (Shall we…?).
• The particle 하고 is a simple way to say “and” between two nouns in conversation (e.g., 사과하고 바나나).
• Use the subject particle 이/가 to mark the subject of a sentence. Use 이 after consonants (연필이) and 가 after vowels (고양이가).
• You learned several useful nouns (그림, 종이, 연필, 집, 과일, 사과, 바나나, 고양이, 나무) and descriptive words (크다, 예쁘다, 작다, 귀엽다, 빨갛다, 노랗다).

🎯 Practice Quiz

Test your understanding of the vocabulary and grammar from the dialogue.

✍️ Fill in the Blanks

Let’s test your spelling and memory! Fill in the missing words below. Use correct spelling.