The Verb World · Lesson 6 of 6

Telling Your Story

Everything together at last — narrate your past, present, and plans in connected Korean.

13 min

Six courses ago you couldn't read a single letter. Today you can conjugate, negate, wish, and connect — which means you can do the most human thing of all: tell your own story. Build each line, then check.

Build your story, line by line

1 · “I came to Korea last year.” (작년에 = last year, 오다)Show answer

작년에 한국에 왔어요. — 오 + 았어요 → 왔어요 (past).

2 · “I like Korean food, but I can't eat spicy food.” (좋아하다; 맵다 → 매운 음식; 못)Show answer

한국 음식 좋아하지만 매운 음식 못 먹어요. — ~지만 (but) + 못 (can't).

3 · “Yesterday I ate bibimbap and it was delicious.” (먹다, 맛있다)Show answer

어제 비빔밥 먹고 맛있었어요. — ~고 (and) + 맛있- past 맛있었어요.

4 · “Tomorrow I want to go to Busan because I have time.” (있다 → 있으니까; 가고 싶다)Show answer

내일 시간 있으니까 부산에 가고 싶어요. — 으니까 (because) + ~고 싶어요 (want to).

5 · “If I go to Busan, I'll see the sea.” (가다 → 가면; 바다, 보다 future)Show answer

부산에 가면 바다를 볼 거예요. — 으면 (if) + ㄹ 거예요 (future).

Now say it all together

Read this aloud — it's your Korean, every piece earned across six courses:

작년에 한국에 왔어요. 한국 음식 좋아하지만 매운 음식 못 먹어요. 어제 비빔밥 먹고 맛있었어요. 내일 시간 있으니까 부산에 가고 싶어요. 부산에 가면 바다를 볼 거예요.

“I came to Korea last year. I like Korean food, but I can't eat spicy food. Yesterday I ate bibimbap and it was delicious. Tomorrow I have time, so I want to go to Busan. If I go to Busan, I'll see the sea.”

You speak Korean now

Read this back and let it land: that is a real, connected paragraph about a real life — past, present, future, desire, negation, and reason, all woven together. You built every thread of it yourself.

This is the end of the beginner journey, but Korean is a road that keeps giving — more verbs, more nuance, more people to meet. Keep yours warm with the reading articles and the Culture Quiz, and revisit any course anytime. From 가나다 to telling your story — 정말, 정말 잘하셨어요. (You've done really, really well.)

Quick check

Did it stick?

Three quick questions — instant answers, no grades, no pressure.

1.“I came to Korea last year” — past of 오다 is…

2.“If I go to Busan” uses…

3.In your story paragraph, the tense lives mainly on…

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