Lesson 19
In this lesson, you will learn how to say WHEN in Korean. You will also get some practice with answering questions such as “when did you do it?”, “when did you arrive?”, “when did you come?”, etc.
언제 = when
Unlike 어디 [eo-di], to which you have to add location marking particles to specify, 언제 [eon-je] can always be used on its own. Let us try using the word 언제 in context.
(1) “When did you do (it)?”
when = 언제 [eon-je]
you did (it) = 하다 + 였어요 = 했어요 [hae-sseo-yo]
did you do (it)? = 했어요? [hae-sseo-yo?]
When did you do it? = 언제 했어요? [eon-je hae-sseo-yo?]
(2) “When did you arrive?”
to arrive = 도착하다 [do-cha-ka-da]
you arrived = 도착했어요 [do-cha-kae-sseo-yo]
did you arrive? = 도착했어요? [do-cha-kae-sseo-yo?]
When did you arrive? = 언제 도착했어요? [eon-je do-cha-kae-sseo-yo?]
(3) “When did you come?”
to come = 오다 [o-da]
you came = 왔어요 [wa-sseo-yo]
did you come? = 왔어요? [wa-sseo-yo?]
When did you come? = 언제 왔어요? [eon-je wa-sseo-yo?]
(4) “When do you get up?”
to get up = 일어나다 [i-reo-na-da]
you get up = 일어나요 [i-reo-na-yo]
do you get up? = 일어나요? [i-reo-na-yo?]
When do you get up? = 언제 일어나요? [eon-je i-reo-na-yo?]
(5) “When/what time do you get up in the morning?”
morning = 아침 [a-chim]
in the morning = 아침에 [a-chi-me]
In the morning, when do you get up? = 아침에 언제 일어나요? [a-chi-me eon-je i-reo-na-yo?]
at what time = 몇 시에 [myeot si-e]
What time do you get up in the morning? = 아침에 몇 시에 일어나요? [a-chi-me myeot si-e i-reo-na-yo?]
Here are some additional words to use when someone asks the question “언제?”
오늘 [o-neul] = today
어제 [eo-je] = yesterday
내일 [nae-il] = tomorrow
지금 [ ji-geum] = now
아까 [a-kka] = earlier (today), a while ago (today)
나중에 [na-jung-e] = later