Lesson 4

내가 회사로 갈 테니까 점심이나 같이 하자.
= I'll go to your company. Let's have lunch together or something.

When is this phrase usually used?

You can use this expression when you are casually suggesting that you’d like to have lunch with someone and that you are willing to go to his or her company. Because of “-이나,” it is implied that you don’t think having lunch with him/her is the most satisfying choice. You probably want to spend more time with him/her since lunch breaks usually only range from 30 minutes to one hour. Perhaps you want to have dinner, not lunch, with that person.

Vocabulary & Grammar Points

* 내가 = I (subject) (casual)

Ex) 내가 할게.
[nae-ga hal-ge.]
= I’ll do it.

* 회사 [hoe-sa] = company; office

Ex) 지금 일하는 회사는 어디에 있어요?
[ji-geum i-ra-neun hoe-sa-neun eo-di-e i-sseo-yo?]
= Where is the company you’re working at now located?

* -(으)로 [-(eu)ro] = to; by

Ex) 지금 여기로 올 수 있어요?
[ji-geum yeo-gi-ro ol su i-sseo-yo?
= Can you come over here now?

* 가다 [ga-da] = to go; to leave

Ex) 어디 가세요?
[eo-di ga-se-yo?]
= Where are you going?

* -(으)ㄹ 테니까 [-(eu)l te-ni-kka] = I will + Verb, so ...

Ex) 제가 밥 살 테니까, 나중에 커피 사 주세요.
[je-ga bap sal te-ni-kka, na-jung-e keo-pi sa ju-se-yo.]
= I will pay for the meal, so later, you buy me some coffee.

* 점심 [jeom-sim] = lunch

Ex) 점심으로 뭐 먹고 싶어요?
[jeom-si-meu-ro mwo meok-go si-peo-yo?]
= What do you want to have for lunch?

* -이나 [i-na] = just; or something

Ex) 그냥 책이나 읽을게요.
[geu-nyang chae-gi-na il-geul-ge-yo.]
= I will just read a book or something.

* 같이 [ga-chi] = together; with

Ex) 같이 갈래요?
[ga-chi gal-lae-yo?]
= Do you want to come with me?

* 점심을 하다 [jeom-si-meul ha-da] = to have lunch

Ex) 다음 주에 같이 점심 할래요?
[da-eum ju-e ga-chi jeom-sim hal-lae-yo?]
= Do you want to have lunch together next week?

* -자 [-ja] = Let’s + V (casual)

Ex) 이렇게 하자.
[i-reo-ke ha-ja]
= Let’s do it like this.