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Study in the app →English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 27
Free time and hobbies 여가 시간과 취미
무엇을 즐기는지 말해요. "like", "love", "enjoy" 뒤에서 영어는 동사의 -ing 형을 써요: I like swimming. I love reading. "like to" + 동사 원형도 돼요: I like to swim. 안 되는 건 "I like swim"이에요. 한국어는 "좋아하다"를 동사 원형에 바로 붙이니 한국어 화자는 -ing를 빼요; 영어에선 "like" 뒤 동사는 "swimming"이나 "to swim"이어야 해요.
Dialogue
I like swim?
- Emma What do you do in your free time, Minsu? 여가 시간에 뭐 해요, 민수 씨?
- Minsu I like read books. And I like swim. 저는 책 read 하는 걸 좋아해요. 그리고 swim 하는 것도요. (실수: "like" 뒤엔 -ing 형이나 "to": "I like reading / I like to read", "I like swimming", "I like read / swim"이 아니라)
- Emma Add -ing after "like": "I like reading", "I like swimming". Or say "I like to read". "like" 뒤에 -ing를 붙여요: "I like reading", "I like swimming". 아니면 "I like to read".
- Minsu OK. I like reading books, and I like swimming. 알겠어요. 저는 책 읽는 걸 좋아하고, 수영하는 것도 좋아해요.
Dialogue
Do you like sport? — 운동 좋아해요?
- Emma Do you like football, Minsu? 축구 좋아해요, 민수 씨?
- Minsu Yes, I love football. I play every weekend. Do you like sport? 네, 축구 아주 좋아해요. 주말마다 해요. 운동 좋아해요?
- Emma I like swimming and dancing, but I don't like football. 저는 수영과 춤은 좋아하지만 축구는 안 좋아해요.
- Minsu Then let's watch a film together this weekend! 그럼 이번 주말에 같이 영화 봐요!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| free time | n. | 여가 시간 | |
| hobby | n. | 취미 | |
| music | n. | 음악 | |
| film | n. | 영화 | |
| sport | n. | 운동 | |
| football | n. | 축구 | |
| read | v. | 읽다 | |
| swim | v. | 수영하다 | |
| dance | v. | 춤추다 | |
| like | v. | 좋아하다 |
Grammar
I like swimming I like swimming
To say what you enjoy, use "like", "love", "enjoy" or "don't like". Before a noun, just add the noun: I like music. I love football. Before a verb, use the -ing form: I like swimming. I enjoy reading. I don't like cooking. A second pattern is "like to" + plain verb, with the same meaning: I like to swim. Both are correct, but you cannot leave the verb plain on its own — "I like swim" is wrong. To ask, say "Do you like …?": Do you like football? — Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
무엇을 즐기는지 말할 땐 "like", "love", "enjoy" 또는 "don't like"를 써요. 명사 앞엔 명사를 그냥 붙여요: I like music. I love football. 동사 앞엔 -ing 형: I like swimming. I enjoy reading. I don't like cooking. 또 하나는 "like to" + 동사 원형으로 뜻이 같아요: I like to swim. 둘 다 맞지만 동사를 원형 그대로 둘 순 없어요 — "I like swim"은 틀려요. 물을 땐 "Do you like …?": Do you like football? — Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
- I like music and I love films. 저는 음악을 좋아하고 영화를 아주 좋아해요.
- I like swimming, but I don't like running. 저는 수영은 좋아하지만 달리기는 안 좋아해요.
- She enjoys reading in her free time. 그녀는 여가 시간에 책 읽는 걸 즐겨요.
- Do you like football? — Yes, I do. 축구 좋아해요? — 네, 좋아해요.
Culture
Free time and the weekend 여가 시간과 주말
미국, 영국, 호주, 캐나다에서 여가 시간은 흔히 주말을 중심으로 돌아가고, 사람들은 그 얘기를 좋아해요. 금요일에 "What are you up to this weekend?"(이번 주말에 뭐 해요?), 월요일에 "How was your weekend?"(주말 어땠어요?)는 일상적인 잡담이에요. 답하는 법 — 그리고 사람들이 그 시간을 어떻게 보내는지 — 을 알면 어울리기 쉬워요.
주말 잡담
Talking about free time is a safe, friendly topic — much safer than money or age. A colleague may ask "Any plans for the weekend?", and a short answer is all that is expected: "Not much, just relaxing" or "I'm going to see friends". On Monday the question flips to "How was your weekend?", and "Good, thanks — I went hiking. How about you?" keeps the exchange going. The point is not the detail but the friendly back-and-forth.
스포츠, 보기와 하기
Sport is a huge part of free time, and each country has its favourites: American football and baseball in the US, football (soccer) and rugby in the UK, cricket and "footy" in Australia, ice hockey in Canada. Many people follow a team all their lives and wear its colours on match day. You do not have to play to join in — watching a game at home, in a pub or a bar with friends is just as common, and "Did you see the game?" is a easy way to start a conversation.
동호회와 취미
Beyond sport, people join clubs and classes for almost anything — book clubs, choirs, running groups, gardening, board games, hiking. Community noticeboards, libraries and apps list them, and most welcome beginners. Volunteering is also a common way to spend free time and meet people. If someone invites you to "come along" to their club, it is a friendly, low-pressure offer: you can just try it once and see if you enjoy it.
그러니 여가 시간은 편한 대화 소재예요: 주말을 물어보고, 좋아하는 걸 나누고, 누가 같이 가자 하면 좋다고 하세요. 완벽한 영어는 필요 없어요 — 취미에 관한 몇 마디면 친구를 사귀기에 충분해요.
pronunciation
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