Hobbies & Daily Life - Korean Course

Talk about hobbies, daily routines, K-pop, K-dramas, and Korean leisure culture including PC방 (PC cafes) and 노래방 (karaoke rooms).

Estimated Time: 45–55 minutes

🎮 Hobby Vocabulary

Korean	Meaning	Korean	Meaning
취미	hobby	운동	exercise/sports
독서	reading	영화 보기	watching movies
음악 듣기	listening to music	노래하기	singing
요리하기	cooking	여행	travel
게임하기	gaming	사진 찍기	taking photos
그림 그리기	drawing/painting	등산	hiking
수영	swimming	축구	soccer
야구	baseball	쇼핑	shopping

📝 Grammar: ~는 것을 좋아해요 (I like doing...)

Korean	Meaning
음악 듣는 것을 좋아해요.	I like listening to music.
한국 드라마 보는 것을 좋아해요.	I like watching Korean dramas.
요리하는 것을 좋아해요.	I like cooking.

Simpler version: 취미가 뭐예요? (What's your hobby?) → 제 취미는 [hobby]이에요/예요.

🎤 Korean Leisure Culture

Korean	Romanization	What It Is
노래방	noraebang	Karaoke room — private rooms where you sing with friends
PC방	PC-bang	PC gaming cafe — high-end computers, snacks, open 24/7
찜질방	jjimjilbang	Korean spa/bathhouse — sauna, sleeping rooms, restaurants
카페	kape	Cafe culture is HUGE in Korea — themed cafes everywhere
한강 공원	hangang gongwon	Han River parks — picnic, cycling, chicken & beer (치맥)
치맥	chimaek	Chicken + beer — iconic Korean combo

⏰ Daily Routine Vocabulary

Korean	Meaning	Korean	Meaning
일어나다	wake up	자다	sleep
씻다	wash up	샤워하다	shower
아침을 먹다	eat breakfast	출근하다	go to work
퇴근하다	leave work	공부하다	study
운동하다	exercise	산책하다	take a walk
쉬다	rest	청소하다	clean

🎶 K-pop & K-drama Vocabulary

💬 Practice Dialogue

A: 취미가 뭐예요? (What's your hobby?)

B: 저는 K-pop 듣는 것을 좋아해요. BTS 팬이에요! (I like listening to K-pop. I'm a BTS fan!)

A: 대박! 저도요! 주말에 뭐 해요? (Amazing! Me too! What do you do on weekends?)

B: 보통 카페에서 독서하거나 한강에서 산책해요. (Usually I read at a cafe or take walks at the Han River.)

🎯 Summary

🇰🇷 Lesson 11: Hobbies & Daily Life