Because 해요 looks the same for statements, questions, and invitations, context and punctuation guide you in reading:
- Question (?): Rising tone at the very end. - Statement (.): Steady or falling tone. - Invitation (!): Said toward someone, often with words like 같이 (together) or 우리 (we / let's).
지금 뭐 해요?뭐 (what), ? · Question · What are you doing now?
집에서 공부해요.calm tone, . · Statement · I study at home.
우리 같이 운동해요!우리, 같이, ! · Invitation · Let’s work out together!
언제 시작해요?언제 (when), ? · Question · When does it start?
When someone asks “지금 뭐 해요?” (What are you doing?), reply with a statement ending in -해요 or -어요, like “책 읽어요” or “운동해요”.
지금 공부해요?Question: Are you studying now? (rising tone)
네, 지금 한국어 공부해요.Statement answer: Yes, I am studying Korean now.
우리 같이 점심 먹어요!Invitation: Let's have lunch together!
연습 Practice
이 레슨에는 풀어 보는 문제가 7개 있습니다. 앱에서 하나씩 맞히며 넘어갑니다. 7 exercises come with this lesson — open it to work through them.
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