Korean · Real conversations
Outdoor plans: Korean conversation practice
Check a route and agree on a sensible outdoor plan. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A friend arranging a walk.
Goal: Check a route and agree on a sensible outdoor plan.
Read the conversation
Partner
숲길을 걷고 싶어요.supgireul geotgo sipeoyo.
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I'd like to walk along the forest path.
You
이 길은 열려 있어요?i gireun yeollyeo isseoyo?
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Is the path open?
Partner
네, 어제 다시 열었어요.ne, eoje dasi yeoreosseoyo.
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Yes, it reopened yesterday.
You
걷기 얼마나 힘들어요?geotgi eolmana himdeureoyo?
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How difficult is the walk?
Partner
오르막은 완만하지만 길에 가게는 없어요.oreumageun wanmanhajiman gire gageneun eopseoyo.
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The climb is gentle, but there are no shops on the route.
You
물을 가져가야 할까요?mureul gajyeogaya halkkayo?
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Should we bring water?
Partner
네, 물을 충분히 가져오세요. 하늘이 지금 많이 어두워지고 있어요.ne, mureul chungbunhi gajyeooseyo. haneuri jigeum mani eoduweojigo isseoyo.
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Yes, bring enough water. The sky is getting very dark now.
You
돌아가요.doragayo.
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Let's turn back.
Partner
좋은 생각이에요. 더 안전한 날에 걷기로 해요.joeun saenggagieyo. deo anjeonhan nare geotgiro haeyo.
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Good idea. We can choose a safer day for the walk.
You
일기예보를 확인해야겠어요.ilgiyeboreul hwaginhaeyagesseoyo.
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We should check the forecast.
Try your part first
Partner says: I'd like to walk along the forest path. Your goal: Is the path open?
Reveal a sample reply
이 길은 열려 있어요?i gireun yeollyeo isseoyo?
Is the path open?
Partner says: Yes, it reopened yesterday. Your goal: How difficult is the walk?
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걷기 얼마나 힘들어요?geotgi eolmana himdeureoyo?
How difficult is the walk?
Partner says: The climb is gentle, but there are no shops on the route. Your goal: Should we bring water?
Reveal a sample reply
물을 가져가야 할까요?mureul gajyeogaya halkkayo?
Should we bring water?
Partner says: Yes, bring enough water. The sky is getting very dark now. Your goal: Let's turn back.
Reveal a sample reply
돌아가요.doragayo.
Let's turn back.
Partner says: Good idea. We can choose a safer day for the walk. Your goal: We should check the forecast.
Reveal a sample reply
일기예보를 확인해야겠어요.ilgiyeboreul hwaginhaeyagesseoyo.
We should check the forecast.
Make it your own
- Choose a shorter route.
- Change the weather conditions.
- Suggest turning back sooner.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
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A note on speaking Korean
Most examples use polite 해요-style endings. A more formal ending may appear when addressing staff or making a careful request. Do not switch to casual speech with a stranger simply because the English translation sounds friendly.
Hangul is the main text; romanization helps you read along. Korean often leaves a clear subject unstated. Particles and endings carry information that English may express with separate words.
