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A Walk in the Park

Read and listen to a short Korean text about taking a walk in the park, enjoying the weather, and taking photos.

Beginner A1 Teacher audio 5-7 min Daily Life

Lesson Info

Level
Beginner A1
Topic
Park, weather, walking, photos
Focus
Simple present tense, 은/는, 이/가, 을/를, 에, 에서, -고, 도, 그리고, 그런데, 그래서
Audio
Recorded by your teacher

Listen First

Listen to the audio first. Then read the Korean text below. Try to listen for familiar words like 공원, 산책, 날씨, and 사진.

Reading & Audio
A Walk in the Park
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Korean Reading Text

오늘 오후에 저는 공원에 가요.
날씨가 좋아요. 그래서 산책을 해요.
공원에 나무가 많고 꽃도 있어요.
저는 천천히 걸어요.
그리고 벤치에 앉아요.
공원 분위기가 정말 편해요.
그런데 사람이 조금 많아요.
저는 사진을 몇 장 찍고 집에 가요.
오늘 산책은 짧지만 기분이 좋아요.

Vocabulary

Korean English
오늘 오후this afternoon
공원park
날씨weather
산책walk, stroll
나무tree
꽃flower
천천히slowly
벤치bench
분위기atmosphere, vibe
사람person, people
사진photo
몇 장a few, several sheets/photos
집home, house
기분feeling, mood
좋다to be good
하다to do
있다to exist, to have
걷다to walk
앉다to sit
편하다to be comfortable, relaxing
많다to be many, a lot
찍다to take a photo
가다to go
짧다to be short

Sentence Notes

1. 오늘 오후에 저는 공원에 가요.

오늘 오후에 = this afternoon
저는 = I / topic
공원에 = to the park
가요 = go
This sentence means: This afternoon, I go to the park.

The particle 에 can show time or destination.

2. 날씨가 좋아요. 그래서 산책을 해요.

날씨가 좋아요 = the weather is good
그래서 = so, therefore
산책을 해요 = take a walk
This sentence means: The weather is good. So I take a walk.

그래서 connects a reason and a result.

3. 공원에 나무가 많고 꽃도 있어요.

공원에 = in the park
나무가 많고 = there are many trees and
꽃도 있어요 = there are flowers too
This sentence means: There are many trees in the park, and there are flowers too.

-고 connects two descriptions. 도 means “also” or “too.”

4. 저는 천천히 걸어요.

저는 = I / topic
천천히 = slowly
걸어요 = walk
This sentence means: I walk slowly.

5. 그리고 벤치에 앉아요.

그리고 = and, then
벤치에 = on a bench
앉아요 = sit
This sentence means: And then, I sit on a bench.

그리고 is used to add the next action or idea.

6. 공원 분위기가 정말 편해요.

공원 분위기가 = the park atmosphere / subject
정말 = really
편해요 = comfortable, relaxing
This sentence means: The atmosphere of the park is really relaxing.

분위기 is a useful everyday word. It means “atmosphere” or “vibe.”

7. 그런데 사람이 조금 많아요.

그런데 = but, however
사람이 = people / subject
조금 많아요 = there are a little many people
This sentence means: But there are quite a few people.

그런데 introduces a contrast or a new point.

8. 오늘 산책은 짧지만 기분이 좋아요.

오늘 산책은 = today’s walk / topic
짧지만 = short, but
기분이 좋아요 = I feel good
This sentence means: Today’s walk is short, but I feel good.

-지만 means “but.” This pattern is a little higher than basic A1, but it is very common in daily Korean.

English Translation

This afternoon, I go to the park.
The weather is good. So I take a walk.
There are many trees in the park, and there are flowers too.
I walk slowly.
And then, I sit on a bench.
The atmosphere of the park is really relaxing.
But there are quite a few people.
I take a few photos and go home.
Today’s walk is short, but I feel good.

Practice Questions

Try answering these questions in Korean. You can find all the answers in the reading text above.

  1. 저는 오늘 오후에 어디에 가요?
  2. 날씨가 어때요?
  3. 날씨가 좋아요. 그래서 저는 무엇을 해요?
  4. 공원에 무엇이 많아요?
  5. 저는 어떻게 걸어요?
  6. 저는 어디에 앉아요?
  7. 공원 분위기가 어때요?
  8. 그런데 사람이 어때요?
  9. 오늘 산책은 짧지만 기분이 어때요?