I’m Studying in Korean
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How To Say I’m Studying in Korean
공부하고 있어요
[gonbu-hago isseoyo]
I’m studying
Basic form : 공부하고 있다
반말(informal non-honorific) form : 공부하고 있어
Negative form with 해요 speech style : 공부 안하고 있어요
To say I’m studying in Korean, use a verb 공부하다 which means study, and a present progressive conjugation 고 있어요. 다 in 공부하다 is dropped when it’s conjugated. Of course, you can use other present progressive conjugations too.
공부하다 is almoooosst same to ‘study’ in English. But it only means ‘to learn knowledge’ as a verb. It doesn’t have a meaning of ‘study’ as a noun or other meanings as a verb.
I Study (something) in School
When you describe your major or what you are learning in school, 공부하다 isn’t much perfect sometimes. In this case, 배우다 (to learn) is much more often used and natural.
저는 공학을 배우고 있어요
I’m learning engineering
How To Use
A: 뭐해요?
What are you doing?
B: 공부하고 있어요
I’m studying
A: 무슨 공부하고 있어요?
What are you studying?
B: 한국어 공부하고 있어요
I’m studying Korean
A: 게임 공부하고 있어요
I’m studying a video game
B: 게임을 공부해요?
You’re studying a video game?
A: 한국인은 게임도 공부해요
Koreans study video games also
Phrase With 공부하다
Sometimes native Koreans say 인생 공부 which means ‘study for life’. It actually means ‘learn a lesson for life’. They say it especially after some bad accident that they could avoid but they didn’t because of a uncareful behavior.
Hummm… When do they say it? When did I say it…? I guess I’ve said it after I lost something like money. I invested money on stock and lost it and then I said ‘I’ve learned my lesson : never even look at stocks’. 인생 공부했네요. Like this.
인생 공부했다고 생각할래요
I’ll think I pay for my lesson
Vocabulary Note
공학 [gonghak] : Engineering
배우다 [beuda] : to learn
뭐해요? [mwoheyo] : what are you doing?
무슨 [museun] : what kind
한국어 [hangugeo] : Korean language
게임 [ggeim] : game
한국인 [hangugin] : Korean (person)
-도 [do] : too / also
인생 [inseng] : life
생각하다 [senggakhada] : think / consider
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