When you are asking someone's ongoing activity with a little curiosity, in Korean we say, "¹¹ ÇØ¿ä?¡° ¡°For the response to the question can be '(noun) ÇØ¿ä.¡®
'¹¹ ÇØ¿ä?'
(On the phone)
Joan: Is there Minsu?
Minsu: Speaking. Who's speaking?
Joan: Hey, This is Joan. What are you doing?
Minsu: I am reading a book. What are you doing?
Joan: I am doing my homework.
Minsu: how is it going?
Joan: No, it is difficult.
Á¶¾Ø: Minsu ÀÖ¾î¿ä? (À̽á¿ä)
¹Î¼ö: Á¦°¡ ¹Î¼öÀä. ´©±¸¼¼¿ä?
Á¶¾Ø: Á¶¾Ø ÀÌ¿¡¿ä. Áö±Ý ¹¹ÇØ¿ä.
¹Î¼ö: Ã¥ Àоî¿ä. Á¶¾ØÀº ¹¹ÇØ¿ä? (ä±æ°Å¿ä)
Á¶¾Ø: ¼÷Á¦¸¦ ÇØ¿ä. (¼÷°¸¦ ÇØ¿ä)
¹Î¼ö: Àß µÇ¿ä?
Á¶¾Ø: ¾Æ´Ï¿ä. ¾î·Á¿ö¿ä.
Key words and expressions
- ÇÏ´Ù: to do
- ¹¹ ÇØ¿ä? What are you doing?
- ¾î·Æ´Ù: (be) difficult
- Ã¥(À») ÀдÙ: to read a book
- ¼÷Á¦(¸¦) ÇÏ´Ù: to do homework
Grammar Tip
- Noun with vowel ending + (¸¦) ÇØ¿ä.
(¿¹: °øºÎ/¼÷Á¦/ÆÄƼ/¿ä°¡ (¸¦) ÇØ¿ä)
- Noun with consonant ending + (À») ÇØ¿ä.
(¿¹: ¿îµ¿/»êÃ¥/µî»ê/ÀÎÅÍ³Ý (À») ÇØ¿ä.)
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