Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI dance | |||
| NegativeI don’t dance |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI danced | |||
| NegativeI didn’t dance |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will dance | |||
| NegativeI won’t dance |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI dance (respectfully) | ||
| PastI danced (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will dance (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) dancing, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) dancing, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I dance
- Because (-(으)니까) because I dance
- But (-지만) I dance, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please dance
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please dance (formal)
- Plain command dance! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t dance
How to use 춤추다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
수아는 주말마다 댄스 학원에서 춤춰요.
Su-a dances at the dance academy every weekend.
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Past
어제 축제에서 밤늦게까지 다 같이 춤췄어요.
Yesterday at the festival we all danced till late at night.
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Future
친구 결혼식에서 저도 같이 춤출 거예요.
At my friend's wedding I'll dance too.
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Honorific
할머니께서도 어제 축제에서 신나게 춤추셨어요.
Grandma danced merrily at the festival yesterday too.
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Connectives
두 시간 동안 춤춰서 다리가 너무 아파요.
I danced for two hours, so my legs really hurt.
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Requests and commands
민준아, 가만히 있지 말고 같이 춤춰!
Min-jun, don't just stand there, dance with us!
Good to know
- 춤 is the dance and 추다 the verb, so "I don't dance" is 춤 안 춰요 and "to dance well" is 춤을 잘 추다.
Where you hear 춤추다
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Korean · Beginner Level 2
- 저는 주말에 춤춰요. I dance at the weekend.
- 어제 축제에서 춤췄어요. Yesterday we danced at the festival.
- 내일은 안 춤출 거예요. Tomorrow I won't dance.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.