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KOREAN VERB

좋다

to be good, to be nice

  • #20 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am good
NegativeI am not good

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was good
NegativeI was not good

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be good
NegativeI won’t be good

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am good (respectfully)
PastI was good (respectfully)
FutureI will be good (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) being good, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) being good, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I am good
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I am good
  5. But (-지만) I am good, but…

How to use 좋다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    오늘은 날씨가 정말 좋아요.

    The weather is really nice today.

  2. Past

    어제 콘서트는 정말 좋았어요.

    Yesterday's concert was really good.

  3. Future

    주말에는 날씨가 좋을 거예요.

    The weather will be nice on the weekend.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 요즘 기분이 좋으세요.

    Grandpa is in a good mood these days.

  5. Connectives

    이 집은 좋지만 너무 비싸요.

    This house is nice, but too expensive.

Good to know

  • 좋다 says something is good (날씨가 좋아요); 좋아하다 says you like it (커피를 좋아해요).

Where you hear 좋다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 날씨가 좋아요. The weather is nice.
  • 어제는 아주 좋았어요. Yesterday was very good.
  • 내일은 좋을 거예요. Tomorrow will be good.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 날씨가 좋아요. The weather is nice.
  • 어제는 아주 좋았어요. Yesterday was very good.
  • 내일은 좋을 거예요. Tomorrow will be good.
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The room near Hongdae

Beginner Level 1 · 네, 좋아요! 화장실은 어디예요?

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A cafe in Hongdae

Beginner Level 1 · 감사합니다! 커피 좋아요!

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Rice cakes by the river

Beginner Level 1 · 반말요? 네, 좋아요! · 응, 좋아.

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The Han river park

Beginner Level 1 · 지영 씨, 날씨 좋아요! · 네, 가을이에요. 한강 좋아요. · 네! 많이 추워요. 서울 좋아요!

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The toast

Beginner Level 1 · 좋아. 한 잔. 건배!

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Come and live with us

Beginner Level 1 · 김 선생님 집, 좋습니다!

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Moving day

Beginner Level 1 · 봄까지요? 좋아요! · 좋아, 형!

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The festival

Beginner Level 2 · 좋았습니다. · 브룩스 선생님, 좋았습니다.

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The answer

Beginner Level 2 · 왜요? 우리 집도 좋아요.

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Signing on

Beginner Level 3 · 좋아요. 아주 좋아요.

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The top

Beginner Level 3 · 날씨가 좋네요!

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The stalls

Beginner Level 3 · 춥지만 좋아요!

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And 26 more lessons.

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