Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI travel | |||
| NegativeI don’t travel |
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 traveled | |||
| NegativeI didn’t travel |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will travel | |||
| NegativeI won’t travel |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI travel (respectfully) | ||
| PastI traveled (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will travel (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) traveling, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) traveling, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I travel
- Because (-(으)니까) because I travel
- But (-지만) I travel, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please travel
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please travel (formal)
- Plain command travel! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t travel
How to use 여행하다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
저는 일 년에 두 번 해외로 여행해요.
I travel abroad twice a year.
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Past
작년 여름에 친구하고 유럽을 여행했어요.
Last summer I traveled around Europe with a friend.
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Future
내년 여름에는 일본을 여행할 거예요.
Next summer I'll travel in Japan.
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Honorific
할머니는 젊을 때 전국을 여행하셨어요.
Grandma traveled all over the country when she was young.
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Connectives
혼자 여행하면 사람을 많이 만나요.
If you travel alone, you meet a lot of people.
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Requests and commands
젊을 때 넓은 세계를 많이 여행하세요.
Travel the wide world a lot while you're young.
Good to know
- 여행 is the noun: 여행을 가다 is to go on a trip, 여행사 a travel agency.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.