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KOREAN VERB

연습하다

to practise

  • #168 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI practise
NegativeI don’t practise

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI practised
NegativeI didn’t practise

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will practise
NegativeI won’t practise

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI practise (respectfully)
PastI practised (respectfully)
FutureI will practise (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please practise
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please practise (formal)
  3. Plain command practise! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t practise

How to use 연습하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 매일 저녁에 한국어 발음을 연습해요.

    I practise Korean pronunciation every evening.

  2. Past

    공연 전에 우리는 세 시간 연습했어요.

    Before the show we practised for three hours.

  3. Future

    주말에 친구하고 기타를 연습할 거예요.

    At the weekend I'll practise the guitar with a friend.

  4. Honorific

    김 선생님도 매일 영어를 연습하세요?

    Mr. Kim, do you practise English every day too?

  5. Connectives

    매일 조금씩 연습하면 발음이 좋아질 거예요.

    If you practise a little every day, your pronunciation will get better.

  6. Requests and commands

    시험 전에 이 문장을 열 번 연습하세요.

    Before the exam, practise this sentence ten times.

Good to know

  • 연습 is the noun: 피아노 연습, piano practice; 연습 안 해요, I don't practise.

Where you hear 연습하다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 우리는 월요일에 노래를 연습해요. We practise the song on Monday.
  • 어제 음악실에서 연습했어요. Yesterday we practised in the music room.
  • 내일 수업 후에 연습할 거예요. Tomorrow we'll practise after class.

Korean · Intermediate Level 2

  • 우리는 월요일에 노래를 연습해요. We practise the song on Monday.
  • 어제 음악실에서 연습했어요. Yesterday we practised in the music room.
  • 내일 수업 후에 연습할 거예요. Tomorrow we'll practise after class.
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The rehearsal timetable

Beginner Level 2 · 선생님, 언제 연습해요? · 월요일에 연습해요.

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The festival

Beginner Level 2 · 많이 연습했습니까?

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Rehearsing

Intermediate Level 2 · 지금 연습하려면요?

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I'll take good care of her

Intermediate Level 2 · 매일 밤 연습할 테니까 가르쳐 주세요.

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We ask that you please be seated

Intermediate Level 2 · 더 연습하시기 바랍니다.

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A spring wedding

Intermediate Level 3 · 축사요? 그럼 연습해야겠습니다.

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Busan speech

Fluency Level 1 · 형, 진짜 일주일 내내 연습했어?

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Between songs

Fluency Level 1 · 이 밴드랑 연습합니다. 박수!

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A rehearsal that goes wrong

Fluency Level 1 · 제대로 연습한 게 천 년 만이야.

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Grandma's gate

Fluency Level 2 · 기차에서 속담 연습했어요.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.