Workbook: Easy Korean - Level 6, Unit 11: Quoting Statements (-다고 하다)

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Easy Korean - Level 6, Unit 11: Workbook

Practice 1: Conjugation

Change the words into the indirect quotation form (present tense: -다고 하다 / -(이)라고 하다).

  1. 오다 (verb) -> __________________
  2. 비싸다 (adjective) -> __________________
  3. 작다 (adjective) -> __________________
  4. 찾다 (verb) -> __________________
  5. 친구 (noun) -> __________________

Practice 2: Shortened Form

Change the formal quoted speech into the conversational short form (-대요 / -(이)래요).

  1. 간다고 해요. -> __________________
  2. 아프다고 해요. -> __________________
  3. 선생님이라고 해요. -> __________________

Practice 3: Translate to Korean

Translate the sentences into Korean. (Use the conversational short form -대요).

  1. Minsoo says he doesn't know. (Minsoo: 민수 / not know: 모르다 - Verb!) -> 민수 씨가 ____________________________________.

  2. Soo-jin says it is spicy. (Soo-jin: 수진 / spicy: 맵다 - Adj) -> 수진 씨가 ____________________________________.

Answers

Practice 1 1. 온다고 하다 2. 비싸다고 하다 3. 작다고 하다 (Adjectives don't take 는!) 4. 찾는다고 하다 5. 친구라고 하다

Practice 2 1. 간대요. 2. 아프대요. 3. 선생님이래요.

Practice 3 1. 모른대요. (모르다 + ㄴ대요) 2. 맵대요. (맵다 + 대요)