• Talk about one’s personalities and lifestyle preferences.
• Express your intention and ask for advice.
• Utilize – (으)ㄴ/는 편이다 to soften the tone of messages.

• INGREDIENTS – 단어 Vocabulary
  • Personalities and lifestyle preferences
• RECIPE – 문법과 표현 Grammar
  • V–(으)려면
  • A/V–(으)면 되다
  • A/V–(으)ㄴ/는 편이다
• LET’S COOK! – 해 봐요! Classroom Tasks
  • Interpretive Task 1: A phone conversation about ideal roommates
  • Interpretive & Interpersonal Task 2: Roommate matching questionnaire
  • Interpersonal & Presentational Task 3: My ideal type
• KOREAN FLAVORS – 한국어와 한국 문화 Korean Language & Culture
  • Noun markers (particle) 2
  • Popular cultural activities in Korea
• NOW YOU TRY! – 스스로 해봐요! Async. Practices and Tasks
  • WB Link
  • Communicative Task Link

How do you find a new roommate or housemate? Listen to the conversation and find out what they are talking about.

V–(으)려고 trying to; planning to; thinking about doing

As such, –(으)려고 can often be translated as “thinking that I would” or, “intending to…” Since –으려고 already has a sense of future (or some aspect that’s anticipated to happen), it does not work well with a command or such futuristic expressions as –(으)ㄹ래, –(으)ㄹ게, or –(으)ㄹ 거야 in the main clause (The conjecture/guess meaning of –(으)ㄹ 거야 is fine with -(으)려고.

V–(으)려면 if you think of doing

–(으)려고 하 (or –[으]고 그러) can be combined with other endings such as –(으)면 or –는데. We will take a look at –(으)려고 하면 here:

Just like –(으)려고, this construction is used with action verbs only and the subjects of the two clauses have to be the same as it expresses the speaker’s intention. Commands or advice work well with the connector 으려면 (“If you are trying to… if you wanna…”)

Note the actual pronunciation of this complex ending:

Conjugation

<답> 모이려면, 걸으려면, 구우려면, 부르려면, 되려면, 만들려면

되다 to become; it is okay

You already know that되다 literally means “to become,” but is used in many expressions to mean “it’s OK/fine/appropriate” or, “it works.”  Remember the following?

• –아/어도 되다 “you may” or, “it’s OK to…” (lit. “even if you…it works.”)
• –아/어야 되다 “you have to…” (lit. “only when you…will it work.”)
• –(으)면 안 되다 “you may not…” or, “you should not…” (lit. “if you…it won’t work.”)

–(으)면 되다 All you need to (do) is; you only have to

This ending –(으)면 되다 means: “all you have to do is…” or, “you just have to…” (lit. “if you…it works.”).  It is used to tell someone what’s left to do in the particular situation to get to the end of what they have worked on so far:

–만 is often used with –(으)면 되다, meaning “only thing someone needs to do is…” as show below:

You won’t see (or hear) the 이 part of the 이다 verb after nouns ending in vowels. Don’t get confused!

Conjugation

Practice making the –(으)면 되다 form of these verbs and adjectives.

<답> 내면 되다, 넣으면 되다, 물어 보면  되다, 들으면 되다, 구우면 되다, 솔직하면 되다

편 side

편 means “side” in Sino-Korean (e.g. 오른쪽 = 오른편).

A/V–(으)ㄴ/는 편이다 more or less; rather

To soften the tone of what is being said, 편 is often used, where – (으)ㄴ/는 편이다means “to be (more) on the side of…” Good translations are “rather,” “more or less,” “sort of,” or “relatively.” See how the 편 sentences can be translated in English:

Conjugation

Just like other noun-modifying forms, adjectives are conjugated into –(으)ㄴ while verbs are conjugated into –는. How would ㄹ-ending adjectives or verbs conjugate for this suffix?  Try these out on your own!

<답> A, 게으른 편, V, 돕는 편, A, 단 편, A, 활동적인 편, V, 내는 편, A, 추운 편, V, 만드는 편, A, 말이 없는 편

Create a role play with your partner using the key grammar expressions and new vocabulary from this lesson. Include 5 to 6 meaningful rounds of dialogue. Take turns and feel free to add details to make the conversation lively.

• Context: Two friends, one older and the other younger, are having a conversation about the younger friend’s plan to move out of the current apartment and live with roommates. The younger one is feeling uncertain about where to begin the roommate search and seek advice from the older friend. Exchange questions and answers and advice regarding finding a suitable roommate and their preferred traits.
• Participants: Two friends, one older and the other younger.
• Key Expressions: –(으)려면, –(으)면 되다, –(으)ㄴ/는 편이다
• Sample dialogue:

Youngmin is seeking a roommate and talking to a candidate on the phone. Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.

1. Check yes or no based on the conversation.

2. Do you think Austin and Youngmin are compatible as roommates? Why or why not?

Helpful Vocabulary

아침형: morning person

Roommate Matching Questionnaire

You are at the campus housing office. The roommate matching coordinator gave you a survey questionnaire to match the best compatible roommate for you. Respond to the following survey questions.

Once you complete the survey questionnaire, share your responses with your friends.

Useful Vocabulary

집중 concentration

의견 opinion

표현하다 to express

특징 unique features

My Ideal Type

1. Talk about your ideal person, thing, place, etc. with your friends.

(e.g., 좋은 친구/수업/학교/신발/가수/동아리/드라마/책/집/식당, etc.)

2. Storytelling: Present your ideal day, whether imagined or based on a real experience, by describing the activities, routines, and experiences that would reflect your personality and preferences in lifestyle.

Below you will see the markers indicating time and space relations. These markers may not stack with each other but may be combined with the markers in the other categories.

Other particles that may not stack include:

Blood Types and MBTIs

In some cultures, a person’s blood type is often associated with a particular personality or temperament. Korea is one of those countries. For example, Blood Type A character is believed to be성실하다 (to have a good work ethic) and 꼼꼼하다 (to be meticulous), while Blood Type B personality is like 낙관적이다 (to be optimistic) and 변덕스럽다 (to be whimsical). On the other hand, people with blood type O is labeled as 외향적이다 (to be extrovert) and whereas those with blood type AB is believed to be 합리적이다 rational and 독특하다 eccentric.

Nowadays, MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), which has become hugely popular among Koreans, is more widely used as an indicator of personality than blood types in Korea. According to the MBTI assessment, there are sixteen MBTI types with the following four tendencies:

By direction of one’s energy: 외향 (Extraversion) vs. 내향 (Introversion)

By one’s style of taking in or processing information: 감각 (Sensing) vs. 직관 (Intuition)

By one’s choice of judgment: 사고 (Thinking) vs. 감정 (Feeling)

By one’s lifestyle preferences: 판단 (Judging) vs. 인식 (Perception)

Discover your own MBTI type using a free personality test written in Korean and see if the personality type you found fits you well!http://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/02/27/2019022780049.html