Today's Korean Phrase : what are you doing?, I’m studying, I’m working, I see!

Today, I will explain each Korean sentence through example Korean conversations.

1 what are you doing?

2 I’m studying

3 I’m working.

4 , I see!

🔘story

Soojin and Minsu are talking on the phone

Sujin: Mina, what are you doing?

Minsu: I’m studying.

Sujin: I’m working.

Minsu: Ah, I see!

Sujin: Yes!

🔘KOREAN Sentence Analysis

1 What are you doing?  뭐하고 있어요? mwo ha go iss eo yo

Word Analysis:

뭐 (mwo): 

What or What kind of.

하고 (hago):

The connecting form of the verb 하다 (to do), here it means doing.

있어요 (isseoyo):

 A polite form of the verb 있다, meaning to be or to be doing in this context.

So, 뭐하고 있어요? translates to What are you doing?

or What are you doing right now?.

2 I’m studying. 저는 공부하고 있어요. gong bu ha go iss eo yo

Word Analysis:

공부하고 (gongbuhago):

공부하다 means to study, and 하고 is the connective form of the verb 하다,

 indicating the ongoing action.

있어요 (isseoyo):

있다" means to be or to be doing, used here to indicate an ongoing action (doing).

So, 저는 공부하고 있어요. translates to I’m studying.

3 I'm working. 저는 일하고 있어요.il hago iss eo yo

Word Analysis:

일하고 (ilhago):

일하다 means to work, and 하고 is the connective form of 하다 (to do), 

indicating the ongoing action.

있어요 (isseoyo):

있다" means to be or, in the progressive form, to be doing. 

Here, 하고 있어요 conveys that the action of working is in progress.

저는 일하고 있어요. translates to I'm working.

4 I see 알겠어요 al ges se oyo

Word Analysis:

알겠어요 (algesseoyo):

알다 (alda) means to know or to understand.

겠어요 (gesseoyo) is a polite ending that indicates a future or

 assumed action, but in this context, it is used to express understanding.

 So, it literally means I understandor I got it.

SoI  see. translates to**"알겠어요.

conclusion

After studying the above, please read and interpret the text below.

Thank you.

Soojin and Minsu are talking on the phone

Sujin: Mina, what are you doing?

Minsu: I’m studying.

Sujin: I’m working.

Minsu: Ah, I see!

Sujin: Yes!