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How to Say Look Around in Korean: Essential EPS-TOPIK Word Quiz

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How do Koreans say "Look Around"?

구경하다([gu-gyeong-ha-da/look around]) means to walk and see for fun, not to buy.

Q2. What is looked around?

구경했다([gu-gyeong-haet-da/looked around]) is the past tense.

Q3. What is looking around?

구경하고 있어요([gu-gyeong-ha-go i-sseo-yo/looking around]) means you are looking around now.

EPS TOPIK Learn More: How to Say "Look Around" in Korean - 구경하다([gu-gyeong-ha-da/look around])

What does "구경하다([gu-gyeong-ha-da/look around])" mean?

구경하다([gu-gyeong-ha-da/look around]) means "to look around". It means to walk and see for fun, not to buy.

Casual: 구경해 (gu-gyeong-hae)
Polite: 구경해요 (gu-gyeong-hae-yo)
Formal: 구경합니다 (gu-gyeong-ham-ni-da)

Grammar Breakdown

구경하다([gu-gyeong-ha-da/look around]) = 구경 (sightseeing) + 하다 (to do)
구경해요([gu-gyeong-hae-yo/look around]) = 구경하 + 여요 (look around + polite)
구경했다([gu-gyeong-haet-da/looked around]) = 구경하 + 였 + 다 (look around + past)
구경하고 있어요([gu-gyeong-ha-go i-sseo-yo/looking around]) = 구경하고 + 있어요 (looking + ing)
구경하세요([gu-gyeong-ha-se-yo/please look around]) = 구경하 + 세요 (look around + please)

When to Use It (EPS-TOPIK Style)

1. Verb: “주말에 뭐 해요? 시장에 구경하러 가요. - What do you do on weekend? I go to look around market.”
2. Polite: 구경해요([gu-gyeong-hae-yo]) - I look around.
3. Past: 구경했다([gu-gyeong-haet-da]) - Looked around.

Real-Life Examples - A-B-A-B Dialogue (EPS-TOPIK)

A: 주말에 뭐 해요? A: ju-ma-re mwo hae-yo?

A: What do you do on the weekend?

B: 시장에 구경하러 가요. B: si-jang-e gu-gyeong-ha-reo ga-yo.

B: I go to the market to look around.

A: 누구랑 구경해요? A: nu-gu-rang gu-gyeong-hae-yo?

A: Who do you go with?

B: 친구랑 구경해요. B: chin-gu-rang gu-gyeong-hae-yo.

B: I go with my friend. - 구경하다([gu-gyeong-ha-da/look around])

A: 어제 어디 구경했어요? A: eo-je eo-di gu-gyeong-hae-sseo-yo?

A: Where did you look around yesterday?

B: 인사동 구경했어요. B: in-sa-dong gu-gyeong-hae-sseo-yo.

B: I looked around Insadong.

A: 누구랑 구경했어요? A: nu-gu-rang gu-gyeong-hae-sseo-yo?

A: Who did you go with?

B: 친구랑 구경했어요. B: chin-gu-rang gu-gyeong-hae-sseo-yo.

B: I looked around with my friend. - 구경했다([gu-gyeong-haet-da/looked around])

A: 지금 어디예요? A: ji-geum eo-di-ye-yo?

A: Where are you now?

B: 시장에서 구경하고 있어요. B: si-jang-e-seo gu-gyeong-ha-go i-sseo-yo.

B: I'm looking around at the market.

A: 뭐 구경하고 있어요? A: mwo gu-gyeong-ha-go i-sseo-yo?

A: What are you looking at?

B: 옷 구경하고 있어요. B: ot gu-gyeong-ha-go i-sseo-yo.

B: I'm looking at clothes. - 구경하고 있어요([gu-gyeong-ha-go i-sseo-yo/looking around])

Similar Expressions (EPS-TOPIK)

• 구경하다([gu-gyeong-ha-da/look around]) to look around
- 구경해요([gu-gyeong-hae-yo/look around]) I look around
- 구경했다([gu-gyeong-haet-da/looked around]) looked around
- 구경하고 있어요([gu-gyeong-ha-go i-sseo-yo/looking around]) I'm looking around now
- 구경하세요([gu-gyeong-ha-se-yo/please look around]) please look around

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