Day 47: -겠어요 — Guessing | Korean Grammar in 10 Minutes a Day

 

Day 47: -겠어요

Level 2 · Korean Grammar in 10 Minutes a Day

▶️ This lesson starts at 39:12 in the Level 2 video — press play and repeat after me!

Grammar Point

-겠어요
= "I guess ___"
Any stem -겠어요 — 맛있다 → 맛있겠어요

Example Sentences 🎧

1. 와, 맛있겠어요!
Wow, that looks delicious!
2. 피곤하겠어요.
You must be tired.
3. 비가 오겠어요.
It looks like it's going to rain.
4. 이 책이 어렵겠어요.
This book looks hard.
5. 시간이 없겠어요.
It seems there's no time.
6. 정말 재미있겠어요!
That sounds really fun!
7. 늦겠어요!
We're going to be late!

Key Vocabulary

wow

✏️ Quiz Time

Quiz 1 — Fill in the Blank

  1. 와, 맛있___! (겠어요)
  2. 피곤하___. (겠어요)
  3. 비가 오___. (겠어요)
  4. 이 책이 어렵___. (겠어요)
  5. 늦___! (겠어요)

Quiz 2 — Build the sentence

Put the pieces in the right order.

  1. [ 맛있겠어요 / 와 ] → ______________
  2. [ 오겠어요 / 비가 ] → ______________
  3. [ 어렵겠어요 / 이 책이 ] → ______________

Quiz 3 — Translation Challenge

Translate into Korean.

  1. "Wow, that looks delicious!" → ______________
  2. "You must be tired." → ______________
👉 Show Answers

Quiz 1: 1. 겠어요, 2. 겠어요, 3. 겠어요, 4. 겠어요, 5. 겠어요

Quiz 2: 1. 와, 맛있겠어요! 2. 비가 오겠어요. 3. 이 책이 어렵겠어요.

Quiz 3: 1. 와, 맛있겠어요! 2. 피곤하겠어요.

📝 Homework: Your Turn!

Make a guess about something:

Go to the YouTube video and write a guess using -겠어요.

For example:

와, 맛있겠어요!

Don't be shy — I read every one! 🙌

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