와 / 과 · 하고 · And / With
Joins two nouns ('and') or marks a companion ('with').
After a final consonant → 과. After a vowel → 와. (Opposite of 은/는!)
빵 + 과 → 빵과 우유. 사과 + 와 → 사과와 배.
하고 works after any sound and is common in speech: 친구하고 (with a friend). (이)랑 is casual: 엄마랑.
Examples
Read, listen if you can, then write each one in the boxes.
빵과 우유를 사요.
ppanggwa uyureul sayo.
I buy bread and milk.
빵과우유를사요.
사과와 배를 먹어요.
sagwawa baereul meogeoyo.
I eat apples and pears.
사과와배를먹어요.
친구하고 영화를 봐요.
chinguhago yeonghwareul bwayo.
I watch a movie with a friend.
친구하고영화를봐요.
엄마랑 시장에 가요.
eommarang sijange gayo.
I go to the market with Mom.
엄마랑시장에가요.
동생과 놀아요.
dongsaenggwa norayo.
I play with my younger sibling.
동생과놀아요.
Try it: write 와 or 과
- 책＿＿ 연필을 사요. — I buy a book and a pencil.
- 커피＿＿ 빵을 먹어요. — I have coffee and bread.
- 형＿＿ 저는 키가 커요. — My older brother and I are tall.
- 고양이＿＿ 개가 있어요. — There are a cat and a dog.
- 김치＿＿ 밥을 먹어요. — I eat kimchi and rice.
- 물＿＿ 주스를 마셔요. — I drink water and juice.
Answers
1. 과 · 2. 와 · 3. 과 · 4. 와 · 5. 와 · 6. 과
Free worksheet
One printable page: the rule, five sentences to trace, six to fill in.
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