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To listen; to hear in Korean 🇰🇷


in English in Korean S
to listen; to hear 듣다
How to say “to listen; to hear” in Korean? “듣다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “듣다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to listen; to hear in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Associate the sound “deut-da” with “to listen” by imagining someone saying “Do, listen!” in a firm tone.
• Connect 듣다 with your other sense verbs like 보다 (“to see”) so you remember 듣다 is all about hearing.
• Visualize “deut” as sounding like “duty” and think of listening as your duty when someone speaks.

Explanations:
• 듣다 means “to listen” or “to hear” and is commonly used in everyday conversation.
• It is a transitive verb, so it usually takes an object (e.g., 듣다 음악을 – “listen to music”).
• The verb involves actively receiving sounds or paying attention to what is being said.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 귀 기울이다 (gwi giurida) – “to listen attentively” or “to lend an ear”
• 청취하다 (cheongchwihada) – a more formal term for “to listen” (often used in media contexts)

Conjugations:
Infinitive: 듣다 (deutda)
• Present Tense (Polite): 들어요 (deureoyo)
• Past Tense (Polite): 들었어요 (deureosseoyo)
• Future Tense (Polite): 들을 거예요 (deureul geoyeyo)
• Present Progressive: 듣고 있어요 (deutgo isseoyo)
• Imperative (Polite Command): 들으세요 (deureuseyo)

Examples of Sentences:
1. 저는 음악을 들어요.
(Jeoneun eumageul deureoyo.)
“I listen to music.”

2. 어제 라디오를 들었어요.
(Eoje radio-reul deureosseoyo.)
“I listened to the radio yesterday.”

3. 이번 주에 새로운 팟캐스트를 들을 거예요.
(Ibeon jue saeroun patkaeseuteureul deureul geoyeyo.)
“I will listen to a new podcast this week.”

4. 중요한 이야기를 들으세요.
(Jungyohan iyagireul deureuseyo.)
“Please listen to the important story.”

5. 지금 누가 말하는지 듣고 있어요.
(Jigeum nuga malhaneunji deutgo isseoyo.)
“I am listening to who is speaking right now.”

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