Watering the Plants — Day 86

Learn words and grammar with a new short story every day.

Watering the Plants

TOPIK 1 · Beginner · Chores

아침마다 저는 식물에 물을 줘요.
Every morning, I water the plants.

화분이 베란다에 있어요.
The flowerpots are on the balcony.

잎이 초록색이에요.
The leaves are green.

저는 마른 잎을 떼었어요.
I removed the dry leaves.

식물이 건강해 보여요.
The plants look healthy.

저는 식물을 돌보는 것이 좋아요.
I like taking care of plants.

Key words

  • 화분 — flowerpot
  • 베란다 — balcony
  • 잎 — leaf
  • 초록색 — green (color)
  • 돌보다 — to take care of

Grammar

~마다

every / each

주마다 가요.

I go every week.

~는 것

the act of doing (nominalizer)

읽는 것이 좋아요.

I like reading.

Verb + ~는 것 turns an action into a noun ('the doing of').