Lesson 19 · Beginner 2 · A2

Health & Emergencies

병원과 응급 상황

We hope you never need them, but these phrases can make a real difference when you travel or live in Korea. Learn how to describe pain, ask for a hospital or pharmacy, report a lost item and ask people to speak slowly.

🎯 Learning goals

After this lesson you will be able to:

  • Explain where it hurts and how you feel
  • Ask for help in an emergency

💬 Key phrases

  • 도와주세요!

    dowajuseyo!

    Help me!

  • 병원이 어디예요?

    byeongwoni eodiyeyo?

    Where is the hospital?

  • 약국

    yakguk

    pharmacy

  • 머리가 아파요

    meoriga apayo

    I have a headache

  • 배가 아파요

    baega apayo

    I have a stomachache

  • 열이 있어요

    yeori isseoyo

    I have a fever

  • 감기에 걸렸어요

    gamgie geollyeosseoyo

    I caught a cold

  • 경찰을 불러 주세요

    gyeongchareul bulleo juseyo

    Please call the police

  • 지갑을 잃어버렸어요

    jigabeul ireobeoryeosseoyo

    I lost my wallet

  • 영어 할 수 있어요?

    yeongeo hal su isseoyo?

    Can you speak English?

  • 천천히 말해 주세요

    cheoncheonhi malhae juseyo

    Please speak slowly

  • 다시 한번 말해 주세요

    dasi hanbeon malhae juseyo

    Please say that again

📐 Grammar

-(으)세요

polite instruction or request: "please do …"

Add -세요 after a vowel stem and -으세요 after a consonant stem to politely ask someone to do something. Doctors, shop staff and teachers use it all the time. A few verbs have special honorific forms: 먹다 → 드세요, 자다 → 주무세요.

Base form-(으)세요
쉬다쉬세요
앉다앉으세요
기다리다기다리세요
먹다드세요 (special)

Example

  • 오늘은 푹 쉬세요.

    oneureun puk swiseyo.

    Get plenty of rest today.

  • 이쪽에 앉으세요.

    ijjoge anjeuseyo.

    Please sit over here.

  • 이 약을 하루에 두 번 드세요.

    i yageul harue du beon deuseyo.

    Take this medicine twice a day.

🗣 Dialogue

A

어디가 아프세요?

eodiga apeuseyo?

Where does it hurt?

B

머리가 아프고 열이 있어요.

meoriga apeugo yeori isseoyo.

I have a headache and a fever.

A

언제부터 아팠어요?

eonjebuteo apasseoyo?

Since when have you been sick?

B

어젯밤부터요.

eojetbambuteoyo.

Since last night.

A

감기예요. 이 약을 하루에 세 번 드세요.

gamgiyeyo. i yageul harue se beon deuseyo.

It's a cold. Take this medicine three times a day.

B

감사합니다.

gamsahamnida.

Thank you.

✏️ Grammar practice

Choose the word that completes each sentence.

✅ Quick quiz

Choose the correct meaning.

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Updated: November 2026