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# Easy Korean Podcast Ep. 3: A Korean Mom’s Morning Routine | 한국 엄마의 아침 일상
- URL: https://www.youngssam-korean.com/easy-korean-podcast-ep-3-a-korean-moms-morning-routine-hangug-eommayi-acim-ilsang/
- Published: 2026-09-09T06:01:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-09T06:01:42.000Z
- Description: Follow a busy Korean mom’s morning and learn practical verbs and expressions for talking about your own daily routine.
- Author: unyoung
- Tags: Korean Podcast

What Korean word does a busy mom say more than ten times before 10 a.m.? **빨리—quickly!**

In Episode 3 of YoungSsam’s Korean Podcast, follow my real morning as I get two children ready for school and daycare. This slow Korean story is filled with practical verbs and short expressions you can use to talk about your own daily routine.

[Watch and listen to Episode 3 on YouTube →](https://youtu.be/aXRTNcppBLM?ref=youngssam-korean.com)

## What you’ll hear in this episode

- A real morning routine in a Korean family
- Getting children ready for school and 어린이집 (daycare)
- Useful everyday verbs for waking up, eating, washing, and getting dressed
- Natural family expressions such as **빨리 일어나!** and **잘 다녀와**
- A shadowing replay for another round of listening practice

## Key Korean words and expressions

### 일어나다 — to wake up, get up

> 저는 아침 7시 30분에 일어나요.  
> I get up at 7:30 in the morning.

The phrase **일어나면 제일 먼저…** is useful for describing the first thing you do after waking up:

> 일어나면 제일 먼저 이를 닦아요.  
> When I get up, the first thing I do is brush my teeth.

Now replace the final action:

> 일어나면 제일 먼저 물을 마셔요.  
> When I get up, the first thing I do is drink water.

### 준비하다 — to prepare

> 아이들이 먹을 아침밥을 준비해요.  
> I prepare breakfast for the children.

You can use the same verb for many parts of your morning:

> 학교 갈 준비를 해요.  
> I get ready to go to school.

> 출근할 준비를 해요.  
> I get ready for work.

### 깨우다 — to wake someone up

**일어나다** means that you get up. **깨우다** means that you wake another person up.

> 아침 식사를 준비하고 나면 아이들을 깨워요.  
> After preparing breakfast, I wake the children up.

### 빨리 — quickly

In this episode, you’ll hear **빨리** again and again:

> 빨리 일어나!  
> Wake up quickly!

> 빨리 해!  
> Hurry up!

> 빨리 먹어!  
> Eat quickly!

> 빨리 가자!  
> Let’s go quickly!

These are casual expressions used with family or close friends. With someone you need to speak politely to, change the ending:

> 빨리 가요.  
> Let’s go / Please go quickly.

### 챙기다 — to pack, gather, or make sure you have something

**챙기다** is one of the most useful Korean daily-life verbs.

> 아이들이 아침을 먹는 동안 저는 가방을 챙겨요.  
> While the children eat breakfast, I pack their bags.

> 물통을 챙겨요.  
> I pack the water bottle.

Try replacing the object with something you need:

> 우산을 챙겨요.  
> I make sure to take an umbrella.

> 지갑을 챙겨요.  
> I make sure to take my wallet.

### 다녀오겠습니다 / 잘 다녀와 — Goodbye at home

When someone leaves home for school or work, you may hear this short exchange:

> 다녀오겠습니다.  
> I’m leaving now and will come back.

> 잘 다녀와.  
> Have a good day / Come back safely.

This is a natural Korean family routine, not a literal word-for-word exchange in English.

## Build your own morning routine

Use this simple frame:

> 아침에 일어나면 제일 먼저 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.  
> When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Choose an action that is true for you:

> 아침에 일어나면 제일 먼저 커피를 마셔요.  
> When I wake up, the first thing I do is drink coffee.

> 아침에 일어나면 제일 먼저 샤워해요.  
> When I wake up, the first thing I do is shower.

> 아침에 일어나면 제일 먼저 핸드폰을 봐요.  
> When I wake up, the first thing I do is check my phone.

One frame can become a sentence about *your* real life.

## Try listening in three steps

1. **Listen once for the story.** Don’t stop for every unfamiliar word. Follow what happens from waking up to daycare.
2. **Listen again with subtitles or the PDF transcript.** Notice repeated verbs such as **일어나다**, **먹다**, **챙기다**, and **가다**.
3. **Use the shadowing replay.** Repeat one beat behind the audio, then choose one sentence and change it to match your morning.

## Download the free Korean transcript

Read along with the complete transcript, review the daily-life verbs, and use it for shadowing practice.

[Download the free Episode 3 transcript PDF →](https://payhip.com/b/VihkW?ref=youngssam-korean.com)

## Your turn

How is your morning?

> 여러분의 아침은 어때요?  
> What is your morning like?

Complete this sentence and say it aloud:

> 아침에 일어나면 제일 먼저 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Listen to a real routine. Find one useful sentence. Change it until it sounds like you.