What Is It Like?
어떤지 묻고 묘사하기
Grammar Point 오늘의 문법
Dialogue 대화문
Grammar Focus 핵심 정리
1. What is ... like? = describe it What is ... like? = ~은 어때요?
What's your new office like? It asks about character, atmosphere, or feeling. Here, like means "similar to," not "enjoy." Don't answer with "I like it." Describe it instead.
What's your new office like? 성격, 분위기, 느낌이 어떤지 묻는 말입니다. 여기서 like는 '좋아하다'가 아니라 '~ 같은'이라는 뜻입니다. I like it.으로 대답하지 말고 어떤지 묘사해서 말해요.
2. What does ... look like? = appearance What does ... look like? = 생김새
What does your brother look like? It only asks about appearance. He's tall and has short hair.
What does your brother look like? 외모만 묻는 질문입니다. 대답도 He's tall and has short hair.처럼 생김새로 합니다.
3. Don't confuse it with What do you like? What do you like?와 구분하기
What do you like? = what do you enjoy? / What are you like? = what kind of person are you? Listen carefully before you answer.
What do you like? = 뭘 좋아해요? / What are you like? = 어떤 사람이에요? 모양은 비슷해도 뜻이 전혀 다르니, 질문을 잘 듣고 대답해야 해요.
| Question | Asks about | Sample answer |
|---|---|---|
| What's she like? | personality | She's friendly and funny. |
| What does she look like? | appearance | She has long hair and glasses. |
| What's the weather like? | weather | It's sunny and warm. |
| What does she like? | likes | She likes jazz. |
Examples 예문
- What's your new job like?새 직장은 어때요?
- What was the hotel like? It was clean and quiet.호텔은 어땠어요? 깨끗하고 조용했어요.
- What does your boss look like?상사는 어떻게 생겼어요?
- He's tall and has curly hair.그는 키가 크고 곱슬머리예요.
- What's the weather like in Vancouver?밴쿠버 날씨는 어때요?
- What are your coworkers like?동료들은 어떤 사람들이에요?
Practice 빈칸 채우기
- "What's your sister like?" " "Correct! 정답입니다!The answer is b) She's very outgoing. 정답은 b) She's very outgoing.입니다."What's ... like?" asks about personality.성격을 묻는 질문이므로 She's very outgoing.이 맞습니다.
- "What does he look like?" " "Correct! 정답입니다!The answer is a) He's tall with a beard. 정답은 a) He's tall with a beard.입니다."What does ... look like?" asks about appearance.외모를 묻는 질문이므로 He's tall with a beard.가 맞습니다.
- What the weather like yesterday?Correct! 정답입니다!The answer is b) was 정답은 b) was입니다.It's about yesterday, so we use "was".어제 날씨를 묻고 있으므로 과거형 was가 맞습니다.
- "What do you like?" means:Correct! 정답입니다!The answer is b) What do you enjoy? 정답은 b) What do you enjoy?입니다."What do you like?" asks what you enjoy.What do you like?는 좋아하는 것을 묻는 질문입니다.
Role Play 상황 연습
Your teacher is curious about your company (or school) and the people there.
선생님이 여러분의 회사(또는 학교)와 사람들에 대해 궁금해해요.
Answer What's ... like? / What does ... look like? with descriptions, then ask about your teacher's city.
What's ... like? / What does ... look like? 질문에 묘사로 대답하고, 선생님의 도시에 대해서도 물어보세요.
Introduce a family member by answering both What's he/she like? and What does he/she look like?
가족 한 명을 What's he/she like?와 What does he/she look like? 두 질문에 모두 대답하는 방식으로 소개해 보세요.
Let's Talk 선생님과 말하기
- What's your hometown like?고향은 어떤 곳인가요?It's a small city by the sea. It's quiet, and the seafood is amazing.Click here to create your own sentence!Create
Correction ResultSubmitShow hint - What's your best friend like? What do they look like?가장 친한 친구는 어떤 사람인가요? 외모는 어떤가요?She's really funny and kind, so everyone loves her. She's short and has long black hair, and she always wears big round glasses.Click here to create your own sentence!CreateCorrection ResultSubmitShow hint
- What was your last vacation like?지난 휴가는 어땠나요?It was really relaxing. We went to Jeju, and the weather was perfect. The food was great, too, but it was a little expensive.Click here to create your own sentence!CreateCorrection ResultSubmitShow hint
