면 좋겠다: I wish, I hope

Target: (으)면 좋겠다 ((eu)myeon joketda)

TOPIK 3

Says what you hope for, or wish were different: 주말이면 좋겠어요 (jumarimyeon jokesseoyo), "I wish it were the weekend".

Checked against the official learner dictionary from the National Institute of Korean Language

Verb / adjective stem+(으)면 좋겠다(eu)myeon joketda I hope …, I wish …
  • After a vowel or ㄹ: 면 좋겠다. After any other final consonant: 으면 좋겠다.
  • The form with 았/었 is the most common one, for real hopes and for wishes: 왔으면 좋겠어요 wasseumyeon jokesseoyo.

Build it

오다oda오면 좋겠어요omyeon jokesseoyoI hope (it) comes
맑다makda맑으면 좋겠어요malgeumyeon jokesseoyoI hope it's clear
알다alda알면 좋겠어요almyeon jokesseoyoI hope (they) know
오다 (wish)oda (wish)왔으면 좋겠어요wasseumyeon jokesseoyoI wish (it) would come

When to use it

Hoping

Something that could happen.

내일은 맑으면 좋겠어요.naeireun malgeumyeon jokesseoyo.I hope it's sunny tomorrow.

Wishing

Different from how things are.

키가 더 컸으면 좋겠어요.kiga deo keosseumyeon jokesseoyo.I wish I were taller.

About someone else

What you want another person to do.

네가 왔으면 좋겠어.nega wasseumyeon jokesseo.I wish you'd come.

Watch out

날씨가 맑면 좋겠어요.
날씨가 맑으면 좋겠어요.nalssiga malgeumyeon jokesseoyo.I hope the weather's clear.

맑 ends in a consonant (not ㄹ), so it needs 으: 맑으면.

In context

8 examples
  1. 1

    빨리 방학이 왔으면 좋겠어요.

    Ppalli banghagi wasseumyeon jokesseoyo.

    I wish the school vacation would hurry up and come.

  2. 2

    내일은 비가 안 오면 좋겠어요.

    Naeireun biga an omyeon jokesseoyo.

    I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.

  3. 3

    시간이 더 많으면 좋겠어요.

    Sigani deo maneumyeon jokesseoyo.

    I wish I had more time.

  4. 4

    시험이 쉬우면 좋겠어요.

    Siheomi swiumyeon jokesseoyo.

    I hope the test is easy.

  5. 5

    주말이면 좋겠어요.

    Jumarimyeon jokesseoyo.

    I wish it were the weekend.

  6. 6

    한국어를 잘했으면 좋겠어요.

    Hangugeoreul jalhaesseumyeon jokesseoyo.

    I wish I spoke Korean well.

  7. 7

    다들 건강했으면 좋겠어요.

    Dadeul geonganghaesseumyeon jokesseoyo.

    I hope everyone stays healthy.

  8. 8

    같이 갔으면 좋겠어요.

    Gachi gasseumyeon jokesseoyo.

    I'd like it if we went together.

Practice

6 questions
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맑다 + (으)면 좋겠어요

(으)면 좋겠다 or 고 싶다?

고 싶다 go sipda is what you want to do yourself: 여행 가고 싶어요, "I want to go traveling". (으)면 좋겠다 literally means "it would be good if…", so it can be about anyone or anything, including the weather:

  • 여행 가고 싶어요. "I want to go traveling."
  • 친구가 같이 갔으면 좋겠어요. "I wish my friend would come with me."
  • 비가 그쳤으면 좋겠어요. "I wish the rain would stop."

It also works for wanting something for yourself, and it's a bit softer than 고 싶다: 좀 쉬었으면 좋겠어요, "I'd love to get some rest".

Look it up in the dictionary

The entry for 으면 좋겠다 in two trusted Korean dictionaries.

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