-(으)면 좋겠다 – Korean I hope / I wish
- Meaning
- it would be nice if
- Level
- Intermediate
- Topic
- Conditions, obligation & permission
Expresses a hope or wish, literally “it would be good if…”: 내일 날씨가 좋으면 좋겠어요 = I hope the weather is nice tomorrow. With past tense (-았/었으면 좋겠다) the wish sounds stronger.
Key rules
- Wishful thinking
- Very common
- Negative wish
- Weather hopes
- Common expression
- Language wish
- Self-improvement
- Learner's phrase
Examples with -(으)면 좋겠다
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- 돈이 있으면 좋겠어요 Don-i isseumyeon jokkesseoyo I wish I had money (으)면 좋겠다 = I wish/hope.
- 비가 안 오면 좋겠어요 Bi-ga an omyeon jokkesseoyo I hope it doesn't rain Negative + (으)면 좋겠다.
- 한국어를 잘 하면 좋겠어요 Hangugeo-reul jal hamyeon jokkesseoyo I wish I could speak Korean well Expressing a wish.
- 성공하면 좋겠어요 Seonggonghamyeon jokkesseoyo I hope you succeed Wishing success.
- 만나면 좋겠어요 Mannamyeon jokkesseoyo I wish we could meet Hoping to meet.
- 합격하면 좋겠어요 Hapgyeokhamyeon jokkesseoyo I hope I can pass Hope for passing.
- 주말이 빨리 오면 좋겠어요 Jumal-i ppalli omyeon jokkesseoyo I wish the weekend would come soon Looking forward to weekend.
- 키가 더 크면 좋겠어요 Ki-ga deo keumyeon jokkesseoyo I wish I were taller Wishing for change.
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