🌟 Small Talk Lesson 8: What do you have to do? (뭘 해야 돼요?)

✨ Introduction (English)

Sometimes in small talk, we ask about someone’s responsibilities or plans they must do. In English, this is usually asked with:

Q: What do you have to do?
👉 Commonly spoken as “What do you gotta do?” or “Whatcha gotta do?”

The answer usually begins with:
A: I have to… / I got to…

✨ 한국어 설명

스몰토크에서는 상대방이 해야 하는 일을 물을 때가 많습니다. 영어에서는 보통 이렇게 말합니다:

Q: What do you have to do? (뭘 해야 돼요?)
👉 구어체: What do you gotta do?

대답은 보통 이렇게 시작합니다:
A: I have to… / I got to… (저는 … 해야 돼요.)

🗣️ Variations of the Question

• What do you have to do?
• What do you got to do?
• Whatcha gotta do?

📝 Answers (Casual / Natural)

• I have to study. (저는 공부해야 돼요.)
• I got to study. (저는 공부해야 돼요.)
• I have to go to work. (저는 일하러 가야 돼요.)
• I got to do my homework. (저는 숙제를 해야 돼요.)

🗣️ Example Dialogue

• A: What do you gotta do after school?
• B: I have to study. I got a big test tomorrow.
• A: Oh, good luck!

📝 Practice Ideas

1. Make a list of 5 things you have to do today.
2. Practice asking your partner: “What do you have to do after class?”
3. Try switching between “I have to” and “I gotta” to sound more natural.

📌 Teacher’s Tip:
“I have to” is standard English.
“I gotta” is very common in spoken English — use it to sound natural, but not on tests!