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    BEG 5 | Location-에 vs -에서

    location + 에: “To” a location: action ends at that location with no new action beginning from that location Followed by directional and existential verbs:-에 가다 to go to–에 오다 to come to–에 다니다 to attend to–에 있다: to be at- -에 없다: to not be at- location + 에서: “From” – A new action…

  • 1. Hangeul (Alphabet) – Consonants

    Cool Facts about Hangeul Han-geul (한글) is the name of the Korean writing system: it is the name of Korean alphabet. Han-geul (한글) is different from Han-gug-eo (한국어), the language including spoken and written. The original scrip of Hangeul, ‘Hun-min-jeong-eum’ (훈민정음) was designated as UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register in 1997. It was promulgated…

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    BEG 13 | To want to~ (~고 싶다)

    CONJUGATION Verb stem + 고 싶다 : Change the dictionary ending ~다 to ~고 and add 싶다Conjugate 싶다 to other sentence endings: Present tense: ~고 싶어(요). Past tense: ~고 싶었어(요). Probability/future: ~고 싶을 거야(거예요). 먹다 to eat : 먹고 싶어(요). I want to eat.먹고 싶었어(요). I wanted to eat.먹고 싶을 거야(거예요). I will want to…

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    BEG 20 | ~(으)ㄹ까요? Asking opinions

    MEANING Always a question: ~까 is a question ending Asks the listener’s opinion: you can ask yourself too! “Do you think…? “What/who/when… do you think?” Shall we…? Shall I…? CONJUGATION Look at the end of a verb or adjective stem before the dictionary ending ~다. If it ends with: Consonant ~을까? [polite: 을까요?]먹다 to eat…

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    BEG 10 | “and” between Nouns

    A and B : Attach particles after the preceding noun to list multiple nouns A하고 B A(이)랑 B A과/와 B Watch Instagram lesson: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIbGWcVhys6/ 1. A하고 B This is the most casual and is only used in the causal spoken language, not in formal writings or formal speeches. Korea and the US: 한국하고 미국Seoul and…