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    BEG 11 | Negation “not, cannot”

    ByKorean Jream

    SHORT NEGATION 안 : not 안 + ADJ 좋아요. (am/are/is good) <-> 안 좋아요. (am/are/is not good)많아요. (are many, is much) <-> 안 많아요. (are not many, is not much)예뻐요. (am/are/is pretty) <-> 안 예뻐요. (am/are/is pretty)피곤해요. (am/are/is tired) <-> 안 피곤해요. (am/are/is not tired)심심해요. (am/are/is bored) <-> 안 심심해요. (am/are/is bored) Pay attention to…

  • 4. Basic Expressions

    ByKorean Jream

    Hello. : 안녕. / 안녕하세요.Read this blog to learn what 안녕, 안녕하세요 literally means, and how Koreans ask “How are you?” TIP: 안녕 is casual, non-polite way to say both “hi” and “bye” to close friends and families안녕하세요? is a polite way to say “hi”, but it is not used to say “bye”– 안녕히 가세요….

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    BEG 20 | ~(으)ㄹ까요? Asking opinions

    ByKorean Jream

    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

    ByKorean Jream

    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…

  • 5. Self-Introduction

    ByKorean Jream

    “Hello.” 안녕하세요? What does 안녕하세요 exactly mean? “I am [name].” Most formal and polite: 저는 [name]입니다.Casually polite: 저는 [name]이에요 or [name]예요. 저: I (humble form) -는: topic particle = bringing up the topic, in this case “저” (I) 입니다 [임니다]: most formal form of the verb 이다(to be) : “am/are/is” 이에요/예요: casually polite form of…

  • 6. How to Introduce Your Name

    ByKorean Jream

    1. 저는 ____입니다 / 이에요(예요). “I am ____.” 저 I (humble)-는 topic particle: introducing something입니다 am/are/is (most formal)이에요, 예요 am/are/is (casually polite) If your name ends with a consonant: 이에요. 재림이에요. (am/are/is Jaerim.) 에릭이에요. (am/are/is Eric.) 최웅이에요. (am/are/is Choi Ung.) If your name ends with a vowel: 예요. 미나예요. (am/are/is Mina.) 크리스예요. (am/are/is Chris.) TIP:…