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    INT 8 | ~(으)ㄴ/는 + Noun

    ByKorean Jream

    Verbs/adjectives have specific conjugation when they come before nouns to describe the noun. Often, you see the noun-modifying forms with 거(것): thing, the fact that…, the act of~. This is the most commonly used way of nominalization: changing verbs to nouns. Used for hobby, habit, preference, dream, wish, resolution, etc. = ~ing Verbs before nouns…

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    INT 14 | Plain level (least polite) : ~다, 자, 냐?/니?, 라.

    ByKorean Jream

    USAGE This is the least polite and most casual sentence ending in Korean. It is used when there is no designated listeners and thus no need to use particular politeness levels (writing) or when you can be completely casual to the listener (friends, yourself)– Used in writings: journals, diaries, reports, essays, news articles, novels, etc.–…

  • 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 4 | Subject Particle -이/가 vs Object Particle -을/를

    ByKorean Jream

    KOREAN BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE Subject+은/는 or 이/가 Object을/를 Verb(Adjective) Subject Particle -이/가 Subject: Who does the action in the verbC+이 / V+가⚠️ 저(I, humble) + 가 = 제가⚠️ 나(I, plain) + 가 = 내가⚠️ 너(you, plain) + 가 = 네가 ‘네가’ is more often pronounce as 니가, to distinguish from 내가 Object Particle -을/를 Object:…

  • 8. Pronunciation Rules

    ByKorean Jream

    Important Pronunciation Rules Re-syllabification (Linking sound) 연음 When a following syllable starts with ㅇ, which has no sound value at the beginning of a syllable, the last consonant of the preceding syllable carries over: 맛있어 (it’s delicious) = [마시써] : both ㅅ and ㅆ are carried over to the following syllable Last Consonant 받침 /bat-chim/…