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    INT 3 | Intention ~(으)려고

    MEANING Shows the speaker’s intention: plans, goals, objectives CONJUGATION C+으려고먹다 to eat : 먹으려고있다 to exist, stay : 있으려고 V+려고하다 to do : 하려고배우다 to learn: 배우려고 Irregular: ㄹ+려고살다 to live: 살려고돈을 벌다 to earn money: 돈을 벌려고 Irregular: ㄷ+으려고 = ㄹ+으려고 (not all the verbs, mostly the following two)듣다 to listen, to hear: 들으려고걷다…

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

    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.–…

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    BEG 15 | Sino-Numbers

    Sino-numbers are Chinese numbers pronounced in Korean pronunciations. LEARN SINO-NUMBERS PRACTICE 0 공/영 (공 is used more often) 1 일 2 이 3 삼 4 사 5 오 6 육 7 칠 8 팔 9 구 10 십 전화번호가 뭐예요? What is your phone number? [Sino numbers] + C이에요 / V예요.010-1234-5678 : 공일공 일이삼사 오율칠팔이에요.010-0987-5432…

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    INT 18 | Passive ~이, 히, 리, 기~

    3 Ways to change active verbs to passive: By inserting one of the suffixes ~이,히,리,기~ in active verbsBy conjugating the active verbs with the ending ~어/아지다By changing 하다 to 되다 When passive structure is used: When something is done to the subject without their active actionsWhen an inanimate subject is used: English intransitive verbs are…

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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…