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    BEG 12 | Adverbs “well, often, etc.”

    ByKorean Jream

    USAGE Adverbs come before verbs and adjectives in a sentence to describe the degree or manner of an action or state. 잘 “well” : 잘 + Verb 먹어요. …eat(s). 잘 먹어요. …eat(s) well. 해요. …do(es). 잘 해요. …do(es) well. 자요. …sleep(s). 잘 자요. …sleep(s) well. 울어요. …cry(cries). 잘 울어요. …cry(cries) well. 웃어요. …smile(s) / laugh(s)….

  • INT 2 | REASON ~어/아서 & ~(으)니까

    ByKorean Jream

    ~어/아서: neutral reason and result Comes from 그래서 (so, therefore) : A so B Reason~어/아서 result: neutral and factual Only used in statements: cannot be used in suggestions and commands Tenseless: Even when talking about the past, it’s just ~어/아서 CONJUGATION Conjugation is the same as ~아/어(요) ending Bright vowels (ㅗ,ㅏ): 아서 좋다 to be…

  • 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…

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    INT 7 | “Or” for Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Sentences

    ByKorean Jream

    동사, 형용사: VERB, ADJECTIVE Dictionary Stem Dictionary Ending 다 Dictionary Stem 거나 VERB 1~거나 VERB 2ADJ 1~거나 ADJ 2 Verbs and adjectives conjugate the same. There are no irregular conjugation rules. Watch a video lesson here!먹다 to eat 먹거나보다 to watch, see 보거나예쁘다 to be pretty 예쁘거나덥다 to be hot (weather) 덥거나 EXAMPLES 주말에는 보통…

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    INT 6 | ASKING FOR PERMISSION: ~아/어도 돼요?

    ByKorean Jream

    ~(으)ㄴ/는데 + suggestion, request MEANING Remember ~(으)ㄴ데/는데 has the same meaning as 그런데: but, however? 친구:    쇼핑 갈래?                   Would you like to go shopping? 나:       어… 나 바쁜데…          Uh… I’m busy, though… 👉 After rejecting with a reason~(으)ㄴ/는데, people usually suggest an alternative: 나 바쁜데… 토요일은 어때?     I’m busy, but how…