location + μ: βToβ a location: action ends at that location with no new action beginning from that location Followed by directional and existential verbs:-μ κ°λ€ to go to–μ μ€λ€ to come to–μ λ€λλ€ to attend to–μ μλ€: to be at- -μ μλ€: to not be at- location + μμ: “From” – A new action…
KOREAN BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE Subject+μ/λ or μ΄/κ° Objectμ/λ₯Ό Verb(Adjective) Subject Particle -μ΄/κ° Subject: Who does the action in the verbC+μ΄ / V+κ°β οΈ μ (I, humble) + κ° = μ κ°β οΈ λ(I, plain) + κ° = λ΄κ°β οΈ λ(you, plain) + κ° = λ€κ° ‘λ€κ°’ is more often pronounce as λκ°, to distinguish from λ΄κ° Object Particle -μ/λ₯Ό Object:…
What is ‘particle’? Particles are attached to nouns and indicate what part of speech (subject, object, location, etc.) that noun is in a given sentence. Thanks to particles, the word order is flexible in Korean as long as verbs/adjectives come at the end of the sentence. In daily conversations, particles are mostly omitted unless they…
γ ‘ Irregular: γ ‘ becomes γ ν¬λ€ (to be big): 컀(μ).μμλ€ (to be pretty): μλ»(μ).μ°λ€ (to write, use): μ¨(μ). If there are bright vowels in the preceding syllable, γ ‘ becomes γ λ°°κ³ νλ€ (to be hungry): λ°°κ³ ν(μ).λ°μλ€ (to be busy): λ°λΉ (μ).λμλ€ (to be bad): λλΉ (μ).μνλ€ (to be sick): μν(μ). λ₯΄ Irregular: λ₯΄ becomes λ¬ Add another γΉ in the…
Korean Word Order SUBJECT + OBJECT + VERB/ADJECTIVE Subject or object are often omitted in Korean when it is obvious in the context. Thanks to particles that show what each word is in a given sentence, word order is flexible. You can just say a verb or adjective to make the simplest sentence. In other…
1. μ λ ____μ λλ€ / μ΄μμ(μμ). “I am ____.” μ I (humble)-λ topic particle: introducing somethingμ λλ€ am/are/is (most formal)μ΄μμ, μμ am/are/is (casually polite) If your name ends with a consonant: μ΄μμ. μ¬λ¦Όμ΄μμ. (am/are/is Jaerim.) μλ¦μ΄μμ. (am/are/is Eric.) μ΅μ μ΄μμ. (am/are/is Choi Ung.) If your name ends with a vowel: μμ. λ―Έλμμ. (am/are/is Mina.) ν¬λ¦¬μ€μμ. (am/are/is Chris.) TIP:…
“Hello.” μλ νμΈμ? What does μλ νμΈμ exactly mean? “I am [name].” Most formal and polite: μ λ [name]μ λλ€.Casually polite: μ λ [name]μ΄μμ or [name]μμ. μ : I (humble form) -λ: topic particle = bringing up the topic, in this case “μ ” (I) μ λλ€ [μλλ€]: most formal form of the verb μ΄λ€(to be) : “am/are/is” μ΄μμ/μμ: casually polite form of…
Hello. : μλ . / μλ νμΈμ.Read this blog to learn what μλ , μλ νμΈμ literally means, and how Koreans ask “How are you?” TIP: μλ is casual, non-polite way to say both “hi” and “bye” to close friends and familiesμλ νμΈμ? is a polite way to say “hi”, but it is not used to say “bye”– μλ ν κ°μΈμ….
Here are videos to help you distinguish and practice Korean regular, aspirated, and tense consonants. γ± vs γ vs γ²γ΄ vs γ· vs γ vs γΈγ vs γ vs γ vs γ γ vs γ γ vs γ vs γ
Vowels 8 simple vowel sounds (21 total vowels) Syllable: consonant + vowel + (consonants) Vowels consist of 3 elements: heaven, earth, human Watch lessons about vowels here: Short lesson about vowels: Detailed LIVE class with many examples and pronunciation guides: BASIC VOWELS HOW TO MAKE [y-] DIPHTHONGS Read the following words made of vowels only…
