Hobbies and Preferences English Korean How to ask (반말non-polite, 존댓말polite) How to answer(반말non-polite, 존댓말polite) Hobby 취미 Non-polite: 취미가 뭐야? Polite: 취미가 뭐예요? Honorifics: 취미가 어떻게 되세요? 내 취미는C이야/V야. 제 취미는C이에요/V예요 or 입니다. [EX] 여행traveling이야/이에요/입니다. 농구basketball야/예요/입니다. Verb stem + ~는 것(거 colloquial) = ~ing 책 읽는 거예요. (My hobby) is reading. 한국어 공부하는…
MEANING As a question: asking the listener’s intention and desire “Would you like to…?” “Do you want to…?” As an answer: expressing the speaker’s intention and desire “I would like to…” “I want to…” As an independent statement: insisting the speaker’s intention and desire (sounds strong) “I insist to…!” / “Let me…!” TIP: ~(으)ㄹ래 as…
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/…
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…
~네 is used to give an immediate reaction to what the speaker is seeing, hearing, tasting, and feeling.
~지 shows the speaker’s commitment to what they are saying, making their stance stronger.~죠 is the polite form of ~지: ~지+요 shortens to ~죠.
If you want to learn 이, 그, 저: Watch the Instagram lesson here! EXAMPLE DIALOGUE For more about this honorific and humble forms you use in service encounters, see the lesson about Korean honorifics and politeness!
Korean native numbers are used in counting mostly. Think of an old cave life. Why would humans need numbers in their native languages? To count the number of people or animal, right? So remember that! LEARN NATIVE-NUMBERS When to use native numbers? Learn when to use native numbers in Korean here! PRACTICE 1 하나 2…
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…
1. Do not use the literal expression of “I came from…” 2. Instead, say “I am [country] person.” or “I live in [country].” (저는) [country] 사람이에요. “(I) am [nationality/ethnicity].”– Subject “I” can be omitted in Korean when it is obvious in the context.– 사람 is a person, and if you add a country before it,…
