Beginning Korean

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    BEG 3 | Topic Particle -은/λŠ” vs Subject Particle 이/κ°€

    ByKorean Jream

    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…

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    BEG 2 | Irregular ~μ–΄/μ•„μš” Conjugation

    ByKorean Jream

    γ…‘ Irregular: γ…‘ becomes ㅓ크닀 (to be big): 컀(μš”).μ˜ˆμ˜λ‹€ (to be pretty): 예뻐(μš”).μ“°λ‹€ (to write, use): 써(μš”). If there are bright vowels in the preceding syllable, γ…‘ becomes ㅏ배고프닀 (to be hungry): 배고파(μš”).λ°”μ˜λ‹€ (to be busy): λ°”λΉ (μš”).λ‚˜μ˜λ‹€ (to be bad): λ‚˜λΉ (μš”).μ•„ν”„λ‹€ (to be sick): μ•„νŒŒ(μš”). λ₯΄ Irregular: λ₯΄ becomes 러 Add another γ„Ή in the…

  • 6. How to Introduce Your Name

    ByKorean Jream

    1. μ €λŠ” ____μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€ / μ΄μ—μš”(μ˜ˆμš”). “I am ____.” μ € I (humble)-λŠ” topic particle: introducing somethingμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€ am/are/is (most formal)μ΄μ—μš”, μ˜ˆμš” am/are/is (casually polite) If your name ends with a consonant: μ΄μ—μš”. μž¬λ¦Όμ΄μ—μš”. (am/are/is Jaerim.) μ—λ¦­μ΄μ—μš”. (am/are/is Eric.) μ΅œμ›…μ΄μ—μš”. (am/are/is Choi Ung.) If your name ends with a vowel: μ˜ˆμš”. λ―Έλ‚˜μ˜ˆμš”. (am/are/is Mina.) ν¬λ¦¬μŠ€μ˜ˆμš”. (am/are/is Chris.) TIP:…

  • 5. Self-Introduction

    ByKorean Jream

    “Hello.” μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”? What does μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš” exactly mean? “I am [name].” Most formal and polite: μ €λŠ” [name]μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.Casually polite: μ €λŠ” [name]μ΄μ—μš” or [name]μ˜ˆμš”. μ €: I (humble form) -λŠ”: topic particle = bringing up the topic, in this case “μ €” (I) μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€ [μž„λ‹ˆλ‹€]: most formal form of the verb 이닀(to be) : “am/are/is” μ΄μ—μš”/μ˜ˆμš”: casually polite form of…

  • 4. Basic Expressions

    ByKorean Jream

    Hello. : μ•ˆλ…•. / μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”.Read this blog to learn what μ•ˆλ…•, μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš” literally means, and how Koreans ask “How are you?” TIP: μ•ˆλ…• is casual, non-polite way to say both “hi” and “bye” to close friends and familiesμ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”? is a polite way to say “hi”, but it is not used to say “bye”– μ•ˆλ…•νžˆ κ°€μ„Έμš”….

  • 1. Hangeul (Alphabet) – Consonants

    ByKorean Jream

    Cool Facts about Hangeul Han-geul (ν•œκΈ€) is the name of the Korean writing system: it is the name of Korean alphabet. Han-geul (ν•œκΈ€) is different from Han-gug-eo (ν•œκ΅­μ–΄), the language including spoken and written. The original scrip of Hangeul, β€˜Hun-min-jeong-eum’ (ν›ˆλ―Όμ •μŒ) was designated as UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register in 1997. It was promulgated…