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…
ㅡ Irregular: ㅡ becomes ㅓ크다 (to be big): 커(요).예쁘다 (to be pretty): 예뻐(요).쓰다 (to write, use): 써(요). If there are bright vowels in the preceding syllable, ㅡ becomes ㅏ배고프다 (to be hungry): 배고파(요).바쁘다 (to be busy): 바빠(요).나쁘다 (to be bad): 나빠(요).아프다 (to be sick): 아파(요). 르 Irregular: 르 becomes 러 Add another ㄹ 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. 저는 ____입니다 / 이에요(예요). “I am ____.” 저 I (humble)-는 topic particle: introducing something입니다 am/are/is (most formal)이에요, 예요 am/are/is (casually polite) If your name ends with a consonant: 이에요. 재림이에요. (am/are/is Jaerim.) 에릭이에요. (am/are/is Eric.) 최웅이에요. (am/are/is Choi Ung.) If your name ends with a vowel: 예요. 미나예요. (am/are/is Mina.) 크리스예요. (am/are/is Chris.) TIP:…
“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…
Hello. : 안녕. / 안녕하세요.Read this blog to learn what 안녕, 안녕하세요 literally means, and how Koreans ask “How are you?” TIP: 안녕 is casual, non-polite way to say both “hi” and “bye” to close friends and families안녕하세요? is a polite way to say “hi”, but it is not used to say “bye”– 안녕히 가세요….
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…
Cool Facts about Hangeul Han-geul (한글) is the name of the Korean writing system: it is the name of Korean alphabet. Han-geul (한글) is different from Han-gug-eo (한국어), the language including spoken and written. The original scrip of Hangeul, ‘Hun-min-jeong-eum’ (훈민정음) was designated as UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register in 1997. It was promulgated…
