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  • Basic Korean Expressions

    First, let’s start off by learning some of the basic Korean expressions.

    BASIC EXPRESSIONS
    WORD TRANSLATION
    안녕하세요 HI, HELLO
    감사합니다 THANK YOU, THANKS
    고맙습니다 THANK YOU, THANKS
    네 YES, YEAH
    아니요 NO
    맞아요 YES, CORRECT
    안녕히 계세요 GOODBYE (TO PERSON WHO IS STAYING)
    안녕히 가세요 GOODBYE (TO PEOPLE WHO ARE LEAVING)
    죄송합니다 SORRY
    미안합니다 SORRY
    저기요 EXCUSE ME
    잠시만요 JUST A MOMENT, WAIT ONE SECOND
    잠깐만요 JUST A MOMENT, WAIT ONE SECOND
    만나서 반갑습니다 NICE TO MEET YOU
    잘 먹겠습니다 LET’S ENJOY OUR MEAL
    잘 먹었습니다 I ATE WELL
    괜찮아요 IT’S OK,IT’S ALRIGHT,DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT
    걱정마세요 DON’T WORRY
    그렇군요 I SEE
    그래요 SURE

  • Who,what,when,where,why,how

    Let’s learn the basic interrogative words: who,what,when,where,why,how,how much,and which

    1. Who (누구), what (뭐,무엇), when (언제), where (어디), why (왜), and how (어떻게) are usually used before verbs.

    2. Which (어떤,무슨) is usually used before nouns.

    3. How much (얼마나) is usually used before adverbs or adjectives.

    4. To add the meaning of ‘somebody, sometime, somewhere, something’, just append ㄴ가 to the end of 누구, 언제, 어디, 무엇, respectively.

    5. To add the meaning of ‘anybody, anytime, anywhere, anything’, just append 나 to the end of 누구, 언제, 어디, 무엇, respectively.

    6. To add the meaning of ‘whoever, whenever, whereever, whatever’, just append 든지 to the end of 누구, 언제, 어디, 무엇, respectively.

    Examples

    누구세요 ? = Who is this?

    어디 갔어요 ? = Where did you go?

    뭐해요 ? = What are you doing?

    언제 왔어요 ? = When did you come?

    왜 왔어요 ? = Why did you come?

    얼마나 커요 ? = How big is it?

    어떻게 했어요 ? = How did you do it?

    어떤 식당요 ? = Which restaurant?

    INTERROGATIVE WORDS
    WORD TRANSLATION
    어디 WHERE
    뭐,무엇 WHAT
    언제 WHEN
    누구 WHO
    왜 WHY
    어떻게 HOW
    무슨,어느,어떤 WHICH
    얼마나 HOW MUCH
    누군가 SOMEONE
    어젠가 SOMEDAY,SOMETIME
    어딘가 SOMEWHERE
    뭔가,무엇인가 SOMETHING
    누구나 ANYONE, EVERYONE
    어제나 ANYTIME
    어디나 ANYWHERE, EVERYWHERE
    무엇이나 ANYTHING
    누구든지 WHOEVER
    무엇이든지 WHATEVER
    어디든지 WHEREEVER
    언제든지 WHENEVER
    얼마든지 ANY AMOUNT
    어떻게든지 NO MATTER HOW

  • Time, months, days, year, etc

    Now lets learn some words based on time.

    1. Usually nouns revolving around time will have the time particle appended (에) when you reference them in a sentence.

    2. To make a sentence with time, the number of the hour uses native Korean numbers, and the minute number uses Sino-Korean numbers. Thus, to say 3:29pm, it would be 오후 (afternoon) + 세시(3 hours) + 이십구분(29 minutes).

    Examples

    오후 한시반쯤 = Around 1:30PM

    오전 열시부터 = From 10:00AM

    요즘에 뭐해요? = What have you been up to these days?

    나중에 봐요. = See you later.

    VOCABULARY BASED AROUND TIME
    WORD TRANSLATION
    시간 TIME,HOUR
    반 HALF
    쯤 ABOUT / AROUND
    분 MINUTE
    지금,이제 NOW
    요즘, 최근 RECENTLY, THESE DAYS
    그동안 MEANWHILE
    어제 YESTERDAY
    오늘 TODAY
    내일 TOMORROW
    모례 DAY AFTER TOMORROW
    날 DAY
    주 WEEK
    월,달 MONTH
    년 YEAR
    작년, 지난해 LAST YEAR
    올해 THIS YEAR
    내년 NEXT YEAR
    나중에,이따 LATER
    아까,방금 A WHILE AGO
    방금 JUST A MOMENT AGO
    곧,금방 SOON
    잠시,잠깐 A WHILE,A MOMENT
    아침 MORNING
    오전 BEFORE NOON
    오후 AFTERNOON
    밤,저녁 EVENING,NIGHT
    자정 MIDNIGHT,DUSK
    새벽 DAWN,EARLY MORNING
    평일 WEEKDAY
    주말 WEEKEND
    월요일 MONDAY
    화요일 TUESDAY
    수요일 WEDNESDAY
    목요일 THURSDAY
    금요일 FRIDAY
    토요일 SATURDAY
    일요일 SUNDAY
    일월 JANUARY
    이월 FEBRUARY
    삼월 MARCH
    사월 APRIL
    오월 MAY
    유월 JUNE
    칠월 JULY
    팔월 AUGUST
    구월 SEPTEMBER
    시월 OCTOBER
    십일월 NOVEMBER
    십이월 DECEMBER

  • Emphasis words (너무,진짜,정말,조금)

    Here are some words that deal with how much we do something.

    In general, you use them before a verb to express how much you do that [verb].

    Examples:

    한국어를 얼마나동안 배웠어요? – How long have you been learning Korean?

    진짜 맛있어요! – This is really delicious!

    너무 너무 좋아요! – So good!

    한국어 조금 할 수 있어요. – I know a little bit of Korean.

    이게 별로 안 먹어요 – I don’t eat this often.

    EMPHASIS WORDS
    WORD TRANSLATION
    매우,아주 VERY
    정말 REALLY,TRULY
    진짜 REALLY
    너무 TOO (MUCH)
    참,엄청 REALLY,TERRIBLY,AWFULLY
    대단히 GREATLY,EXTREMELY,HIGHLY
    무지,무척,되게,꽤,상당히 VERY,QUITE,EXTREMELY,AWFULLY,RATHER
    지극히,극히 EXTREMELY
    특히 ESPECIALLY
    굉장히 GREATLY,EXTREMELY,IMMENSELY
    좀,조금 FEW,A LITTLE BIT
    약간 SOMEWHAT,A LITTLE
    훨씬 MUCH,A LOT
    가장,제일 THE MOST

  • All, More, Still, Already, Almost, Maybe (아직,아마,다,더,벌써,거의)

    Let’s look at some useful words that express ‘all, more, still, already, almost, maybe’

    We’ve already seen these words in the Basic Vocabulary section but here’s some more in depth examples.

    Examples:

    한국영화를 다 좋아해요! – I like all Korean movies!

    물 더 주세요! – More water please!

    아직도 안 왔어요. – He still hasn’t come yet.

    벌써 먹었어요. – I already ate.

    거의 도착해요. – I’ve almost arrived.

    아마도 갈거예요. – Maybe/Probably I’ll go.

    VOCABULARY
    WORD TRANSLATION
    다 ALL
    더 MORE
    아직 STILL
    역시 ALSO,YET
    이미,벌써 ALREADY
    거의 ALMOST
    아마 MAYBE,PROBABLY
    어쩌면,혹시 MAYBE,PERHAPS

  • 전에,중에,후에,밖에,안에,사이에 (before/during/after/besides/within/between), positional words

    Attaching 전에, 중에, 후에/뒤에/다음에,밖에/외에,안에/속에/내에,사이에/중에 gives the meaning of ‘before/during/after/besides/within/between’ an event happens.

    AV + 기 + 전에

    1. 전에 is appended after a verb, and the resulting meaning is ‘before’ doing [verb]. Usually the verb is in the ‘기’ form that indicates the act of doing.

    우리 집에 가기전에 커피를 샀어요. – Before I went to my house, I bought some coffee.

    AV + 는 + 중에

    2. 중에 is appended after a verb, and the resulting meaning is ‘during’ or ‘in the middle of’ doing [verb]. Usually the verb is in the ‘는’ form that indicates the present.

    학교에 다니는중에 이상한 사람 봤어요 – I was in the middle of going to school when I saw a strange person.

    AV + (ㄴ/은) + 후에/뒤에/다음에

    3. 후에, 뒤에, and 다음에 are all appended after a verb, and all mean ‘after’ doing [verb]. Usually the verb is appended with ‘ㄴ/은’ to indicate that action is past tense.

    우리 집에 간후에 친구랑 만날거예요. After I get to my house, I will meet a friend.

    N + 외에/밖에

    4. 외에 and 밖에 are both appended after a noun, and both mean ‘besides’ or ‘outside of’ this noun.

    친구밖에 다른 사람이랑 안 얘기해요. Besides my friends, I don’t talk to other people.

    N + 안에/속에/내에

    5. 안에, 속에, 내에 all mean ‘within’ or ‘inside’ but differ in nuances. They are all appended after a noun.

    올해안에 한국에 갈거예요. – I will go to Korea within this year.

    N + 사이에(서)/중에(서)

    6. 사이에 and 중에 both mean ‘between’ or ‘amongst’. They are both appended after a noun.

    친구사이에 싸움이 있어요. – There is a fight between my friends.

    POSITIONAL WORDS
    WORD TRANSLATION
    앞에 IN FRONT
    뒤에 BEHIND, AFTER
    옆에 BESIDE
    위에 ON TOP OF
    밑에 UNDERNEATH
    다음에 AFTER
    나중에 LATER
    전에 BEFORE
    후에 AFTER
    중에 IN THE MIDDLE, AMONGST, BETWEEN
    아래에 BENEATH
    외에 OUTSIDE OF
    안에, 속에, 내에 WITHIN, INSIDE, AMIDST
    밖에 OUTSIDE, OUTSIDE OF, BESIDES
    사이에 BETWEEN, AMONGST
    곁에 BY ONE’S SIDE