korean level 1, lesson 5-10

1) 이에요 / 예요 [i-e-yo / ye-yo]

Final consonant + 이에요 [i-e-yo]

No final consonant (Only vowel) + 예요 [ye-yo]

2) Sentence Structure

English sentence structure:

ABC + [be] + DEF.

** DEF is a noun here.

Ex)

ABC is DEF.

I am ABC.

You are XYZ.

Korean sentence structure:

ABC + DEF + [be]

** DEF is a noun here.

Ex)

이거 ABC예요. [i-geo ABC-ye-yo] = This is ABC

3) Sample Sentences

물이에요. = 물 + 이에요 [mul + i-e-yo]

(It’s) water.

가방이에요. = 가방 + 이에요 [ga-bang + i-e-yo]

(It’s) a bag.

사무실이에요. = 사무실 + 이에요 [sa-mu-sil + i-e-yo]

(It’s) an office.

학교예요. = 학교 + 예요 [hak-gyo + ye-yo]

(It’s) a school.

저예요. = 저 + 예요 [ jeo + ye-yo]

(It’s) me.

4) Asking questions

You can also make this a question simply by raising the tone at the end of the sentence

물이에요. [mul-i-e-yo] = It’s water.

물이에요? [mul-i-e-yo?] = Is that water? Is this water?

학교예요. [hak-gyo-ye-yo] = It’s a school.

학교예요? [hak-yo-ye-yo] = Is it a school? Are you at school now?

뭐 [mwo] = what

뭐예요? [mwo-ye-yo?] = What is it? What’s that?

5) 이거 [i-geo] = this, this one

이 [i] (“this”) + 것 [geot] (“thing”) = 이것 [i-geot] --> 이거 [i-geo]

이거 [i-geo] is originally 이것 [i-geot] and it is a combination of 이 [i] (“this”) and 것 [geot]

(“thing”) but it is often used as just 이거 [i-geo] for the ease of pronunciation

6) Sample Sentences 2 (for vocab)

이거 책이에요. [i-geo chaek-i-e-yo] = This is a book.

이거 카메라예요. [i-geo ka-me-ra-ye-yo] = This is a camera.

이거 커피예요. [i-geo keo-pi-ye-yo] = This is coffee.

이거 사전이에요. [i-geo sa-jeon-i-e-yo] = This is a dictionary.

7) 이거 뭐예요? [i-geo mwo-ye-yo?] = What is this?

이거 뭐예요? [i-geo mwo-ye-yo?] = What is this?

이거 핸드폰이에요. [i-geo haen-deu-pon-i-e-yo] = This is a cellphone.

이거 뭐예요? [i-geo mwo-ye-yo?] = What is this?

이거 물이에요. [i-geo mul-i-e-yo] = This is water.

이거 뭐예요? [i-geo mwo-ye-yo?] = What is this?

이거 커피예요. [i-geo keo-pi-ye-yo] = This is coffee.

8) Modifiers

이 [i] = this (near you)

그 [geu] = the / that (near the other person)

저 [ jeo] = that (over there)

9) Usage: like chinese zhe ge and na ge

이 [i] = this

이 + 것 = 이것 [i-geot] or 이거 [i-geo] = this thing, this item, this one

그 [geu] = the, that

그 + 것 = 그것 [geu-geot] or 그거 [geu-geo] = the thing, the item, that one, it

저 [ jeo] = the, that, that ... over there

저 + 것 = 저것 [geu-geot] or 저거 [geu-geo] = that thing over there

You can form various expressions using 이, 그, or 저 along with other words.

Example)

사람 [sa-ram] means a person

이 사람 [i sa-ram] = this person, this man here, this lady here, he, she

그 사람 [geu sa-ram] = the person, that person, he, she

저 사람 [ jeo sa-ram] = that person over there, he, she

FYP's open selection is like playing mind games...cool, not.

korean level 1, lesson 1-4

learning Korean online is fun. Recommend this website: www.talktomeinkorean.com. Content below is extracted from there...

1)안녕하세요. = Hello. / Hi. / How are you? / Good afternoon. / Good evening. / etc...

안녕+하세요 = 안녕하세요.
[an-nyeong]+[ha-se-yo]

안녕 = well-being, peace, health
하세요 = you do, do you?, please do

2)감사합니다. = Thank you.

감사 + 합니다 = 감사합니다.
[gam-sa]+[hap-ni-da]

감사 = appreciation, thankfulness, gratitude
합니다 = I do, I am doing

3)네. [ne] = That’s right. / I agree. / Sounds good. / What you said is correct.
아니요. [aniyo] = That’s not right. / I don’t agree. / What you said is not correct

e.g.
커피 좋아해요? [keo-pi jo-a-hae-yo?] = Do you like coffee?
네. 좋아해요. [ne. jo-a-hae-yo] = Yes, I like coffee.

커피 좋아해요? [keo-pi jo-a-hae-yo?] = Do you like coffee?

아니요. 안 좋아해요. [aniyo. an jo-a-hae-yo] = No, I don’t like coffee.

커피 안 좋아해요? [keo-pi an jo-a-hae-yo?] = You don’t like coffee?

아니요. 좋아해요. [aniyo. jo-a-hae-yo] = Yes, I like coffee.

커피 안 좋아해요? [keo-pi an jo-a-hae-yo?] = You don’t like coffee?

네. 안 좋아해요. [ne. an jo-a-hae-yo] = No, I don’t like coffee

abit confusing. but it is a common grammar mistake in English.

네 is more than just YES or THAT’S RIGHT.

While 네 [ne] is used to express “Yes” or “That’s right”, it is also used as a conversation filler.

If you listen to two Korean people talking with each other, you will hear them saying 네 quite

often, even when it is not intended to mean “Yes”.

So two people can have a conversation like this. Imagine it is all in Korean.

A: You know what, I bought this book yesterday,

B: 네. [ne]

A: and I really like it.

B: 네.

A: But it’s a bit too expensive.

B: 네.

A: Do you know how much it was?

B: How much was it?

A: It was 100 dollars!

B: 네? [ne?]

A: So I paid the money with my credit card.

B: 네...

A: But I still like it a lot because it’s a book by Kyeong-eun Choi, one of the teachers at TalkToMeInKorean.com

B: 네...

So, as you can see from the dialog above, 네 [ne] is a multi-player. It can be:

Yes. / That’s right

but also,

I see. / I got it. / I’m here! (when someone calls you) / I understand. / Ah-ha. / etc...

4) 네, 맞아요. [ne, ma-ja-yo] = Yes, that’s right.

5) 안녕히 계세요. [an-nyeong-hi gye-se-yo] = Stay in peace

안녕히 가세요. [an-nyeong-hi ga-se-yo] = Go in peace

6) Best tip given ever! hahaha :D

When Korean people say 안녕하세요 [an-nyeong-ha-se-yo], 안녕히 계세요 [an-nyeong-hi gyese-yo] or 안녕히 가세요 [an-nyeong-hi ga-se-yo], they don’t always pronounce EVERY single

letter clearly. So often times, what you would hear is just the ending part, “세요” [se-yo].

So you can deliberately sound more fluent by just saying 세요 [se-yo] for all of these occasions.

7) 죄송합니다. [ joe-song-hap-mi-da] = I apologise/ I feel ashamed. (strictly for apologies, not applicable to "i'm sorry that (something unfortunate) happen to you" case)

8) 저기요. [ jeo-gi-yo] = Excuse me ONLY applicable for calling out to gain someone's attention or asking waiter/waitress to take order.

9) 잠시만요. [ jam-si-man-yo] (literal meaning: “Just a second.”)

죄송합니다. [ joe-song-ham-ni-da] (literal meaning: “I am sorry.”)

잠깐만요. [ jam-kkan-man-yo] (literal meaning: “Just a second.”)

= excuse me, please give way. (to pass through a crowd)

** Yes, “jamsimanyo” and “jamkkanmanyo” are the same thing.

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1) NUEVE 7 is over and I feel so old

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