Korean Language Study* Lesson 1: Hello

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Please first take a look at my pronunciation post; the link is as follows: Lesson 1 Hello! Lesson 1: Hello. A: 안녕하세요! Hello! B: Yes, hello! Hello there! A: Where are you going? Where are you heading? B: Let’s go to the market. Go to the market. A: See you again. Goodbye/See you later. B: Have a good trip. Goodbye. Word breakdown: 안녕 – Hello; 네 – Yes; 어디 – Where; 시장 – Market; 또 – Again; 가다 – To go; 만나다 – To meet.
Grammar analysis: 1) 세요(으세요) is an ending used in spoken language, and its tone generally conveys both respect and friendliness. They can be used in declarative, interrogative, and imperative forms. Verb, adjective stem + 세요(으세요). 세요 is used after stems without a final consonant, while 으세요 is used after stems with a final consonant. ; 2) アヨ(어요) is an ending used in spoken language, and its tone generally conveys both respect and friendliness. They can be used in declarative and interrogative forms. Verb, adjective stem + 아요(어요). 아요 is used after words with a positive vowel, while 어요 is used after words with a negative vowel and a ㅅ ending. Positive vowels include: ㅏㅗㅐㅑㅛㅒㅘ ㅙ. Negative vowels include: ㅓㅜㅡㅣㅔㅕㅖㅝㅞㅢ. If you have any questions, feel free to reply below; I will answer them one by one. Korean Language Lesson 2: What are you doing? Lesson 2: What are you doing? What’s going on? A: What are you doing? What’s going on? B: I’m reading the newspaper. I’m looking at the papers. A: What newspaper do you read? Which newspaper are you reading? B: I read Korean newspapers. I read Korean papers. A: Can you read them? Do you understand them? B: Yes, I can read it. Yes, I understand it. A: Isn’t it difficult? Is it not hard? B: No, it’s easy. It’s not difficult; it’s simple. Word analysis: 뭘 – what (abbreviation of 무엇을); 신문 – newspaper; 보다 – to watch/read; 한국 – Korea; 읽다 – to read or watch; 어렵다 – difficult; 쉽다 – easy; 아니야 – no.
Grammar analysis: 1을(ㄹ) 수 있어요 means “can, is able to”. It can be used after verbs that end with a consonant, and ㄹ 수 있어요 is used after verbs that do not end with a consonant. 2 is not. It’s a negative form; “no” expresses a subjective opinion. 3 is the object suffix, noun + 을(를). 을 is used after nouns with a final consonant, while 를 is used after nouns without a final consonant. Korean Language Study *Lesson 3: What to Listen To? What do you listen to in Lesson 3? What are you listening to? Text: A: What are you listening to?　　　　　　　What are you listening to? 　 B: I listen to the radio.　　　　　　　Listen to the radio. A: What program do you listen to?　　　What shows do you watch? B: I listen to the news.　　　　　　　Listen to the news. A: Can you understand it?　　　　Can you grasp what’s being said? B: I can understand a little bit. I can grasp some of it. A: Is it interesting? Is it fun? B: Yes, it’s very interesting.　　　　　Yes, it’s quite entertaining.
Words: 들다 – to listen; 알아듣다 – to understand (알다 = to know + 들다 = to listen); 라디오 – radio; 프로 – program; 뉴스 – news; 조금 – a little bit; 재미 – interest, fun; 아주 – very, extremely; 있다 – to have.
Grammar analysis: 1) 들으세요, 들어요 – both are derived from the verb 들다. 2) 조금은 – a little bit; here, 은 is used for emphasis.
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