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In this lesson, let’s take a look at how to say “they say…”, “I hear that…”, or how to re-tell someone what you’ve heard from someone else. The main 2 ways to say this in Korean are (ㄴ/는)대(요) and -(이)래(요). If you studied Level 5, Lesson 17, you may have learned something similar to this, but using these 2 endings is easier and more commonly used in spoken Korean.
You can view a free PDF for this lesson here, or if you want to study with our TalkToMeInKorean textbooks, you can get them here. And after you learn the basics, try writing your own Korean sentences and get corrections from native speakers through HaruKorean, our 1:1 correction service.
1. 어제 그 사람은 만났어요. 어디 일한다고 물어봤어요. 티티믹에서 일했대요. 그게 맞나요?
아니면
2. 어제 그 사람은 만났어요. 어디 일한다고 물어봤어요. 티티믹에서 일했다고 해요. 그게 맞나요?
Does dialogue make sense? If not please correct me
감사합니다.
Tyler Smith (신태은)
English Translation for what I was TRYING to say lol:
Yesterday I met that person. I asked him “Where do you work?”. He said “I work at TTMIK”. Is that true?
어디 일한다고 물어봤어요 –> 어디서 일하냐고 물어봤어요
Use the ~냐고 construction when quoting a question
티티믹에서 일했대요 –> 티티믹에서 일한대요
If you say “일했대요” here it means that he/she used to work at TTMIK – you should quote in the same tense as the original statement!
Thank you so much Jon Masters. I was wondering if I should use 냐고 or not.
안녕하세요!!
I think this makes it sound more natural
감사합니다
사미르
Just perfect! explanation^^
is that learning hangeul just 2 part? i still can’t write my name in korean
my name is yoga and i just now how to write ga n wondering how to write yo.
i just start lerning korean, now i’m in level 1 lesson 10.
thank you
gamsahamnida
terima kasih
i really love kyeong-eun choi voice
yoga = 요가
Is there another meaning to 대요? I heard my korean classmate begin a question by 질문인데요 or something.. Maybe I heard wrong?
Well, as you can see there is a difference between 대 and 데.
And here is the lesson for 는데 / ㄴ데
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/level-3-lesson-21/
Oh my bad! I must have been tired when I wrote this, I mixed 대 and 데 >_>
Thanks yoga..
Great lesson btw!
TTMIK 선생님들이 멋있고 똑똑하대요. 인기 계속 커질 거래요.
(They say the TTMIK teachers are cool and smart. I heard it will keep getting more popular.)
이것 맞아요?
TTMIK 선생님들이 멋있고 똑똑하대요. (Correct!)
인기 계속 커질 거래요 >> 인기가 점점 더 많아질 거래요.