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Level 2 Lesson 23 / if, in case / 만약, -(으)면

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안녕하세요! If she says yes. If he helps me. If you tell me how to do it. If you buy me dinner, etc. There can be many more examples of “if” sentences. Find out how to say “if” in context in Korean through this lesson! And of course, “if” you have any questions, please feel free to leave us comments!

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  1. nick says: February 26, 2012

    What does it mean by 만약에? Do I need to add 에 after 만약?

  2. Janine Kruger says: March 4, 2012

    저 이거 요리하면, 먹을 거예요? (If I cook it, will you eat?)

    Hyunwoo Sun – you are very good at explaining the Korean grammar! Thank you!

  3. Altynay Mambetova says: March 13, 2012

    사거리를  건너면, 병원을 볼 수 있을거예요.
    많이 술을 마시면 머리 아주 아플거예요

    • Gregos says: March 27, 2012

      If you cross a crossroad, you can see a hospital :)
      if you drink many alcohol, head will hurt.

      Only 많이 is an adverb, so it should be before verb: 술을 많이 마시다.

  4. Janine Kruger says: March 16, 2012

    만약 저것 이 가게에서 사면, 너무 비싸요.
    If you buy that at this store, it’s too expensive. (is this correct?)

    • Gregos says: March 27, 2012

      I think this sentence is strange bit.
      “if you buy at this store, it will be too expensive.”
      Of course I know what you mean, but still…
      Except that seems ok.

  5. sis_cute says: March 17, 2012

    안녕하세요 선생님! ah, it’s been so long since i studied korean..too much schoolwork… T_T
    this is my sample sentence, please correct it.. ^^

    만약 내일 아짐에 안 비가 오면, 운동할 거에요.

    • Gregos says: March 27, 2012

      만약 내일 아짐에 비가 안 오면, 운동할 거예요.

      안 before verb. 비+가 is subject.

      거에요 => 거예요.
      이에요 after consonants, 예요 after vowels.

    • Gregos says: March 27, 2012

      아짐에 => 아침에

  6. Mel says: March 19, 2012

    the unnie loves Rain the singer hahaha

    me too~~

  7. Gregos says: March 27, 2012

    lol “만약 is a good and useful word” in some other languages it means “maniac”, which have negative meaning.

    물건을 많이 팔면, 돈을 많이 있을 거예요.
    한국어 공부하면, 한국어 영화를 이해할 거예요.

    다른 사람을 도와주면, 한국어를 더 빨리 배울 거예요. If I help other people, I will learn Korean faster.
    그런데 저도 가끔 잘못 해요. – But I’m too wrong sometimes.
    그래서 다른 사람 햇갈리는 거를 안 바라요. – So I hope other people not being confused.

  8. Nolan Warner says: April 1, 2012

    만약 오늘 시간이 있으면 도와 주세요.

  9. Nolan Warner says: April 1, 2012

    내일, 이사해요. 만약 시간이 있으면 도와 주세요.
    I’m moving tomorrow. If you have time, please help me.

  10. Shereen says: April 1, 2012

    Question, following these rules, how come hot is –> 더우면 instead of 더으면?

  11. ShuHui Khor says: April 21, 2012

    이거 작으면 난 내일에 살 거예요.
    If it is small, I will buy it tmr. :)

    Correct?

    • jinseokjin says: April 21, 2012

      You did a good job! It will be better if you say “이게 작으면 전 내일 살 거예요”.

      Thanks for your comment. :)

  12. Sally Lp says: April 24, 2012

    Teacher SeokJin,I’m confused about your sentence: > 이렇게 할 거면 차라리 하지 마세요.(If you do so,rather do not?>Google Translate)
    Can you explain the meaning?

    And here my sentences:\
    1.->만약 돈이 있어요 여행이 갈 거예요.
    ->돈이 있으면 여행이 갈 거예요.

    is that we only use one of them in a sentence?either 만약 /면 ?

    2.-> 만약 일찍 일어나요 아침을 먹어요.
    ->일찍 일어나면 아침을 먹어요.

    3.->저보다 더 빨리면 책을 줄 거예요.
    Thank you :)

  13. Sally Lp says: April 24, 2012

    Teacher SeokJin,I’m confused about your sentence: > 이렇게 할 거면 차라리 하지 마세요.(If you do so,rather do not?>Google Translate)
    Can you explain the meaning?

    And here my sentences:\
    1.->만약 돈이 있어요 여행이 갈 거예요.
    ->돈이 있으면 여행이 갈 거예요.

    is that we only use one of them in a sentence?either 만약 /면 ??

    2.-> 만약 일찍 일어나요 아침을 먹어요.
    ->일찍 일어나면 아침을 먹어요.

    3.->저보다 더 빨리면 책을 줄 거예요.
    Thank you :)

    • jinseokjin says: May 10, 2012

      이렇게 할 거면 차라리 하지 마세요.
      > If you are going to do like this, it will be better not to do it.

      만약 돈이 있어요 여행이 갈 거예요. > 만약 돈이 있으면, 여행을 갈 거예요. or 돈이 있으면, 여행을 갈 거예요.

      It is also good to omit 만약 if it is easy to figure out that the sentence is meaning about “if~~~~”.

      일찍 일어나면 아침을 먹어요. > Good!

      저보다 더 빨리면 책을 줄 거예요 > 저보다 더 빨리 읽으면 책을 줄 거예요.

  14. Marta Vinci says: April 27, 2012

    만약 피아노를 치지(연주하지) 않았으면, 쇼팽을 알지 못했을 거예요.
    만약 한국어를 공부하지 않았으면, 당신과 한국어로 말할 수 없을 거예요.
    만약 한국어 선생님이 있으면, 지금보다 더 좋을 거예요.
    만약 돈이 있으면, 한국에 갈거예요.
    만약 다 먹지 않았으면, 뚱뚱하지 않았을 거예요.
    만약 핸드폰이 없으면, 친구랑 만날 수 없을 거예요.
    만약 텔레비젼이 없으면, 영화를 보지 못했을 거예요.
    만약 물이 없으면, 쥬스를 살 거예요.
    만약 많이 먹으면, 살이 빠지지 않을 거예요.
    만약 가게에 가지 않는다면, 맥주가 없을 거예요.
    만약 커피를 마시지 않으면, 졸릴 거예요.

    이거 맞아요? 도와주세요! ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 문법이 정말 어려워요T.T

    • jinseokjin says: May 11, 2012

      만약 한국어를 공부하지 않았으면, 당신과 한국어로 말할 수 없을 거예요.
      > 만약 한국어를 공부하지 않았으면, 당신과 한국어로 말할 수 없었을 거예요.

      Oh, you did a good job! Other sentences are all correct.

      Why don’t you use “HaruKorean.com”? I am sure it will improve your writing skills really a lot.

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