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안녕하세요! In this lesson, we are looking at how to ask someone where someone or something is and also how to talk about relative locations like “in front of” “behind” “next to” “on top of” and “under”. Listen in to find out more!
And when you memorize new words in a foreign language, what do you do to help the words stick? We tried giving you some mnemonic tips for the words toward the end of the lesson. Let us know what you think!
감사합니다! ^^
You can download 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.
안녕하세요 , *^^*
I don’t Understand this sentence ..
** 나무 밑에서 책을 읽고 있어요.= I’m reading a book under the tree.
Why we said 읽고 있어요 why we don’t just say 읽어요 ??
Good question : )
읽어요 can be both “I read” and “I am reading” : ) So 나무 밑에서 책을 읽어요 can work too.
But when you are specifically showing that you are “in the middle of reading”, you need to use the present progressive form in Korean, too
mmmm ok
저희 책이 찾을 수 없고 그 제 책상 위에 있었어요.
I can’t find my book! It was on top of my desk.
네가 엄마 앞에서 너의 여자친구를 기스 하지 마!
Dont kiss your girlfriend in front of your mother!
저한테 뒤에서 나쁜 말 하지 마.
Don’t say bad things about me behind my back.
Please correct my sentences!
저희 책이 찾을 수 없고 그 제 책상 위에 있었어요.
> 제 책을 찾을 수가 없었는데, 그건 제 책상 위에 있었어요.
네가 엄마 앞에서 너의 여자친구를 기스 하지 마!
> 엄마 앞에서 네 여자친구와 키스하지 마.
Don’t say bad things about me behind my back.
> 제 뒤에서 나쁜 말을 하지 마!
안녕하세요 ^^
침대 위에 랩톱 있어요.
(The laptop is on the bed.)
저는 스타벅스 앞에서 찬구 마났어요.
(I met a friend in front of starbucks.)
니 핸드폰은 소파 되에 있어요.
(Your cell phone is behind the sofa.)
내 고양기가 태이불 밑에서 자고 있어요.
(My kitty is sleeping under the table.)
이승기는 니 옆에서 서 있어요!
(Lee Seung Gi is standing next to you!)
Are these correct? ^^
감사합니다~~~!!
찬구 마났어요. > 친구 만났어요.
소파 되에 있어요.> 소파 뒤에 있어요.
고양기가 태이불 밑에서 자고 있어요.> 고양이가 테이블 밑에서 자고 있어요.
Good job!
thanks for the mnemonics…hehehehe ^_^
비를 옆에 없어서, 경은 언니가 너무 슬퍼해요.
컴퓨터 앞에서 피곤하지만 공부해야 되요.
맞아요?
I don’t know if it’s appropriate to ask this yet since I’m still in this lesson, but I’ve noticed something about Korean conjunctions.
so if 그리고 is ‘and’ and (verb) + – 고 is “(verb) and” then does that mean:
그래서 is ‘therefore’ then (verb) + – 서 = (verb) therefore
그렇지만 is ‘but’ then (verb) + – 지만 = (verb) but
그런데 is ‘however’ then (verb) + – ᄂ/은 데 = (verb) however
Is this correct?
비가 옆에 없어서. – 있다/없다 = descriptive verb. So you never use 를. It was discussed in level 2, lesson 22.
Same reason:
컴퓨터 앞에 피곤하다 – without 서. Because 피곤하다 is “to be tired”. It’s not action.
에 for “to be”
에서 for “to do”
되요 => 돼요.
And yes about ~고, ~서, ~지만 and ~ㄴ/는 데, though I didn’t learn it, it makes sense, that these are conjugation (not verbs) for verbs, to make sentence continuous, without “~period.그러다/그렇다.
But you probably already know that, after 2 month.
The mnemonics are of great help,
기억을 돕는 조아해!
You tried to make expression, that is too hard for this level and lesson. Didn’t learn the adverbs yet. This is how you actually should do it, I think: 기억을 좋게 도와줘요 – (it / mnemonics) remember goodly helps. literally.
좋다 => 좋게 convert to adverb.
도와줘요 = verb to help
좋게 도와줘요 = “goodly” to help (or helps good)
So “mnemonics help me to remember good”
Also 조아해 => 좋아해요 thought you don’t need use the verb form of this word.
도와주다 = verb to help (give help).
도와줘요 is the present formal polite form.
Sorry, its
돕다 => 도와요 = helps (irregular verb. So its instead 도워요)
도와주다 is when talking about people, I think.
so…
기억을 좋게 도와요.
Subject – mnemonics (obvious topic, so dropped)
Verb – Does what (뭐)? helps 도와요.
Object- Does to who (누구)? memory 기억을
Adverb – Does how (얼마나)? goodly/good 좋게
제 방에 있고, 의자 위에서 앉고, 컴퓨터 앞에서 키보로 코멘트를 써요.
I’m in my room, sitting on the chair, writing comments with keyboard in front of the computer.
책상 위에 펜 네 자루 있어요.
자동차 뒤에 집 있어요.
Me and my boyfriend kissed in front of his house. : 제 남자친구의 집에 앞에서 우리는 기스했어요.
I had to eat behind the school. : 저는 학교에 옆에서 먹어 해야 해요.
The book is on top of the bed. : 책을 침대 위에 있어요.
I will sit beside you. : 저는 니가 옆에 앉아요.
I am behind you. : 저는 니가 뒤에 있어요.
Please correct these sentences!
우리 집 앞에, 내 친구 는 살아요
umm what is this weird comma and word order…
우리 집 앞에는 친구가 살고 있어요 (who is living infront of my house)
친구는 우리 집 앞에 살고 있어요 (where is my friend living)
the 내 part is redundant generally.
Behind you… “A picture of me!” Hahahaha.
밑 = meet at the feet -> bottom
Les moyens mnémotechniques sont très utiles! Ce serait une bonne idée d’en suggérer davantage dans les prochaines leçons, voire même de consacrer une rubrique entière à ça!
Merci de votre aide à tous les deux!
PS: you said we could write comments in any language right?
;)
Practice sentence “Minho is around here somewhere, I saw him next to that person behind us.”
민호가 여기쯤 어딘가, 우리 뒤에 그 사람 옆에 그를 봤어요.
민호가 여기쯤 어딘가 > 민호는 여기쯤 어딘가에 있어요. or 민호는 여기 어딘가에 있어요.
우리 뒤에 그 사람 옆에 그를 봤어요. > (저는) 우리 뒤에 그 사람 옆에 있는 그를 봤어요.
Wow, you did a good job. I thought the second sentence should’ve been hard, because it seemed complicated.
Thanks for your comment.
Thank you! I still made 2 mistakes
you guys did a GREAT job with this lesson! i REALLY understood this!
i think 옆 [yeop] = side sounds exactly like how we say “yes” in english slang…”yup”!
난 식닥밑에서 술을 마시고있어요.
왜 텔레비전 뒤에서 먹고있는데?!
상자가 콤퓨터 앞에 있어요.
민수는 오늘밤 집 위에서 자기로해요.
책상 옆에서 상자을 너핬어요.
I find that images work better for memorizing. So you could imagine a table with an ipad with apps in front, a tree behind, a piece of meat on the ground underneath, a Wii on top, and a guy beside it nodding his head and going …. Yop!
Just saying.
희 진 씨 나 를 여페 있 어 요.
Hee-Jin is the side of me.
희 진 씨 나 를 여페 있 어 요. > 희진 씨는 제 옆에 있어요.
Thanks for your comment.
희 진 씨 나 를 옆 ㅔ 요.
I tried to type Hee-Jin is on the side of me, or next to me.
please check my sentences.
그 은행에 서점 옆에 있어요. (The bank is beside the bookstore,)
침대 위에서 자고 있어요. (I’m sleeping on the bed.)
저 학교 앞에 식당에 갈고 예오. (I’m going to the restaurant in front of the school.)
그 개가 자동차 밑에서 자고 있어요. (The dog is sleeping under the car.)
저 친구 옆에서 서고 있어요. (I’m standing beside my friend.)
제 헨드펀을 탁자 위에 있었어요. (My handphone was on the table.)
감사합이다!
Mnemonics are great !
lol I remember vocabulary through drama phrases sometimes
Krystal in More Charming by the Day always says, “앞으로 해도 정수정 거꾸로 해도 정수정.”