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Level 3 Lesson 9 / to seem like, to look like (used with verbs) / 한 것 같아요
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In this lesson, we are looking at how to use 같아요 with verbs. In order to use 같아요 with verbs to mean “I think…” “It looks like…” or “It seems to me that…”, you need to change the verb into its noun form. Find out how by listening to the lesson and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to leave us comments!
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안녕하세요~
I love the alternative language intro…
*티티믹한테서 한국어를 배울 것 같아서 내일 한국어로 말할 거예요 (?)
감사합니다 선생님들
Annyeonghaseyo TTMIK!!!
Gamsahamnida, your lessons is very helpful for me. Keep working on your lessons!! But I have one question. When I’m trying to read hangul, I’m always stopping on l/r ㄹ. Can you please explain me when I should read l and when r.
Ex)
1) Hangul (한글) so in the end I have to read sound l.
2) Saranghaeyo (사랑해요) in the middle I have to read sound r.
So I don’t understand when I should read l or r sound.
And the same problem with ㅇ, when I should read ng/- sound.
Please help me!!
Thank You very much for your hard work on this page!!
GAMSAHAMNIDA!!!
Ana씨 안녕하세요!
If the ㄹ is followed by a vowel, it’s pronounced like “r”.
e.g. 램프 (lamp), 러시아 (Russia), 이랑 (irang), 이렇게 (ireogae)
If the ㄹ comes at the end of a word or is followed by a consonant it’s pronounced like “l”.
e.g. 할께 (hal ggae), 갈 때 (gal ddae), 말 (mal), 물건 (mulgeon), 읽다 (ilkda)
The only exception I can think of is that if a syllable ending in ㄹ is followed by ㅎ, this can behave like a vowel when spoken quickly because it sounds so similar.
e.g.
말 = ‘mal’ but 말해봐 sounds like ‘mareba’
I think that’s all there is too it. Somebody please correct me if I am wrong!
Fortunately the ㅇ rule is simple. ^^
If it comes at the beginning of a syllable, it is silent. It is only there as a holder for the following vowel.
If it comes at the end of a syllable, it is pronounced as ‘ng’.
오다 = oda (Not ‘ngoda’! Can you imagine? Heeehee!)
강 = gang
엉망 = eong-mang
우아아… 이런 진짜 유용한 수업들을 만들어 주셔서 너무 감사합니다! 티티믹의 처음부터 이거는 제 제일 좋아하는 수업이에요!
Could you give some examples of creating nouns in the past and present tenses from verb roots ending in a consonant?
e.g.
Past: 먹은 것 같아요
Present: 먹는 것 같아요
Are these correct? “먹은 것 같아요” sounds strange to me but I don’t know if it’s wrong.
Thanks!
Yeah “먹은 것 같아요” is right.
Let me give you more examples.
저 사람은 술에 취한 것 같아요. past
점점 술에 취하는 것 같아요. present
A: 내 자전거 어디있어?
B: 어제 팔았는 것 같아요.
그 사람은 맥주를 마시는 것 같아요. – Can you guess?
그 사람은 맥주를 마신것 같아요.
seokjin씨,안녕하세요!
제가 질문이 있어요.
The example sentence you gave to Marcus씨 :
A: 내 자전거 어디있어?
B: 어제 팔았는 것 같아요.
In the “B” sentence,why didn’t use ” 어제 팔은 것 같요.” ?
In the PDF,taught us to use ” Action verb + -(으)ㄴ 것” for past tense. But why cannot apply it into this sentence???
감사합니다!!! ^^
Oh…. my fault again….. I am sorry.
I used to say “팔았는 것” but it is gramatically wrong.
팔다 + (으)ㄴ 것 = 판 것 – Past tense
파는 것 – Present tense
팔 것 – Future tense
So I had to say 어제 판 것 같아요.
ㅠ..ㅠ
seokjin씨,안녕하세요!
I just want to be sure that is it for those word ends with consonant “ㄹ”,should drop the “ㄹ”then add “ㄴ” for the past tense but not ” 팔은 것”,right?
감사합니다!!! ^^
Hi! This lessons are awesome .I’m learning korean with ttmik for 4 months already.Thank you very much for everything , you guys are the best teachers I ever had.
For now on I will try to leave comments more often . Sorry for my absence ,my PC has some problems (I can’t even write in Korean).
Thank you very much again
Take care!
Thank you for your comment. Although we are not pushing you to write the comment, but it will be good for us to help each other through this comment when you have questions.
안녕하세요,선생님들!
와 ! 굉장히 좋은수업 이예요! 너무 좋아요! ^ ^
1).이 음식은 맛있은 것 같아요.
This food looks like tasty.
2).어제밤에,비가 온 것 같아요.
I think it rained last night.
3).우리 어머니가 지금 요리하는 것 같아요.
I think my mother is cooking now.
4).제가 오후까지 일하기를 끝낼 수 없으면, 밤에 친구랑 영화를 볼 것 같아요.
If I cannot finish work by this afternoon, I think I won’t watch movie with my friend tonight.
5).여기 교통이 복잡한 것 같아요.
The traffic looks like complicated here.
맞아요 ?
감사합니다 !!! ^^
Caddie 씨 한국어 너무 잘하시는 것 같아요. ^^
약간 고쳐 드릴게요.
4) 제가 오후까지 일하기를 끝낼 수 없으면, 밤에 친구랑 영화를 볼 것 같아요.
> 제가 오후까지 일을 끝낼 수 없으면, 밤에 친구랑 영화를 볼 수 없을 것 같아요.
나머지는 완벽해요.
고맙워요, seokjin씨! ^^
I just noticed I typt wrongly. It should be ” 고마워요.” not “고맙워요.” ㅠ ㅠ ….
현우 형은 진짜 로봇 될 것 같아요! ㅋㅋㅋ
안녕하세요 ㅆ
as i think i found this lesson in my favorite song :P .. >> [ 다시 돌리긴 너무 늦어버린 (것 같)애 ] .. is it right ? -,-
그런 것 같아요 ㅅ-ㅅ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
감사합니다 <3
안녕하세요,선생님들!
May I know how to say in Korean ” Thank you for something “( e.g “Thank you for helping me.”, “Thank you for coming.”, and so on )
감사합니다 !!! ^ ^
Thank you for {something (verb)} in Korean is expressed as: {verb} + 셔서/주셔서 + 감사합니다.
When someone has done something *for* you, this is written as the verb, followed by 주 (to give), followed by 시 (honorific) because you are talking about someone else.
Example:
Please do {something} (for me): {뭔가} 해주세요.
If you’re not comfortable with this, go back and review level 2 lesson 27:
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/level-2-lesson-27/
시 changes depending on the tense. It becomes 세 in a request in the present tense (주세) and it becomes 셔 when thanking someone for something in the past tense (주셔).
Examples:
Thank you for helping me.
To help = 돕다 (dictionary form)
도와주셔서 감사합니다.
To break it down litterally: 도와 = help, 주셔 = you gave, 서 = so, 감사합니다 = thank you.
Thank you for coming.
To come = 오다 (dictionary form)
오셔서 감사합니다.
Litteral breakdown: 오셔 = you came, 서 = so, 감사합니다.
Sorry I’m not as good as explaining things as simply and clearly as the TTMIK team, but I hope this makes sense! As always, if I got anything wrong, someone please correct me. Thanks!
안녕하세요,Marcus씨!
고맙습니다!
Marcus씨가 셜명한 후에, 제가 더잘 이해 했어요. 저는 초보자 입니다. 잘 부탁드립니다! ^^
안녕 ^^
This lesson was really fun going over! I think it’ll be really helpful when describing something :D
1. 이 무서워는 것 같아요.
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 좋아요? ㅠㅠ;;;
감사합니다!
나중에 저는 아마 공부 열심히와 더 할 것 같아요. [이거 맞아요?]. but there is one thing, words like 아마 & 아마도, Their difference in meaning?
seokjin씨,안녕하세요!
The previous example you mentioned :
팔다 + (으)ㄴ 것 = 판 것 – Past tense
파는 것 – Present tense
팔 것 – Future tense
I am just wondering is it for those word ends with consonant “ㄹ”,should drop the “ㄹ”then add “ㄴ” for the past tense but not ” 팔은 것”,right?
감사합니다!!! ^^
안녕하세요. 이 레스는 진짜 요영하는거 같아요. Marcus 씨는 정말 도와주셔서 감사함니다.
1. 전에 저는 한극어 전혀 안 한것 같아요. Some time ago I couldn’t speak in korean at all.
2. 요즘에 한극어 조금 파악하는것 같아요. Now it seems like I can understand little korean.
3. 미래에 한극어 잘 할것 같아요. In future it looks like I will be able to speak well in Korean.
티티믹 감사함니다.
티티믹사이트로 자주 한국어 잘 공부할것 같아요.
I think I’ll study Korean often and study it well with TTMIK.
Could my sentence also mean “I think I’ll study Korean earnestly and often with TTMIK?”
티티믹, 감사합니다
한국어 잘 쓰셨어요~! Your Korean is good~!
앞으로 한국어 공부 더 열심히 해주세요. ^^
이 영화 재미있을 것 같아요
Are these correct?
이 영화 재미있은 것 같아요.. (past)
이 영화 재미있는 것 같아요..(present)
Does ㄴ,는,ㄹ applies to adjectives as well?
For e.g.
1. It must have been painful (past)
2. It seems painful (present)
3. It might be painful (future)
What are the past and future tenses for the verb ” 그렇다”?
Can 것 같아요 be written / pronounced as 거 같아요?
Wow ! I really love your French introduction ! Your accent is very cute ;)
감사 합니다 for this lesson !
At 0:47; I believe Kyeong-eun-sshi, seonsaengnim said,
“현노-씨 천재 같아요; 때-문-에 현노-씨-가 저-를 점심 사-줬어요.
“Hyeonno-sshi cheonjae gatayo; tdae-mun-e Hyeonno-sshi-ga cheo-deur cheomshim sa-chweosseoyo.”
“Hyeonno-sshi appears to be a genius, because Hyeonno-sshi bought me lunch.”
“Hyeonno-sshi cheonjae (genius) gatayo (seems); tdae-mun-e (because) Hyeonno-sshi –ga (subject-marker) cheo (me) -deur (object-marker) cheomshim (lunch) sa (bought) –chweosseoyo (for me / to give to me) .”
At 6:33; I believe Kyeong-eun-sshi said,
“현노-씨-는 이상-하-는-것 같아요; 그렇지만 제-가 사랑-해요 아뭏든.”
“Hyeonno-sshi-neun isang-ha-neun-geot gatayo; keureohjiman che-ga sarang-haeyo amuhteun.”
“Hyeonno-sshi seems strange; but I love him anyhow.”
“Hyeonno-sshi –neun (topic-marker) isang-ha-neun-geot (strange) gatayo (seems); keureohjiman (but) che (I) -ga (subject-marker) sarang-haeyo (love) amuhteun (anyhow).”
9:55, Kyeong-eun-sshi says,
저 도 이 말 많이 쓰-는-것 같아요.
“Cheo do i mal manhi sseu-neun-geot gatayo.”
Seems I too use this word a lot.
“Cheo (I) do (too) i (this) mal (word) manhi (a lot) sseu-neun-geot (use) gatayo (seems).”
What does “Tangeun a’jyo.” mean??
Kyeong-eun-sshi says this at 12:32. In response to Hyeonno-shi saying, “I hope everyone leaves comments.”
Does “Tangeun” mean “each person”? Does “a-jyo” mean “will not (I) know”?
안녕하세요, 선생님!
저는 질문 있어요.
For transforming verb into noun, is the construction for present descriptive verb and past action verb the same, using -(으)ㄴ 것? What about past descriptive verb?
선생님, 고마워요..
TTMIK 너무 너무 너무 좋아요~! ^^
선생님들 안녕하세요…
여기 프락티스 sentences:
1.니가 떠나면 저는 정말 미질 것 같아요
2. 니가 울면 저는 축을 것 같아요
3. 저는 몰라요 하지만 그 이야기는 거짓말 같아요
im having a little trouble with this lesson.reading other peoples comments i some times dont understand what the sentences mean.
please tell me if this sentences and there meanings are correct.
it probably isnt at home.아마 칩에서 없는 것같아요.
it seems like you dont know.너는 모른 것 같아요.
it seems like that person cant write. 그사람 멎쓰는 같아요.
칩에서 없는 것같아요.> 아마 집에 없는 것 같아요.
it seems like you dont know. > 당신(formal expression)은 모르는 것 같아요.
그사람 멎쓰는 같아요 > 그 사람은 못 쓰는 것 같아요.
Thanks for your comment. :)
너무 좋은 선생님들 있으니까 제 한국어가 아마 늘고있는것 같아요. ^^
근데, 질문 한번 있는데요:
For the verb 늘다 (to improve), does the rule change? It is a bit irregular, and it doesn’t seem like it would be 느는것 for the present tense. It seemed easier to say 늘고있는것. Is that unnatural since it’s almost like there are 2 ~ing endings attached?
도와주셔서 감사합니다!
You can use the both ones “느는 것” and “늘고 있는 것” in the sentence.
As the verb “늘다 (늘 verb stem +다)” ends with ㄹ, so it is dropped and “는” is followed.
I hope you to check out this lesson. http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/level-3-lesson-14/
당신한테 그 사람이 좋아한 것 같아요.
저 아기는 아주 귀여운 것 같아요.
우리 선생님이 일본에 있는 것 같아요.
저는 어제 비가 온 것 같아요.
I think this one is wrong but I’m not sure where
수요일부터 그 새로운 드라마를 시작할 것 같아요.
I think that new drama starts on Wednesday.
and this one
그 밴드의 음악이 좋은 것 같아요.
I think that band’s music is okay/good.
Thank u so much for such a helpful lesson ^^
I Just remembered this sentence from Super junior song ‘dead at heart’
내 맘은 언제나 그대의 곁에서 살아있는 것 처럼
Like my heart is always living by ur side <<I think there's no difference bt 같아 & 처럼
another one from 'without a word 말도 없이' by Jang Keun-Suk
안 보이는 것 처럼 , 볼 수 없는 것 처럼
Like I don't see , Like I can't see
고마워요 ^^~
I have been trying to figure out how to say “I think…” for awhile. Now I’ll use this construction. Thank you!
How would you say “It looked like coffee TO HER, but, TO ME, it looked like tea.”? 한테로요?
연습:
재 여행 가방은 노무 잔은 것 같아요.
I think my suitcase is/was too small.
재 여행 가방은 노무 작을 것 같아요.
It looks like my suitcase will be too small.
새로운 여행 가반을 사는 것 같아요.
It looks like I’m buying a new suitcase.
새로운 여행 가반을 산 것 같아요.
I appeared to be buying a new suitcase.
새로운 여행 가반을 살 것 같아요.
It seems like I will buy a new suitcase.
“It looked like coffee TO HER, but, TO ME, it looked like tea.”
For the sentence, I would say like “그녀에게는 커피처럼 보였지만, 저에게는 (or 저한테는) 차처럼 보였어요”.
재 여행 가방은 노무 잔은 것 같아요. > 제 여행 가방은 너무 작은 것 같아요.
노무 > 너무
가반 > 가방
Thanks for your comment.
현명하고 어리석은 형제 Wise and foolish brothers (제 2 장 part 2)
지금 어리석은 동생은 형이 도깨비를 지나기 위해 쓴 개념을 보았다. Now the foolish younger brother saw the concept that the wise older brother used to pass the monster. 그는 형이 도깨비에게 쉽게 속임수를 쓰는 걸 보고 자신도 그리할수 있다고 생각했다. He thought if my brother could trick the monster so easily then he could do the same. 어리석은 동생은 도깨비에게로 다가가며 말했다, “여기 밑을 쳐다봐, 여기 물에는 네가 먹을수 있는 생선이 있어.” So the foolish younger brother approached the monster and said, “Look down, the waters below have fish that you can eat.” 물은 빨리 지나가는 듯 했다. The waters appeared to flow by quickly. 키가 큰 도깨비는 밑을 쳐다보고 여러 크기의 물고기를 보았다. The very tall monster looked down and saw fish of all sizes. 그러나, 도깨비는 곁눈질로 발과 다리를 보았다. However, the monster saw in the corner of his eye a foot and then a leg. 그의 다리는 맛있는 것 같아 보였어요. The leg seemed to be delicious. 말할 필요도 없이 어리석은 동생은 다리를 건너지 못했다. Needless to say the foolish brother never crossed the bridge. 따라서 개념을 알고 있는 것만으로는 충분하지 않고 옳은 방법을 사용하는 것이 필요하다. Therefore knowing a concept is not enough, but using the right method is also necessary.
Thanks for the story, Eastward! It is awesome!
I think that the word 개념 is used often in the explanation of theory or some kinda formal documents. I guess it will be better if you write 수 instead of 개념.
어리석은 동생은 이제 형이 도깨비를 지나치기 위해서 어떤 수를 썼는 지를 보았다.(알게 되었다)
안녕하세요
여기 제 예문 이에요
봐주세요
감사합니다
making sentence seems really hard
i think eating rice is really easy and necessary
i think eunhyukssi is not handsome ,but he’s cute
learning Korean at TTMIK seems so much fun
예문 만들는것 절말 힘들은것 같아요
밥을 먹는것 절말 쉬운것하고 필요한것 같아요
은혁 씨는 안예쁜것 같아요 , 그런데 귀여운것 같아요
TTMIK으로 한국어를 공부하는것 많이 재미있는것 같아요
예문 만들는것 절말 힘들은것 같아요 > 예문 만드는 것은 정말 힘든 것 같아요.
밥을 먹는것 절말 쉬운것하고 필요한것 같아요> 밥을 먹는 것은 정말 쉽고, 필요한 것 같아요.
:)
how about if we want to form with adjectives ?! like ‘hot (deowoyo)’ ? for example ‘i think it’s hot’
thx
I like hot. -> 저는 더운 게 좋아요.
I think it is hot. -> 저는 더운 것 같아요.
I wonder how to express something like “it seems she WAS beautiful” since the present form of the descriptive verbs is already like the past form of the other verbs…
Can someone answer me? I’d be really grateful :)
Hi Elena,
When you make the descriptive past tense verb into noun form, you can use “Descriptive verb + -았/었/였던 것 같아요” rule.
“She was beautiful” can be translated as “그녀는 예뻤다” so it is changed like “그녀는 예뻤던 것 같아요”.
진석진선생님, 정말 감사합니다!
안녕하세요, 선생님들 ^^ This concept is really confusing for me, because I had a problem understanding the -은/-ㄴ/는/-ㄹ 것 concept, but I will try anyway xD; Hopefully I’ll do well!
1. 아마 오늘은 영화를 안 봐는 것 같아요.
2. 그 드레스는 예쁜 것 같아요.
3. 저는 오늘밤에 공부할 것 같아요.
I hope I did well, 감사합니다! ^^
1. 아마 오늘은 영화를 안 봐는 것 같아요.
> 아마 오늘은 영화를 안 볼 것 같아요. Maybe I think I won’t watch a movie today.
2. 그 드레스는 예쁜 것 같아요. Cool!
3. 저는 오늘밤에 공부할 것 같아요. Good!
@석진씨 Ahh I knew I did something wrong on the first sentence! xD I just couldn’t figure out what hahah! 감사합니다 석진 선생님!
1.김치 정말 맵은 것 같아요.
2.석진씨는 제 평론을 회답할 것 같아요.
김치 정말 맵은 것 같아요.
> 김치(는) 정말 매운 것 같아요.
석진씨는 제 평론을 회답할 것 같아요
> 석진 씨는 제 댓글에 답할 것 같아요.
티티믹에서 도와 줘서 한국어로 말하고 쓰는 것을 수 있을 것 같아요.
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