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First of all I would like to say thank you guys. (Level 1 Dialog in 100% Korean)
I understand 95 % what they sad. But I have question can I pass KOREAN TOPIC 1 STEP with this knowledge”s ?????
What does 니몌at the end of 따라다니몌 mean?
I’m trying to dissect the following song line:
매일 그림자처럼 그다를 따라다니몌
I know that “따라다” is to follow, but I can’t figure out what that ending means and how it’s used. Thanks!
So I’m trying to dissect the following sentence:
매일 그림자첨 그다를 따라다니몌
and I think I’ve got everything except 니몌 at the end of 따라다니몌. I get that 따라다 is the verb “to follow” but I’m not sure what that ending means. From the english translation, I’m guessing it’s something about “he” and “around” but I can’t figure it out exactly…help? 감사합니다!
안녕하세요! i just want to ask about my name. what is my korean name if my chinese name is 叶家均 ?? Thanks before :)
What the different of Naega, Naneun, Nareul, Nan
and what the different of Niga, Neoreul, Dangsin, Neon
Thanks for your comment.
What you wrote are 내가, 나는, 나를 and 난.
내가 = 내(I) + 가 (subject marking particle)
나는= 나(I) + 는 (Topic marking particle)
나를 = 나(I) + 를(Object marking particle)
난= this is the shortened for of 나는.
니가 = 니(you, casual expression) + 가 (subject marking particle)
너를 = 너(you) + 를 (object marking particle)
당신 = You
넌 = This is the shortened form of 너는(you + topic marking particle).
Please check the links below:
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/l1l9/
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/level-2-lesson-2-%EC%9D%84-%EB%A5%BC-object-marking-particles/
ok haha so the Korean age system is too confusing to me –__–
I was born 12/24/1994 so would I add one year? or two?
Basically, I am just asking what my Korean age would be :)
Thanks in advance for answering ^^
In Korea, you are 19 years old. :)
i’m confused about how to use space in writing korean unmbers. in level 2 lesson 8 in the pdf provided,we use 다섯 시 5 o’clock,but when it comes to 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock, it is 여 섯 시 and 아 홉 시instead of 여섯 시 and 아홉 시.
and also,we write 열한 시 but when it comes to 12 o’clock it becomes 열 두 시.
i also found the same problem in sino-korean numbers.
Hello! I have been learning Korean for about a month now and have come up with many lesson plans for myself. One of those is to watch different Korean dramas and listen to the language and when I recognize a word or phrase I write it down and study how it was used. I just finished watching episode one of Heart String and there is a phrase that the main character says when she walks into her home, but as many times as I’ve listened to her I cant figure out exactly what she is saying. The subtitle translation says that she is saying “I’m home” and I would really like to learn this phrase. I was wondering if you could help me. What sort of greetings to Koreans use when walking inside there home to tell family members they are home? All I can really make out is that it seems at the end of the phrase she uses sumnida. Thank you for your time and I hope to hear from you soon!!
~ Elisabeth Ward
Hm… I guess that the actor said “저 왔습니다 [jeo wa-sseum-ni-da]“.
Thanks for your comment.
안녕하세요
Does this sentence make sense? —> 문장을 만들고 싶어요.
감사합니다
Yeah, absolutely it makes sense. Good job!
Can you help me write this in Korean? I want to send thank you cards to people who came to my sons dol.
“we thank you so much for celebrating Eli’s dol with us. Our hearts were warm because you gave us your precious time and wonderful gift for our son. The card was very cute! God bless you! Sincerely, the Kwak family.”
we thank you so much for celebrating Eli’s dol with us.
엘리의 돌 잔치에 오셔서 너무 감사해요.
Our hearts were warm because you gave us your precious time and wonderful gift for our son.
값진 시간을 내어 주시고, 멋진 선물까지 저희 아들한테 주셔서 얼마나 기뻤는지 몰라요.
The card was very cute! God bless you! Sincerely, the Kwak family.
카드가 너무 예쁘네요! 행복하시길 바래요! 곽 씨 가족으로부터.
안녕하세요!!
i want to ask that what is my name in korean??
Kimora = korean??
Hi
I really wonder the meaning and usage of the “게” in the sentence like : “재미있게 놀았어요” or “편하게 앉으세요”
Thank for advance and Happy coming 설날
Best regards
Hi,
-게 = in such a way that … / so that …
Therefore the meanin of 재미있게 놀았어요 will be “Someone played interestingly”.
“편하게 앉으세요” is “sit down comfortably”.
I hope my answer will be helpful to you.
Hello again. Thank you for replying to my last query (about a Sunhee song called Autumn Wind). I have a few more I’d like you to check if that’s okay with you.
1. 성안의 아이
I think this is The Children in the Castle, but is it singular ‘child’ or ‘children’?
2. 누가 나를 알까요
3. 남들은 몰라
These two have bugged me for ages. I’ve worked them out as ‘Who Knows Me’ and ‘Others Don’t Know’ or possibly ‘Other People Don’t Know’, but they don’t quite make grammatical sense. It’s almost as if there’s a word missing somewhere.
4. 그래요, 잘못은 내게 있어요
Does this mean ‘Yeah, I’m Wrong to/for Myself’?
5. 낯선 바닷가에서 (혼자 떠난 여행)
This is the most important one. I have it as either ‘Stranger On the Beach’, or ‘On a Strange Beach’. I can’t decide which is strange, the person or the beach! I’ve also seen it elsewhere written as ‘From an Unfamiliar Shore’. Also, the part in brackets? I use (The Journey Begins Alone) as a guess, but I’ve seen it written elsewhere as (Best Left Alone) and (Left Travelling Alone).
Well, thank you for your time. The Korean language is beautiful and I wish I could speak it.
I was very curious as to how to say my name ( Kristen ) in Korean.
May i know what does “베롬이형이가르쳐주신데써요 ㅎㅎ” means in english? Thank you! :)
It means “Bro Verom said that he will teach”.
Annyeonghaseyo!
In a korean drama parody I heard a question from which I don’t know, why koreans would ask it like that:
“웨일 것 가타?”
I don’t know, why you would use the word “같다” to build this question… ㅠㅠ maybe you can help me. :D
Hi Patricia,
please check out this link below:
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/level-4-lesson-27/
I hope it will help you to understand “~같다” pattern.
Dear Jinseokjin
I have a short text in korean and I really need to know the translation. But since it is
private, I cannot put the file here.
Please Please send me an email, so I’ll know your email and send you the file.
안녕하세요 선생님
I have a question I can’t figure out this word —>같아서.
I have tried to figure but I think the word is 같지다 but I am not certain please help me.
감사합니다
Hi Melissan,
같아서 is conjugated from 같다.
같다 means “to be same”, so I guess that “같아서” can be translated as “it look same as sth so…”
I think this lesson will help you a lot.
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/level-2-lesson-3/
how to say ”happy birthday” in korean?
생일 축하합니다!
Hello! Can you help me to answear the question?
“어떻게 하면 대기 오염을 줄일 수 있을까요?”
Hehehe. How do you want to answer to the question?
sorry but i dont know how to write hangeul..i mean no t yet..anyways..
I got two sentences here..
1. Naui nune nunmul goyeo olttae
2. Naui bore nunmul heureul ttaemyon
can someone explain to me olttae and ttaemyon here?is “ttae” a kind of particle?
please help meh!!!
1. Naui nune nunmul goyeo olttae > 나의 눈에 눈물 고여 올 때
2. Naui bore nunmul heureul ttaemyon > 나의 볼에 눈물 흐를 때면
I hope you to check out this following lesson. It will help you a lot. :)
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/l6l29/
hello :
what is my name in korean ?
Hello. What does it mean?
쓰트레스를 풀기 위한 약 중에 취미는 첫번째 것이죠
please, help me!
I guess it means “The best remedy from stress is hobby” Glad to help!
among the ways to reduce stress hobby is the best
It means “the first medicine for stress is a hobby”.
:)
I’ve been learning Korean for almost 2 months and I would like to know the difference between 은/는 and 이/가. When should i use what?
Thank you :3
Hm.. I hope you to check out this link below:
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/l1l12/
Thanks. :)
I’m a bit behind and have a question relating to Level 3, sorry!
When you use an action verb to make an adjective, I’m not sure about this example:
어렵다 = 어려운. How come it’s not oh-ryob-eun? (sorry, no Korean on this keyboard)
Thank you!
Because when the words end with “ᄇ” followed by a vowel, the “ᄇ” changes into “우”. To make an adjective 어렵다 + (으)ᄂ. The word 어렵 become 어려우 and since it ends with a consonant 어려우 + ᄂ = 어려운
Thansk for your comment. The “ㅂ” is omited because it was effected by the irregualr rule. Although there are not many, but there is several irregular rule in regard of “ㅂ” , and “ㅅ”.
Please check out this link: http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/level-3-lesson-11/
Do you guys teach banmal?
How do I write Sweet sixteen in korean?
Hello…as i saw on this site something and i have a curiosity, too? How can i say my name in korean? i mean just “Gabriela” or short version “Gaby” ?
Thank you…and i really appreciate your work from here.
Hi! How can i say my name in korean? Gabriela or Gaby? I hope to receive an answer…Thank you! Have a good day
Is this right?
뭐 먹고 시퍼요?
이거 사고 시퍼요.
그거 뭐예요?
김치예요. 맛있어요!
정말요? 그거 매워요?
네, 마자요. 김치 시퍼요?
아니요. 괜찮아요.
> 뭐 먹고 시퍼요? –> 뭐 먹고 싶어요.
> 이거 사고 시퍼요. –> 이거 사고 싶어요.
> 그거 뭐예요? (O)
> 김치예요. 맛있어요! (O)
> 정말요? 그거 매워요? (O) Though it is possible to leave out ‘그거’ if the audience already knows you are talking about 김치.
> 네, 마자요. 김치 시퍼요? –> 네, 맞아요. 김치 먹고/사고 싶어요? The word “싶다” actually is an adjective though it means ‘want’. So you can’t say “Subject + Object + 싶다”. Instead, you say “Subject + Object + Verb + 고 싶다”. I’m not a TalkToMeinKorean teacher, but you can look at [ http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/l1l14/ ] for more information on this.
> 아니요. 괜찮아요. (O)
효과: 효과 or 효꽈?
(tk you in advance!)
효과 is pronounced like [효꽈]. :)
효과 –> 효:과 or 효:꽈?
when or how do you use “goya”?
Annyeonghaseyo! Hi! i was curious as to what a special dinner, say for an anniversary, might be in the korean culture? I have my one year anniversary coming up this February and i wanted to cook for my girlfriend, who is Korean, a special dinner. Also, maybe a gift idea? something close to what she can get from back home, Korea? (were in Canada).
Any advice or help would be greatly appriciated!
~~~Nathan (LeeDongWoo)
Is there any difference between Jeongmal and Jjinjja?
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