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Korean in everyday situations
Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
독일 사람이에요 / 한국어를 해요
Use a country plus for nationality: . A language name often ends in : , . The language itself is not a person.
The object, the thing an action acts on, takes after a consonant and after a vowel. Compare and . Everyday speech can omit the particle, but practise both forms.
is the polite pronoun I; is its subject form. alone means my. Keep and distinct. A name can replace a pronoun, so you need not guess the person’s gender.
이 / 가 / 뭐가 있어요?
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| There is a desk. | ||
| There is a desk. | ||
| There is a sofa. | ||
| There is a sofa. | ||
| Who is there? | ||
| Who is there? | ||
| I am here. | ||
| I am here. | ||
The subject particle is after a final consonant and after a vowel. It often marks what exists or what you are identifying: , . The noun takes the particle, not the verb.
frames the topic; identifies the subject within the message. can open a description of the home, then says what is there. These are useful starting patterns, rather than an absolute rule for every context.
asks what there is. means who as a subject, and means I as a subject. works for both one and several things; a plural ending is not needed after a number.
욕실에 있어요 / 작아요
Use location plus , followed by or , to say where something is: . This is location, not movement.
Korean describing words can end a sentence themselves. 작다 → 작아요 means is small; 크다 → 커요 means is big. Do not add to these polite forms. They stay the same for every person.
For now give separate short descriptions: Using a describing word before a noun requires another form, which we meet later. Colours used as nouns take : .
에서 일해요 / 해도 돼요?
marks the place where an action happens: . Contrast static location . Use for being somewhere and for doing something there.
Learn and as permission questions: May I use it? May I take it? allows it; refuses. The full productive permission pattern is revisited after the basic verb forms are established.
means together. It comes before the action: . You can offer an activity with a question in the normal polite present, without learning a separate let-us ending yet.
도와요 / 가져가요 / 같이
가다 → 가요, 오다 → 와요, 가져가다 → 가져가요 and 가져오다 → 가져와요 show common vowel mergers. Take something away with ; bring it here with .
돕다 → 도와요 changes its final consonant. is the useful polite request Please help. Learn this frequent form now; module 7 groups consonant-changing verbs.
Add directly to a noun for too: , . It commonly replaces a subject or object particle. To ask who does something, use : .
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Spot the patterns again
Tap the highlighted form described in this unit.
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I am German.
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There is a bed.
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The sofa is in the bathroom.
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I work at the café.
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What is there?
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The sofa is big.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the friendly polite form
Choose the form that fits the English meaning and the polite sentence.
As Lukas
저는 루카스예요. 독일 사람 .
I am Lukas. I am German.
As Lena
저는 레나예요. 독일 사람 .
I am Lena. I am German.
As Lukas
저는 루카스예요. 침대 있어요.
I am Lukas. There is a bed.
As Lena
저는 레나예요. 침대 있어요.
I am Lena. There is a bed.
소파가 욕실 있어요.
The sofa is in the bathroom.
카페 일해요.
I work at the café.
누가 ?
Who helps?
이름 써요.
I write my name.
있어요?
What is there?
소파가 .
The sofa is big.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a short message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
소파가 욕실 있어요.
The sofa is in the bathroom.
소파가 욕실 있어요.
The sofa is in the bathroom.
카페 일해요.
I work at the café.
카페 일해요.
I work at the café.
누가 ?
Who helps?
누가 ?
Who helps?
이름 써요.
I write my name.
이름 써요.
I write my name.
있어요?
What is there?
있어요?
What is there?
소파가 .
The sofa is big.
소파가 .
The sofa is big.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build useful sentences
Put the words in order.
Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.
As Lukas
I am Lukas. The sofa is in the bathroom.
As Lena
I am Lena. The sofa is in the bathroom.
As Lukas
I am Lukas. Yes. I work at the café.
As Lena
I am Lena. Yes. I work at the café.
Yes. Who helps?
Yes. I write my name.
Yes. What is there?
Yes. The sofa is big.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I am German.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I am German.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
There is a bed.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
There is a bed.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
The sofa is in the bathroom.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
The sofa is in the bathroom.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I work at the café.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I work at the café.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
What is there?
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
What is there?
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
The sofa is big.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
The sofa is big.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
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