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지금 뭐 듣고 있어요? [ji-geum mwo deut-go i-sseo-yo?] = What are you listening to now?

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So I really want to learn Korean and I just found this absolutely amazing program 

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For those of you who have skype & are interested in trying Korean with ‘teachers’ on skype.

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Note: Please remember that “보다” is to see. You must conjugate the verb if you want it to be “I see”, it would be “보아요” but Koreans use “봐요” because if you say “보아요” quickly, it would sound more like “봐요”.

Romanization

보아요 = bo-ah-yo
봐요 = bwah-yo

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Korean: Level 1 Lesson 6

Topic: What is this? / This is _____.

Vocabulary

• 이거 뭐예요? [i-geo mwo-ye-yo?] = What is this?
• 이거 [i-geo] = this, this one

Review

• 책 [chaek] + 이에요 [i-e-yo] = 책이에요. [chaek-i-e-yo] It’s a book.
• 저 [jeo] + 예요 [ye-yo] = 저예요. [jeo-ye-yo] It’s me.
  

Note 1

• 이에요 and 예요 have a similar role to the English verb “to be”

Review 2

• Final consonant + 이에요
  
• No final consonant (Only vowel) + 예요
  

Lesson

• 이거 [i-geo] = this, this one
• 이 [i] + 것 [geot] = 이것 [i-geot] —> 이거 [i-geo]
• The reason for this is because “이거” is easier to pronounce

Example A

• 이거 책이에요. [i-geo chaek-i-e-yo] = This is a book.
• 이거 카메라예요. [i-geo ka-me-ra-ye-yo] = This is a camera.
• 이거 커피예요. [i-geo keo-pi-ye-yo] = This is coffee.
• 이거 사전이에요. [i-geo sa-jeon-i-e-yo] = This is a dictionary.

Lesson

• 이거 뭐예요? [i-geo mwo-ye-yo?] = What is this?
  
• 뭐 [mwo] = What?
• 이거 [i-geo] = this
• 이거 + 뭐 + 예요 [i-geo mwo-ye-yo?] = What is this?

Example B

 1a) 이거 뭐예요? [i-geo mwo-ye-yo?] = What is this?
 1b) 이거 핸드폰이에요. [i-geo haen-deu-pon-i-e-yo] = This is a cellphone.

 2a) 이거 뭐예요? [i-geo mwo-ye-yo?] = What is this?
 2b) 이거 물이에요. [i-geo mul-i-e-yo] = This is water.

 3a) 이거 뭐예요? [i-geo mwo-ye-yo?] = What is this?
 3b) 이거 커피예요. [i-geo keo-pi-ye-yo] = This is coffee.

Example C: (How to say “no” it’s not something)

 1a) 이거 커피예요? [i-geo keo-pi-ye-yo?] = Is this coffee?
 1b) 아니요. 이거 물이에요. [a-ni-yo. i-geo mul-i-e-yo] = No. This is water.

Example D: (How to say “yes” to something that is right)

 1a) 이거 커피예요? [i-geo keo-pi-ye-yo?] = Is this coffee?
 1b) 네. 맞아요. 이거 커피예요. [ne. ma-ja-yo. i-geo keo-pi-ye-yo] = Yes, that’s right. This is coffee.

Lesson 6
Credits: Talk to me in Korean 

Korean: Level 1 Lesson 5

Topic: It’s Me & What is it?

Vocabulary

• 이에요 (i-e-yo)
  
• 예요 (ye-yo)
• 뭐? [mwo] = What?
• 뭐예요? [mwo-ye-yo?] = What is it? What’s that?

English Sentence Structure

• ABC + [be] + DEF (DEF is a noun & be is a verb)

Example A

1. ABC is DEF
2. I am ABC
3. You are XYZ

Korean Sentence Structure

• ABC + DEF + [be] (DEF is a noun)

Note: An easier way to memorize the Korean sentence structure is S+O+V (subject+object+verb) as stated here on “LP’s Korean Grammar Guide”.

Example B

1. 이거 ABC예요. [i-geo ABC-ye-yo] = This is ABC. (ABC will be a noun in this case.)

In English, the verb “to be” may be changed to “am”, “are”, or “is” depending on the subject of the sentence. However, in Korean, you will use 이에요 or 예요 depending on the ending consonant of the word.

To understand whether you use 이에요 or 예요, memorize the following rule.

• Final consonant + 이에요 [i-e-yo]
• No final consonant (Only vowel) + 예요 [ye-yo]
  

Example C

1) 물이에요. = 물 + 이에요 [mul + i-e-yo]
    (It’s) water.

2) 가방이에요. = 가방 + 이에요 [ga-bang + i-e-yo]
    (It’s) a bag.

3) 사무실이에요. = 사무실 + 이에요 [sa-mu-sil + i-e-yo]
    (It’s) an office.

4) 학교예요. = 학교 + 예요 [hak-gyo + ye-yo]
    (It’s) a school.

5) 저예요. = 저 + 예요 [jeo + ye-yo]
    (It’s) me.

You can also make the sentences into questions by raising your tone. [Listen to the mp3 file attached to know.]

6a) 물이에요. [mul-i-e-yo] = It’s water.
6b) 물이에요? [mul-i-e-yo?] = Is that water? Is this water?

7a) 학교예요. [hak-gyo-ye-yo] = It’s a school.
7b) 학교예요? [hak-yo-ye-yo] = Is it a school? Are you at school now?

8a) 뭐 [mwo] = what
8b) 뭐예요? [mwo-ye-yo?] = What is it? What’s that? 

Lesson 5

Credits: Talk to me in Korean

Korean: Level 1 Lesson 4

My note: So I’ve posted posted lessons 1-3 so far. Right now, I want to post up to lesson 9 where you will be introduced topic/subject markers. (Because I need help with that. LOL!) You can always go back and read through the posts and remember to visit Talk to me in Korean as well as download the PDF & mp3 files provided by the website. All credits go to them. I just post some of them so those of you who don’t have time to go through every lesson on the website can learn the lesson quickly. However, to understand it more [in depth], I would suggest visiting the website.

Vocabulary

• 죄송합니다. [joe-song-hap-mi-da] = I’m sorry. (Polite)
  
• 저기요. [jeo-gi-yo] = Excuse me.
• 잠시만요. [jam-si-man-yo] = Just a second.
• 잠깐만요. [jam-kkan-man-yo] = Just a second.

Note: For 잠깐만요 & 잠시만요, they are both the same.

Review

• 감사합니다 = Thank you.
  
• 감사 = Appreciation or Thankfulness
• 합니다 = I do.

Lesson

• 죄송 = apology, being sorry, or feeling ashamed
• 합니다 = I do.
• 죄송합니다. = I’m sorry.

Note 1

• 죄송합니다 DOES NOT always mean “I’m sorry”.
• DO NOT use 죄송합니다 to say “sorry” to someone who have just lost something.

ExampleA: (DO NOT USE)

• Person A: I just lost my wallet.
• Person B: Really? 죄송합니다.
• Person A: Why are you sorry for?
• Person B: I’m sorry you lost your wallet.

Example B: (OKAY TO USE)

• Person A: *accidentally bumps into Person B* 죄송합니다!
• Person B: 괜찮아요. [Gwenchanayo] (It’s okay)

Note 2

• 죄송합니다 only mean “I apologize”, “My mistake”, “I shouldn’t have done that”, or “Excuse me” but CAN NEVER MEAN “I’m sorry to hear that.”

Lesson

• 저기요 = excuse me.
  

Note

• 저기요 can only be used get someone attention or to order something at a restaurant and/or cafe.
• To get by someone (or a crowd), you may use 죄송합니다, 잠시만요, & 잠깐만요.

*Extra Vocabulary* (Not in PDF file provided in the link!)

• 괜찮아요. [gwenchanayo.] = It’s okay. <- formal
• 괜찮아. [gwenchana.] = It’s okay. <- informal
  
• 미안해. [mianhae] = I’m sorry. <- informal
  

Lesson 4

Credits: Talk to me in Korean

Korean: Level 1 Lesson 3

Topic: Good-Bye, See you

Vocabulary

• 안녕히 계세요. [an-nyeong-hi gye-se-yo] = Good-Bye (If you’re leaving and the other person is staying)
  
• 안녕히 가세요. [an-nyeong-hi ga-se-yo] = Good-Bye (If you’re staying and the other person is leaving.)

Review

• 안녕하세요. [an-nyeong-ha-se-yo] = Hello
• 안녕 [an-nyeong] = well-being, peace, health
• 하세요 [ha-se-yo] = you do, do you?, please do
  

Literal Meaning

• 안녕히 계세요. = Stay in peace.
• 안녕히 가세요. = Go in peace.
  

Note: You don’t need to memorize its literal meaning just yet.

Make sure you know the difference between 안녕히 계세요 & 안녕히 가세요.

Lesson 3

Credits: Talk to me in Korean

Korean: Level 1 Lesson 2

Topic: Yes, No, What?

Vocabulary

• 네 (Ne) = Yes
• 아니요 (Ahniyo) = No

Note

• 네 means “yes” but in Korean, it’s not like saying “yes” in English. 네 in Korean expresses your agreement while 아니요 expresses disagreement.
• 아니요 = That’s not right. / I don’t agree. / What you said is not correct.
• 네 = That’s right. / I agree. / That’s correct

Example 1

• 커피 좋아해요? [Keo-pi jo-a-hae-yo?] = Do you like coffee?
• 네. 좋아해요. [Ne. Jo-a-hae-yo] = Yes, I like coffee.

Example 2

• 커피 좋아해요? [Keo-pi jo-a-hae-yo] = Do you like coffee?
• 아니요. 안 좋아해요. [Ah-ni-yo. An jo-a-hae-yo] = No, I don’t like coffee.

Example 3

• 커피 안 좋아해요? [keo-pi an jo-a-hae-yo?] = You don’t like coffee?
• 아니요. 좋아해요. [aniyo. jo-a-hae-yo] = Yes, I like coffee.

Example 4

• 커피 안 좋아해요? [keo-pi an jo-a-hae-yo?] = You don’t like coffee?
• 네. 안 좋아해요. [ne. an jo-a-hae-yo] = No, I don’t like coffee.

Note 2

• 맞아요 (ma-ja-yo) is often used after 네 to express your agreement (strongly).

Example 5

• 네, 맞아요. [ne, ma-ja-yo] = Yes, that’s right.

Also, the word 네 can mean “yes” or “that’s right”, it can be a conversation filler. Check it for yourself on “Talk to me in Korean” !

Lesson 2

Make sure you download the mp3 & pdf file (: ! All credit go to Talk to me in Korean