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Korean Location Vocabulary

Basic Nouns

Left - 왼쪽 Right - 오른쪽 Here - 여기 There - 거기 Over there - 저기

Compass - 나침반

North - 북쪽 - 우리는 북쪽으로 가고 있습니다 =  We are going North. East - 동쪽 - 태양은 동쪽에서 뜬다 =  The sun rises in the east. South - 남쪽 - 주유소는 여기서 남쪽으로 2킬로 떨어진 곳에 있다 =  The gas station is two km south of here. West - 서쪽 - 태양은 서쪽으로 진다 =  The sun sets in the west. A Bunch of Confusing Particles (i think the links do a better job than i do at explaining lol??)

에 = to/at (marks location) - 학교에 갔어요 = I went to school - 일본에 왔어요 = I came to Japan - 어디에 가고 싶어요? = Where do you want to go? 에서 = from, at, in (marks location where action is taking place) - 학교에서 밥을 먹었어요 = I ate food at school - 삭당에서 일해요 = I work at the restaurant - 그것은 서울에서 왔어요 = It came from Seoul 부터 = from (like 에서 but used more commonly to mark time, they are usually* interchangeable) - 서을부터 = starting from seoul - 어제부터 = starting from (since) yesterday - 저는 작년부터 한국어를 배웠어요 =  I have been learning Korean from (since) last year 까지 = to, until (used to indicate time) - 서을부터 주산까지 = from seoul to busan - 나는 한 시부터 늦게까지 공부했어요 = I studied from one o’clock until late 로 / ~으로 = in the direction of, toward, to, through (similar to 에 but emphasizes direction) **check out the sources for more uses of this particle - 왼쪽으로 = in the left direction, to the left, leftward - 나는 오른쪽으로 갔어요 = I went to/through/in the direction of / the right - 진은 집으로 가 고있어요 = Jin is heading home, is going to the direction of home - . 2번 출구로 나오세요 = Come out in the direction of / through exit 2 Important Words

앞 = front 뒤 = back 옆 = side 위 = top 밑 = bottom 

When you add ~ 에 (mentioned above), you can express a lot more with these words

앞에  = in front of 뒤에  = behind 옆에  = beside, next to 

Here’s more examples on the effect of particles on these words, with 위(above/upper/top) as an example

위까지 = to the top 위로 = toward the top 위부터 = from the top 위에 = on the top

(RE)SOURCES :

wordsense.eu - god tier explanations for the particles, ive linked them directly above already

how to study korean ( 부터/까지, (으)로 ) - very detailed, lots of examples

ttmik  에/에서 - super easy to understand

ttmik  부터 & 까지 & ttmik  위/뒤 Etc 

for this specific particle 로/으로 - cool blog, another cool blog, & ttmik

also shoutout to wordreference for the sentence examples lol

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3 Week Korean Challenge for Beginners

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

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Direct quotations

Sometimes when we’re talking to someone, we need or want to reference what someone else said, or when we want to say that someone thought something. In English, we would just say “X said…” or “X thought…” or something along those lines. How would we quote someone or a thought in Korean? Let’s take a look!

There are five direct quotation endings, one for each of the four sentence types and one for 이다/아니다. If you’re familiar with 하십시오체 conjugation, you are already aware of the four sentence types because you cannot properly conjugate that high-formality form without knowing what type of sentence it is. The four sentence types are:

Declarative (statement)— 학교에 갑니다. (I go/am going to school.)

Interrogative (question)— 학교에 갑니까? (Do you go/are you going to school?)

Imperative (command)— 학교에 가십시오. (Go to school.)

Propositive (suggestion)— 학교에 갑시다. (Let’s go to school.)

Now, let’s see how we can make direct quotations with the different sentence types.

이다 / 아니다 — ~(이)라고

I’ll start with 이다 and 아니다 since they’re a bit of a special case! When they are used in the present tense, which includes their being used to make the future tense, you use ~(이)라고 to mark the quotation. ~이라고 is for when the noun it attaches to ends with a consonant, and ~라고 is used when the noun ends with a vowel. 이다 and 아니다 in the past tense are quoted using the normal declarative form.

한비 씨의 필통이라고 했어요. ([Subject] said it’s Hanbi’s pencil case.)

선생님은 이게 숙제가 아니라고 하셨어요. (The teacher said that this is not homework.)

제 이름은 스튜디어스비즈라고 합니다. (My name is StudiousBees.)

내일 갈 거라고 (것이라고) 했잖아. (I said I’ll go tomorrow.)

Note that I ended all of these sentences with the verb 하다. Direct quotes are followed by some sort of verb indicating speech, similar to how in English we might see something like, “’I’ll see you later,’ he said”. 하다 and 말하다 are perhaps the most common verbs to follow quotes with, but you can also play around with those and use more descriptive words like 외치다 (to scream/yell), 하품하다 (to sigh), and so on.

Declarative — ~(ㄴ/는)다고

The declarative direct quotation marker has three forms depending on if the verb is in past or present tense and, if it is in present tense, if it’s an action verb or a descriptive verb.

PAST TENSE — ~다고

Regardless of whether the verb is an action or descriptive verb, if it is in past tense, it will simple use ~다고.

그 가방을 어제 샀다고 해요. (She says she bought that bag yesterday.)

꽃이 정말 예뻤다고 했어요. ([Subject] said the flowers were really pretty.)

그 빌딩은 공장이었다고 알려줬어요. ([Subject] told me/let me know that that building was a factory.)

Note how the last example uses 이다, but since it’s past tense, it follows the normal declarative rule!

PRESENT TENSE (action verbs) — ~ㄴ/는다고

Action verbs in present tense declarative sentences will take ~ㄴ다고 if the verb root ends with a vowel and ~는다고 if it ends with a consonant.

커피를 별로 안 마신다고 해요. ([Subject] says they don’t really drink coffee.)

아라 씨는 매년 일본 여행 간다고 해요. (Ara says she travels to Japan once a year.)

어머니는 의사한테 아기가 잘 먹는다고 했어요. (The mother told the doctor that the baby eats well.)

PRESENT TENSE (descriptive verbs) — ~다고

Descriptive verbs are easy! Just slap ~다고 on the end of a descriptive verb root.

오로라가 예쁘다고 들었어요. (I heard that the aurora is beautiful.)

아빠는 저 차가 너무 비싸다고 불평하셨어요. (Dad complained that that car is too expensive.)

고수가 맛없다고 생각해요. (I think cilantro is disgusting.)

Interrogative — ~냐고

To quote a question, just add ~냐고 to the verb root for present tense, or add it after the past tense conjugation for past tense. Action verbs and descriptive verbs are both treated the same way!

선생님은 학생들에게 숙제를 했냐고 물어봤어요. (The teacher asked the students if they did their homework.)

친구는 몇 시에 퇴근하냐고 물어봤어요. (My friend asked, “What time do you get off work?”)

파티가 재미있었냐고 물어봤어요. ([Subject] asked if the party was fun.)

Imperative — ~(으)라고

Only present tense action verbs can be used with the imperative (command) structure. Simply add ~으라고 if the verb root ends with a consonant or ~라고 if it ends with a vowel. It looks similar to the 이다/아니다 quotation form, but since they are used in entirely different ways, you will be able to tell the difference easily.

2시에 오라고 했어요. ([Subject] said, “Come at 2.”)

아버지는 아이에게 채소를 먹으라고 했어요. (The father told the child to eat vegetables.)

만지지 말라고요! (I said don’t touch it!)

Propositive — ~자고

Whew, almost done! Like with the imperative structure, only present tense action verbs can be used with the propositive (suggestion) structure.

규민 씨는 숙제를 같이 하자고 제안했어요. (Gyumin suggested, “Let’s do our homework together.”)

남친은 피자를 먹자고 했어요. (My boyfriend said, “Let’s eat pizza.”)

친구들에게 같이 가자고 했어요. (I said to my friends, “Let’s go together.”)

BONUS—Short forms

We can shorten all of the quotation forms up! This is done in speaking only.

이다/아니다: ~(이)라고 –> ~(이)래

한비 씨의 필통이라고 했어요. –> 한비 씨의 필통이래요.

Declarative: ~(ㄴ/는)다고 –> ~(ㄴ/는)대

꽃이 정말 예뻤다고 했어요. –> 꽃이 정말 예뻤대요.

Interrogative:  ~냐고 –> ~냬

선생님은 학생들에게 숙제를 했냐고 물어봤어요. –> 선생님은 학생들에게 숙제를 했냬요.

Imperative:  ~(으)라고 –> ~(으)래

2시에 오라고 했어요. –> 2시에 오래요.

Propositive: ~자고 –> ~재

규민 씨는 숙제를 같이 하자고 제안했어요. –> 규민 씨는 숙제를 같이 하재요.

This post got pretty long! Quotes are fairly simple to do if you can remember the forms for each of the sentence types. Using these forms in your speech will definitely help you sound more natural, and it will allow you to talk about a greater variety of things :)

Happy studying~

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This has been on my mind for a while and as an ally of the LGBT community, I would like to express my gratitude. There is great bravery and courage in being who you are - with anyone really - but I cannot express enough how wonderful and amazing YOU are. I understand that I have a lot of people who identify as part of the LGBT community and I would like to say,

I am proud of you and I support you.

You’ve done well, you’ve fought hard, and you live strong. Pride month is just around the corner (June), and to get you ready I’ve compiled a list of Korean LGBT+ Vocab for you to practice. Enjoy ~

성지향성 - sexual orientation  엘지비티 - LGBT 동성애자 - homosexual 동성 - same-sex 여성 동성애자 / 레즈비언 - lesbian 남성 동성애자 / 게이 - gay 양성애자 / 바이섹슈얼 - bisexual 범성애자 / 팬섹슈얼 - pansexual 무성애자 - asexual 동성결혼 - same-sex marriage 커밍아웃을 하다 - to come out 성소수자 / 퀴어* - queer 이성애자 - heterosexual 성전환자 - transexual      ~ *퀴어 - queer is a better translation as      성소수자 means sexual minority

성정체성 - gender identity  에이젠더 - agender 젠더플루이드 - gender fluid 넌바이너리 - nonbinary  양성적/ 앤드로지너스 - androgynous 성전환자 / 트랜스젠더* - transgender  트랜스맨 - trans man  트랜스우먼 - trans woman 생물학적 성 - biological sex 시스젠더 - cisgender 성별 - gender 전한중 - transitioning     ~ * again, 트랜스젠더 is a better translation for      transgender, because 성전환자 means ‘sex change patient’

Example Sentences: 저는 ‘x’입니다. - I am ‘x’. 저는 너를(널) 지지합니다 - I support you. 잘했습니다 - you did well 화이팅 / 파이팅 - fighting!

If there is anything that I said that was incorrect or ignorant in any way, please message me and correct me! Or if you really want to chat and you need someone to talk to, my pm’s are always open! I really appreciate the feedback. Thank you for supporting me - it’s my turn to show I support you ~

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Day 3 of 100 days of languages

i tried singing this but realized how hard the lyrics are lol. Still love this song though, ill keep trying.

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Day 2:Learn 10 new words

Learned 10+ words along with my other vocab

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Day 1. Of 100 days of languages.

Learned 5 new words.

>Soft : 부드러운

>Star : 변

>Love : 사랑

>Cute : 귀엽다

>Eye : 눈

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MORE Korean Onomatopoeia - 더 한국어 의성

“쉿! 너무 시끄러워요!” - Shh! You’re too loud!

on·o·mat·o·poe·ia

/ˌänəˌmadəˈpēə,ˌänəˌmädəˈpēə/

noun

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ). the use of onomatopoeia for rhetorical effect

아싸! - yay!

흠 - hmm…

째깍째깍 - clock

쉿! - Shh!

엉엉 - crying

탕 - Bang!

쾅 - Crash!

딩동 - doorbell

냠냠 / 쩝쩝 / 우걱우걱 - chewing food

냠냠 is a cute sound

쩝쩝 is a bad sound (noisy / messy eater)

꿀꺽꿀꺽 - gulp gulp

빵빵 - a car horn

짝짝짝 - clapping

쏙닥쏙닥 - whispering

삐걱삐걱 - squeaking

뿅 - poof!

휭휭 - the sound of the wind

Happy Learning :)

~ SK101

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Vocabulary: Must-Know People

안녕, 여러분! Hey, everyone! In this lesson, I want to teach you guys some important basic Korean vocabulary! This one will focus on people. Some of these words deal with honorifics, which I will make a future lesson for to elaborate upon. Let’s start!

가족 = family

그 = he

그녀 = she

나 = I/me (informal)

내가 = I/me (informal)

너 = you (informal)

니가 = you (informal)

남자 = man

남편 = husband

남동생 = younger brother

누구 = who

누나 = older sister (used by men to address older women)

딸 = daughter

동생 = younger sibling

무엇 = what

사람 = person

선생님 = teacher

소녀 = girl

소년 = boy

의사 = doctor

여자 = woman

여동생 = younger sister

엄마/어머니 = mom/mother

아빠/아버지 = dad/father

아이 = child

애기/아기 = baby

언니 = older sister (used by women to address older women)

오빠 = older brother (used by women to address older men)

아내 = wife

아들 = son

아저씨 = respectful way of addressing an old man

아주머니 = respectful way of addressing an old woman

어떡게 = how

왜 = why

어디 = where

언제 = when

저 = I/me (informal)

제가 = I/me (formal)

친구 = friend

형 = older brother (used by men to address older men)

할머니 = grandmother

할아버지 = grandfather

Hope this helped you learn some new vocab! Vocabulary is important for learning any language, so take your time with it! Thanks for studying with me and see you in the next lesson! 안녕!

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What is the different between 어서 오세요 and 환영합니다? Hope you have a good day/night! ^^

Hello~  환영합니다 is used to say “welcome” to a place, event, group, etc.어서오세요 is usually said to someone arriving somewhere (like entering a store, restaurant etc). 

We hope you have a good day/night too!!^^

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Korean Grammar “이에요 / 예요”

We’re finally back with another grammar post, this time it’s all about “이에요 / 예요”. 

Nouns ending in a final consonant use 이에요. 

Nouns ending in a final vowel use 예요.

After reading this lesson, can you take these nouns and make a sentence with them?

Socks - 양말  Shoes - 신발 Shoelaces - 신발끈 This - 이거 That - 저거 

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Hello! The link for the lesson plan (the "where should I start" one you gave anon) just made me go back to the main part of your blog. I'm on mobile, so maybe that's the issue hehe uhmm can you re-send one? Thank you ^^

Hello! I’m sorry about that. It seems to work fine for us, but we’ll copy and paste the list from there, here:

What should you learn first? We recommend:

1. THE KOREAN ALPHABET

2. KOREAN SENTENCE STRUCTURE

3. HOW TO CONJUGATE KOREAN VERBS

4. KOREAN PARTICLES 은/는 이/가 & WHEN TO USE 은는

5. COUNTING IN KOREAN (NATIVE AND SINO)

This is what we suggest for those of you who are literally just starting to learn Korean. Think of these as building blocks. After this, you can go ahead and start learning vocabulary and simple grammar.

All our lessons can be found here :)

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Which book would you recommend more: Korean Grammar In Use or Ewha? I self study and I don’t have enough money to splurge on both (｡ ́︿ ̀｡) Would the workbooks be helpful to my studies or is it not worth spending another $15-20 for it?

Hello! We’re not really sure since we’ve never used Korean learning textbooks. However, no matter which one you buy, you can be sure it will help you. Perhaps looking online for free pdf’s would be better if you don’t want to spend money? 

Some that we know of are:

My Korean 1

My Korean 2

Basic Korean

Korean for Dummies

Korean From Zero

Korean Grammar in Use (There seem to be many more pdf’s here)

We hope this helps! :) 

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H-eonno’s Printable Study Guide!

Hello everyone! Today we bring you this specially designed printable. This guide has been designed to be used on a month by month basis. By completing the weekly templates, you’re setting yourself an attainable goal without overwhelming yourself. Plus, by keeping them documented you’ll have your own study folder in no time, perfect for learning and revision. You can print as many as you like, but we’ve  There is even a DIY test yourself page!

14 words a week = ~728 words a year. 

The sentencing sheet allows you to re-write words so you don’t forget the spelling, and also provides you with lines to write your own practice sentences!

We hope you like them, and if you do, please share this post! :) Good luck with your studies!