➣ L7: 한국어 - Basic Sentence Structure + Subject Particles
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Students have or are in the process of learning the Korean
alphabet fluently. At this point, it's time to begin learning small
phrases to begin conversation with.
GEOGRAPHICAL FACT~
Korean is the official language of both the Republic of Korea (South Korea)
and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea),
which have a total combined population of around 73 million (50 million in the South and 23 million in the North)
Korean basic sentence structure
Noun - Adjective/Object/Description - Verb
or
N1 = N2
Example:
저는 사람이에요
JeoNeun Saram I-Eh-Yo
저 I 는 Subject Particle 사람 Person 이에요 Am (polite ending)
I am a Person
Very easy, right?
Two things to remember!
*The Korean language does not have the English articles such as "A", "An" and "The"*
*Sometimes, the Korean language does not include the noun when it is obvious as to who or what you are talking about. For example, you don't have to say "I", "He", "She", etc. in every single sentence unless it is unclear who you are talking about.
You: 안녕하세요?
Acquaintance: 안녕하세요.
You: 당신은 누구세요?
Literal: 당신 You 은 subject particle 누구 Who 세요(polite ending)?
Meaning: Who are you?
Acquaintance: 저는 제니임니다.
Literal: 저 I 는 Subject particle 제니 Jenny 임니다 (am/be/exist - very polite ending).
Do you notice something similar in these sentences and their meanings?
Example: 저는 사람이에요 You: 당신은 누구세요?, Acquaintance: 저는 제니임니다.
After every noun, there is a subject particle!
Simple particles - Used in everyday Korean~
As for/(adding emphasis to the noun)
는/은
Neun/Eun
는: VS 은:
[Neun] [Eun]
This is the 'subject partcle' in 한국어 or 'Korean language'
You put this at the end of the subject noun.
* Whats the difference?
The meaning is the same however, you use both at different times.
는 is used when the noun ends in a vowel. 은 is used when the noun ends in a consonant.
Though this is not the same meaning, kind of think of it like the English 'a' and 'an'.
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Example:
는
저는 사람이에요
JeoNeun Saram I-Eh-Yo
저 I 는 Subject Particle 사람 Person 이에요 Am (polite ending)
Notice how the 저 which in 존대말 means "I" or "Me" ends with a vowel. Therefore, you will use 는.
Example:
은
당신은 누구세요?
Dangsineun Nuguseyo?
당신 You 은 Subject Particle 누구 Who 세요 (polite ending)?
Who are you?
Notice how the 당신 which in 존대말 means "You" ends with a consonant. Therefore, you will use 은.
Very easy, right?
It's hard when you first start out to differentiate them both, however, when you become more experienced, 누워서 떡먹기죠 or it's a piece of cake!
SIMPLE Sentence structures and Subject Particles - Used in Everyday Korean~
So let's review today's lesson.
Korean basic sentence structure is:
Noun - Object/Adjective/Description - Verb
는 and 은 are subject particles that are placed after the noun.
는 is used when the noun ends in a vowel. 은 is used when the noun ends in a consonant.
당신 means "You" in 존대말 and 저 means "I/Me" in 존대말
한국어 means Korean language
On last night's homework, there was a most missed question many people got wrong...
In fact, no one received a 100%.
The highest scorers are:
minny--, infinitelc, MostValuablePeasant!!!
잘 했어
Good job
(jal haess-eo)
잘 (Good) 했어 (Do - past tense)
Find the homework at quizstar!
On last night's homework, the most missed question was:
칠 is the Native-Korean number for 7.
This was a true and false question. I really do think people were going very very fast when doing this because 칠 is the Sino-Korean for 7.
Feedback:The Native-Korean number for 7 is 일곱... but the Sino-Korean number for for 7 is 칠.
There were also many people who also got the answer correct so I cannot through that question out.
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