Lesson 6 - Asking for things

LET'S LEARN BASICS OF KOREAN LANGUAGE!

There Are / There is

The Korean verb which means either "there are" and "there is" is issoyo ( 있 어요 )
They are dependent on the context in which you use them, and on what you are talking about. The stem of the verb is iss- with the inclusion of o and the polite particle -yo, thus forming the ending -oyo. However in the case where the verb stem ends in vowel, we use -a or -o, such as -ayo.

Vowel stem - yo    
Consonant stem - ayo if the last vowel ends with -a or -o  
Consonant Stem - oyo    


In context the oppposite of iss- is ops- which literally means "there isnt" or "there arent".

Uses of the verbs

chogi issoyo means "it exist over there", or "its over there"
Issoyo on its own can mean "I have/he has"
Opsoyo means "I dont have" or "I havent got"


In a shop

When addressing a shop keeper or waiters, Koreans use ajossi literally meaning uncle, but is used as a general word when addressing someone in a shop.
However if it were to be used in a formal way, it is only for the referral of a man,
For females the word ajumma meaning aunt is used, for people over 35-ish, and for younger woman agassi is used for young women.

In Korean, we use a particle which comes after a noun that it relates to, such as na-do (me-too).
In English, it is the opposite, we would say 'with-me', whereas Korean is 'me-with'.

Using 'and'

In Korean, the word for and is -hago, this is a particle so when it is to be used it must be attached to a noun. For example, when you say 'burger and chips', in Korean it would be 'burger-hago chips. The word hago becomes part of burger.
The particle hago can also mean with such as, Doojin-hago shinae-e kayo meaning 'I am going to town with Doojin'.

Ordering with numbers

When asking for 'one' item we say 'hana' which is said after you have selected the meal you wish to order. For example we would say, soju hana chuseyo meaning "soju one give me please".
The word chuseyo utilises the polite word stem -yo, attached to chu-, which means "give me please"

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HanNah28
#1
Chapter 10: nim means big in korean(means great when used after nouns). It is used to praise and cherish people but very politely
wildgreentree
#2
Chapter 7: I was taking a Korean Language Classes from a Korean Teacher and it is not as simple as learning English. Different vowels and consonants plus the double and aspirated sounds are really difficult to pronounce precisely. Not to mention the levels of honorifics. I somewhat think if you're a fluent Chinese Language Speaker it's a good head-start. But my teacher said," Great time, devotion, determinant and bravery is needed to master the language. It's not a short term thing to be done."
Dohyeonju
#3
Chapter 16: 대박... :)...
NightLess
#4
I want to learn more words! And sentences you can use. Do. Think you can put common sentences and words and phrases? Kamsamnida Songsaenim!
K3U_minwoo
#5
can I ask ?
can you already compose some sentences in Korean ?
and can you already understand Korean (both when they are speaking and in reading ) ahehehe ^^ sorry If I have lots of question ^^"
I'm just curious ^^
heyMrSimple #6
Thanks for making thissssss...
Its really a big help! ♥
hyo_jinki
#7
thank you so much for making this. ^^
its_chanyorr #8
Skipped the hangul part cos I'm good with that and went straight to the others...
Thanks for making this!!! :D
shineexsmxfamily #9
oh thanks
shineexsmxfamily #10
you said songsaengnim is for teacher right? but why do i hear some Koreans calling doctors songsaengnim also?im confused..
and I once read that you add -nim as a way of respecting that person am i right?or not?