Names and Topics In Korean

In Korean, when you want to resolve men nicely, one would use the word songsaegnim attached to their surname or complete name, this literally means teacher.
For example, one would share Yoo Songsaegnim or with the full name Yoo SangHyun Songsaegnim.
It is not possible to a Korean persons given name, such like SangHyun Songsaegnim. For that very same reason, when you make use of the ssi, you can not state Yoo-ssi, or Yoo SangHyun-ssi, however would rather share SangHyun-ssi.

Resolving Korean females, in Korea ladies do not take their partners surname when they get married.
For instance if Mrs Han is wed to Mr Kim, then she may described as Kim songsaengnim-puin (Kim mr-wife), or she possibly reffered to in a comparable English terms such as Misesu Han(Mrs Han).

Using Copula to describe "this is that"

In Korean, if you want to describe A is B , you will have to use special verbs called copula. In Korea, this copula is present at the end of a sentence, and behaves a little differently to ordinary verbs.

If you want to say A is B(like "This is a Korean book"):-

A B-ieyo (or B-eyo)
this Korean book-ieyo

It is obvious that you would use -eyo when B ends in a vowel, but -ieyo when B ends on a consonant.

songsaengnim-ieyo (is teacher)
soju-eyo (is soju)

IMPORTANT to note that in Korean the copula is only used to describe when this "is equivalent to".
It cant be used to say "is located in"(is underneath", "is near") nor can it be used to say "is a certain way" (i.e "is red", "is happy").

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Basic Korean Sentences

오늘은 날씨가 흐린 것 같아요. It looks like it will be cloudy today. oh neul eun nal shi gah heu rin gut kat ah yo.

왠지 기분이 좋은 것 같아요. Somehow he seems to feel good. waen ji gi boon ee joh eun gut kat ah yo.

병원에 입원한 적이 있어요. I have been hospitalized. byung won eh ip won han juk ee it ssuh yo.

한복을 입은 적이 있어요. I have worn Korean clothes. han bok eul ip eul juk ee it ssuh yo.

그 산이 얼마나 높은지 몰라요. The mountain is very high. geu san ee ul ma na noh peun ji mol la yo.

졸업한 지 2년이 되었어요. It has been 2 years since I graduated. jol up han ji 2 nyun ee dwi ut ssuh yo.

그 나무를 심은 지 4년이 지났어요. It has been 4 years since I planted the tree. gey na mu rul shim eun ji 4 nyun ee ji nat ssuh yo.

내 친구는 몸이 약한 편입니다. My friend's health is rather weak. nae chin gu neun mom ee yak han pyun im ni da.

그 강은 넓은 편입니다. The river is rather wide. geu kang eun nul peun pyun im ni da.

비싼데도 많이 샀어요. I bought it a lot even though it was expensive. bi ssan deh do manni sat ssuh yo.

키가 작은데도 운동을 잘해요. Though small, he is good at sports. ki gah jak eun deh do woon dong eul jal hae yo.

배가 많이 아픈 척했어요. I pretended that I had a serious stomachache. pae gah manni ah peun chuk haet ssuh yo.

슬프지만 괜찮은 척했어요. I pretended to be fine, although I was sad. seul peu ji man gwaen chan eun chuk haet ssuh yo.

친구가 나를 못 본 체했습니다. My friend acted as if he didn't see me. chin gu gah na reul mot bon che haet seum ni da.

그 책을 읽은 체했어요. I pretended that I'd read the book. geu chaek reul il kun che haet ssuh yo.

이제 다 이긴 셈입니다. I suppose that we won now. ee jeh da ee kim sehm im ni da.

친구한테서 선물을 받은 셈이 되었습니다. I admit that I got a present from my friend. chin gu han teh suh sun mool eul bat eun sehm ee dwi ut seum ni da.

금방 끝날 것 같습니까? Do you think that it will be over soon? keum bang ggeut nal gut kat seum ni kka?

그 옷은 작을 것 같아요. The clothes seem to be small. geu oht eun jak eul gut kat ah yo.

시험에 떨어질 지 몰라요. I may fail the exam/I'm afraid I might fail the exam. si hum eh ddul uh jil ji mol la yo.

이번 겨울은 추울 지 몰라요. I'm not sure, but this winter may be cold. ee bun kyuh ool eun chu ool ji mol la yo.

단풍이 들 때 여행을 갑시다. Let's go on a trip when the leaves turn. dan poong ee deul ddae yo haeng eul kab shi da.

시간이 많을 때 그 일을 끝냅시다. Let's get the work done when we have enough time. shi gan ee mahn eul ddae geu il eul ggeut naep shi da.

내가 도와 줄 걸 그랬어요. I should have helped (them.) nae gah do wah jool gul geu laet ssuh yo.

내가 집에 남을 걸 그랬어요. I should have stayed home. nae gah chib eh nam eul gul geu laet ssuh yo.

소나기가 올 것처럼 하늘이 흐립니다. The sky is gray, as if it is about to rain. so na gi gah ol gut chuh rum ha neul ee geu rib ni da.

많이 먹을 것처럼 음식을 가득 담았어요. I took a lot of food, as if I will eat a lot. manni muk eul gut chuh rum eum shik eul gah deuk tam aht ssuh yo.

구두가 비쌀까봐 값을 묻지 않았어요. I didn't ask about the price for fear that the shoes will be expensive. gu doo gah bi ssal gga bwa kab teul mot ji ahn aht ssuh yo.

도둑맞을까봐 조심했어요. I took cautions it will be stolen. do dook mat eul gga bwa jo shim haet ssuh yo.

회사를 그만 다닐까 합니다. I am thinking about leaving the company. hee sah rul geu man da nil kka ham ni da.

정원에 감나무를 심을까 합니다. I am thinking about planting a persimmon tree in the garden. jung won eh gam na moo rul shim eul kka ham ni da.

그 영화는 한번 볼 만합니다. The movie is worthy of seeing. geu yong hwa neun han bun bol man ham ni da.

그 음식은 먹을 만합니다. Eating this food is worth while. geu eum shik eun muk eul man ham ni da.

뛰다가 넘어질 뻔했어요. I nearly feel down while running. ddwi da gah num uh jil bbun haet ssuh yo. 

놀라서 커피를 쏟을 뻔했어요. I nearly spilled a cup of coffee out of surprise. nol la suh cuh pi rul ssot eul bbun haet ssuh yo. 

이젠 한국말로 편지를 쓸 정도가 되었어요. Now I have reached to the extent where I can write a letter in Korean. ee jehn han guk mal ro pyun ji reul sseul jung do gah dwi ut ssuh yo. 

아기가 혼자 걸을 정도로 컸어요. The baby has grown so much that he can walk alone. ah gi gah hon ja gul eul jung do ro kut ssuh yo.

편지를 보낼 테니(까) 꼭 답장을 쓰세요. Now that I am sending you a letter, please answer. pyun ji reul bo nael teh ni (kka) ggok tab jang eul sseu seh yo.

음식이 뜨거울 테니(까) 주의하세요. The food could be hot, so be careful. eum shik ee ddeu guh ool teh ni (kka) joo..e ha se yo.

수영 전에는 준비 운동을 할 필요가 있어요. You need to do a warm-up exercise before swimming. soo yong jun eh neun joon bi woon dong eul hal pil yo gah it ssuh yo.

이것은 다시 씻을 필요가 없습니다. There is no need to wash this again. ee gut eun dasi ssit eul pil yo gah op seum ni da.

눈이 내릴 때마다 그 사람 생각이 납니다. Every time is snows, I am reminded of that man. nun ee nae ril ddae ma dah geu saram saeng gak ee nap ni da.

더울 때마다 아이스크림을 먹었어요. I used to eat ice-cream whenever it was hot. duh ool ddae ma dah ah ee seu keu rim eul muk ut ssuh yo.

바빠서 쉴래도 쉴 수가 없어요. I was so busy that I could not take a rest no matter how much I wanted to. ba bba suh shwil lae do shwil soo gah op suh yo. 

사람이 많아서 앉을래도 앉을 수가 없어요. There are so many people that, no matter how I try, I can't sit down. saram ee man ah suh ahn jeul lae do ahn jeul soo gah op suh yo. 

곧 아기가 태어날 모양입니다. It seems that a baby is going to be born soon. got ah gi gah tae uh nal mo yang im ni da.

여기서 기념 사진을 찍을 모양입니다. It seems that they will take a souvenir picture here. yo gi suh ki nyum sajin eul jjik eul mo yang im ni da.

꼭 성공하기를 바랄 뿐입니다. All I hope is for you to succeed. ggok sung kong ha gi reul ba ral bbun im ni da.

가직 않고 전화만 했을 뿐입니다. I didn't go, but just gave a phone call. gah jik ahn go chun hwa man haet eul bbun im ni da.

컴퓨터를 필 수 있습니다. I can use the computer. kum pyu tuh reul pil soo it seum ni da.

한자를 읽을 수 있어요? Can you read Chinese character? han ja reul il geul soo it ssuh yo? 

그 사람이 대퉁령이 될 수도 있어요. The man might become the president. geu saram ee dae toong ryung ee dwil soo do it ssuh yo.

지금 가면 기차표가 없을 수도 있습니다. If you go now, there might not be a train ticket. ji geum ga myun gi cha pyo gah op eul soo do it seum ni da.

아이들이 많아서 시끄러울 수밖에 없어요. There are many children, so it can't help but be noisy. ah ee deul ee man ah suh shi ggeu ruh ool soo bak eh op suh yo.

밥이 없어서 굶을 수밖에 없어요. There is no rice, so we have no choice but to go hungry. bap ee op suh suh gool eul su bak eh op suh yo.

이제 곧 소식을 들을 텐데요. Soon you will hear some news. ee jeh got so shik eul deul eul ten deh yo.

병이 곧 나을 텐데 걱정하지 마세요. You will recover your health soon, so don't worry. byung ee got na eul ten deh guk jung ha ji ma se yo.

피곤해서 쓰러질 지경이에요. I'm so tired that I may fall down. pi gon hae suh sseu ruh jil ji kyung ee eh yo.

너무 무서워서 소름이 돋을 지경입니다. It is so scary that it may give me gooseflesh. nuh moo mu suh wuh suh so reum ee dot eul ji kyung im ni da.

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Learn Numbers In Korean Language

                English                         Korean Numbers                 Hangul Script

0             Zero                                     Kohng                                 공

1             One                                      eel                                       일

2             Two                                      ee                                        이

3             Three                                    sahm                                    삼

4             Four                                     saah                                     사

5             Five                                      oh                                        오

6             Six                                        youhk                                  육

7             Seven                                   cheel                                    칠

8             Eight                                     pahl                                      팔

9             Nine                                     gooh                                     구

10           Ten                                       seehp                                   십

11           Eleven                                  seehbil                                  십일

12           Twelve                                 seehbee                                십이

13           Thirteen                               seehpsahm                            십삼

14           Fourteen                              seehpsah                               십사

15           Fifteen                                 seehboh                                 십오

16           Sixteen                                seehm youhk                          십육

17           Seventeen                           seehpcheel                              십칠

18           Eighteen                              seehpal                                   십팔

19           Nineteen                             seehpgoo                                십구

20           Twenty                               ee seehp                                 이십

30           Thirty                                  sahm seehp                             삼십

40           Forty                                   sah seehp                               사십

50           Fifty                                    oh seehp                                 오십

60           Sixty                                    youhk seehp                           육십

70           Seventy                               cheel seehp                             칠십

80           Eighty                                  pahl seehp                              팔십

90           Ninety                                 gooh seehp                             구십

100         Hundred                              pak                                        백

1,000     Thousand                             chuhn                                      천

10,000   Ten Thousand                      maahn                                      만

100,000 Hundred Thousand              simmaahn                                 십 만

1,000,000 Million                              pak maahn                                백 만

Plus                                                   tuh hagi                                     더하기

Minus                                                pehgi                                         빼기

More (than)                                       duh                                           더

Less (than)                                        juhkeh                                       적게

Approximately                                  deh-ryak                                    대략

First                                                  chup buhndjeh                            첫 번째

Second                                             doobuhndjeh                               두 번째

Third                                                 sehbuhndjeh                                세 번째

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Korean Greetings and Conversation

Here are some words and phrases that are useful in every day life. 

ye		Yes
an-ni-o		No
an nyong ha sye yo?		Hello, How are you? ( note: this can also be used in reply)
an nyong hi - ka sye yo		Good Bye
k wen chah nah yo		Its ok, Its fine
ottok'ke ch nae sye yo?		How are you?
chal chi nae yo		Fine (in reply to "ottok'ke ch nae sye yo?")
kam sa ham ni da		Thank you (used in a formal way)
ko map sum ni da		Thank you (used in a less formal way)
choe song ham ni da		Sorry (used with more emphasis, weight)
mian ham ni da		Sorry (used with less emphasis)

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