[Korean Lessons] Let's all learn together!

[Saharial]

Ok, I'm pretty much a beginner in this, but i am trying really hard!:D

I hope the lesson plans I am following and will post here will help and if any advanced learners want to contribute that will be fab! :excited: questions comments and suggestions are also very welcome!!

I'll have an index here in this first post, but i the meantime If there are any Korean words you want to know the meaning of I should be able to help.

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INDEX

Pronunciation
Meeting and Greeting (http://jay-chou.net/forums/showpost.php?p=757225&postcount=3)
Questions I (http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/showpost.php?p=759216&postcount=6)
Numbers (http://jay-chou.net/forums/showpost.php?p=761365&postcount=12) Creds: Aina
Body PArts (http://jay-chou.net/forums/showpost.php?p=766244&postcount=19) Creds: aina
Colors (http://jay-chou.net/forums/showpost.php?p=772692&postcount=26) Creds: aina
Family names (http://jay-chou.net/forums/showpost.php?p=772807&postcount=27) Creds: yingyi, saharial


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Useful Links

http://langintro.com/kintro/index.htm (thanks Ke_ai_teresa)
Arirang TV show (http://www.arirang.co.kr/Tv/Lets_Whats_On.asp?PROG_CODE=TVCR0110&sys_lang=Eng) (thanks wackycashew)
ZKorean.com (http://www.zkorean.com/index.shtml)
http://www.learn-korean.net (thanks aina)
http://language.snu.ac.kr/english/pages/SD00023_00.jsp /* from Seoul National University */ (creds: ocy)
http://parksguide.blogspot.com /* Luke Park's Guide to Korean */(creds: ocy)
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Korean_language /* wiki dictionary */(creds: ocy)
http://www.teenkorean.net/index.jsp /* just register, it's easy. Site offering lessons as well as other learning aids */(creds: ocy)
http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/ <-- highly recommended (creds: saharial)
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Pronunciation

The KBS Radio site has a fabulous pronunciation guide. Just click on the links and they will take you to pages that have the vowels and consonents pronounced when you rollover the hangul.

Vowels and Consonents (http://rki.kbs.co.kr/learn_korean/lessons/english/eng_p01.htm)

Double Vowels and Consonents (http://rki.kbs.co.kr/learn_korean/lessons/english/eng_p02.htm)

Final Consonants and consonent clusters(no audio) (http://rki.kbs.co.kr/learn_korean/lessons/english/eng_p03.htm)

Pronunciation Practise (http://rki.kbs.co.kr/learn_korean/lessons/english/eng_p04.htm)

A Korean syllable is divided into three parts: Ch'osong (initial consonant), chungsong (peak vowel), and chongsong (final consonant). This is the basic framework that King Sejong and the Chiphyonjon scholars adhered to when created the letters.

Pronunciation Guide (detailed)

vowels

*to be added*

double vowels

*to be added*

Consonants

*to be added*

double consonants

*to be added*

[ker_ai_teresa]

LOL! I was waiting for somebody to start this!

komowo Kay!

I'm in the process of trying to learn to read Hangul...it's so freakin' hard! people say it's easy and some of it is....but then it gets complicated. :wacko:

anywayz, here's a really great site that I found helpful for learning Hangul:

http://langintro.com/kintro/index.htm

it explains things really well. and the occasional bit of humor helps make learning fun. I think I got up to Practice #2 after the "Y" vowels then I got lazy. XD

[Saharial]

i'll post my own guide to hangul when i get home in the little pronuncuiation part :)
the links i posted are really useful with rollovers and sound though and going to work on a few youtube things to reinforce lessons and give examples :)

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There are different levels of formality in addressing people :) If in doubt use the
lower formality.

to say hello:

Formal from a younger person to an older: annyonghashimnikka
lower formality: annyonghasaeyo
informal : annyong
on the telephone: yoboseyo
on an entry phone: nuguseyo

to say Goodbye:

informal: annyong
To the person leaving: annyonghikaseyo
To the person staying: annyonghikyeseyo

to apologize:

highest level of formality : choe sung hamnida
lower formality : mianhamnida
informal : mianhe / mian
from older person to younger : mianhada

to say thank you.

highest level of formality : komapsumnida
lower formality : kamsahamnida
informal : komawo
from older person to younger : komapda

other useful things to say:

oriemaniyo - long time no see
pangapsumnida - nice to meet you

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I'll see what i can do youtube wise this weekend and select scenes from dramas to show off some of these things :)

[xJayChoux]

:bow:

i'm so gonna checking this thread daily from now on... been looking for a place to learn korean. i only know the basic words like hello and bye! lol... i need to know more.

you girls are awesome! <3

[kahel]

hello hello hello! i'm willing to help with anything korean too. i've been learning the language on my own and could understand bits and pieces here and there. if anyone needs romanization of hangeul i can offer my help. ^_^

우리 한국말을 열심히 배우자! (Uri hangukmareul yeolshimhi baeuja~) Let's learn korean earnestly. <3

thanks for starting this kaye unni.

tes, i bet you have tons of practice there. ^^

[Saharial]

Question words:

You'll hear alot of these in Korean Dramas and TV shows etc, so let's get familiar with them. I'll do more detailed examples etc later - but this will help get everyone on the basics and feeling more familiar with any dialogue they will hear. :rolleyes:

wae - why? (interrogative)
wae andwae - Why not?

wae? - what? - as in 'what do you want?' you'll be able to tell by the context its spoken in.
mweorago? - what did you say?

eottok'e - how? - you'll often hear this wailed by someone in a drama in a 'how can this be?' context

eonje - when?

eodi - where?

eoneu - which?

nugu - who? (interrogative)

these are all obviously mostly interrogatives and not polite to use just by themselves, but as they are in common use in dramas and TV shows they are a good place to start.

[wackycashew]

Oooh... Thanks for starting this thread, Kay unni. :wave: I'll check in from time to time. I've managed to pick up reading the hangeul, which is very useful, I must say. :rolleyes: When I watch shows, I get so excited when I understand something. Heehee...

Do you guys know about the Arirang program "Let's Learn Korean"?
http://www.arirang.co.kr/Tv/Lets_Whats_On.asp?PROG_CODE=TVCR0110&sys_lang=Eng

They have the dialogue on their website and also videos. They just finished the season with 130 ep's and is restarting the broadcast again just recently. :happy:

[cinsin]

Thanks for starting the thread Kay.

You've done a good job so far.

I like how you try to teach using familiar phrases used in Kdramas because I'm actually understanding :happy:

[ker_ai_teresa]

Meli--> actually no. I don't get to practice much here. there just isn't a need to speak it. people understand basic english and if they don't, I make sure I have somebody with me who can translate. :shy:

yeah...I just like to take the easy way out. :rolleyes:

although, I picked up my korean textbook again today and forced myself to study hangeul at starbucks.

I really DISLIKE vowel combos. :oops: I hate them with passion.

anywayz...come on Kay! waiting for your next lesson! :-)

[icetears-]

Gee I'm really clueless, I was looking up a korean word the other day, & it toally looked like alien language to me.

My sister took up a korean class too, but pity there ain't a chance to use korean here either. I'm not sure I'll be able to get much practice even if I do go for a class someday.

Still, thanbks Kay for being such a draling :hugz: It's quite fun (minus the frustration) of looking at new stuff :happy:

[makinoS]

yay thanks for starting this thread. i can use this as a little summer hobby. after watching so many kdramas (in a row) i wanted to learn some korean, and maybe to not look too lost among my korean friends when we go to koreatown to eat.

im liking the english romanization...maybe eventually i'll force myself to learn how to read the characters. >__<

komawo! :)

[aina]

I learned korean language for 1 semester when i was still in university. Only some basic lessons, but i can help a little bit.

umm..

how about numbers??

The following figures denote dates and numbers

1 = 일 = il
2 = 이 = i
3 = 삼 = sam
4 = 사 = sa
5 = 오 = o
6 = 육 = yuk
7 = 칠 = chil
8 = 팔 = pal
9 = 구 = ku
10 = 십 = ship

11 = 십일 = ship il
12 = 십이 = ship i
and so forth

20 = 이십 = i ship
30 = 삼십 = sam ship
so forth

100 = 백 = baek (pronounce like "pack")
1,000 = 천 = chon
10,000 = 만 = man
100,000 = 십만 = ship man
1,000,000 = 백만 = baek man
(using similar concept like mandarin)

The following figures are used to count things, people or time

1 = 하나 = ha na
2 = 둘 = dul
3 = 셋 = set
4 = 넷 = net
5 = 다섯 = da seot
6 = 여섯 = yo seot
7 = 일곱 = il kop
8 = 여덟 = yo dol
9 = 아홉= a hop
10 = 열 = yol

11 = 열하나 (열한) = yol ha na (yol han)
12 = 열둘 (열두) = yol dul (yol du)
13 = 열셋 (열세) = yol set (yol se)

20 = 스물 = seu mul
30 = 서른 = seo reul
40 = 마흔 = ma heun
50 = 쉰 = swen --> not too sure bout this one
60 = 예순 = ye sun
70 = 일흔 = il heun
80 = 여든 = yo deun
90 = 아흔 = a heun

[ker_ai_teresa]

thanx aina for the numbers. ^^
I get confused all the time with which numbering system to use. :wacko:

so, I've been studying hangeul really hard this past week and look!

저 는 데 레 사 예 요.

:roll:

hold on. are there any mistakes??

I can never tell coz some vowels make the same sound so it's confusing coz I'm never quite sure which one to use. :sweat:

where's KAY????
more lessons!!

and btw, did I ever tell you that I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!

*smothers kay*

[aina]

Actually..me too..still confuse with the numbers system.
But everytime i watched korean dramas, they use the hana dul set system. The il i sam sa only for price and time. :wacko:

저 는 데 레 사 예 요
"I'm Teresa".. :happy:

What i learned from my course for introducing ourselves is like this :

저는 떼레사 입니다
joneun teresa imnida

or

제 이름은 떼레사 입니다
je iremeun teresa imnida

where
이름 means name
는 = neun --> is a particle proceeding subject
제 = je --> to express emm 'possesion'.. like my book = 제책 (je chaek)

about the 't' in 'teresa'.. i'm not too sure, but i know one of my friend use the hangul ㄸ to represent T.

[ker_ai_teresa]

that's what adds to confusion. the thousands of different ways there are to say one thing. :wacko:

oh yeah, that's right. I was showing my 3rd graders this afternoon that I could write my name in korean and they also said I should use the aspirated consonant for 't.'
but I saw it in a book without so...i dunno. :wacko:

[Saharial]

i'm working on another lesson, but have a few deadlines at work:crazy:
it won't be long though!!!

thanks for the numbers aina. i'll add that to the first post with credit :)

[aina]

that's what adds to confusion. the thousands of different ways there are to say one thing.
yeah, tell me about it. :wacko: Korean language has formal(s), informal(s), polite, more polite, inpolite, slang(s), etc etc etc :oops:

The grammars are also more difficult than English (for me who's not speaking English as first language though)

btw, here is the place where i learned korean language for the first time..

http://www.learn-korean.net

pretty easy to understand

[cinsin]

yeah, tell me about it. :wacko: Korean language has formal(s), informal(s), polite, more polite, inpolite, slang(s), etc etc etc :oops:


But it's kinda the same in English. Think of the many ways you can say Thank You. There's just as many variations and there will always be slang involved in any language :happy:

Thanks for posting the numbers though, I was always confused as to when to use them :oops:

[aina]

yeah..but maybe because we don't hear or speak korean language so often, then it seems like very difficult to learn.

Also maybe because of the difference on the 'form' of sentence, like..

English, Mandarin, Bahasa --> Subject + Verb + Object
I read book
while
Japanese, Korean --> Subject + Object + Verb
I book read

So, kinda confusing.. :sweat:

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may i add some vocabs..?

about body parts

인체 - in che = Body
머리 - mo ri = Head, Hair
얼굴 - ol kul = Face
눈 - nun = Eye
눈썹 - nun sop = Eyebrow
코 - kho = Nose
귀 - dui = Ear
입 - ip = Mouth
뺨 - pyam = Cheek
입술 - ip sul = Lips
턱 - tok = Chin
목 - mok =Neck
어깨 - a kae = Shoulders
가슴 - ka seum = Chest
배 - bae = Stomach
등 - deung = Back
팔 - phal = Arm
손 - son = Hand
손가락 - son ka rak = Fingers
허리 - ho ri = Waist
엉덩이 - ong dong i = Buttocks
다리 - da ri = Legs
발 - bal = Foot
발가락 - bal ga rak = Toes

[ker_ai_teresa]

thanx for the vocab aina!

that's what I need. more vocab. I can read hangul pretty well now. a bit slow to decode but I still get there in the end! I just don't understand what I'm reading, so more vocab would be good.

feel free to post more when you can! :-)

[Jes123]

Hey,

Didn't know there is such a thread! Great!

I have been learning Korean Language for 1 year. Still not very good, especially in speaking part. :shy:

Self-introduce time : 저는 제슬린 입니다. 반갑습니다.

[Starylosophy]

I've learnt basic korean for 10 lessons only.

And I think I've forgotten some stuff already :oops:

But overall I'm still trying to watch more dramas and variety shows to improve on my Korean. The toughest part is the numbering system because they have two different sets. The time is the hardest if I'm not wrong. Haha I gotta refer to my textbooks already :oops:

[ocy]

안녕하세요. 저는 곽경호예요. 우리 한국어를 공부해요!

Being learning korean by myself, on and off, for almost a year now. I would like to share with all of you here, my learning sources.

http://language.snu.ac.kr/english/pages/SD00023_00.jsp /* from Seoul National University */
http://parksguide.blogspot.com /* Luke Park's Guide to Korean */
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Korean_language /* wiki dictionary */
http://www.teenkorean.net/index.jsp /* just register, it's easy. Site offering lessons as well as other learning aids */

And for those of you serious learners, you can try declan's Korean FlashCards, Korean Hakgyo, & ReadWrite Korean, available here (http://www.declan-software.com/korean/index.htm). Although the pronounciations in the program isn't the most accurate, but the FlashCards program makes remembering all those korean words hassle free, I must say.

[yingyi]

친구들야! 반갑다! 나는 곽영이 입니다!

hehe so happy to find this thread. ive been learning korean for about half a year... and i personally think korean language is very hard to understand. i'm still confused with the sentence pattern, hangeul (the irregular ones... like 'imnida' is actually written as 'ibnida'), and honorific forms... i have questions but i guess this is not the right place to ask...

아자!!!!

[cool181]

:excited: really interested to learn korean but i'm really no idea where can i learn at my place... and i just learn some basic words & how to read the words :sweat:

i found this interesting website: http://www.korean-edu.com/
just sign up and there are quite alot of of things to learn for a layman like me :)
so far...this is the great website for me

[aina]

cias cindy requested (in the chatroom)

here you go..

colours

하연색 - ha yon saek = white
까만색 - kka man saek = black
노란색 - no ran saek = yellow
파란색 - pha ran saek = blue
녹색 - nok saek = green
빨간색 - ppal kan saek = red
주황색 - ju hwang saek = orange
회색 - hwi saek = grey
보란색 - bo ran saek = purple
갈색 - kal saek = brown

하늘색 - ha neul saek = sky blue
남색 - nam saek = sea blue

The hangul might be wrong though.. :oops:
maybe Kay can ensure if it's correct or not.. ^^

[yingyi]

Gomapsemnida Aina onni! Some are very similiar to chinese~

Now let's learn some family members:

Father- Abeoji/Appa 아버지/아빠
Mother - Eomeoni/Eomma 어머니/엄마
Female's older brother: Oppa 오빠
Female's older sister: Eonni 언니
Male's older brother: Hyeong 형
Male's older sister: Nuna 누나
Younger brother/sister : Dongsaeng 동생
Grandfather: Harabeoji 할아버지
Grandmother: Halmeoni 할머니
Husband: Namphyeon 남편
Wife: Anae 아내

Please note that when saying 'my ______ (insert family member here)', we usually say 'Uri _________(family member)'. (Literally 'Our __________. Uri means us) instead of 나의(na ei, means my)
This also apply to 집 (jib. means house) and 학교 (hakgyo. means school).

[Saharial]

gajok - family

unnie, noona, hyung, oppa - are all forms of addressing others, however dongsaeng is not. you would refer to someone as your dongsaeng when talking about them to others. The same goes for sanbae - senior. a term used for someone who is more experienced in you field of work etc.

eg.. junjin calls hyesung hyung but he would refer to kangta as his sanbae - even though they are the same age as Kangta entered the music industry before him.

namdongsaeng -younger brother (irrespective of speaker's gender)
yeodongsaeng - younger sister (irrespective of speaker's gender)

nb: The family like name calling stated above is hardly used between family members. it's usually used among friends who are close and have family-like relationships. Within the family, siblings usually call each other by their names.

pumo - parent
chobumo - grandparents

ajeosshi - uncle (general term)
Ajumeoni - aunt
Ajumma - auntie (general term)

aegi - baby
adeul - son
ddal - daughter

chingu - friend
namja chingu - boy friend/male friend
yeoja chingu - girlfriend/female friend
aein - lover

saram - person
oeguk(in/saram) - foreigner/foreign person

Forms of Addressing People

Agasshi Miss (formal/respectful salutation for females, usually young ladies)
Ajusshi - Mister or in some cases, sir (formal/respectful salutation for males)
Ajumma - Missus or Ma'am (reserved for older females, usually the married, motherly type)
sshi a sign of resepect between people who don't know each other well.. interviewers use it alot

http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/

found this site which is part of a university - its very very good ^^ highly recommend

[kawaiichii]

for pronounciation u all can try this webbie.. it's my school's webbi.. not sure if u all can access there shows the video on pronounciaton in lesson 1.. show u how the mouth n tongue shud be...

click korean (http://language.snu.ac.kr/kor/pages/SK00023_00.jsp)

for words ending with consonants, the sound value is carried over to the next word!!
eg. 잇어요 yit or yo ---> pronounced as 이서요 yi sor yo

object particle - 가 ka/이 e
가 ka - words ending with vowels
이 e - words ending with consonants

subject particle - 은 en/는 nen
은 en - words ending with consonants
는 nen - words ending with vowels

weather: 날씨 narl shi
rain comes - 비가 옵니다 bi ga ohm ni da [note: ga is the subject particle]
snow comes - 눈이 옵니다 lu ni ohm ni da [note: e is the subject particle]
good - 촣습니다 cho seum ni da
cold - 춥습니다 chup seum ni da
hot - 덥습니다 thorp seum ni da
just nice - 닿띃합니다 da therl tham ni da

days
오늘 o neul - Today
요지음 yo ji eum - these days
어제 or je - yesterday
네을 neh ill - tomorrow

monday - 월요일 wo ro ill
tuesday - 화요일 hua yo ill
wednesday - 수요일 su yo ill
thursday - 목요일 mo kyo ill
friday - 금요일 keu myo ill
saturday - 토요일 to yo ill
sunday - 일요일 ill ryo ill

Sports: 운동 uun dong
soccer: 축구 chuk gu
basketball: 눈구 nun gu
swimming: 수영 su yong
tennis: 대니스 teh ni seu
ski: 스기 seu-ki

some questions:
what did u do on weekends?
주말에 무엇을 하십니까? [formal polite form]
chu marl eh mu ort sirl ha shim ni ka? [formal polite form]
주말에 무엇을 합니까? [informal polite form]
chu marl eh mu ort sirl ham ni ka? [informal polite form]
주말에 무엇을 해요? [informal]
chu marl eh mu ort sirl heyo? [informal]

Which country are you from?
어느 나라 사람 입니까?
or neul nara saram yim ni ka?

where do you come from?
어디애서 왔어요?
or di eh so wa sor yo?

What day is it today?
오늘은 무슨 요일입니까?
o neu ren mu sien yo ill yim ni ka?


What date is it today?
오늘은 며칠입니까?
o neu ren miort chill yim ni ka?

How's the weather today?
오늘은 날씨가 어떻습니까?
o neu ren narl shi ga or thor seum ni ka?

todays' weather is hot.
오늘은 날씨가 덥습니다.
o neu ren narl shi ga thorp seum ni da.

It's raining today.
오늘은 비가 옵니다.
o neu ren bi ga ohm ni da.

[inimeg19]

this thread is perfect for me since i'm teaching english for koreans here in our town.. thanks for putting this up..

and oh, annyeong ha seyo! je neun aileen im nida.. pankap supnida!!

this thread is helping me a lot so i wanna say gomawoyo to everyone.. and i will tell my students that some or many of jay chou's fans likes korean dramas/songs..=) they'll be happy to hear that from me..=) annyeong!!