Learn Korean with Je
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Korean Alphabet
Since this website is focused on increasing vocabulary, I decided not to put the Romanization on the translation part.Here's how to read the letters:ㅂ= b/p • ㅈ= j/ch • ㄷ= d/t
ㄱ= g/k • ㅅ= s • ㅁ= m • ㄴ= n
ㅎ= h • ㄹ= r/l
ㅇ = silent if in first position / "ng" at the end of a wordㅣ= i •ㅏ= a • ㅡ = eu • ㅜ = u
ㅗ = o • ㅓ= eo (sounds like “uh")ㄲ = kk • ㅋ = k
ㅃ = bb • ㅍ = p
ㅉ = jj • ㅊ = ch
ㄸ = dd • ㅌ = t
ㅆ = ssㅑ = ya •ㅕ = yeo • ㅠ = yu
ㅛ = yo • ㅐ = ae • ㅔ = eㅟ = wi • ㅝ = wo • ㅚ = oe
ㅘ = wa • ㅢ = uiㅙ = wae • ㅒ= yae
ㅖ = ye • ㅞ = we
Pronouns
First Person Pronouns
I = 저 (formal) / 나 (informal)
We = 저희 (formal) / 우리 (informal)Second Person Pronouns
You = 당신 (commonly used - formal) / 그대 (formal) / 그쪽(neutral/polite) / 너 (commonly used - informal)
Plural form: add ~들 (formal) / ~희 (informal) ~네 (informal)Third Person Pronouns
He = 그
She = 그녀
It = 그것
They (male) = 그들
They (female) = 그녀들Interrogative Pronouns
| English | Korean |
|---|---|
| What | 뭐 (mwo) |
| Where | 어디 (eodi) |
| How many | 몇 (myeot) |
| How | 어떻게 (eotteoke) |
| Why | 왜 (wae) |
| What (kind of) | 무슨 (museun) |
| What kind of | 어떤 (eotteon) |
| How much | 얼마 (eolma) |
| Who | 누구 (nugu) |
| When | 언제 (eonje) |
| How many/ much/ long | 얼마나 (eolmana) |
| Which | 어느 (eoneu) |
Particles
Particles are almost everywhere.
So~ I here's an overview!
"And" & "With"
• These two are interchangable solely based on context
• ~과/와, ~랑/이랑, ~하고.
• Connect to words ending in a consonant: ~과, ~이랑, ~하고
• Connect to words ending in a vowel: ~와, ~랑, ~하고
TOPIC PARTICLES
~은 (after a consonant) / ~는 (after a vowel) are added after a noun to mark the topic in a sentence, showing what you are going to mainly talk about.
Used when talking about:
- something you may already know.
- general facts.
- contrast and comparisons.SUBJECT PARTICLES
~이 (after a consonant) / ~가 (after a vowel) are added after a noun to mark the grammatical subject in a sentence.
Used when talking about:
- new information or something for the first time.
- specific thing.OBJECT PARTICLES
~을 (after a consonant) / ~를 (after a vowel) are added after a noun to indicate the object in a sentence.
~인 is the the modifying form of the verb 이다 added to a noun, which means to be.
~니 (informal) = end of a question. Can also be used to sound cute.
~나 (informal) / ~나요 (formal) are also used to ask a question.
References
Other than google translate and some words I knew before, here are a few websites I used:How to Study Korean
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