Friday, 26 August 2011

Korean Irregular Verbs

불규칙동사
Type of change
동작(action)동사
상태(descriptive)동사
규칙동사
동사
The base-final is dropped before vowels
: +->지어
짓다, 북다, 긋다, 잇다
Build, fill, draw, stir, connect
낫다
Be  preferable
벗다, 웃다, 씻다, 빗다, 솟다, 빼앗다
The base final is changed to / before vowels
: +=도와
돕다, 눕다, 깁다, 줍다
Help, lie down, mend, pick up

고맙다, 춥다, 반갑다, 곱다, 맵다, 무겁다, 가볍다
잡다, 뽑다, 씹다, 입다, 접다
The base final is change to before vowels
: +=걸어
걷다, 묻다, 듣다, 싣다, 긷다, 깨닫다
Walk, ask, hear, load, draw  water realize

받다, 닫다, 얻다, 묻다, 믿다, 쏟다
A is added when the base final is dropped
: 부르+=불러
부르다, 나르다, 고르다, 오르다, 누르다, 흐르다
Call, transport, select, go up, press, flow
다르다, 빠르다, 서투르다, 이르다
Differ, be fast, be clumsy, be early
치르다, 들르다
Pay, drop in
The base final is dropped before vowels and the endings , are changed to
: 그렇+어서=그래서

그렇다, 빨갛다, 노랗다, 까맣다, 파랗다
Be that way, red, yellow, black, blue
좋다, 놓다, 낳다
Good, put, give birth
drops in front of endings which begin with ,, or
알다, 놀다, 만들다, 팔다, 들다, 살다, 열다, 울다, 쓸다


Saturday, 13 August 2011

뭐(what),누구(who),어디(where)+이(this)/저(that)

Polite/informal “what is this or that?” “Who is this or that person?” “Where is this or that place?”

 (this for thing)
예요?
(that for thing)
(this person with honorific)
누구예요?
(that person with honorific)
여기 (this for place)
어디예요?
 (that for place)


Polite / formal “what is this or that?” “Who is this or that person?” “Where is this or that place?” (You may learn below from higher level learning)
 (this for thing)
무엇입니까? 
(that for thing)
(this person with honorific)
누구입니까?
(that person with honorific)
(this for place)
어디입니까?
 (that for place)

저기요! Or 여기요!

When you call a waiter or a waitress in restaurants in Korea, people say저기요! Or 여기요! to get attention to get the service. 

Sunday, 7 August 2011

Present & Past Tense Examples


Present(현재)  tense:
,verb ending +아요.       ,,,verb ending +어요.         () verb ending +해요.

Past(과거) Tense
, verb ending +았어요,,,verb ending +었어요.     ()verb ending +했어요.

Present Tense         
동사기본
영어
,+아요.
,,,+어요.
()+해요.
가다
To go
+아요=가요


오다
To come
+아요=


보다
To see
+아요=


만나다
To meet
만나+아요=만나요


있다
To have,exist

+어요=있어요

먹다
To eat

+어요=먹어요

가르치다
To teach

가르치+어요=가르

배우다
To learn

배우+어요=

식사하다
To have a meal


식사+
공부하다
To study


공부+
쇼핑하다
To shop


쇼핑+

Past Tense
동사기본
영어
,+았어요.
,,,+었어요
()+했어요.
가다
To go
+았어요=갔어요


오다
To come
+았어요=어요


보다
To see
+았어요=어요


만나다
To meet
만나+았어요=만났어요


있다
To have,exist

+었어요=었어요

먹다
To eat

+었어요=었어요

가르치다
To teach

가르치+었어요=가르어요

배우다
To learn

배우+었어요=어요

식사하다
To have a meal


식사+어요
공부하다
To study


공부+어요
쇼핑하다
To shop


쇼핑+어요