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Korean Grammar - I don’t want to

helloooooo. so in this post i will be explaining you all how to use multiple verbs in the same sentence.

before learning this, make sure you already kinda master how to conjugate verbs in past, present and future tenses and also know how to use basic sentence structure :)

it will look like Verb stem+고+Verb

-고 is added to verbs you want to link together in order to form your sentence

a simple way to say “and” is using the word “그리고” :

“학교에 갔어요. 그리고 친구랑 만났어요.”

i went to school. and i met with friends.

but let’s say you want to say something like :

“i am studying and listening to music”

공부하고 음막을 들어요

present tense :

먹다 = 먹-다 = 먹+하고 = 먹고 “eat and…”

말하다 = 말하다-다 = 말하+고 = 말하고 “talk and…”

보다 = 보다-다 = 보+고 = 보고 “see and…”

past tense :

읽다 = 읽었다-다 = 읽었+고 = 읽었고 “read and…”

좋아하다 = 좋아했다-다 = 좋아했+고 = 좋아했고 “liked and…”

배우다 = 배웠다-다 = 배웠+고 = 배웠고 “learned and…”

future tense :

노래하다 = 노래할 거+고 = 노래할 거고 “i will sing and…”

찍다 = 찍을 거+고 = 찍을 거고 “i will take a picture and…”

보다 = 볼 거+고 = 볼 거고 “i will see and…”

more examples :

- “i cooked and ate”

요리했고 먹었어요

- “what are you up to?”

  뭐하고 지내요?

  “i’m doing well and working”

  잘 지내고 일해요

- “i went shopping and watched a movie”

   쇼핑하러 갔고 영화를 봤어요

Native Speaker: *Speaks*

Me:

Hi guys! Thank you for your patience as I get adjusted in China and try to find time to update my studyblr! Between studying my languages and teaching, it’s been a bit of a struggle. But I’ve finally got situated enough to get on Tumblr and get to work on a new post that I’m excited to finally share with you!

How many methods do you use to study languages? If you say one, you’re probably studying wrong. When you were in grade school studying the alphabet, did you just read a textbook and BAM you knew the alphabet? OF COURSE NOT! As much as our parents and instructors would wish we did learn that easily, no one ever does! No one. The best way to learn something is to experience it in different ways, situations and formats. You listened to the alphabet spoken in class by your teacher, then by an audio cd, then on tv when you watched Sesame Street, then in a song at a babysitters house, then read them in a textbook, then maybe played computer games to help you practice on top of all that. You heard the same alphabet over and over in different contexts. I used to be a big fan of Between the Lions back in the day because they would teach you a letter then a few words, then use those words and letters over and over again in different skits during the show. If the word of the day was dig, then in the cartoon Cliff Hanger, Cliff would need to spell dig to figure out how to come down from the cliff (of course it never worked, but that’s besides the point), there would be a song with dig in it, there would be activities where you’d have to insert the missing letters, and then the lions themselves would get into situation where they would need to dig something and you’d learn the word dig AGAIN. You get the point. This stuff isn’t just for children. This stuff is gold for language learning as adults, so how do you tap into this knowledge? By giving yourself multiple methods of language study just like a kid! By creating multiple methods of language studying, you are cementing everything you have learned into your memory. With this in mind, you must always have at least three methods of study to pull out when you study every week. Here are mine:

Video/Audio lesson method (example: video based lessons, Youtube video lessons, TTMIK) 

1. Watch/listen to video/audio lesson once all the way through (just listen and repeat)

2.  Re-watch while writing down new vocabulary (listening writing)

3.  Study new vocabulary (reading)

Write out and use a joke or story to remember each word

Look for examples of uses for words using videos or songs or something (Listening) (speaking)

 (if learning Korean, use Naver. If learning Chinese or Japanese use Fluent U to search for videos, commercials, music videos, and episodes of shows containing your vocab word. For everything else just search Youtube)

Write out each word ten times (writing)

4. Re-watch video/audio (Listening)

5. Repeat after video/audio (Speaking)

6. Study vocab again at end of the week

 Textbook method 

Tip: If you buy a textbook for self study, definitely get one with audio

1. Read textbook lesson with audio if included (reading) (listening)

2. Read lesson without audio

2. Study vocabulary (reading)

Make and write a joke or saying or story to help you remember each word (Exam

4. Look for examples of uses for words using videos or songs or something (listening) (speaking)

5. Write character out ten times each (writing)

6. Repeat after audio if included (speaking)

Vocab lists (example: Tumblr, Pinterest, etc)

Say you find a list of interesting vocabulary on Tumblr or Pinterest. You can plan to use this during the week!

1. Read vocab list (reading)

2. Find corresponding audio and repeat. You can use a dictionary audio (listening) (speaking)

3. Study vocab words (reading)

Make jokes or some story to help you remember

5. Look for examples of uses for words using videos or songs or something (reading) (speaking)

6. Repeat after audio (speaking)

Shows, Movies, Youtube Videos

1. Watch video 10 minutes at a time (listening) (DO NOT watch the whole thing unless it is short)

2. Study vocab and grammar (reading) (writing)

3. Make inside jokes or story to help remember vocabulary

4. Look for examples of uses for words using videos or songs or something (listening) (speaking)

5. Write vocab out 10 times (writing)

6. Make  any relevant notes about culture and usage

7. Repeat after video sentences (speaking)

This method takes a long time over a course of weeks to finish a movie.

Music and Songs

1. Listen to entire song without looking at lyrics (listening)

2.  Go find lyrics and study vocabulary line by line (reading)

3. Make jokes or a story to remember vocabulary

4. No need to look for examples of word usage if you don’t want to

5. Write out vocabulary 10 times

6. Stop studying after one paragraph or verse

7. Read the lyrics

8. Listen to the song and try to follow along

9. Do this until you learn the whole song

8. Make any cultural notes

Okay, so let me explain some details in the post. In every method, one of the steps is to make a joke or some kind of phrase to help you memorize a new vocabulary word. Let me explain. Sometimes it is very hard to remember vocabulary words unless there is a story behind them! Say your words is 苹果 (apple) so you write the English translation and then below it you write, “Sarah refuses to eat her 苹果 and has now tossed it onto the floor. Sarah is 24.” Now you’ve written a short and memorable story about apples and are more likely to remember the word 苹果 . Got it? They teach this stuff in kindergarten and now you’re going to do it for you!

Note: If you are learning Chinese, you can use the radicals to make a story if you’d like. But that would require learning the radicals for every single word, which I encourage you to do anyway, but you don’t have to.

So how do you plan these into your weekly schedule? Easy! Pick a method and do that for one week and then change it to something else the next week. Or you can change it everyday or every few days. I will talk about it more in another post!

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This is literally my FAVE korean sentence structure guide. 

Sentences in Korean are completely different to English and this is what can confuse most Korean learners. It is also a good reminder of what each particle is used for and where to place them within sentences (I still get confused with my particles sometimes) 

Korean Position Words

Hello All! So, today I will be showing you guys Korean Position Words in a short lesson - that will hopefully advance your Korean sentences to the next step. In English, your mom or friend or coworker may ask for specific things - like ‘where is the milk?’ or ‘have you seen my keys?’ These questions can be answered with Position/Location particles. Every time you answer, remember the following:

subject이/가 + object + location에 + 있/없습니다 (있/없어요)

Vocab: ♡ 옆 - beside / next to ♡ 위 - on top / over ♡ 안 - inside ♡ 밑* / 아래 - under / bottom ♡ 밖 - outside ♡ 뒤 - behind ♡ 앞 - in front ♡ 사이 - between

Examples: 1. 신문이 책상 위에 있어요 - the newspaper is on the desk 2. 우유가 냉장고 안에 없어요 - the milk is not in the fridge 3. 제 침대가 침실 밖에 있습니까? - is my bed outside of the bedroom? 4. 의자가 식탁이랑 주방 사이에 있습니다 - the chair is between the table and the kitchen

* the reason why this is starred is because it’s not commonly used and it actually means something close to ‘down’ rather than under

I hope that this made some sense in the end! If you have any questions or are finding some things difficult, don’t hesitate to ask me or send me a pm - I will always be here to answer ^^ happy learning :)

~ SK101

사실 - Actually

다시 - Again

조금 - A little

많이 - A lot

벌써 - Already

항상 - Always

그리고 - And, And then

아파트 - Apartment

아기 - Baby, Infant 

왜냐하면 - Because 

생일 - Birthday

몸 - Body

책 - Book

근데 - But, However

옷 - Clothes

요리 - Cooking

아빠 - Dad

날 - Day

다른 - Different

꿈 - Dream

특히 - Especially 

매일 - Everyday

시험 - Exam, Test

첫 - First

친구 - Friend

게임 - Game

키 - Height

집 - House, Home

얼마나 - How much, How many

나 - I

이미지 - Image

웃음 - Laughter

인생 - Life

빛 - Light

사랑 - Love

남자 - Man

고기 - Meat

기억 - Memory

더 - More

엄마 - Mom

기분 - Mood

아침 - Morning

돈 - Money

영화 - Movie

음악 - Music

이름 - Name

뉴스 - News

밤 - Night

아니 - No

지금 - Now

기회 - Opportunity, Chance

사람 - Person

사진 - Picture

실천 - Practice

약속 - Promise

질문 - Question

빨리 - Quickly

비 - Rain

정말 - Really

진짜 - Really

방 - Room

비밀 - Secret

학교 - School

쇼핑 - Shopping

잠 - Sleep

노래 - Song

봄 - Spring

아직 - Still

가게 - Store

학생 - Student

공부 - Study

갑자기 - Suddenly

맛 - Taste, Flavor

선생 - Teacher

텔레비전 - Television 

그 - That

그때 - Then, At that time

요즘 - These days, Recently

이 - This, Two, Tooth

시간 - Time

오늘 - Today

함께 - Together

내일 - Tomorrow

너무 - Too

이해 - Understanding

아주 - Very, Extremely

우리 - We, Our

날씨 - Weather

잘 - Well

어떤 - What, Which

무슨 - What kind of, What

언제 - When

어디 - Where

누구 - Who

왜 - Why

겨울 - Winter

고민 - Worry, Concern

여자 - Woman

네 - Yes

#Japanese #WordoftheDay 悲惨 (ひさん/hisan) ‘disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful’ Example: 悲惨だろう オレ達人間に唯一できることなんてそんなもんだ