Language Passion

8/2/2018

Saying “beaucoup” over and over can get tiring for you and for your audience so here are some ways to try and avoid using it too much.

Bien de(s) + nom + action (la plupart du temps) [formal]: Il y a bien des choses à faire. - There is a lot of stuff to do.

Bondé de + personnes : Il y a bondé de monde ici. - There are a lot of people here.

Des/un tas de + nom : J’ai signé des tas de papiers pour mon boulot. - I signed a lot/heap of papers for my job.

Énormément [formal]: Nous aimons énormément cette ville, mais on doit déménager. - We love this city a lot/tremendously but we have to move.

Plein de + nom [informal] : On a plein de raisons de te détester. - We have a lot of reasons to hate you.

Tarpin de + nom [informal, from the south of France] : Il y a tarpin (trop) de personnes à cette putain de fête. - There are a lot (too many) people at this fucking party.

Vachement de + nom [informal] : J’ai faim et on n’a pas vachement de choix. - I’m hungry and we don’t have a lot of options/choices.

How to ask a major

1. 전공이 뭐예요? (What is your major?)

2. 뭐 전공해요/뭐 전공하세요? (What do you major in?)

3. 뭐 공부해요/공부하새요? (What do you study?)

Note: 1 and 2 are semantically different. 1 is using “major” (전공) as a noun, 2 uses it as a verb (전공하다)

How to ask someone’s favorite food and sport:

음식 - food

운동 - sport

무슨 음식을 좋아해요/좋아하세요? - What is your favorite food?

무슨 운동을 좋아해요/좋아하세요? - What is your favorite sport?

Asking about hobbies:

취미 - hobby

취미가 뭐예요? - What is your hobby?

Where are you from?

집이 어디ㅖ요? - Where is your home/hometown?

(REVIEW PHRASE)

어느 나라 사람이예요? - What is your nationality?

Review Phrases: Name, School Year

이름이 뭐예요? - What is your name?

몇 학년이에요? - What is your school year?

1학년, 2 학년, 3헉년, 4 학냔: freshman, sophomore, junior, senior

Asking how someone is doing

요즘 어떻게 지내세요? - How are you doing (lately)?

Responses:

바빠요 (busy)

그더 그래요 (just so-so)

괜찮아요 (I’m all right/Not bad)

좋아요 (I’m fine)

The present progressive tense is used when you are explaining currently on going actions or events. In other, simpler terms: -고 있다 is the Korean version of attaching the English ‘-ing’ ending onto verbs.

-고 있다 is used with verbs. It is attached directly to the verb stem. It is also often used in conjunction with the word 지금 (right now, just now) though it’s not absolutely required.

가다: 가 + 고 있다 →  가고 있어요 먹다: 먹 + 고 있다 →  먹고 있어요 보다: 보 + 고 있다 →  보고 있어요

레오: 영화를 같이 볼까요? 켄: 미안해요, 지금 공부하고 있어요. Leo: Shall we watch a movie together? Ken: Sorry, I’m studying right now.

켄: 아 배고파요… 레오: 저는 슈퍼마켓에 가고 있어요. Ken: Ah I’m hungry…. Leo: I’m going to the super market [right now].

As you can see, this grammar point is very easy to use and important to know! However there are some things you should keep in mind when using this grammar point.

It can be used in the past tense and future tense, but it comes off as sounding awkward. It would be more natural to use the regular form past/future tense instead. That said, if you really really want to emphasize the fact you were/are going to do something you can use this grammar point in past/future tense.

So while “저는 밥을 먹고 있었어요” is grammatically correct, “저는 밥을 먹었어요.” flows a lot better.

Regarding verbs like 앉다 (to sit) and 서다 (to stand) (or other verbs regarding the “position” of where something is, like “to lie down”, etc): You cannot use -고 있다 with verbs like this to say that you are currently doing the action. For example: 지금 앉고 있어요. I am sitting. This sentence is correct but it means that that my knees are bent and I am in the process of moving myself onto the spot where I’m going to be sitting.

If I want to say I am currently settled in my seat and no longer moving I need to use -아/어 있다 instead.

지금 앉아 있어요. I am sitting. 편의점 옆에 서 있어요. I am standing next to the convenience store. 소파에 누워 있어요. I am laying on the sofa.

This is because these “positioning” verbs sometimes tend to act a little differently than other verbs in some situations. This is a good example of one of them. :)

So to sum: when using verbs that describe position, just remember to use -아/어 있다 instead of -고 있다.

In all the examples above, we discussed actions that were currently in progress, but you can also use this grammar point to express repeated on-going actions in Korean by adding the word 요즘 (lately, these days) to your sentence.

For example, if you regularly attend cooking classes or take taekwondo you could say:

제가 요즘 요리 학원에 다니고 있어요. These days I am attending a cooking academy.

레오 씨가 요즘 태권도를 배우고 있어요. Lately Leo is learning taekwondo.

Easy, right? :)

Today is day 2 of TTMIK’s 500 vocabulary words lessons. Check out day 1 here.  Do you know these words? Let’s begin!

Can you understand this story?

I 일어나다 일찍 매일 morning. I 마시다 물 and 세수. I 입다 and put on 화장. Then I go to 회사. I can do it again today!

VOCABULARY:

[these words are not conjugated]

일어나다 ~ to get up/to wake up

일찍 ~ early

매일 ~ every day

마시다 ~ to drink

물 ~ water

세수하다 ~ to wash one’s face

입다 ~ to wear/to put on

옷 ~ clothes

화장 ~ makeup

회사 ~ work

[listen to the audio for these words here]

For the Korean conjugated version of this story as well as form explanations, please expand:

저는 매일 일찍 일어나요. 물을 마시고 세수를 해요. 옷을 입고 화장을 해요. 그리고 회사에 가요. 오늘도 화이팅!

* 일하다 becomes 일어나요 when conjugated to polite present tense.

* 물 is given the object marking particle ~을

* 마시다 and 세수 are linked with ~고

* 세수 is given the object marking particle ~를

* 옷 is given the object marking particle 을

* 입다 and 화장 are linked with ~고

*화장 is given the object marking particle ~을

* 회사 is given the location marking particle ~에

TRANSLATED VERSION:

I wake up early every morning. I drink water and wash my face. I put on clothes and put on makeup. Then I got to work. I can do it again today!

1) On est pas sortis de l’auberge We’re in a mess (litt. We’re not out of the hostel) Ex: On a encore trois dossiers à remplir, on est pas sortis de l’auberge

2) Faire quelque chose les doigts dans le nez To do something easily (litt. To do something with the fingers in the nose) Ex: Ils ont gagné les doigts dans le nez

3) C’est culcul la praline It’s childish/ridiculous (litt. It’s ass-ass the praline) Ex: Léa est super fan de HelloKitty, c’est culcul la praline

4) En faire un fromage To make a big deal of something (litt. To make a cheese of something) Ex: Victor a perdu et il en a fait tout un fromage

5) Etre copain comme cochon To be best friends (litt. To be as friends as pigs) Ex: Depuis l’année dernière, Matthieu et Valentin sont copains comme cochons

6) Ne pas pousser Mémé dans les orties Don’t push it (litt. Don’t push Grandma in the nettle) Ex: Tu m’en demande trop, faut pas pousser mémé dans les orties

7) Etre con comme un manche à balai To be an idiot (litt. To be as dumb as a broom) Ex: C’est pas possible, Thomas est con comme un manche à balai!

8) Devenir chèvre Becoming silly (litt. Becoming a goat) Ex: Elle me fait devenir chèvre

9) Etre sur son 31 To wear elegant/fancy clothes (litt. To be on one’s 31) Ex: Je me suis mise sur mon 31 pour le mariage de mon frère

10) Tomber dans les pommes Fainting (litt. To fall in the apples) Ex: Michel est tombé dans les pommes quand sa fille est née

11) Il y a quelque chose qui cloche There’s something wrong (litt. There’s something ringing) Ex: C’est trop silencieux, il y a quelque chose qui cloche

12) Avoir le cafard To be sad (litt. To have the cockroach) Ex: Depuis que Marine l’a quitté, Mattéo a le cafard

13) C’est la fin des haricots It’s the end of everything (litt. It’s the end of the beans) (almost always used ironically) Ex: L’Equipe de France a perdu, c’est la fin des haricots!

14) Coûter les yeux de la tête To cost an arm and a leg (litt. To cost the eyes of the head) Ex: Le nouvel iphone coûte les yeux de la tête

15) Arriver comme un cheveu sur la soupe Entering a situation at a bad time (litt. To arrive like a hair in the soup) Ex: Raphaël est arrivé dans la conversation comme un cheveu sur la soupe

16) Metrre son grain de sel To give an unsolicitated opinion (litt. To put one’s seed of salt) Ex: Sophie m’énerve à toujours mettre son grain de sel de partout!

17) Faire la grasse matinée To sleep late in the morning (litt. To do the fat morning) Ex: Après la soirée d’hier, j’ai fait la grasse matinée

18) Avoir un coup de foudre To fall in love instantly with someone Ex: Louis a eu un coup de foudre pour Jade

19) Sauter du coq à l’âne To jump to a new topic in a conversation without any transition (litt. To jump from the rooster to the donkey) Ex: Il passe du coq à l’âne pour éviter d’avoir une conversation sérieuse

PART 2

Indicatif: je sais que - I know that je suis sûr(e) que - I am sure that je suis certain(e) que - I am certain that je crois que - I believe that je pense que - I think that j'espère que – I hope that il est certain(e) que – it is certain that il est clair que – it is clear that il est évident que – it is obvious that il est exact que – it is exact that il est probable que – it is probable that il paraît que – it seems that il me semble que – it seems to me that Il est inévitable que – it is inevitable that

Subjonctif: j'ai peur que – I am afraid that je veux que – I want je ne crois pas que – I don’t believe that je ne suis pas sûr(e)/certain(e) que – I am not sure/certain that je suis désolé(e) que – I am sorry that je suis heureux(-euse) que – I am happy that je suis fier(e) que – I am proud that il est amusant que – it is amusing that il est bon que – it is good that il est dommage  que  – it is a pity that il est douteux que  - it is doubtful that il est essentiel que – it is esencial that il est étonnant que  - it is astonishing that il est gentil que  - it is nice that il est impératif que - it is imperative that il est important que- it is important that  il est possible que - it is possible that il est improbable que  - it is improbable that il est indispensable que - it is essential that il est injuste que - it is unfair that il est juste que - it is fair that il est intéressant  que - it is interesting that il est ironique que  - it is ironic that il est naturel que  - it is natural that il est nécessaire que - it is necessary that il est normal que  - it is normal that il est préférable que  - it is preferable that il est rare que  - it is rare that il est surprenant que  - it is surprising that il est (grand) temps que  - it is (about) time that il est urgent que  - it is urgent that il est utile que  - it is useful that il est inutile que – it is useless that il convient que  - it is appropriate that il faut que  - it is necessary that il se peut que  - it is possible that il semble que  - it seems that il suffit que  - it is enough that il vaut mieux que  - it is better that ce n’est vaut pas (cela ne vaut pas) la peine que – it is not worth the trouble that il n'est pas sûr(e) que – it is not sure that il n'est pas certain que – it is not certain that il n'est pas vrai que – it is not true that il est étrange que – it is strange that c'est formidable/génial que – it is great that

Ici vous avez le reste des expressions après lesquelles on utilise soit le subjonctif soit l’infinitif. 

requested by anon

ursäkta? - excuse me?

va? - what?

vad sa du? - what did you say?

jag missade det där - i missed that

jag hörde inte det där sista - i didn’t hear that last part

kan du ta det igen? - could you repeat that (you’re literally saying “can you take that again”)

kan du prata lite långsammare? - could you speak a bit more slowly?

kan vi prata engelska istället? - could we speak english instead?

oj - oops

vad sa du nu? - what’s that?

vad betyder det? - what does that mean?

jag förstod inte det där ordet - i didn’t understand that word

jag vet inte vad det betyder - i don’t know what that means

hur uttalar man det här? - how do you pronounce this?

kan du förklara det här? - can you explain this?

skulle du kunna förklara det här? - can you explain this? (a bit more polite, not that the first version is impolite)

tack! - thank you

Quedar con - (tener una cita con alguien) used when you are meeting up with someone

e.g. Me quedo con Laura cada jueves para platicar por un rato - I meet Laura every Thursday to chat for a bit

Quedar en - to come to an agreement 

e.g. quedamos en limpiar la casa por turno - we decided to take turns at cleaning the house

Quedar - to keep something

e.g. Puedes quedarte ese bolso - you can keep that bag

Quedar - to give a good or bad impression

e.g. Cuando conocí a Juan por la primera vez, estaba bebiendo mucho, quedó muy mal. - When I met Juan for the first time he was drinking a lot, he left a very bad impression.

Quedar - to talk about the location of something

e.g. Entre el hotel y mi casa queda 10km - the hotel is 10km away from my house

e.g. el hotel no queda muy lejos - the hotel isn’t very far away

Quedar - talking about time lapses 

e.g. nos quedamos hasta la tarde - we stand until the afternoon

Additions made by @spanishskulduggery 

 1. quedarse can be used as a verb of change meaning “to become” or in some contexts “to be struck”, as in quedarse de piedra is “to be astonished” [literally “to become stone”], se quedaron en silencio “they were struck silent”

 Or in some other contexts it can show up as “to become” in the sense of something permanent that’s different, like quedarse ciego/a “to become blind”, quedarse sordo/a “to become deaf” 

2. quedar por is a verbal expression that means “remaining” or “something not yet done”. For example, aún queda mucho por decir “there’s still a lot left to say”, or me queda mucho por aprender “there’s still a lot left for me to learn” / “I’ve got a lot (left) to learn” 

3. This may be an idiomatic expression more than anything but quedar en ridículo is translated as “to look silly/stupid”, so hacer quedar en ridículo is “to make a fool out of someone” or “to make someone look stupid”… hace quedar en ridículo a ella “he/she makes her look stupid” for example

4. Regular quedar can be “to remain” so lo que queda “what’s left” / “what remains”, and quedarse can be “to stay behind”, or in some expressions “to stay somewhere” like me quedo en casa “I’m staying home”

I’m sure there are more uses, please send corrections or additions!

English:

1) Hotel California – Eagles 2) Wouldn’t it be ice – The beach boys 3) Born to be wild – Steppenwolf 4) Hit the road Jack – Ray Charles 5) Livin’on a prayer – Bon Jovi 6) Budapest – George Ezra 7) Barcelona – Ed Sheeran 8) Castle on the hill – Ed Sheeran 9) Champion – Fall Out Boy 10) Alone together – Fall Out Boy 11) Young volcanoes – Fall Out Boy 12) Adventure of a lifetime – Coldplay 13) Hymn for the weekend – Coldplay 14) Paradise – Coldplay 15) Bastille – Pompeii 16) I take it all – Pegasus 17) Free – Pegasus 18) Mountain sound – Of Monsters and men 19) Life is a highway – Rascall Flatts 20) Dream on – Aerosmith 21) I lived – One Republic 22) Runaways – All time low 23) The edge of tonight – All time low 24) Good times – All Time Low 25) The flood – Take that 26) Piano man – Billie Joel 27) Desert rose – Sting 28) Africa - Toto 29) Good riddance – Green day 30) No surrender – Bruce Springsteen 31) Born to run – Bruce Springsteen 32) Whatever it takes – Imagine Dragons 33) Thunder – Imagine Dragons 34) On the top of the world – Imagine Dragons 35) New York state of mind – Alicia Keys 36) Victorius – Panic! At the disco 37) LA devotee – Panic! At the disco 38) Vegas Lights – Panic! At the disco 39) Ready to go – Panic! At the disco 40) Run boy run – Woodkid 41) Sweet home alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd 42) We come running – Youngblood Hawke 43) Castaway – 5 seconds of summer 44) Higher – The score 45) Pacific Coast Highway – Two friends feat Max 46) Renegades – X Ambassadors 47) One day we’ll be old – Asaf Avidan 48) Summercat - Billie the vision & The Dancers 49) Trip the light – Alicia Kembe 50) Home – Edward Sharpe & The magnetic zeros 51) Eddie Vedder – Rise 52) Society – Eddie Vedder 53) Guaranteed – Eddie Vedder 54) Blowing in the wind – Bob Dylan 55) Wind of change – Scorpions 56) Midnight City – M83

 French: 

57) Caravane – Raphaël 58) Schengen – Raphaël 59) Sur la route – Gérard de Palmas 60) J’t’emmène au vent – Louise Attaque 61) Un jour j’irai à Nerw York avec toi – Téléphone 62) C’est la vie – Khaled 63) Nation – Tibz 64) Voyage en Italie – Lillicub 65) Les lumières dans la plaine – Mickey 3D 66) Liberta – Pep’s 67) Paris – Willy William 68) On dirait le sud – Nino Ferrer 69) Le présent d’abord – Forent Pagny 70) Emmenez-moi – Charles Aznavour 71) Dès que le vent soufflera – Renaud 72) Voyage voyage – Desireless 73) La maison bleue – Maxime le forestier 74) Tout le bonheur du monde - Sinsémilla  75) Santiago - Hugues Aufrey 

 Spanish: 

76) El mismo sol – Alvaro Soler 77) La bicicleta – Shakira 78) La Gozadera – Gente de zona 79) La la la – Shakira 80) We are one – Pitbull 81) Clandestino – Manu Chao 82) Vivir mi vida – Marc Anthony 83) El viaje - Antonio Orozco

 Portuguese: 

84) Selvagens a Procura de lei - Despedida 85) Planta e Raiz – Aquele lugar 86) Vamos fugir - Skank 87) A vida do viajante - Luiz Gonzaga 88) O sol -  Jota Quest 89) Além do horizonte - Jota Quest  90) Passageiro - Capital inicial

 Italian: 

91) Roma-Bangkok - Baby K 92) Tutti vogliono viaggiare in prima -  Ligabue 93) Certe notti -  Ligabue 94) 883 - Nord, Sud, Ovest, Est 95) Viaggio - Piero Pelù 96) Il peso della valigia - Ligabue 97) Il mio giorno più bello nel mondo - Francesco Renga 98) Modena City Ramblers - La strata

 Greek: 

1. Stop asking everyone else for permission.

2. Stop seeking to live up to other people’s expectations.

3. Listen to your head, and your feelings, and your heart.

4. Be willing to take risks and to try what interests you.

5. Don’t give up too early – and don’t assume you’ll fail.

Of course, nobody is perfect and mistakes are bound to happen. However, some errors seem to crop up very commonly when looking at or listening to sentences formed by non-native speakers. Let’s check out some of the most common errors!

되다’s spelling

Going to start heavy with something that even native speakers commonly get wrong. Depending on what follows the root 되, sometimes it remains as 되 and other times it changes to 돼. It’s pronounced the same either way, so spelling errors with this are super common. However, knowing which spelling to use is actually super easy. If the root 되 is followed by a consonant, it doesn’t change. If it is followed by a conjugation starting with 어, it becomes 돼. Let’s look at some examples:

되다 + -겠 (consonant-starting) +어요(or other form of your choosing) = 되겠어요

되다 + -ㅂ니다(consonant-starting) = 됩니다

되다 + -아/어요 = 돼요

되다 + -았/었어요 = 됐어요

NOTE: You might sometimes see 되다 conjugated as 되어요, 되었어요, etc. This is very much a written form, and you won’t hear conjugated 되다 spoken in this manner.

-에요? -이에요? -예요? Conjugating 이다

This is another common error, even among native speakers. Misspelling or misusing the conjugations of this verb is very easy to do because they ultimately sound pretty much the same when spoken. Let’s take a look at them.

-에요: This is not a valid conjugation of 이다. It’s just wrong.

-이에요: This conjugation is used when the noun to which it is attached—please, no spaces between the noun and 이다, ever!—ends with a consonant. For example:

가방 + 이다 +아/어요 = 가방이에요

집 + 이다 + 아/어요 = 집이에요

-예요: This conjugation is used when the noun to which it is attached ends with a vowel. For example:

학교 + 이다 + 아/어요 = 학교예요

문제 + 이다 + 아/어요 = 문제예요

While we’re at it, let’s look at 이다’s past tense -요 conjugations too:

consonant-ending noun + 이다 (past tense) = -이었어요

가방이었어요

집이었어요

vowel-ending noun + 이다 (past tense) = -였어요

학교였어요

문제였어요

있다가 vs 이따가

They’re pronounced the same, but they’re nothing alike in meaning! 있다가 is the verb 있다 with the connector -다가 on it. I don’t want to get too much into -다가 right now (I’ll do another grammar post on that later!), but for now we can say that 있다가 indicates that something existed or was in a certain state when something else happened at the same time. On the other hand, 이따가 is an adverb which means “later.” Simple, right? This leads into the next common mistake, which is…

이따(가) vs 나중(에)

One of my friends used to get so irate at me when I used these incorrectly! Thanks to him, I’ll never misuse them again >.> Both of these words can be translated as “later,” but the time periods they cover differ. 

이따(가) is a near “later,” like within the same day. So, suppose you’re on the phone with your friend in the morning making plans to meet in the afternoon. You can finish up your conversation by saying, “이따 봐!” Or maybe you’re promising you’re mother that you’ll finish up some housework after you meet your friend. You can tell her, “좀 이따 해 줄게요.”

나중(에) is a later “later.” You met up with your friend, and when it came time to pay for your lunch, they realized that they forgot their wallet at home. They offer to run back to their house to get their wallet and pay you back immediately, but you simply say, “나중에 줘도 괜찮아. (It’s fine if you give it to me later.)” This means your friend can give it back to you more or less at their convenience, even if it takes a few days.

덥다? 뜨겁다? 춥다? 차갑다?

덥다 and 뜨겁다 both mean “hot,” and 춥다 and 차갑다 both mean “cold.” However, that does not mean they’re interchangeable! It’s common to see Korean learners accidentally use the wrong “hot” or “cold” in the wrong situation. So, how do we use them correctly?

덥다 and 춥다 are both used when talking about the temperature around you or the weather. For example, a room with the heating turned up too high or Seoul in August would be 덥다, while a snowy winter day would be 춥다.

뜨겁다 and 차갑다 are both used when talking about the temperature of things that are… pretty much not the air around you. For the soup you burnt your tongue on, you can use 뜨겁다. For the ice cube that your immature friend dropped down the back of your shirt, you can use 차갑다. 

These are the main mistakes that I see people make (and that some of my friends have told me that they notice, as well). Hopefully you learned something new reading this post! If you’ve noticed that any of these is something you struggle with, work hard to fix it to keep building a strong foundation for your Korean studies.

For all you international kpop fans out there who’d like to learn Korean (for multiple reason I guess?), I have collected a large collection of online textbooks, websites, resources, and blogs that can help you achieve your goal!

online textbooks: [ all the downloads are pdfs, no .rar files! ] 

My Korean – book one

My Korean – book two

Dirty Korean

Using Korean

Basic Korean

Korean from Zero! – book one

Korean Grammar for International Learners

Using Korean: a Contemporary Use

Intermediate College Korean

Living Language Korean Course

Continuing Korean

Handbook of Korean Vocabulary

Korean Grammar in Use

Korean for Dummies

Korean Made Simple (not a download)

websites:

how to study korean

Sogang Korean Program

learn korean

talk to me in korean

lets learn korean

free korean lessons

korean for dummies cheat sheet

korean class 101

korean class 101 (youtube)

talktomeinkorean (youtube)

sweetandtasty (youtube)

seemile (youtube)

common vocabulary

useful korean phrases

grammar + vocab reference

vocab games

quizlet

Apps: [ some may only be available for iphone or android and not both so bear with me ]

pop-popping korean (iOS + android)

tengugo hangul (iOS + android)

kdrama talk (iOS only) 

Neme Korean (iOS + android)

KORLINK by Talk to Me in Korean (iOS + android)

Learn Korean by Bravo Language (iOS + android)

Korean Flashcards (free on android only, $4.99 on iOS)

Learn Korean 6000 words (android only)

TOPIK One (iOS + android)

Dongsa (iOS + android)

POPYA animals & fruits + vegetables (iOS + android)

misc. resources:

korean keyboard

culture notes

text slang

crash course on honorifics

children’s books

the chosun (news in korean)

korean class 101 podcast

talk to me in korean podcast

blogs: [ most of these seem pretty active as far as i can tell ]

unyounglearnskorean

study-korean

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1. If it feels wrong, don’t do it.

2. Say “exactly” what you mean.

3. Don’t be a people pleaser.

4. Trust your instincts.

5. Never speak badly about yourself.

6. Never give up on your dreams.

7. Don’t be afraid to say “no”.

8. Don’t be afraid to say “yes”.

9. Resist the need to always have control.

10. Stay away from drama and negativity – as much as possible.

전반  = In general, across the board 

1 - Used after some verbs.

Croire en Dieu.

Mise en œuvre.

2 - Can specify the nature of an object.

Un évier en émail.

3 - Indicate the location.

Être en France. — Aller en Amérique.

Mettre quelqu’un en prison.

Marcher en tête.

4 - This preposition can have several specific uses. Very often, it’s used before a word indicating or specifying the inner state or relative state, the way to be, the modification or the way of someone or someone to be “set”. 

Mettre en ligne.

Un habit en lambeaux.

Teindre, colorer en bleu, en rouge.

5 - It also can insert the word specifying what someone is busy doing

Être en affaire, en prières.

6 - The result of a nature modification Narcisse fut métamorphosé en fleur.

Éclater en sanglots.

7 - The shape 

Des arbres taillés en buisson. 

Une fenêtre en ogive.

8 - The kind of way to grow

Cet hectare est en vignes. 

Ce terrain a été mis en potager, est en potager.

9 - The way to divide 

Diviser en deux, en trois, etc.

Une comédie en cinq actes.

10 - The kind of clothes someone wears 

Être en uniforme. 

Être en pantoufles.

11 - It also helps adding very frequently the word specifying to what is relative, what is restraining, from what point of view is considered the thing, the quality, the action specified in the sentence.  

Bon en mathématiques. 

Docteur en médecine.

Une terre fertile en blé.

12 - It also used to point conformity out

En bonne règle. 

Je vous le dis en vérité.

13 - The way an action is made

Je vous expliquerai la chose en deux mots.

Ils s’y rendirent en toute hâte.

14 - The language or the kind of writing you’re using

Écrire un ouvrage en grec, en français, en latin, etc.

Ils s’entretenaient en anglais.

15 - The destination

Mettre en vente.

Donner en otage.

16 - The purpose that make people act or the goal you want to reach

En vue de lui plaire.

17 - Related to time or the amount of time

En hiver. 

En votre absence. 

En temps de paix.

18 - Means of transport (when you’re inside the vehicule, like a car or a plane, when you’re straddling, like a bike or a horse for example, we use “à”). 

Je suis allé en Corse en avion, mais je suis revenu en bateau.

19 - Form the gerund

Lambert hochait la tête en souriant. (Beauvoir, Mandarins, 1954)

En allant à l’université, j’ai rencontré une belle fille.

20 - Replace à la or à l’ of a country or continent location or season.  ———–* Consonne               *—+ Voyelle                      +

Masculin / Singulier ———–* aller au Québec      *—+ aller en Iran              + ———–* venir du Québec     *—+ venir d’Iran               +

Masculin / Pluriel ———–* aller aux Pays-Bas  *—+ aller aux États-Unis  + ———–* venir des Pays-Bas *—+ venir des États-Unis +

오늘은 기분이 어때요?~

How are you feeling today? Some more feeling words to help us describe how we feel everyday!~

*remember to try and sound out each word before peeking at the romanization!~

행복해요 (haeng bok hae yo) happy 슬퍼요 (seul peo yo) sad 아파요 (ah pa yo) sick, hurt 피곤해요 (pi gon hae yo) tired 부끄러워요 bu ggeu reo weo yo) envious 배고파요 (bae go pa yo) hungry 긴장해요 (gin jang hae yo) nervous 놀랐어요 (nol lat-seo yo) surprised/shocked 섭섭해요 (seob seob hae yo) disappointed 화가났어요 (hwa ga nat-seo yo) angry 심심해요 (shim shim hae yo) bored 민족해요 (min jok hae yo) content 부러워요 (bu reo weo yo) envious 무서워요 (moo seo weo yo) scared 미쳤어요 (mi chyeot-seo yo) crazy

장난스러워요 (jang nan seu reo weo yo) mischievous