MASTERLIST OF KOREAN GRAMMAR/CONCEPTS
ALL BEGINNER SHOULD KNOWÂ
â ïžI got this list from the "koreantopik" website. Not only that but each thing listed there, they have a lesson on it. Visit this website to find and have access to all those lessonsđ
If you were on a mission to learn "all" of the beginner grammar in Korean I think this would help you A LOT. For my advice, I'd say break it down into sizeable chunks & take your time to learn each one thoroughly that way you don't have to re-visit it later.
1. Expressing Korean Alphabets, Numbers, Dates and Times in Korean
1.1Â Korean Alphabet: How to Read, Write, and Pronounce
1.2Â Numbers in Korean = Sino-Korean and Native-Korean
1.3Â Dates and Times in Korean = reading Year/Month/Date/Day & Hour/Minute
2. Expressing Tenses and Negation in Korean
2.1 Present Tense in Korean = A/V/N-(ì€)ă
ëë€ or A/V-ì/ìŽì.
2.2 Past and Past Perfect Tense in Korean = A/V-ì/ììŽì and A/V-ì/ìììŽì.
2.3 Future and Progressive Tense in Korean = V-(ìŒ)ăč ê±°ìì and V-êł ìë€
2.4 Negative Expressions in Korean = (1) ìëë€, ìë€, ëȘšë„Žë€; (2) V-ì§ ìë€, ì V; (3) ëȘ» V, V-ì§ ëȘ»íë€
3. How to Use Particles in Korean
3.1 N-ì/ë vs ìŽ/ê° = 'topic marker' vs 'subject marker' in Korean
3.2 ì/넌 and Nì = 'object particle' and 'possessive particle' in Korean
3.3 Nì/êłŒ, N (ìŽ)ë, Níêł = 'and' ~ listing particle in Korean
3.4Â Nì, Nìì time & place particles in Korean = at/on (time), in/on/at/to (place)
3.5 Nìì Nêčì§, Në¶í° Nêčì§, NìêČ/íí
(ì) grammar = fromâŠto, from..until, to/from N
3.6Â Në, Në§, Në°ì particles = also/too, only/just, only/nothing but
3.7 N(ìŒ)ëĄ, NìŻ€ particles = to/by/using, about/around
3.8 N(ìŽ)ë, NìČëŒ/ Nê°ìŽ particles = or/no less than, like/same
3.9 N볎ë€, Në§ë€ particles in Korean = more...than/-er...than, every/all
4. Expressing Listing and Contrast in KoreanÂ
4.1Â V-êł , V-ê±°ë, V-ì§ë§ grammar = âandâ, âorâ, âbutâ in English
4.2 A-ăŽ/ìë°, N-ìžë°, V-ëë° grammar = (1) 'but', (2) 'so/and' in English
5. Expressing Time Events in KoreanÂ
5.1 N ì ì/íì, Vêž° ì ì, V(ìŒ)㎠íì grammar = before/ago, after/later
5.2 A/V-ì/ìŽì grammar = (1) and/ (in order) to, (2) because (of)/ so thatâŠ
5.3 V-(ìŒ)멎ì grammar = while/duringâŠ~actions occurs simultaneously
5.4Â V-êł ëì grammar = and then, after doing ~express sequential events
5.5Â V-ìë§ì grammar = as soon as, right after ~something occurs right after the end of an action or event
5.6 V-(ìŒ)ăŽ ì§ grammar = how long has been 'since' I did something
5.7 N ë, A/V-(ìŒ)ăč ë grammar = when, during ~express the time when an action occurs or its duration
5.8 N ì€, V-ë ì€ grammar = in the middle of N/V, currently doing
5.9Â N ëì, V-ë ëì grammar = during /for N, while V-ing
6. Expressing Ability in Korean
6.1 V-(ìŒ)ăč ì ìë€/ìë€ grammar = can/ can't do V ~express possibility to do/ not do something
6.2 V-(ìŒ)ăč ì€ ìë€/ëȘšë„Žë€ grammar = know how to/ donât know how to V
7. Expressing Demands, Permission, and Prohibition in Korean
7.1 V-(ìŒ)ìžì grammar = (1) honorific ending ~show respect, (2) making requests politely
7.2Â V-ì§ ë§ìžì grammar = please donât V~ requesting someone not to do something politely
7.3 V-ì/ìŽìŒ íë€ grammar = must, have to ~express necessity to do something
7.4 V-ì/ìŽë ëë€ grammar = may, can I...? ~ask permission or approval for a behavior
7.5 V-(ìŒ)멎 ì ëë€ grammar = may not, not allowed ~express prohibition or limitation of an action
7.6 A/V-ì§ ììë ëë€ (ì A/V-ì/ìŽë ëë€) grammar = donât have to ~express the unnecessary of a behavior
8. Expressing Hopes in Korean
8.1 V-êł ì¶ë€ = want to, prefer to ~express one's wish or hope
8.2 A/N/V-(ìŒ)멎 ìąêČ ë€ grammar = hope, wish ~express desire, wish, or hope that has not been realized
9. Expressing Reasons and Causes in Korean
9.1 A/V-ì/ìŽì grammar = (1) and/ (in order) to, (2) because (of)/ so thatâŠ
9.2 A/V-(ìŒ)ëêč grammar = (1) because/ since, (2) when/ do sth to discover
9.3 N/A/V-êž° ë돞ì grammar = because (of), since ~Express a reason or cause of a situation
10. Expressing Requests and Assisting in Korean
10.1 V-ì/ìŽ ìŁŒë€ and V-ì/ìŽ ìŁŒìžì grammar = assist / please do ~assisting someone or making a request to someone
10.2 V-ì/ìŽ ì€êČì, V-ì/ìŽ ì€êčì? grammar = Shall I, Let me, I will ~attempt to help someone
11. Expressing Experiences in Korean
11.1 V-ì/ìŽ ëłŽë€ grammar = try, have tried ~ tell or ask someone to try or experience something
11.2 V-(ìŒ)㎠ì ìŽ ìë€, V-ì/ìŽ ëłž ì ìŽ ìë€ grammar = have done, have tried ~express the past experience
12. Expressing Suggestions and Asking Opinions in Korean
12.1 V-(ìŒ)ăčêčì? grammar = (1) shall we, why donât weâŠ? (2) shall I, should IâŠ?
12.2 V-ă
/ììë€ grammar = letâs, shall we ~suggest someone doing something together
12.3 V-(ìŒ)ìêČ ìŽì? grammar = would you like, why not...? ~politely suggesting or asking for preference
12.4 V-(ìŒ)ăčëì grammar = (1) do you want to, how about? (2) be going to, will
13. Expressing Plans and Intentions in Korean
13.1 A/V-êČ ìŽì grammar = (1) will, plan to; (2) looks, sounds
13.2 V-(ìŒ)ăčêČì grammar = (I) will ~express intention or promise to do something
13.3 V-(ìŒ)ăčëì grammar = (1) do you want to, how about? (2) be going to, will
14. Expressing Purpose and Intention in Korean
14.1 V-(ìŒ)ëŹ ê°ë€/ì€ë€ grammar = go/come (to somewhere) to do something
14.2 V-(ìŒ)ë €êł íë€ grammar = plan to, intend to ~express intention or plan that has yet to be done
14.3 V-(ìŒ)ë €êł grammar = in order to, so that ~express intention or purpose to do something
14.4 Nì/넌 ìíŽì, V-êž° ìíŽì grammar = for (the sake of), (in order) to
14.5 V-êž°ëĄ íë€ grammar = decide to, promise to ~make a promise with oneself or someone
15. Expressing Suppositions and Conditions in Korean
15.1 A/V-(ìŒ)멎 grammar = if, when ~express a supposition or a condition about a fact ...
15.2 V-(ìŒ)ë €ë©Ž grammar = if you want/ intend toâŠthen you shouldâŠ
15.3 N/A/V-ì/ìŽë grammar = even if, regardless of ~a situation occurs regardless of the previous action
16. Expressing Conjecture (or Guess) in Korean
16.1 A/V-êČ ìŽì grammar = (1) will, plan to; (2) looks, sounds
16.2 A/V-(ìŒ)ăčêčì? grammar = (3) do you think, I wonder if ~express a supposition of an action or state
16.3 A/V-(ìŒ)ăč ê±°ìì grammar = (2) I think ~express a supposition based on a direct basis
16.4 A-(ìŒ)㎠êČ ê°ë€, V-ë êČ ê°ë€ grammar = look like, seem, I think ~express a supposition based on subjective reasons
17. Expressing Suffix Changes in Parts of SpeechÂ
17.1 A/V-ì/ë/ì N grammar = N that A/V ~noun modifier
17.2 V-êž° grammar = V-ing in English ~turn a verb or a phrase into nouns
17.3 A-êČ grammar = '...-ly' or 'in a ... manner' ~turn an adjective into an adverb
17.4 A-ì/ìŽíë€ grammar =~turn an adjective into a verb
18. Expressing State-of-Being in Korean
18.1 V-êł ìë€ (2) grammar = ~be wearing/taking off ~state of wearing/taking off something
18.2 V-ì/ìŽ ìë€ grammar = 'V-ed/-ing' ~express the continuing state of a completed action
18.3 A-ì/ìŽì§ë€ = to get/become ~express a change over time
18.4 V-êČ ëë€ grammar = became, came to, been decided ~express a change from one state to another
19. Confirming Information in Korean
19.1 -ăŽ/ì/ëì§ + V grammar = V + who/what/where/how/when +clause
19.2 V-ë ë° ê±žëŠŹë€/ë€ë€ grammar = take/ cost (time, money) to do something
19.3 A/V-ì§ì? grammar = isn't / don't /..., right? ~to confirm information
20. Expressing Discovery, Surprise, and so on
20.1 -ëê”°ì, -ëê”Źë, and -ê”° grammar = I see that, I didn't realize that ~express surprise
20.2 N(ìŽ)ë€ì, A/V-ë€ì grammar = really, certainly, wow ~ express surprise or agree with someone
20.3 A-(ìŒ)ăŽê°ì? V-ëì? grammar = are/do you...?, Is it...?
20.4 A-(ìŒ)ăŽë°ì, V-ëë°ì grammar = (1) well, (2) why/what, (3) wow, (4) set background information
21. Expressing Quotations in Korean
21.1 Direct quotations in Korean ëŒêł íë€, íêł íë€ = said/asked/written
21.2 Indirect quotation in Korean ë€êł íë€ = said ~citing of what someone said
21.3 Indirect quotation in Korean ëêł íë€ = asked ~citing of what someone asked
21.4 Indirect quotation in Korean ìë íë€ = suggested ~citing of what someone suggested
21.5 Indirect quotation in Korean ëŒêł íë€ = told ~citing of what someone requested
21.6 Indirect Quotations in Korean ëì, ëì, ìŹì, ëŹì = said, asked, told (casual form)
22. Irregular Conjugations and Common Connective Adverbs in Korean
22.1 Korean ă·, ă
, ă
-irregular verbs and adjectives (Part 1)
22.2 Korean ă
, ă
Ą, ăč, 넎-irregular verbs and adjectives (Part 2)
22.3 Common connective Korean adverbs: ê·žëì, ê·žëŹë, ê·žëŒ, ê·žë°ë°, ê·žëë