release please

아/어/여야 할 텐데 is used when one is worried and is hoping for a particular outcome.  For example, if I have a flight to catch but I’m running late, I’m hoping that I won’t miss the flight.  In this case, I could say 비행기를 안 놓쳐야 할 텐데…/ I hope I don’t miss my flight. 

It can be followed by 걱정이다 or 모르겠다.  

내가 축구 경기가 있는 날이라 비가 안 와야 할 텐데…  I hope it doesn’t rain on the day of my soccer tournament…

감기가 빨리 나아야 할 텐데 걱정이에요.  I hope this cold gets better quickly.

음식이 맜있어야 할 텐데 모르겠어요.  I hope the food is delicious.

Some more examples from Konguk University Korean 3:

약도 보고 찾아가야 해요.  찾기 쉬어야 할 텐데… We have to use the map.  I hope it’s easy to find…

선물이 제니 씨 마음에 들어야 할 텐데…  I hope Jenny likes the present…

V-는 한 is an expression used to show that what comes in the preceding clause acts as a condition for what comes in the following clause.  It can be understood in English as “as long as”.

내가 살이 있는  한 이 결혼은 절대 못해!  As long as I’m alive, this marriage will never happen!

김정은이 죽지 않는 한 통일이 힘들어요.  As long as Kim Jong Eun is alive, reunification will be difficult.

학생이 한 명이라도 있는 한 수업해요.  As long as there is even one student, there will be class.  (What I hear from my boss at work sadly ㅠㅠ)

대출이 있는 한 결혼할 생각도 못해요.  As long as I have loans, I can’t even think about marriage.  (Another example sentence from my sad life ㅠㅠ)

This grammar point is also often used idiomatically with 가능하다 (the only adjective that can be used with this grammar), 될 수 있다, and -에 관한.

가능한 빨리 고쳐 주세요.  Please fix it as quickly as possible.

가능한 일찍 오세요.  Please come as early as possible.  (Korean Grammar in Use Advanced)

될 수 있는 한 접시를 많이 갖다 주세요.  Please bring as many plates as is possible.

그는 종교에 관한 한 전문가예요.  He is an expert on all things (concerning) religion.

19tc Masterpost

Some big bookstores in Korea, like 교보, 영풍문고 and 밴드엔루니 sometimes don’t have all the Korean textbooks you want. Well, there’s this small but awesome bookstore in 신촌 you must check out if you are into Korean books like me. 한글파크! 

You can find most of the Korean textbooks there! There are sections for books you may need! SNU, Yonsei, Sogang, Ehwa, KU, TOPIK books, Korean grammar dictionaries, Korean recipe books, Korean history books, and etc., you can find them there! This is like heaven to me since I love books! I spend hours there just checking out books even though I own some of them already.

The staff there are very nice and accommodating! I’ve been there so many times I think they already know me lol. If you buy a book from them there’s actually a 5% discount which is not bad. I bought 외국인을 위한 한국어 문법 II today! And they gave me Korean book catalogs from different publishers which is really nice.

So, if you are visiting Korea and you want to buy books, well, this is the place to go!

How to go there:

Get off at 신촌역 and get out at Exit 1. Go straight past 현대백화점 and KFC and look for 신도약국. It’s on the same building and it’s on the 3rd floor.

first step korean

how to study korean

learn to speak korean 1

pathway to korean

korean.go

indiana.edu

learn korean

talk to me in korean

learn-korean

talking to koreans

 Intermediate -> intermediate korean

korean alphabet and reading - part 2

another alphabet video 

useful yt channels for learning korean/about korea:

talk to me in korean

korean class 101

seemile

sweetandtastyTV

workbooks/textbooks: *all free and no viruses

basic korean

korean from zero

my korean - pt2 ( it also has audio files)

talk to me in korean

beginning korean

korean language guide

korean for dummies

*post with more links

masterposts:

talk to me in korean 

bitesize korean 

some study 

a-yoseoul

learning-hangeul

flashcards: learn korean flashcards

blogs: 

(besides those in masterposts)

studykorean

unyounglearnkorean

Looking for the next great book to sink your teeth into? Look no further. Below are over 100 links to websites that provide free e-books on a huge variety of topics.

College Korean

Yeah, I know the site looks lame but wait until you see the contents^^

Intermediate College Korean

I have the books which my friend bought from amazon and it’s amazing^^

Sogang Online Korean

TalkToMeInKorean

How To Study Korean

Lang-8

It’s a good place to practice your Korean writing skills and get them corrected by native speakers.

For TOPIK

Naldaramjui

Download Previous Topik Papers Here

Dictionaries

Naver

Toktogi

오전 means “morning” much like how we use A.M. so it corresponds to “before noon”. But it is strictly used between midnight and midday.

오전 9시에. At nine in the morning (At 9 a.m.)

저는 오전에 집에 있겠다. I’ll be home in the morning

아침 means “morning”, and is used more conversationally, sometimes even used to mean “breakfast”. However, I believe that 아침 can only be used from dawn until noon.

나는 내일 아침 일찍 출발할 것이다. I am leaving early tomorrow morning

아침은 거르고 다녀요. I skip breakfast

Similarly, 오후 means “Afternoon” much like how we use P.M. used between noon and midnight.

오후 3시에. At three in the afternoon (At 3 p.m.)

So essentially, here:

눈이 높다 - be too picky, be desirous of things beyond one’s means. [lit. to have high eyes.] 

그 여자는 눈이 높아서 보통 남자는 만나지 않는다.

그녀는 남자 보는 눈이 너무 높다.

너무 눈이 높아도 탈이다.

코가 납작해지다  - to come down a peg. [lit. to have [your] nose flattened.] 

선수가 경게에사 크게 져서 그만 코가 납작해졌다.

오늘 저녁엔 우리 팀이 코가 납작해졌군!

입이 무겁다 - be taciturn, be a man of few words. [lit. to have heavy lips.] 

나는 입이 무거우니까 나한테는 비밀을 말해도 돼.

어리식은 자는 입이 가볍고, 현자는 입이 무겁다.

내 친구는 입이 무겁다.

귀가 얇다 - easily influenced by others, gullible. [lit. to have thin ears.]

친구는 귀가 얇아서 남의 말대로 결정을 자주 바꾼다.

내 친구 중 하나는 보기보다 귀가 얇아 항상 마음을 바꾼다.

그가 그 소식을 듣고 계획을 바꾸다니 귀가 얇은에 틀림없다.

손이 크다 - be generous, liberal, openhanded. [lit. to have large hands.] 

엄마는 손이 커서 항상 음식을 많이 준비하신다.

그녀는 손이 커서 매번 음식을 많이 한다.

발이 넓다 - have a wide circle of acquaintances. [lit. to have wide feet.] 

준수는 발이 넓아서 아는 사람이 참 많다.

넌 발이 넓은 것 같아!

어깨가 무겁다 - shoulder [assume, bear] heavy responsibility. [lit. to have heavy shoulders.] 

이번에 중요한 일을 맡아서 어깨가 무거워요. 

큰 일을 맡게 되어 어깨가 무겁다.

새로운 일을 맡더 나니 어깨가 무겁다.

얼굴이 두껍다 - (be) shameless, thick-skinned, impudent, cheeky. [lit. to have a thick face.] 

그런 잘못을 놓고 사과도 하지 않다니 정말 얼굴이 두껍다.

그녀는 얼굴 두껍게 내게 돈을 꾸어 달라고 했다.