#studytogether

Hope everyday is as productive as today 🙏🏻😌🙌🏻

hii everyone!!

i just have a few days left for my vacation to get over so all i’m doing atm is finishing up my holiday homework [and hopefully getting some revision in!!]

things that went well in the past week

-i found a book that i really liked and needed [ruskin bond’s simple living] and i read a bit, something i haven’t had the time to do since i started this academic year

- i decided i’d do better on midterms and prove to myself i can

- i joined a mentorship for a subject i wanted to take up so i can see if i’d like it 

-i made plans for my dream university and did some research

-i talked to a few new people and felt better about my barely existent social life :)

things that didn’t go well

- i did not learn how to socialize again, although i did try 

-i procrastinated most of my homework and i’m too afraid to ask my teachers about it five days before submission

-i had a few crises about how people see me and how i label myself but i think that’s sort of cooled down now

all in all i’m a bit scared for the upcoming fulltime offline classes, but hopefully i can brave them!! it’ll be a tough month ahead but ~~survival mode~~

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Hi! This blog is made for korean learners who use TalkToMeInKorean as a main ressource. We will provide you complements to their lessons, such as examples, vocabulary and expressions. We are definitely not trying to replace TTMIK ! This blog wouldn’t even exist without them :)

LVL 1 LESSON 1 : 안녕하세요, 감사합니다

TTMIK first lesson is about how to say Hello and Thank You. Please refer to it before reading this post. (http://talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/l1l1/ (PDF & MP3 available))

For those who may don’t know yet, there are two different speech level in korean, which are called « 존댓말 » and « 반말 ». « 존댓말 » is the polite / formal way of talking, whereas « 반말 » is the informal one. It is very important to know when to use them, so you don’t seem rude.

You have to use 존댓말 when :

- You’re talking to a stranger, or someone you don’t really know

- You’re talking to someone older than you

- You’re talking to someone you need to show respect to (teacher, boss, parents, etc.)

- You’re talking to friends that aren’t so close to you

You can use 반말 when :

- You’re talking to a close friend

- You’re talking to someone who is obviously younger than you

- You’re talking to someone your age

- The person you’re talking to, if she/he is older, gave you the permission to use 반말

It’s important to mention level speeches when it comes to greeting. You won’t say « Hello » to a friend the same way as you would say it to your teacher.

Hello, 존댓말 :

- 안녕하십니까? : very formal, often used in announcements / news

- 안녕하세요 : the most commonly used

- 여보세요? : used when answering the phone / interphone only

Hello, 반말 :

- 안녕 : could be translated as « Hi » (or « Bye », still in 반말)

- 안뇽 : wrong, but cute way of writting/pronouncing « 안녕 »

- ㅎㅇ : (koreanized version of « Hi », 하이, used when texting only)

Sentence examples (예문) in 존댓말 :

/!\ Those sentences may be a bit hard to understand. If you don’t, don’t worry. You will understand them through the next grammar lessons.

Vocabulary (단어) :

* 여러분 : everyone

* 여동생 : little sister

* 얘들아 : kids, guys (이 this + 아이들 kids + 아 calling someone) /!\ 반말

* 거기 : here

* 댁 : house (polite form of 집)

1. 여러분 안녕하십니까?

= Hello everyone. (in TV news)

2. 안녕하세요, 저는 박찬열입니다. 처음 뵙겠습니다.

= Hello, I am Park Chanyeol. Nice to meet you (literally : I am meeting you for the first time)

3. 안녕하세요, 저는 김지관의 여동생이에요.

Hello. I’m Kim Jikwan’s sister.

4. 여보세요, 거기 김진영 씨 댁입니까?

= Hello? Is this Kim Jinyeong’s house ?

5. 얘들아 안녕 !

= Hi guys / hi kids !

Now that you know how to use « Hello », let’s focus on « Thank you » :

Thank you, 존댓말 :

- 감사합니다 : most commonly used

- 고맙습니다

- 감사해요 : very few people use this

- 고마워요 : less formal than 고맙습니다 and 감사합니다. Use it with people you are close to

Thank you, 반말 :

- 고마워

If you had to remember only three ways to say « Thank you », it would be : 감사합니다 (formal, polite), 고마워요 (polite, to people you are close to), 고마워 (informal).

Sentence examples (예문) in 존댓말 :  

/!\ Sadly, it may be too early for you to create sentences like « Thank you for […] ». But don’t worry, we will explain it later ! But here are some sentence examples that we will explain later :

Vocabulary (단어) :

* 이메일 : e-mail

* 보내다 : to send

* 많은 : a lot (noun form of 많다)

1. 이메일 보내줘서 고마워. (반말)

= Thank you for sending me an email !

2. 이메일 부내주셔서 감사합니다. (존댓말)

= Thank you for sending me an email.

3. 많은 예문을 주셔서 감사합니다.

= Thank you for giving us lots of sentence examples :)

That’s all for today !

Our students are preparing for their 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟!!

Happy Friendship Day – Lakshya Academy

प्रिय छात्रों, दुनिया में बहुत तरह की दोस्ती होती है, लेकिन वह दोस्ती सबसे मजबूत होती है जो एक सपने, एक लक्ष्य और एक मंज़िल के लिए साथ चलती है। आप सभी यहाँ सिर्फ अपनी पढ़ाई के लिए नहीं, बल्कि देश की सेवा के उस महान उद्देश्य के लिए मेहनत कर रहे हैं — चाहे वो Sainik School हो, Military School हो या RIMC का सपना।

दोस्ती का मतलब सिर्फ हंसना और बातें करना नहीं, बल्कि एक-दूसरे का सहारा बनना, एक-दूसरे को आगे बढ़ाना और मुश्किल समय में हिम्मत देना है। पढ़ाई में अगर आपका साथी पीछे रह जाए तो उसे आगे खींचना, थकान में उसका मनोबल बढ़ाना, और सफलता की राह पर उसे कभी अकेला महसूस न होने देना — यही सच्ची दोस्ती है।

एक सच्चा दोस्त वही है जो आपकी आलस को तोड़े, आपके सपनों को याद दिलाए और आपको उस मंज़िल तक पहुंचने में साथ दे। आपकी मेहनत सिर्फ आपकी नहीं, बल्कि आपके साथ पढ़ने वाले दोस्तों के लिए भी प्रेरणा है।

तो इस Friendship Day, वादा करें— हम मिलकर पढ़ेंगे, मिलकर मेहनत करेंगे, और मिलकर देश के लिए गौरव लाएंगे। 🇮🇳