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✅ “Seafood” is almost always uncountable in everyday English. ❌ The word “seafoods” is not commonly used.

Here’s why: 💡 “Seafood” is like “fish,” “meat,” or “fruit.” • It’s a category of food, so we usually treat it as uncountable (no plural “s”).

✅ “I love seafood.” ✅ “Seafood is expensive.” ✅ “Do you sell seafood? ”

💭 When could you ever see “seafoods”?

You might see “seafoods” very rarely in technical or commercial contexts to mean different types of seafood: ✅ “Our company exports various seafoods like shrimp, crab, and lobster.” (Here “seafoods” = kinds of seafood)

But in normal, everyday conversation or writing, just say “seafood.” ✅ “Seafood is my favorite.” ❌ “Seafoods are my favorite.” (not natural)

🎯 Quick Rule to Remember:

Use “seafood” as a singular, uncountable noun — unless you are specifically listing multiple types of seafood in a specialized context.

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Common Phrases with Fixed Prepositions

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"kick you OUT of something" VS "fire you FROM something"

📝 "Kick you out of something."

Think of the word "out."

You're leaving a place or a group.

Examples:

"The teacher might kick you out of the classroom."

"The boss might kick you out of the company."

"My mom kicked me out of the house."

🛑 NOTE: The preposition "OF" is fixed by usage, not logic. So, saying "kick out from" is not the usual way people say it. Just always remember the fixed expression "out of."

📝 "Fire you from something."

Think of the word "from."

You're losing a position or a job title.

Examples:

"The boss might fire you from your job."

"They fired him from his position as manager."

"She was fired from the company last week."

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Note-Worthy Expressions From

“MELO MOVIE (멀로 무비) ”

1. 학교 다녀오겠습니다

Breakdown:

• 학교 – “school”

• 다녀오다 – “to go and come back” (a combination of 다니다 (to attend) + 오다 (to come))

• -겠습니다 – a formal ending that expresses intention or promise

2. 다녀왔습니다

Breakdown:

• 다녀오다 – “to go and come back”

• -았/었습니다 – past tense formal ending

3. 왔니?

Breakdown:

• 오다 (to come) → 오+았니 (past tense informal question form) → 왔니?

• -니? is a casual question ending often used among close friends or when speaking to younger people.

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2025 March 4

Chapter 38 of Book 2 — page 91

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한글 (Hangeul)

The Korean Alphabet/Characters in 3 different fonts

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어리다 and 젊다

Key Difference:

• 어리다 → Focuses on being a child or too young.

• 젊다 → Focuses on youthfulness and energy, usually for adults.

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Some Common Adjectives "ㅋ," "ㅍ," and "ㅎ"

🥑 커다랗다 – to be huge – 커다래요

하늘에 커다란 구름이 떠 있어요. (A huge cloud is floating in the sky.)

🥑 크다 – to be big – 커요

이 집이 정말 커요. (This house is really big.)

🥑 편하다 – to be comfortable – 편해요

이 소파는 정말 편해요. (This sofa is really comfortable.)

🥑 푸르다 – to be blue – 푸르러요

(it can mean "blue" or "green"; used for natural things like leaves, trees, or poetic descriptions of the sea and sky.)

하늘이 푸르러요. (The sky is blue.)

🥑 파랗다– to be blue – 파래요

(used when describing something that is vividly or purely blue)

바닷물이 정말 파래요. (The seawater is really blue.)

🥑 필요하다 – to be necessary – 필요해요

시간이 좀 더 필요해요. (I need a little more time.)

🥑 확실하다 – to be certain – 확실해요

그는 항상 확실한 답을 줘요. (He always gives a certain answer.)

🥑 희다 – to be white – 희어요

(used in written language, more neutral, and sometimes poetic.)

그의 치아가 희어요. (His teeth are white.)

🥑 하얗다 – to be white – 하얘요

(used for things that are clearly and intensely white, like snow, clouds, or a bright white wall.)

눈이 하얘요. (The snow is white.)

🥑 훌륭하다 – to be great – 훌륭해요

선생님은 아주 훌륭한 분이에요. (The teacher is a great person.)

🥑 힘들다 – to be difficult, to be tough – 힘들어요

요즘 일이 너무 힘들어요. (Work is really tough these days.)

🥑 흔하다 – to be common – 흔해요

이런 실수는 흔해요. (This kind of mistake is common.)

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Some Common Adjectives "ㅈ," "ㅉ," and "ㅊ"

🍙 자연스럽다 – to be natural – 자연스러워요

그의 연기는 아주 자연스러워요. (His acting is very natural.)

🍙 자유롭다 – to be free – 자유로워요

여행할 때 가장 자유로워요. (I'm most free when I travel.)

🍙 작다 – to be small – 작아요

내 방은 너무 작아요. (My room is too small.)

🍙 재미있다 – to be fun, to be interesting – 재미있어요

이 영화 정말 재미있어요. (This movie is really fun.)

🍙 적다 – to be few, to be little – 적어요

시간이 적어요. (There is little time.)

🍙 젊다 – to be young – 젊어요

(emphasizes youthfulness, energy, and strength)

우리 부모님은 아직 젊어요. (My parents are still young.)

🍙 정확하다 – to be accurate – 정확해요

이 시계는 아주 정확해요. (This clock is very accurate.)

🍙 좋다 – to be good – 좋아요

날씨가 오늘 정말 좋아요. (The weather is really good today.)

🍙 중요하다 – to be important – 중요해요

건강이 가장 중요해요. (Health is the most important.)

🍙 즐겁다 – to be joyful – 즐거워요

친구들과 함께하는 시간이 즐거워요. (Time with friends is joyful.)

🍙 지나치다 – to be excessive – 지나쳐요

그는 너무 지나치게 일해요. (He works excessively.)

🍙 짧다 – to be short – 짧아요

이 바지는 너무 짧아요. (These pants are too short.)

🍙 착하다 – to be kind – 착해요

그는 정말 착한 사람이에요. (He is a really kind person.)

🍙 춥다 – to be cold – 추워요

오늘 날씨가 너무 추워요. (The weather is too cold today.)

🍙 충분하다 – to be sufficient – 충분해요

시간이 충분해요. (There is enough time.)

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Some Common Adjectives "ㅇ"

🐋 아니다 – to not be – 아니에요

이거 내 책이 아니에요. (This is not my book.)

🐋 아름답다 – to be beautiful – 아름다워요

경치가 정말 아름다워요. (The scenery is really beautiful.)

🐋 아프다 – to be sick, to hurt – 아파요

배가 아파요. (My stomach hurts.)

🐋 알맞다 – to be appropriate – 알맞아요

이 옷이 날씨에 알맞아요. (These clothes are appropriate for the weather.)

🐋 어둡다 – to be dark – 어두워요

방이 너무 어두워요. (The room is too dark.)

🐋 어떻다 – to be how – 어때요

날씨가 어때요? (How is the weather?)

🐋 어렵다 – to be difficult – 어려워요

한국어는 처음에 어려워요. (Korean is difficult at first.)

🐋 어리다 – to be young – 어려요

(refers to “children” or “very young people”)

그는 아직 어려요. (He is still young.)

🐋 엄청나다 – to be enormous – 엄청나요

그 건물은 정말 엄청나요. (That building is enormous.)

🐋 없다 – to not exist, to not have – 없어요

시간이 없어요. (I don’t have time.)

🐋 예쁘다 – to be pretty – 예뻐요

그 꽃이 정말 예뻐요. (That flower is really pretty.)

🐋 올바르다 – to be proper – 올바라요

올바른 결정을 내려야 해요. (You must make the right decision.)

🐋 옳다 – to be correct – 옳아요

그의 말이 옳아요. (His words are correct.)

🐋 유명하다 – to be famous – 유명해요

그는 한국에서 유명해요. (He is famous in Korea.)

🐋 이렇다 – to be like this – 이래요

보통 한국 사람들은 이렇게 인사해요. 이래요. (Koreans usually greet like this. Like this.)

🐋 이상하다 – to be strange – 이상해요

이 소리는 좀 이상해요. (This sound is a bit strange.)

🐋 일정하다 – to be constant – 일정해요

그의 태도는 항상 일정해요. (His attitude is always consistent.)

🐋 있다 – to exist, to have – 있어요

친구가 있어요. (I have a friend.)

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Some Common Adjectives "ㅅ"

🌘 새롭다 – to be new – 새로워요

저는 새로운 친구를 사귀고 싶어요. (I want to make new friends.)

🌘 수많다 – to be numerous – 수많아요

하늘에는 수많은 별들이 있어요. (There are numerous stars in the sky.)

🌘 쉽다 – to be easy – 쉬워요

이 문제는 쉬워요. (This question is easy.)

🌘 싫다 – to be disliked – 싫어요

나는 비가 오는 날이 싫어요. (I don’t like rainy days.)

🌘 심각하다 – to be serious – 심각해요

그의 표정이 심각해요. (His expression is serious.)

🌘 심하다 – to be severe – 심해요

오늘 미세먼지가 심해요. (The fine dust is severe today.)

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Some Common Adjectives "ㅂ/ㅃ"

🔮 바람직하다 – to be desirable – 바람직해요

규칙적인 생활이 바람직해요. (A regular lifestyle is desirable.)

🔮 바르다 – to be straight, to be correct – 발라요

정답을 바르게 적으세요. (Write the correct answer properly.)

🔮 바쁘다 – to be busy – 바빠요

오늘은 너무 바빠요. (I’m very busy today.)

🔮 밝다 – to be bright – 밝아요

방이 밝아요. (The room is bright.)

🔮 복잡하다 – to be complicated – 복잡해요

길이 너무 복잡해요. (The road is too complicated.)

🔮 부드럽다 – to be soft – 부드러워요

이 베개는 정말 부드러워요. (This pillow is really soft.)

🔮 부족하다 – to be lacking – 부족해요

시간이 부족해요. (There’s not enough time.)

🔮 분명하다 – to be clear – 분명해요

그의 설명이 아주 분명해요. (His explanation is very clear.)

🔮 불가능하다 – to be impossible – 불가능해요

그것은 불가능해요. (That is impossible.)

🔮 불과하다 – to be only – 불과해요

그건 작은 실수에 불과해요. (That is only a small mistake.)

🔮 비슷하다 – to be similar – 비슷해요

우리는 성격이 비슷해요. (Our personalities are similar.)

🔮 빠르다 – to be fast – 빨라요

그는 정말 빨라요. (He is really fast.)

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Some Common Adjectives "ㅁ"

🌷 많다 – to be many, to be a lot – 많아요

숙제가 많아요. (I have a lot of homework.)

🌷 맑다 – to be clear, to be clean – 맑아요

오늘 하늘이 맑아요. (The sky is clear today.)

🌷 맛있다 – to be delicious – 맛있어요

이 음식은 정말 맛있어요. (This food is really delicious.)

🌷 멀다 – to be far – 멀어요

우리 집은 회사에서 멀어요. (My house is far from the company.)

🌷 무섭다 – to be scary – 무서워요

저는 공포 영화가 무서워요. (I'm scared of horror movies.)

🌷 미안하다 – to be sorry – 미안해요

늦어서 미안해요. (Sorry for being late.)

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Some Common Adjectives "ㄷ"

🍈 다르다 – to be different – 달라요

이 두 색깔이 달라요. (These two colors are different.)

🍈 다양하다 – to be diverse – 다양해요

이 도시는 문화가 다양해요. (This city has a diverse culture.)

🍈 단순하다 – to be simple – 단순해요

문제는 단순해요. (The problem is simple.)

🍈 당연하다 – to be natural, to be obvious – 당연해요

그렇게 생각하는 것이 당연해요. (It’s natural to think that way.)

🍈 독특하다 – to be unique – 독특해요

그녀의 스타일이 아주 독특해요. (Her style is very unique.)

🍈 따뜻하다 – to be warm – 따뜻해요

이 방은 참 따뜻해요. (This room is really warm.)

🍈 똑같다 – to be exactly the same – 똑같아요

우리는 똑같은 신발을 신었어요. (We are wearing the same shoes.)

🍈 뜨겁다 – to be hot – 뜨거워요

커피가 너무 뜨거워요. (The coffee is too hot.)