#mildliners korean

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오늘 정말 힘들었어요... // I had a long day.

🔅오늘 = today

🔅정말 = *really

🆕 힘들다 = hard, difficult, tough, strenious

*Correction was made and updated.. I apologize I wrote it when I was super tired 😅😊

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안녕~

Small entry for tonight:

저는 정말 피곤해요. 늦었어요. 그렇지만, 저는 한국어 문법을 읽고 있어요. ㅠㅠ 제 머리가 아파요. 잘자요~

Vocab:

🔅정말 = very, really

🔅피곤하다 = to be tired

🆕 늣다 = to be late

🔅머리 = head

-가 (subject particle)

🔅한국어 = Korean (language)

🔅읽다 = to read

-고 있다 = present progressive (-ing)

🔅그렇지만 = however, but

🆕먼법= grammar

-을 (object particle)

🔅아프다 = to hurt

🔅잘 자다= to have a good night/ to sleep well

🔅제 = my (formal)

Hope everyone is doing well. Oh and Happy New Year! 🎆

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안녕~

Quick post lovelies! 🍃

TTMIK Level 2: Lesson 5

Days of the Week

🆕 요일 = days of the week

🆕 월요일 = Monday

🆕 화요일 = Tuesday

🆕 수요일 = Wednesday

🆕 목요일 = Thursday

🆕 금요일 = Friday

🆕 토요일 = Saturday

Examples:

내일은 목요일이에요.

🔅내일 = tomorrow

~ 은 subject particle

-이에요 (이다 = to be conjugation)

금요일에는 쉬를 거예요.

~에 location particle

~ 는 subject particle

🔅쉬다 = to rest

-(으)ㄹ 거예요 (future tense conjugation)

Bonus

Take the first syllable of the days (Tuesday-Saturday) and add 성 at the end to get the planets!

🆕 화성 = Mars

🆕 수성 = Mercury

🆕 목성 = Jupiter

🆕 금성 = Venus

🆕 토성 = Saturn

Bonus Bonus

Decided to look up the other planets too just to complete the list ☺️

🆕 지구 = Earth 🌎

🆕 천왕성 = Uranus

🆕 해왕성 = Neptune

And if you still consider this little one still a planet..🥺

🆕 명왕성 = Pluto

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Is TTMIK free? And do you think it’s enough for an absolute beginner?

Talk To Me in Korean aka TTMIK has a lot of free resources available on their website! (They do have a lot of content you can even purchase from their website as well if anyone wanted more books.)

In addition to their website, they also have a YouTube channel where they provide a lot of resources as well with short video clips, tips, word distinguishing, answering questions that they receive on other social media platforms and more!

Furthermore, they also have PDFs of their lessons on their website and podcasts for most of their lessons (on Spotify, SoundCloud, and probably other platforms).

Also, sometimes they have their textbooks in the library! So, if you can ever request it.. you should! They have a lot of information and I see a lot of people actually learn a lot from them.

I would say, for the most part I don’t think they have the pronunciation guide for the Korean alphabet hangeul (hangul) there.

Check out videos online, sites, or even apps that provide the help-

Sites:

1. HowToStudyKorean (this site is full with tons of grammar related things but also really big on vocabulary) check out their 0 chapter I believe it should have the letters and a pronunciation chart somewhere.

2. KoreanClass101 (a week trial free)

3. YouTube (There are many resources available on YouTube for pronunciation and alphabets)

-> Korean Unnie

-> Korean Class 101

-> (I’ve heard things about GO! Billy Korean, Miss Vicky, etc. )

Apps:

There are also many apps that also help with alphabets and pronunciation-

-> Drops (5 minutes free everyday anything above that you have to pay for.. you can also get bonus time if you invite people and they actually try it out)

-> LingoDeer (has a certain amount of free resources but a lot of it you have to pay for)

Aside from pronunciation and introduction to the letters,

I would say that TTMIK courses that are free so far have been really helpful!

As a beginner myself I’ve went through a lot of trial and error for speed but it’s really important to take your time with learning a language.

So, as I restart my journey for the 2-3 time, this time around with TTMIK.. I have improved greatly (in my opinion). So yes, if you get the alphabet down and it’s pronunciation you will definitely be able to follow through as an absolute beginner✨✨

I hope this wasn’t too wordy and I hope it helps you and anyone else who might of had this question! ✨

(Also, hehe hi thank you for being my first ask! 🦋🙊)

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오늘은 아침으로 계란, 빵하고 차이티를 먹어요. ~

🔅*아침 (short for 아침식사) = breakfast

-(으)로 = used to describe a method of doing something

🔅계란 = egg 🥚

🔅빵 = bread 🍞

-하고 is a connector used to express “and” or “with”

🔅차이티 = chai tea ☕️

🔅먹다 = to eat, to have

* (아침 could also mean morning)

❕See any errors? Let me know~❕

Have a great day (or night) everyone! ~ 🤗

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Random Little Moment From Today:

오늘 저는 한국 사람과 이야기를 했어요. 음.. 그는 이상했지만 재미있었요. ㅋㅋㅋ

🔅사람= person

-과 connector meaning with or and (used after a consonant; 와 is used after a vowel)

🆕이야기 = story, talk, conversation

🔅그 = he (in some cases it could mean “that” depends on use of particles and the context )

🔅이생하다 = to be weird

-지만 an ending used to say the opposite (or contradictory expressions) of what you said before

🔅재미있다= to be funny

🔅음 = umm

❕Any errors? Let me know❕

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안녕~

🍃Quick post 🍃

TTMIK Level 2 Lesson 26 taught me how to ask or tell someone to do something for me (in a polite/ formal way)

To tell someone to do something,

add + -(으)세요 to the end of the verb stem.

Conjugation:

Verb stem ends in a consonant: (add +) -으세요

Verb stem ends in the consonant ㄹ or a vowel: (add +) -세요.

‼️ Exception: when a verb ends in ㄹ, drop the ㄹ and add + -세요 to the end.

Example:

🔅팔다 = to sell

팔 -> 파 + -세요 = 차세요 = Please sell.

Other Examples:

1. 아미는 쉬세요.

= Army please (get some) rest.

🔅아미 = army (BTS fandom name)

-는 topic marker

🔅쉬다 = to rest

2. 울지마세요.

= Please don’t cry.

🆕 울다 = to cry

-지마 (don’t do) [하지마]

3. 접으세요.

= Please fold it.

🆕 접다 = to fold

There are impolite/casual ways to also ask or tell someone to do something for you but that would be brought up in a later lesson.

BONUS

Fixed expressions using -세요:

When going into a store or a restaurant, an employee will most often say:

어서 오세요. = Welcome (literal meaning: Come quickly)

2. When someone is leaving and you’re staying:

안녕히 거세요. = Goodbye (lit: Go peacefully.)

3. When you’re leaving and someone else is staying:

안녕히 계세요. = Goodbye (lit: Stay peacefully.)

4. How to say “goodnight” in Korean:

안녕히 주무세요. = Goodnight (lit: Sleep peacefully.)

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아... 저는 오늘 다쳤어요 ㅠㅠ

아이고.. 아직도 정말 아파요!

<Correction: 아이고.. 아직도 많이 아파요!>

🆕 많다 = a lot of, plenty of, a great deal of, etc.

> 많이 (refers to the noun of much, lots, plenty, in abundance).

On a lighter note, today I finished lesson 1 of TTMIK level 2 course work. It was about future tenses.. so I’ll practice three sentences and in the morning I will review if they are correct since I’m pretty sleepy right now.

1. 저는 내일 한국어 공부를 할 거예요.

🆕 -ㄹ 거예요 = future tense

>> this is attached to the verb 하다 (to do)

🔅 내일 = tomorrow

🔅 한국어 = Korean

🔅공부 = study (noun)

> (-를 object particle)

2. 저는 아침에 시리얼 먹을 거예요.

<correction: 저는 아침에 시리얼을 먹을 거예요.>

🔅아침 = morning

> (-에 location particle indicating when/where this will happen)

🆕 시리얼 = cereal 🥣

> -을 (object particle)

🆕 -을 거예요 = future tense

>> this is attached to the verb 먹다 (to eat).

3. * 저는 친구들 놀 거예요.

<correction: 저는 친구들과 놀 거예요.>

🔅친구 = friend

> (-들 makes it “friends”)

>(-과 = is like “with”)

🆕 놀다 = to play/hang out

>>> only -거예요 is attached to the verb stem of 놀다 (놀), this is an exception. Read forward for its explanation~ *

Bonus example :

내일 갈 거예요. (Future tense)

(vs) 내일 가요. (Present tense)

>>> depending on its context, this sentence will still make sense.

🔅가다 = to go

> -ㄹ 거예요 (future tense attachment)

> -아요 (present tense attachment)

(Anyone feel free to correct me on anything that is incorrect! I don’t mind, corrections help!! ✨)

Summary:

Future tenses-

Takes on the meaning “to be going to do” something or “will” do something.

The present tense (-아요 -아요 -여요) can often express the future too when the context is very clear. (As seen in the bonus example above).

❗️Verbs ending in a vowel uses -ㄹ 거예요

❗️Verbs ending in a consonant uses -을 거예요

‼️ *Exception:

if the verb consonant already ends with ㄹ you will just add -거예요 to the end.

그래.. 잘자요~

🔅그래 = okay/alright

🔅 잘자다 = goodnight/sleep in tight/ sleep in peace

> is conjugated to the present tense: -아요 -> 잘자요