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// 오랜만이죠. 여러분 그동안 어떻게 지냈어요? 저는 괜찮아요. 드디어 한국어 수업을 듣고 있어요. 독일에서 세종학당에 다녀요. 신난다. 😊

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hi langblr friends 👋 I’m freaking out about exams and trying to take my mind off it by picking up where I left off with Korean

what do they say in that sample that's used in so many k-pop songs?

It’s @1:04 in Power by EXO

@0:06 in Countdown by Amber Liu

@0:20 in All Night by Astro

the sounds I hear are:

ㅎㅏᆫ

돈

나

스

someone care to illuminate me here?

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Korean Grammar -(으)ㄹ까 하다 - “I’m thinking about…” “I’m planning to...”

Notes - 메모

This one - it’s pretty simple and no long explanations needed. You can use -(으)ㄹ까 하다 when you want to give information about something you are planning to do or you thinking about to do in the future. These plans are not set and can be changed, they are pretty vague. You might come across the pattern -(으)려고 하다 with a similar meaning but -(으)려고 하다 has a stronger intention as -(으)ㄹ까 하다. 

Grammar - 문법

Verb stems ending with a consonant + -을까 하다

Verb stems ending with a vowel + -ㄹ까 하다

Past Tense -(으)ㄹ까 했다

can’t be used with interrogative, imperative or future tense

Sample sentences / 예문

커피대신 차를 마실까 해요. I’m thinking about drinking tea instead of coffee.

그 영화를 볼까 했어요. I thought about watching that movie. (but didn’t)

친구들과 같이 저녁을 먹을까 해요. I’m thinking about eating dinner with a friend.

내년에 서울에 여행할까 해요. I’m thinking about traveling to Seoul next year.

resources: How To Study Korean, different blogs and online resources, youtube, Praktische Grammatik der koreanischen Sprache

Disclaimer: I’m not a native Korean speaker. I learn Korean by myself. If there are any mistakes please let me know so I can correct it. 감사합니다!

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Korean Grammar -(으)ㄹ 만하다 - worth doing

Notes - 메모

Like often in Korean it’s important to pay attention to the context, to get the right meaning. But don’t worry, this one is a really simple pattern and quite easy to use. After going through these lines you will be able to say that something is worth doing/going/seeing etc. In this case and for this meaning you have to use action verbs. It also can indicate that even though the speaker is not totally satisfied, something is still worth doing, bearable or acceptable to do. So, when you say 이 음식은 먹어 볼 만해요. you can say that this food is delicious, therefore worth trying to eat OR that this Food is not the best but still ok to taste.

When using -(으)ㄹ 만하다 with descriptive verbs you get a slightly different meaning. Then you can translate this like that it’s natural and understandable that something is like the way it is. 

You will often find the pattern -아/어/여 보다 (to try doing something) in combination with (으)ㄹ 만하다.

Since 만하다 is a descriptive verb in this pattern, the thing you describe as worth doing or acceptable needs either a topic or subject marker. (은/는/이/가). When you recommend a place you don’t use the location particle 에.

Grammar - 문법

• Verb stems ending with a consonant + -을 만하다 • Verb stems ending with a vowel + -ㄹ 만하다

Sample sentences / 보기

밥은 먹을 만해? Is it worth eating? Does it taste ok/good?

볼 만한 영화를 추천해 주세요. Please recommend a movie that is worth watching. / Please recommend a movie to watch.

그 한국식당 비빔밥은 먹어 볼 만해요. The Korean restaurant's Bibimbap is worth trying (to eat).

한국어는 공부할 만해요. Korean is worth studying.

서울은 갈 만해요. It’s worth going to Seoul.

이 영화는 볼 만한 거 같아요. I think this movie is worth watching.

지금 피곤할 만해요. It’s natural that I am/you are tired now.

그 책 재미있어요? 별로 재미없지만 한 번 읽어 볼 만해요. Is that book interesting? The book is not that interesting but it’s still worth reading once. 

resources: Talk To Me In Korean, How to study Korean, different blogs and online resources, youtube, Praktische Grammatik der koreanischen Sprache

Disclaimer: I’m not a native Korean speaker. I learn Korean by myself. If there are any mistakes please let me know so I can correct it. 감사합니다!

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Korean Grammar -기로 하다/했다 - decide to do..

Notes - 메모

When you want to say that you decided to do something, this is your grammatical pattern. For the meaning of to decide to do something, you have to use the past tense - 했다 since the decision was already made. When you use just the present tense form of 하다 you can make a suggestion or a promise to do something with someone else just like the pattern -(으)ㅂ시다.

This pattern is always used with action verbs. If you want, you can use the verb 결정하다 (to decide) instead of 하다. While doing this, the sentence becomes more direct. 

Grammar - 문법

(very easy and straightforward)

Verb Stem (action verb) + 기로 하다/했다

Sample sentences / 보기

저는 다음 주에 가족을 방문하기로 했어요. I decided to visit my family next week.

운동을 더 하기로 했어요. I decided to work out more.

이제부터 한국어를 더 열심히 공부하기로 했어요. I decided to study korean harder from now on.

우리 내년에 서울에 여행하기로 했어요. We decided to travel to Seoul next year.

운동을 더 하기로 했는데 실패했어요. I decided to work out more, but I failed it.

우리 나중에 쇼핑몰에서 만나기로 했어요. We decided to meet at the shopping mall later.

이제부터 책을 더 읽기로 했어요. I decided to read more books from now on.

원래 우리는 라면을 먹기로 했는데 비빔밥을 먹게 됐어요. We originally decided to eat ramen, but we ended up eating bibimbap.

어제 새로운 문법을 배웠는데 너무 어려워서 오늘 다시 복습하기로 했어요. I learned new grammar yesterday but because it’s difficult i decided to review again today.

resources: Talk To Me In Korean, How to study Korean, different blogs and online resources, youtube, textbooks

Disclaimer: I’m not a native Korean speaker. I learn Korean by myself. If there are any mistakes please let me know so I can correct it. 감사합니다!

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word of the day #1

갈아입다

v. to change one’s clothes

갈다 - change, replace, renew 입다 - put on, dress, get dressed

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Korean Grammar -하고 / -(이)랑 / -과/와 - and/with

Today let’s look at how to connect nouns using different particles. Depending on the context some of them can also mean „with“ but this isn’t too difficult. 시작할까요?

-하고

It’s often used when you want to list things. Just place it right after the noun like a particle. You should not use -하고 in very formal settings. One situation where you can use this could be ordering something in a restaurant.

비빔밥하고 물 주세요. Please give me Bibimbap and Water.  책상 위에 연필하고 책이 있어요. There is a pencil and a book on the desk. 친구하고 영화관에 갔어요. I went to the cinema with a friend. 

-(이)랑

This is mostly used in speech and a bit more casual than -하고. You attach -이랑 when the noun ends in a final consonant and -랑 when it ends in a vowel.

저는 친구랑 커피를 마셨어요. I drank coffee with a friend. 과일이랑 야채 샀어요. I bought fruits and vegetables. 

-과/와

These are only used in writing and tend to be more formal. Add -과 right after a noun when it ends in a consonant and -와 when it ends in a vowel. 

약을 물과 함께 드세요. Please take the medicine with water.

Even though the meaning is clear from the context, you often will find the word for “together” after “with”. These two adverbs are 같이 and 함께. So with these, the meaning is very clear.

같이 means together (with) and is more commonly used in speech. You will find these words in sentences with -하고 and -(이)랑.

남자친구하고 같이 영화관에 갔어요. I went to the cinema with my boyfriend.

함께 also means together (with) and is more formal and used in writing. So it’s often used with -과/와.

수미 씨는 엄마와 함께 병원에 갔어요. Sumi went to the hospital with her mother.

That’s it for today :) Hope you liked this little lesson and make sure to use it in your exercises.

resources: Talk To Me In Korean, HowToStudyKorean, different blogs and online resources, youtube, textbooks

Disclaimer: I’m not a native Korean speaker. I learn Korean by myself. If there are any mistakes please let me know so I can correct it. 감사합니다!