#study korean

[studykoreanwithasya]

~지다 Guide (To Become/Changes)

~지다 is added to adjective verbs to mean something became this way.

It is the difference between (1) the weather is nice and (2) the weather became nice.

It attaches to adjectives, not action verbs.

Conjugate the verb to the 요 form, remove 요, and add ~지다. Any tense or form changes need to be made to ~지다 only.

예:

재미있다 → 재미있 어지다 → “to become fun”

춥다 → 추 워지다 → “to become cold”

편하다 → 편해지다 → “to become comfortable”

Various tense/form examples (not comprehensive):

Present (change in progress or a change happening now)

따뜻하다 → 따뜻해져요 = becomes warm

조용하다 → 조용해져요 = becomes quiet

*In English, we wouldn’t say "it becomes quiet" in this sense. We would say something like "it is becoming quiet" or "it has become quiet (just now)." Really, the present tense direct English translation is a bit off. When in doubt, it is usually the past tense that makes the most sense if you are trying to talk about a change.

Past (Change is completed)

밝다 → 밝아졌어요 = became bright

많다 --> 많아졌어요 = increased

Future

예쁘다 --> 예뻐질 거예요 = will become pretty

부드럽다 → 부드러워질 거예요 = will become soft

Progressive

강하다 → 강해지고 있어요 = is becoming strong

많아지고 있어요 = is increasing

Intention / plan

예뻐지려고 해요 = trying to become prettier

빠르다 → 빨라지려고 해요 = trying to become fast

Probable / guess / "I think..."

예뻐질 것 같아요 = It seems like she’ll become prettier

많아질 것 같아요 = It seems like it will increase

Desire

예뻐지고 싶어요 = I want to become pretty

편해지고 싶어요 = I want to become comfortable (FYI 많다 is a bit odd in this form, that is why this is a different verb)

Formal Conjugation

Present: 예뻐집니다 / 많아집니다 Past: 예뻐졌습니다 / 많아졌습니다 Future: 예뻐질 것입니다 / 많아질 것입니다

Sentences~

방이 조용해져요. The room is becoming quiet.

길이 막혀서 도로가 복잡해졌어요. Because of traffic, the road became crowded.

하늘이 어두워지고 있어요. The sky is getting dark.

요즘 한국어가 조금 쉬워졌어요. These days, Korean has become a little easier.

친구들이 더 친절해졌어요. My friends became kinder.

*Sometimes ~지다 is added to active verbs to make them passive, but that is a different grammar point. 😭

Copy and paste into a document to save/annotate your own copy. Also, feel free to practice in the comments (or point out any inaccuracies)! We’re all learning here.

[hrtsri]

korean learning resources !

hello, my name is ri (ree) and i've been learning korean for almost 2 years. when i started learning korean, i tried using almost every source i could find and watched a whole lot of youtube videos.

whether you have just started learning the language, or have been a learner for a couple of months, here's a list of resources you can use!

﹡﹡ ʳᵉˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉˢ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ᵃʳᵉ ᵒⁿᵉˢ ⁱ ʰⁱᵍʰˡʸ ʳᵉᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵈ

HANGUL VIDEOS:

♡ miss vicky hangul in 30 minutes

♡ all about batchim (part 1)

♡ all about batchim (part 2)

♡ all about batchim (part 3)

learn hangul in 90 minutes (start to finish)

LEARNING SITES:

♡ talk to me in korean: provides a grammar course & other learning materials.

how to study korean: provides free grammar with vocab lists with pronounciation.

loecsen: phrases & vocabulary with pronounciation.

♡ learnkorean: provides a course, grammar lessons, flashcards, worksheets & more all for free!

YOUTUBE CHANNELS:

seemile korean: topik help

♡ choisusu: learn korean vlog, podcasts & more

♡ conversational korean: vocabulary videos, lessons, listening practice tests & more!

♡ banzi's secret diary: cute cartoon for listening practice! (no subs for a challenge)

learn korean with jadoo: another cute cartoon with english & korean subtitles.

READING PRACTICE:

brunch story: stories by users in korean. (for more advanced learners)

♡ korean comics: one comic in korean & english with small vocab list!

do you want to go eat?: a cute & simple webtoon comic

♡ story korean: stories with vocabulary & grammar tips.

APPS:

mirinae: korean sentence analyzer & more (android & ios)

audioclip: korean podcast app for listening practice (android & ios)

todaii easy korean: learn koran by reading & listening to news (android & ios)

vocat: create your own vocabulary lists (android & ios)

podo korean: grammar lessons, vocabulary, reading & listening (andoid & ios) ** for vocab only download podo words

eggbun korean: learn korean with a chatbot tutor names lanny! (android & ios)

drops: korean vocabulary apps (android & ios)

PODCASTS:

cozy story time in korean

♡ choisusu

♡ tayoni's korean podcast

korean story

hopefully this is useful to you and good luck with your learning journery! and let me know if any of the links aren't working!

you can follow me on my instagram: wrldwithri ✨ to follow me along my language learning journey.

[koreannook]

SINO KOREAN NUMBERS PT.2

2024년 8월 11일

안녕하세요 여러분!

As promise, second part is here!

Telephone numbers (05860791834)

Metro/Bus lines (Line 8 / Bus 576)

Height/Weight (150cm and 50kg)

Years (2024, 2000, etc)

Minutes and seconds (45min and 20 seconds)

Prices (5,000 wons)

Directions (Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney)

HOW TO SAY PHONE NUMBERS:

Let’s take ( 05860791834 ) as our example.

You have to say number by number: 0-5-8-6-0-7-9-1-8-3-4

공(0) / 오(5) / 팔(8) / 육(6) / 공(0) / 칠(7) / 구(9) / 일(1) / 팔(8) / 삼(3) / 사(4)

For zero, you can say both (영/공)

HOW TO SAY METRO/BUS LINES:

Line 8 / Bus 576 = 팔번 / 오백칠십육번

We will use “번” to say “line”.

HOW TO SAY KILOS/CM:

150cm and 50kg = 백오십센치 / 오십킬로

We use: 센치 for height and 킬로 for weight.

HOW TO SAY THE YEARS:

To say year we will use 년, for example:

Year 2022 = 이천이십이 년

HOW TO SAY MINUTES AND SECONDS:

For minutes, we will use 분 and for seconds we will use 초. For example:

45 minutes / 30 seconds = 사십오 분 // 삼십 초

HOW TO SAY PRICES:

30€ (euros) = 삼십 유로

4,000 ₩ (wons) = 사촌 원

56$ (dollars) = 오십육 달러

HOW TO SAY DIRECTIONS:

It’s the same as before, if you live in house number 40, you will say “사십”.

[moonyoonkorean]

𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐞 🪄

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.𝟎𝟏.𝟎𝟒

함께 한국어 공부를 할까욤~

[thekimchibear]

The O.G.s of Korea

One recent show I watched was Trauma Code (중증외상센터) - a bit extreme but fun in that typical K-drama kind of way. Throughout the show characters get nicknames, and one of those was 조폭, which was translated as Gangster. Now I’ve heard multiple words that were translated as “gangster”, but this was a new one for me, so I decided to break down the differences.

깡패 - A thug, rough & violent. More of an individual criminal than literal gang member.

양아치 - A bully, punk, generally called this more because of their behavior, not serious crime.

날라리 - A troublemaker, delinquent. Similar to 양아치, but a bit more carefree.

조폭 - An actual violent person with power, generally in organized crime (closest to actual “gangster”).

Example Sentences

"어제 밤에 왠 깡패들이 가게에 와서 없던 자리세를 내라고 하면서 다 때려 부수고 갔지 뭐야?"

"What the hell, last night some gangsters came by the store and demanded protection fees while destroying everything."

“너 중학생 들한테 또 삥 뜯었어? 갑자기 탈색도 하고 이상한 문신도 하고, 진짜 양아치 다 됐네...”

"Did you steal the middle schooler's money again? Suddenly bleaching your hair and getting weird tattoos, you really have become a delinquent."

"학생 때 나는 완전 모범생이었고 그 애는 미래가 없는 날라리 같았는데, 나는 그냥 회사원이 되었고 걔는 유명한 유투버가 된 걸 보니 맥이 빠진다."

"When we were students I was a model student and they seemed like a futureless troublemaker, but now I'm just a office-worker and they are a famous YouTuber... so I feel so defeated."

"이 도시는 조폭들이 조직적으로 많은 사업을 운영하고 있어서, 그들과 엮이지 않고서는 진입하기가 쉽지 않아."

"The gangsters have organized and are running a lot of businesses in this city, not getting intertwined with them and entering is not easy."

Other fun related words

딴따라 - Entertainer

모범생 - Model student (opposite of 날라리)

[koreanling]

생강: ginger 인삼: ginseng 양파: onion 파: scallion 오이: cucumber 당근: carrot 후추: pepper 고추: red pepper 마늘: garlic 무: radish 상추: lettuce 감자: potato 고구마: sweet potato 버섯: mushroom 양배추: cabbage 콩나물: bean sprouts 해초: seaweed 옥수수: corn

[asyastudieskorean]

3.23.2026 — Studying late today, but at least I get to be in my cozy safe space. 🌱 As my free Korean class at KCCLA is ending soon, I’m going to give you guys a full review of how it went and if I think it’s worth it. Stay tuned!

🎧 Unkind - Taylor Bradshaw

[foreverjeans]

"why language?"

because no matter how powerless and helpless you may feel in life, you can always control what you say. you can make every word count for something. on your dimmest days, you can hear things that change your heart, or words that change your mind. and i believe that there is power in that.

that same power, the one that every one of us holds, lies within ourselves. dancing on our tongues to deliver, and through our ears it is received.

and sure, language is limited. with every sentence we speak, we rely heavily on nuance and feeling. however, i like to think that there is no better reassurance than finally finding the right words. for it is only through language that we can carefully construct the feelings we can't convey into a tangible understanding. hey, even with just a few words, you can connect with people from an entirely different way of life !

and when you learn a new language? maybe it's just me, but i feel that with every grammar structure i learn, my mind (and heart) open up a bit more. i mean, to be able to think about a new way that you can express your thoughts? It really changes your view on things, even if it is a minuscule change in the grand scheme of the days and years in which we label our lives.