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Learn Korean with KoreanClass101.com! In our first lesson, Keith and Seol introduced themselves to the community (in Korean of course). Now in our second lesson, Seol has brought two of her friends. And of course they’re Korean! They’ve blessed this community by volunteering to occasionally do a little voice acting for us here at KoreanClass101.com. So come on in and meet Seol’s friends! Be sure to stop by KoreanClass101.com and leave us a post!



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89 Responses to “Beginner Lesson #2 - A Friendly Introduction”

KoreanClass101.com says:

Hi all! Hope you enjoyed the lesson :smile: Cheonhong Park and Han Sujin are friends of Seol and they’ll be joining us to do a little voice acting. Please be sure to leave them a post! And by the way, how did you all feel about the 거문고 (geomungo), the stringed instrument at the beginning and end of the audio clip. :)

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JockZon (JZ) says:

Awesome lesson! :mrgreen:

I’m listening to the differences between ㅅ and ㅆ. If my ears works as they should ㅅ sounds like a regular s and ㅆ like a sh-sound with a thick tongue. What I mean is that you do not clence your yaws but you put your tongue in the way and let lots of air pass through the mouth. Ah hard to explain but I hope that the sound I make at least is correct. :cool:

Once again, awesome guys.

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maxiewawa says:

I have no idea what Park and Han said but it sounded really cool. I know it sounds like a weird reason to learn a lesson but it motivates me. Every time the couple from Lost let fly with a stream of Korean I couldn’t help but :mrgreen: Even when they’d fight I’d always be sitting there thinking “that sounds so cool…”

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

Another very interesting lesson!

박천홍 씨, 한수진 씨~! 반갑습니다!! 다들 목소리가 좋으신데요 ^_^ 앞으로도 좋은 이야기 많이 들려 주세요!!

I love the clear 거문고 sound! It’s my favorite among Korean traditional instruments :D

Good job once again, Keith and Seol !
좋은 레슨 고마워요!!

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JockZon (JZ) says:

I feel really motivated now to make an introduction video of myself in korean ^^ Maxiewawa, I got to copy someone :wink:

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Matthew (매튜) says:

What was the phrase used to say that they would say it slower in Korean and the one to say that you would put it in English?

It was a great lesson. Love it! :grin:

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Matthew (매튜) says:

Oh and by the way, I loved the 거문고 in there. Could we get a bit more of a longer sample of that at the start of the lesson?

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

Matthew, these are the phrases. :D

“한 번 더, 천천히” = ONE MORE TIME, SLOWLY
(han beon deo, cheoncheonhi)

“영어로, 한 번 더” = IN ENGLISH, ONE MORE TIME
(yeong eo ro, han beon deo)

:wink:

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

And you can see the word 천천히 inside this photo :D

http://www.koreanclass101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36

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João Paulo • 전 says:

This was a nice lesson, too. Still difficult, but nice. :???:

거문고 sounds really nice!! I liked it!!!

선현우, I took a look at your blog and could see about two or three pictures where you were standing in the upright position. I was wondering if you were feeling a bit sick those days!! :lol: :mrgreen:

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

I will make a video intro too!! 저도 소개 비디오 만들게요!!

Let’s make it all together, everyone, and make a compilation!!! :D

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

Haha. 전, thank for visiting my blog :D I wasn’t feeling sick …kk On the other hand, actually, I get sick when I don’t breakdance for a long time. I’m addicted to it. :D

ㅋㅋㅋ

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João Paulo • 전 says:

I some questions about Hangul,

In the PDF we see 처음뵙겠습 and I didn’t really understand the pronounciation of 뵙. Is it the same as 벱?

If so, is it possible, when you have that vowel with two vertical strokes, to take the first one and put in a horizontal position????

Also, about 입니다, the pronounciation of 입 is the same as 임, isn’t it? So, why do we use ㅂthat would have a “p” or “b” sound in a place where it sounds like “m” (ㅁ)????

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JockZon (JZ) says:

I asked this too, and as far as I see it 입니다 easily becomes an m sound if you speak quickly, so maybe the pronunciation has changed but not the spelling.

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maxiewawa says:

Yess! That was the whole idea behind the video actually.

I’m going to uni for 중국어 next semester; the majority of students here are 한국 사람 so expect more videos. I’ll be harassing my classmates to contribute.

If anyone can send me a video fie of themselves I’ll do my best to put them together!

@Hyungwon sonseng nim and @Kim

“한 번 더, 천천히” = ONE MORE TIME, SLOWLY
(han beon deo, cheoncheonhi)

“영어로, 한 번 더” = IN ENGLISH, ONE MORE TIME
(yeong eo ro, han beon deo

In Survival phrases, the syntax is different, and we have a verb (I think) on the end. As I remember it we got ‘maelsum he chuseyo’… or something. My typing isnt so good :(

Here’s the link to the Survivalphrases lesson anyway. Like I said, the syntax is a little different and there’s a verb on the end. How are they different?

http://survivalphrases.com/korean/2007/06/20/can-you-say-it-again/

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JockZon (JZ) says:

Alright, one self-introduction coming up soon. What is self-introduction in Korean?

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João Paulo • 전 says:

JockZon,

I agree with you. Both p and b are bilabial phonemes (one is voiceless and the other is voiced), so it’s completely understandable that this may occur.

The point is: is there a rule so that we know how to pronounce it???

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João Paulo • 전 says:

Btw, I liked the repetition of the dialog in the end of the audio file! It’s very good for a review after the explanations!! :cool:

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Keith says:

Maxie, that’s correct. SurvivalPhrases.com the phrase was 천천히 말씀해 주세요 (cheoncheonhi malsseum hae juseyo) - please say it slowly.

And about 입니다 sounding like 임니다 (imnida). There’s a reason for the phonetic change. Try saying 입니다 (ib ni da) 3x fast and see what happens :mrgreen:

And that’s a rule. Whenever there’s a ㅂ (b) and ㄴ (n) two consecutive syllables in a row, the pronunciation simply takes on ㅁ (m). A natural phonetic change. So simple! :wink:

The pronunciation of 뵙 (boep) and 벱 (bep) can sound very similar. We’ll have hangul pronunciation charts soon. We’ll be sure to let everyone know when they’re up :grin:

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João Paulo • 전 says:

Keith,

Thank you very much!!! That was really helpful.

About 뵙, I didn’t know we could use two vowels in the same syllable. That was new for me!! Now I have to pay attention to the pronounciation of those, too.

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

Joakim,

Self-introduction in Korean is ‘jagisogae’(자기 소개), 자기 meaning oneself and 소개 meaning introduction. :D

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

Max, wow, it’ll be great if you could interview more Korean people, and we can really have a compilation of people introducing themselves in Korean - and it doesn’t have to be all Korean people, it could be anyone who’s listening to kclass101, right? :D come on, everyone!

And what you mean is “말씀해 주세요”, which is “please say” or “please speak”, and the major difference between the phrases that were used in this lesson “한 번 더 천천히” and “영어로 한 번 더” is,

말씀해 주세요 is a sentence with a verb,
but 한 번 더 천천히 doesn’t have a verb in it,
and neither does “영어로 한 번 더”, right?

They just mean “one more time, slowly” and
“one more time, in English”, so that’s the basic difference.

Most Korean sentences end with a verb, whether it is a general verb that indicates a movement or behavior or it is the Korean BE verb “이다” to show a status.

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JockZon (JZ) says:

Hi guys. Now does my 자기소개 work.
http://www.jockzon.com/index.php?p=entry&id=4
Enjoy! :mrgreen:

Btw, do koreans use spaces?

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JockZon (JZ) says:

If anyone knows why I did this video, it’s to copy Maxiewawa. His comment is on the comments for the first beginner lesson. I posted the comment forthe wrong lesson sorry!

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JockZon (JZ) says:

“If anyone wonders” not “knows”… I must be really tired :oops:

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steved says:

Yes, Koreans use spaces.
I was wondering where the comment about 자기 소개 originated.

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steved says:

These lessons are great by the way. I think the repetition at the end is also a great idea. One day I won’t know what you are saying…. :smile:

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maxiewawa says:

JZ씨 well done! Stay tuned for our next piece of homework. :mrgreen:

@Keith & 선현우
Thanks, that makes much more sense. I’m sure I’ll have more Hangul questions soon though.

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reuben says:

Poor Cheonhong! I feel your pain buddy

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Vicky (비키) says:

JZ님! :wink:

great video!!!

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Chuck says:

Hi Keith and Seol,

Just wanted to thank you for putting up koreanclass101! Keep up the good work!
I’ve actually bought some books to learn korean and they’re fairly well written but I find that nothing beats hearing how a letter sounds to find out how it should be said. :mrgreen:
Also, the books just bombard the reader with words. :shock: Makes it hard to remember stuff since there’s no central theme. I find that hearing words and phrases in a natural context helps retention. :wink:
Anyway, more power to you guys!
BTW, the sounds from the geomungo were great! :smile:

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maxiewawa says:

Hyunwoo, that’s a great dictionary you have on your site (Japanese - Korean). My girlfriend says ありがとう!
But what website is it from?

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maxiewawa says:

Hey are you in Shanghai? I live here! Sorry to hear about your pickpocketing experience!

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

Hi Chuck(척), welcome to KoreanClass101.com!! 어서오세요!! 만나서 반가워요! :D

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

Max, I brought the dictionary from “http://jpdic.naver.com”. Please give her my どういたしまして.

Yes, I’m in Shanghai at the moment. I’m going back to Korea this Sunday - I didn’t know you were in Shanghai!! Wow.
Let’s meet up!! Please give me a phone call 134 0211 4224 :D

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JockZon (JZ) says:

Haha is it so smart to give out your phone number like that? ^^

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Richard Tomlin says:

Nice lesson :smile: Hope there’s plenty more where that came from

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Victoria says:

Annyonghaseyo! I found this site through japanesepod101.com, and I’m so happy that there’s finally a podcast for Korean, a language I’ve always wanted to learn. I hope to be a faithful listener, especially during study hall at school. :grin: Thank you for the delight lessons so far, and keep up the good work!

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Devon says:

Annyonghaseyo! I’m really excited for this because I have a friend from Japan who is Korean and we could only speak to each other in our poor Japanese! Now I can try to talk to him with his language. But I’m so sad I can’t read Korean on my computer… or type it obviously! I really like everyone’s videos too! I’m so busy and will only get busier with school starting but everyone Ganbatte! How do we say that in Korean?

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

Hi Victoria and Devon :D Nice to meet you :eek: 만나서 반갑습니다!! Hope you will enjoy learning Korean!! Devon, please check this forum thread and read what steve wrote on how to make hangul readable in your computer.

http://www.koreanclass101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12

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Keith says:

Hi all :razz:

Taking a break from all the hard work ^^
Well, there’ll be a news cast out tomorrow. Be sure to pick it up!

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cheonhong says:

I’m ashamed to hear my voice.. :sad:
(자기 목소리를 들으니 부끄럽네요..)

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seol says:

hello!
I am sitting next to Chunhong who is blushing now
^^

I hope all of you have a great weekend!

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

천홍 씨 목소리 좋으니까 부끄러워하지 않으셔도 될 것 같아요. :D 설 씨는 벌써 프로가 되신 것 같고요 ^_^!! 앞으로도 화이팅입니다!!

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Sindy says:

Seol! :wink:

Beautiful voice and you, ahhhh :oops: :mrgreen:

Cheonhong Park and Han Sujin friends of Seol welcome to KC101!! :cool: :mrgreen:

Chunhong is blushing now :???: I wish I was in Korea now!! :wink: S_R_C

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Dave says:

How did everyone learn to write Korean characters so quickly? I didn’t see a post or anything on it. What’s the best way for me to learn? I live in Japan and speak Japanese but know nothing on Korean.

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KoreanClass101.com says:

Dave we have a video on how to read and write Korean. Definitely check it out :)

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Rob says:

Korean writing is sooo easy (although i make loads of mistakes:-). I just
practised writing the characters for a weekend and i’ve been writing the
whole alphabet from my memory everyday once.

I found this site to be helpfull as well as all the materials here.
http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/Language/Korean.htm

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charlie says:

:smile:
I appreciate how they deliver and repeat the pronunciation clearly. It really helps me to apply the correct delivery of each word as i recall the sound and pronunciation with in the track…thank you so much..

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Keith says:

Hi Charlie, thanks for listening :) I hope you enjoy the all the lessons! :grin:

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Chua says:

This is great! I understood this correctly :D

Thank you so much for sharing.
hope to learn more in the future.
Thank you once again.

Annyeong!

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Sarah says:

charlie says:
May 12th, 2008 at 10:23 pm

I appreciate how they deliver and repeat the pronunciation clearly. It really helps me to apply the correct delivery of each word as i recall the sound and pronunciation with in the track…thank you so much..
……………………………………….

that’s right,, thank u all for such lessons

but i have a problem with Hangul vowels page in references page,, i ca not hear the latest 5 vowelsmm the sound is not appeared,, plz check them for me :mad:

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Rebecca says:

Hi~
This really helped me~!!!!
I took the tour but i dont understand how to download them into my mp3
i right clicked it but i dont noe what to do next >_

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Keith says:

Sarah, thank you for your comment. It seems to be working for me. Could you direct me to a specific page you’re referring to?

Thank you Rebecca! What program are you using? iTunes? What kind of MP3 player do you have?

If you let us know, we can help you better! ;)

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Sasha says:

Quick question!–
I’ve only listened to the beginner lesson 1 & 2. I am a super-beginner so I don’t know if it’s something I could figure out later related to verb conjugations or something, but why is “It’s nice to meet you” “cheoeum boepgesseumnida” in lesson 1 and “cheombeopgessseumnida” in lesson 2? And if there is/isn’t a difference, which do you use more often/is preferred?

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Cami says:

Thank you for this! I learned two new words :D

I’m learning little by little. Hopefully, I will be able to speak more.

It was funny to have two guests. What a coincidence that SooJin, Seol’s friend, has the same name as my korean (filipino native) schoolmate. A real coincidence.

*pats everyone on the back* great job here =)

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Cecilia says:

May I know the correct pronunciation of ‘생’? It seem to have different pronunciation in ‘학생’ and ‘선생님’.

I am trying to get myself familiar with hangul but end up confusing myself…. :sad:

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선현우 says:

Cecilia :)

생 is basically pronounced “saeng” but when there’s a “K” or “G” sound right before it as in “학생”, it’s pronounced naturally as “ssaeng” :)

Keep up the great work!!

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Cecilia says:

Thanks 선현우.

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sos333 says:

can any one tall me ho can I say me name :oops:
me name is hawazin
Thanks :mrgreen:

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sos333 says:

How can I say me name in korean* :roll:
my name hawazin

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Rob says:

Hello Hawazin!

Your name in Korean would be 하와진 :smile:

Thanks for being part of our community!

Rob

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sos333 says:

Thanks Rob :grin:

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Miss Su says:

안녕하세요! 저는 수진입니다. 처음 븹겠습니다.

Hi, Everyone. I am so excited to start Korean class! I have learned so much already. It took me like 10 minutes to type that one sentence!! :lol:

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

Miss Su :)

안녕하세요! 어서오세요 :) 반갑습니다 ^^!!

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love korean says:

oooh i wanna know how to write my name in korean too…my name iz natasha…..can u spell it out?? i think i know how to spell it but not really sure…does it sound the same as it iz in english??? i kinda know how to read in korean but not completely and i get stuck on some things sometimes….:???: i learned how to say hello b4 i came to this sight but i wanna know how to actually memeber most of the words i learn…i still get them confused sometimes…wat can i do to tell the words apart from each other??? i can understand them wen i read them but not much wen someone is talking to me… :sad: :neutral:

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Thomas says:

Keith and Seol are brilliant

There humour makes me want to learn; Actually I would love to see a show with just the two of them as I think they are great.

Learning has to be fun and when beginning its very hard to engage with something; But these lessons make it easy.\

Im glad I found this site :) Oh Keith we must hang out some time with some soju and talk life haha

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tim says:

:razz:

Thanks for your words of praise.
I am sure Keith and Seol appreciate you, Thomas!
I know they are great!
Thanks for your support on KoreanClass101.com.
cheers,

Tim :cool:

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Kathy says:

I love these lesson. They always motivate you to learn Korean. Usually if I skipped a couple of days when I’m trying to get a habit, I usually break the habit when I’m not suppose to. I skipped a couple of days of not learning Korean and I’m still glad that I’m learning it! I love the sound of the string instrument in the beginning and end. I’ve always been fond of instruments from Asia.

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Josias says:

Thanks very much for this lesson. Loved it!!

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Josias says:

안녕하세요!! 저는 Josias입니다. 저음 븹겠습니다!

Hi! Just practicing. It took me long to write that :(

>.

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KoreanClass101.com says:

Hello Josias!

“Great! it’s more than GREAT!”

I am sure you will get better and better if you keep practicing.

Ah, about your name - Josias??
What’s your nationality? I think your name pronounces differently depending on youy nationality. So, before I give you Korean name, it’s better to know the correct pronunciation of your name.

Anyway… your Korean is looking Great!
But… a little mistakes
not 저음 - but 처음
not 븹 - but 뵙.

That’s very small mistakes. I will give you 93% mark out of 100%!

Keep up the good work, Josias!

cheers,

Tim :cool:

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Jonathan says:

thanks for the lesson… its very useful and effective though i still not memorize some korean words…
but i want to know is how make a sentence in korean???
for that i can successfully use korean words better…

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Tim says:

Hello Jonathan,
Thanks for listening…

Just simply keep in mind this -

in English - Subject + Verb + Object / Complement.

in Korean - Subject (particles) + Object (particles)/ Complement + Verb.

Still confusing…?
Why don’t you give a listen to Absolute Beginner Season 2 Lesson 3 & 4!?
Those lessons might be very helpful for you!
cheers,

Tim :cool:

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sepanta says:

hello(annyoung hashimnikka)
my name is sepanta masiha i love the korea & korean pepole & learning korean language please help me to learn you’re language.
kamsa hamnida,annyeonghi kashipsio.

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Tim says:

Hello Sepanta :razz: :razz: :razz:
“Hello” is 안(an)+녕(nyeong)+하(ha)+세(se)+요(yo)
= 안녕하세요 (an-nyeong-ha-se-yo)

“Thank you” is 감(gam)+사(sa)+합(hap)+니(ni)+다(da)
= 감사합니다 (gam-sa-ham-nida)

“Good-bye” is 안(an)+녕(nyeong)+히(hi)+가(ga)+십(ship)+시(si)+요(yo)
= 안녕히 가십시요 (an-nyeong-hi-ga-ship-siyo)

by the way,
what’s your nationality?
Ah~ about your name - “sepanta masiha”
세(se)+판(pan)+타(ta) 마(ma)+시(si)+하(ha) = 세판타 마시하 “sepanta masiha”
hope to meet you throughout the lessons,
cheers,

Tim :cool:

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Thomas Robertson says:

I always feel more comfortable telling people I’m a 선생 than telling people I’m a 선생님.
Isn’t it immodest to refer to oneself with an honorific suffix?

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timandyou says:

Hello Thomas,
Me too… I do agree with your comment - “feel more comfortable telling people I’m a 선생 than telling people I’m a 선생님”.
Yes, I want to be their ‘friend’ not a ‘teacher’.
About your question - “Isn’t it immodest to refer to oneself with an honorific suffix”… I have to say, “yes” according to the Korean culture.
Especially, students must say or add 님 right after 선생 when they call their teacher(s). UNLESS, you ask them to call you by your name ONLY.
If I were you, I’ll ask them to call me by my first name only.
After that, it’s’ up to you to deal with some of rude & impolite students. You have to make them treat you both as a friend and a teacher. It’s totally UP TO you.
cheers,
Tim :cool:

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HyunAe says:

Hi
how can I write my name in korean?
if my name is Han HyunAe ?

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timandyou says:

Hello HyunAe,
This is Tim from KC101.com.
About your name…

현 [hyun] “Hyun”
애 [ae] “Ae”
한 [han] “Han” - i guess it’s your family name…
Therefore, 한 현애 [han hyun-ae] “Han Hyun-Ae”
Thanks for listening,
cheers,
Tim :cool:

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AnikinMW says:

Hi Tim, pardon me, but isn’t that “hyeon” rather than “hyun” you were writing? Please help clarify.

Gamsahamnida :)

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timandyou says:

Hello AnikinMW,
Yes, you are right! Thanks for correcting me on that!

현 [hyeon] “Hyun”

감사해요, AnikinMW~~~! :eek:
cheers,
Tim :cool:

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Alina says:

you are sooo gooood! thank you for this kinds of lessons. you are really special and very good in what are you doing! good luck in the future

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Choi Yuri says:

I love learning korean! thanx sooo much for this :razz: !
this is my fourth language! itz fun :grin:

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Earl Jung says:

Thx for this. Awesome!!!
by the way, how can I write my name “Earl” in Hangul?

Thanks again.

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KoreanClass101.com says:

:razz: Hi, Earl.

You can write your name in Hangul as 얼 (eol)

Thank you, 얼 : )

- Jaehwi / Koreanclass101.com

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kim lee says:

hey is there any way i can take a note cuz i want to learn :shock: how to write in korean to

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Koreanclass101.com says:

Hello Kim,

I believe our PDF note will help you get the text version of this lesson. If you download the PDF lesson note, you can simply add your note on the dialogue or grammar point, without writing down them by yourself.

For writing Korean correctly, we’ll be introducing new video lesson soon.

Thank you.

- Jaehwi / Koreanclass101.com

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