At first, you thought this would be a fantastic job to have while you are in school in Korea! You started babysitting one night for the Korean couple next door to you. The job helps you practice speaking Korean and they pay you for it! What a great way to learn Korean, right? Well…you thought so, too…at first. Last night you watched the little angels that live across the street. Everything was going great for about the first ten minutes. After that the kids wouldn’t do anything you said! In fact, it seemed like they did just the opposite of everything you said! You began to question whether they even understood what you were saying to them in Korean…is your Korean that bad?? The only practice you have gotten tonight in speaking Korean is demanding, “let’s…” repeatedly! Are you saying it right?
Learning Korean with KoreanClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Korean! This Korean Newbie lesson will teach you how to persuade people to do what you want in Korean using Korean propositive statements such as “let’s go!” You will also learn to add emphasis to these statements with a helpful Korean phrase. After listening to the lesson stop by KoreanClass101 and leave us a comment or get started on even more great Korean lessons! Let’s go!
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18 Responses to “Newbie S2 #8 - The Art of Persuasion in Korea: Come on! Let’s Do It Now!”
KoreanClass101.com says:
April 29th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
여러분… 한국어 공부하자고요!!!
(Everyone… I said… let’s study Korean!!!) 
rigo says:
April 29th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Hello there
newbie lesssons are really helping me a lot
thanks
Jeff (rooster) says:
April 29th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
yah, when there really simple like this it feels like im learning more, and ill be able to remember alot more the information
GO NEWBS!!! 
Shan says:
April 30th, 2008 at 1:48 am
When speaking in casual politeness level, is it ok to leave out the location marking particle 에? In the lesson, it was 수영장 가자…although in the PDF, one of the examples was 집에 가자.
It costs 5000 won to go to a swimming pool in Korea? In Singapore, it costs only $1 (about US$0.70) and you can swim the whole day if you want. But then again, it’s hot here, so our pools aren’t heated. Maybe that’s why it’s cheap. 
선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:
April 30th, 2008 at 2:15 am
Shan
Taking out the location marking particle 에 can be applied to basically any politeness level, but it’s more common in the intimate politeness level And the reason 집에 가자 is more natural to have “에” in there is because 집 is a very short word. 학교 가자, 수영장 가자, 백화점 가자 are all fine, but 집 가자, 산 가자 are a bit awkward because 집 and 산 are single syllables I hope this explanation helps !
Bouks says:
April 30th, 2008 at 2:15 am
What was that phrase at the beginning again… 공주변? I want to learn that…it’s very useful and applicable in my household, where I have a 9-year-old “공수” as well as a special edition Barbie doll 공수 (guess which one has the disease more seriously than the other!)
I know the notes say it’s casual, but if we were to use 고 with a verb in standard politeness level, is the structure like this: 가사고요 ? Not that I want to use it, but I bet it would appear a lot in dramas where standard politeness level is used with lots of subtle, varied meaning behind it.
선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:
April 30th, 2008 at 2:18 am
Shan, btw, it’s really cheap!! USS0.70 ? 
Bouks,
it’s 공주병 = princess complex ㅋㅋ
and prince complex is 왕자병
And yup, just like in the first comment “공부하자고요” you can add -요 to the end of the -자고 ending
놀자고! –> 놀자고요!
먹자고! –> 먹자고요!
:-)
Jacqueline (쟈클린) says:
April 30th, 2008 at 8:02 am
Are these correct? and what’s the difference between those two words? Can those be used interchangeably?
노래하자 => Let’s sing
부르자 => Let’s sing
선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:
April 30th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Jacqueline :-0
Yes, they are both (grammatically) correct!
The difference(차이점) between 노래하자 and 부르자 is … if you say 노래하자, it’s self-explanatory, but if you just say 부르자 only, it doesn’t tell the ‘object’ of the verb … hehe.
So, 부르다 can be applied to many things.
이름을 부르다 = to call a name
사람을 부르다 = to call for a person
and
노래를 부르다 = to sing a song
:-) So, if you want to say 부르자, there must be an object noun too
부르자 (X)
노래를 부르자 (O)
노래를 노래하자 (X)
노래를 하자 (O)
노래하자 (O)
:-)
Keith says:
April 30th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Wow…. Swimming pools for $1!! I’m not a big swimmer myself, but I would love to start going since it’s starting to become a bit more hot… And I need more exercise!
Bouks… 공주병 is a great word to know! And it’ll definitely help you out with your Korean dramas 
Jacqueline, are you hoping to go to 노래방 soon? If so…. 노래방 가자!!! I love singing
Jason says:
April 30th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Say,
Is going out to sing very popular in Korea? When I come to visit will I need a small repertoire?
설 has such a nice voice (not that the rest of you don’t), I’d like to hear her sing.
설씨, 노래방 갑시다.
야! 노래하자…
놀래라자고요!
Jason says:
April 30th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
PS
That last line should be 노래하자고요! 
I’m on my way out the door to go to work, and hurried. Now I’m running late! 
미안해
Keith says:
May 1st, 2008 at 11:00 am
Jason; 지각이였어요?
한국에서는 노래방 자주 가는 사람도 있고, 자주 안 가는 사람도 있어요. 저는 자주 가는 편이에요. 돈이 괜찮아면, 한달에 3번? ㅎㅎㅎ
You don’t need to have a repertoire, but once you start going often, you build your own naturally ^^
선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 3:36 am
Jacqueline,
You’re welcome!! 도움이 되었다니 다행이에요!
Jason
yeah, like Keith said, I don’t have a 레파토리, but I just go and usually find what to sing.. hehe.
matthew254 says:
May 22nd, 2008 at 7:30 am
also, it’s nice to know that there are many many many American pop songs at 노래방 - both old classics and brand spankin new ones
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Grammar: propositive | Function: being emphatic, going to the swimming pool, making a proposition | Topic: summer, swimming pools | Politeness Level: intimate
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