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You have been visited a few Korean museums today, a temple, and a park in Korea. The sights in Korea are always so breathtaking. You try to visit at least one new place in Korea each month. However, this time it seems there is a good-looking Korean gentleman that has the same Korean sightseeing itinerary that you do! He has been at each place you have been in Korea today…hmm. Ooh, here he comes! He asks you in Korean, “I saw you around…what did you think was prettiest today?” Shyly, you respond in Korean that you always enjoy everything in Korea, but today you thought, “the Korean temple was prettiest.” As he gazes into your eyes, he replies in Korean, I agree the temples are very pretty, but “I think the sights right here are the prettiest!” That’s so cheesy it just might work!

 

Learning Korean with KoreanClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Korean! This Korean Newbie lesson will teach you how to make comparisons in Korean. You will also learn to say “pretty in Korean and use the plural form of “you.” Finally, we’ll discuss how Korean names are formed. Stop by KoreanClass101 to pick up the greatest Korean lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

 

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38 Responses to “Newbie Lesson S2 #15 – The Korean Sights are Prettier Than Anywhere Else!”

KoreanClass101.com says:

남성분들… 누가 더 예뻐요? 김태희… 전지현?
(Gentlemen… Who’s prettier? Kimtaehui… Jeonjihyeon?)

여성분들… 누가 더 멋있어요? 비? Se7en?
(Ladies… Who’s cooler? Rain? Se7en?)

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아니카 says:

비 더 멋있어요!
Even tough I am not a gentleman, I have to say : 전지현 더 예뻐요! ^^

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Keith says:

김태희 더 예뻐요… :smile:
score 1 for 김태희.. ㅋㅋ

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

저는 전지현이 더 예쁜 것 같아요 하하.

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Jacqueline (쟈클린) says:

S7VEN 더 더 더 더 더 멋있어요! :grin: :mrgreen:

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

저는 SE7EN보다 비가 더 멋지던데 ㅎㅎㅎ

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Jacqueline (쟈클린) says:

oops i wrote his name wrong haha

Sev7n 더 더 더 더 더 멋있어요!

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

쟈클린 ㅡ.ㅡa

SE7EN will be very sad :grin: :grin:

또 틀렸어요 ㅎㅎㅎ

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Jacqueline (쟈클린) says:

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhaha ROFL :lol:

Hyun Woo,

SE7EN SE7EN SE7EN 미안해!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^_________^

OMG i can’t believe i was wrong twice hahahahaha WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME TODAY?????????????????????????? :shock: :shock: :shock:

SE7EN and other korean singers/actors have that effect on me, i can’t think straight LOL :lol:
so i guess he’ll understand haha :lol:

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Jacqueline (쟈클린) says:

I triple checked before posting this time, i hope my mind and eyes aren’t failing me this time hahaha LOL

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Hahaha. Jacqueline, I’m sure he will! :D
You wrote it wrong twice and wrote it correctly three times, so that’s still plus one :)

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브라이언 says:

전지현 더 예쁜 여자예요. 아! 그녀 새 “슈퍼맨이었던 사나이”이라는 영화 있어요! 저는 안봤어는대 좋은 거 같아요.

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Keith says:

lol jacqueline :) hehehe… they have a delusional effect on you. keke

브라이언 씨… 그 영화 언제 개방했어요? 저는 요세 한국 영화 잘 안 봐요… T.,T 다시 보려고 해요 ^^

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Manyakumi says:

Keith씨의 사촌이랑 저랑 이름이 같네요.
저도 이름이 김성수인데요 ㅋㅋㅋ

하지만 저희집 돌림자는 “수”예요.
남자형제들은 뒷글자가 수,
여자형제들은 앞글자가 수.

최근에 지어진 이름일 수록 돌림자를 잘 안쓰는 것 같아요.
:smile:

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브라이언 says:

Keith, 1월 30일 개방했어요. 지금 아마 DVD 있어요. DVD들이 자막 있어서 더 좋아해요. 아마 전지현이 나랑 DVD방에 가고 싶어요… 하하하 ^^

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Shan says:

Sorry, I couldn’t really catch the part about when to use “내가”.
So it’s not right to say “나 더 예뻐”?

Also, why is it “내가” and not “나가”?

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Keith says:

Manyakumi 씨… 김성수는 아주 좋은 이름인 거 같아요. ^^ 사촌형이 여자들한테 인기 많아요. Manyakumi 씨도 그런가요?

브라이언 씨… ㅋㅋㅋ DVD방… ㅋㅋ :lol:

Shan 씨.. This is getting into some heavy linguistics, but when you’re comparing something with 더, you need to have that subject marking particle. That marks the thing that is better or more than (something). Of course if you use it without the subject marking particle, it is understandable, but it is a bit awkward.

And it’s 내가 and not 나가 I think because it’s easier? I’m not sure to be honest! :oops:

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Shan says:

Thanks Keith for the explanation.

In what other circumstances would one use 내가, apart from when making comparisons?

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

Shan :)

Good question!

Apart from when making comparions,
you can use “내가” in compound sentences :)

(1) “나는 어제 Keith를 만났어.”
= I met Keith yesterday.

(2) “내가 어제 만난 친구는 Keith야.”
= The friend that I met yesterday is Keith.

In the first sentence, “나” is the topic/subject :)
but in the 2nd sentence “친구” is the topic/subject, right?

So in the 2nd one, ‘나’ becomes a subject but not the topic of the entire sentence :) so you use “내가 만난 친구”

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Alex says:

hmm…why is there is no pdf or mp3 podcast in this lesson?

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Jacklyn says:

Nothing to download? :sad:

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Cami says:

why isnt there a pdf or mp3 to download? ;3;

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선현우 says:

Thanks everybody for your patience and the broken links have been fixed now!! ^^ Thank you!

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d says:

:oops: :smile:

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d says:

저는 SE7EN보다 비가 더 멋지던데 what it means?

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timandyou says:

hello d,
I’ll translate what you wrote above,

“I think Rain is cooler than SE7EN.”
That’s it!
cheers,
Tim :cool:

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d says:

can you explain the grammatical construction of 멋지던데 ? what is 보다?

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d says:

by the way, thanks for your help, Tim.

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timandyou says:

Hello d,
Okay… let’s make it quick and simple!

Let’s compare the explanation with an English sentence.

“A is better than B”
1. “A” is a subject => you need to attach ’subject particles’ right after “A”; so it becomes “A” + 가 => A가
2. “than” can translate into 보다; therefore, “than B” => B보다
3. “better” can translate into 좋다 [jota] “good, better, nice”

Therefore all together, “A is better than B” translates into…
A가 + B보다 + 좋다 => A가 B보다 좋다.

then what about this - “Coffee is better than water”?
1. 커피 [keopi] “coffee” + 가 => 커피가
2. 물 [mul] “water” + 보다 [boda] “than” => 물보다
3. 좋다 [jota] “is better”
Therefore altogether, 커피가 물보다 좋다 “coffee is better than water”
I hope this helps, (if you need any help for Korean grammatical point(s), please visit Koreanclass101.com and leave your question(s) there on our FORUM!)
cheers,
Tim :cool:

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d says:

감사합니다!thanks a lot, Tim.
why are you celebrate Christmas? what it means for you?

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timandyou says:

Hello d,
Thank you!
Why am I celebrating Christmas? Is it important for you to know my reason!?
I will tell you about that, ONLY if you tell me your reason for celebrating Christmas… deal?
cheers,
Tim :cool:

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d says:

deal. see you on Forum

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timandyou says:

Great!
Thanks,
Tim :cool:

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스카트 says:

I’d have to say they’re both 여뻐, but if I had to choose i’d probably pick 김 태희, (but i think 신민아 should be in that list too :wink: ) She was adorable in the drama ‘My Girlfriend is a Gumiho’.

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Jia Geng says:

What is
1: I
2: My
3: Mine
4: Me
in Korean?
I have trouble distinguishing the four when it comes to Korean sentences :cry:

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Koreanclass101.com says:

Hi Jia Geng,

This is Jaehwi from Koreanclass101.com

You can say

1. I: 나 (na)
2. My : 나의 (na-ui), 내(nae)
3: Mine: 내 것 (nae geot)
4: Me: 나를 (na reul)

I hope this helps. Thank you.

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Colin says:

Expansion with audio typo
쌍둥이이에요.

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Koreanclass101.com says:

Hello Colin,

Thanks for letting know this.

Actually, the spelling is right. 이에요 is the verb meaning ‘to be’ (formal). People usually make it short as 예요 (yeyo), but the original form is 이에요.
So, 쌍둥이 + 이에요 is right. Or you can write it as 쌍둥이예요 (not 에요)

I hope this helps.

Thank you.

- Jaehwi / Koreanclass101.com

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