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Learn Korean with KoreanClass101.com! You didn’t really think much about packing for the seasons when you left for Korea. Maybe that was because you heard from your friends that the Korean weather was so nice in the fall! Now the winter has hit Korea, and the weather has suddenly turned cold! You ransack the closet in your Korean apartment and layer on some shirts, but there’s no getting around it-you need some cold-weather gear. At least, you need to go to some Korean shops and find a warm jacket and maybe a pair of gloves. As you head out the door of your apartment, you mutter to yourself in Korean, “Maybe walking in the cold weather will wake me up so I can do more work later.” As you trudge on through the snow on the Korean streets, you convince yourself you’re also getting in a workout. See, you tell yourself in Korean, “There are benefits to being cold and not having a coat!” Maybe you’ll even shiver off some calories in the cold Korean air!

Learning Korean with KoreanClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Korean! This Korean Absolute Beginner lesson will show you how to use the Korean verb that means “to not exist.” We’ll also teach you how to use this Korean verb to say that you are lacking something. Of course, you can always figure out something you’re missing to have a good reason to go shopping in Korea! Visit us at KoreanClass101.com where you will find many more fantastic Korean lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

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27 Responses to “Absolute Beginner #3 - We Don’t Have Anything Warm for the Korean Winter”

KoreanClass101.com says:

Hello Everyone, Did you laugh at the last line?

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gulinisso says:

:smile: nice podcast!

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Julia says:

The lesson was very nice.
Thank you.
but, why did you change the actors?
and I wish I could see a nice picture :cry:

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strawberryua says:

loool the last sentence .. imagine you are waring gloves and hats in hawaii :neutral:

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KoreanClass101.com says:

:mrgreen: Hello everyone!
이번 레슨은 재미있었죠?

Better and better lessons are coming in KC101 :lol:

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Palapala says:

I live in Hawaii . The winter weather is much nicer than in Korea! How do you write “I live in Hawaii.” in Korean?
Some of the sample questions are very difficult for an absolute beginner. I could not find “쓰고 ” in the dictionary. Is is a form of “to wear”? Thank you.

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KoreanClass101.com says:

:mrgreen: HAHA~ You really live in Hawaii!
I heard that Hawaii is nice place to live. lol
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Where do you live?
I live in Hawaii.
Korean answer or
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쓰고’s basic verb is “쓰다” (to wear)

But It has another meaning which is “to write”.
편지를 쓰다./글씨를 쓰다.

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: 화이팅~

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Yaoshi says:

I noticed in the “writing questions” section that the student is required to read the Korean word and write (type) the English equivalent. Does the student have the option to read the English word and type the Korean equivalent?

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KoreanClass101.com says:

Hello Yaoshi - Thanks for your inquiry. Currently, the writing questions only support entering answers in English. With that said, I really like your suggestion and will be sure to pass it along to our product development team for possible inclusion in a future release.

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Jael says:

this is very helpful indeed! i really enjoy your lessons!

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Tim says:

Thanks for listening~!
Glad to hear that you enjoyed the lesson.
cheers,

Tim :cool:

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ana says:

Hello, I have to pay something for these lessons?

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Aygulia5 says:

Hi ! I can’t understand- how can I use these lessons? :shock:

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KoreanClass101.com says:

Hi Aygulia5,
Please take a look at our User Guide for information on how to use the lessons and different site features :cool:
http://www.koreanclass101.com/help-center/user-guide/

You may also want to listen to the Introduction lessons, which guide you through an example lesson step-by-step:
http://www.koreanclass101.com/index.php?cat=9

Let us know if you have any more questions!

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Sasha says:

안녕하세요?
May I ask what is 화이팅?
감사합니다. :grin:

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KoreanClass101.com says:

:razz: Sasha,
화이팅! is actually word for ‘Fighting’. It sounds like ‘Piting’ when Koreans say.
When Koreans try to make you get motivated or cheer you up, they say ‘화이팅’. It’s like ‘Cheers’ or ‘Good Luck!’

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Sasha says:

안녕하세요?
A silly question. If they say 파이팅!, why they write ‘화이팅’? It is a common word in some Kdramas.
Are there other words, where the writing differs from the saying?
싸샤

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KoreanClass101.com says:

:razz: Hi Sasha,

You can write both 파이팅(Piting), 화이팅(Hwaiting) for writing ‘Fighting’. Since there is no sound for F, Koreans write it down both in ㅍ(pieup) or ㅎ(hiet). For example, Koreans read ‘Fire’ as ‘파이어(pier) and also 화이어 (hwaier)
So it doesn’t matter which way you choose to read and write.

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NA-KIB says:

annyong-haseyo,

what is “이번 레슨은 재미있었죠?” ? :grin:

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KoreanClass101.com says:

:razz: Hi, Nakib. 안녕하세요–

I’m Jaehwi from Koreanclass101.com

이번 레슨은 재미있었죠 means ‘This lesson was interesting, wasn’t it?’

이번 means This, or This time
레슨 means Lessons, its pronunciation in Korean is resun.

재미있다 means ‘to be interesting’ and if you combine the verb-stem with 었죠? (the particle means ‘Wasn’t it?’) then it becomes 재미있었죠?

I hope this would help you.

Thank you. 감사합니다.

- Jaehwi / Koreanclass101.com

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NA KIB says:

annyong haseyo, jaehwi-nim, how do I say “if you understand then lets go”..
the thing that I know here is “lets go” which is “kap-shi-da” and the word if which is “myeon” ….. :roll:

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KoreanClass101.com says:

:razz: Hi, Na Kib.

안녕하세요.

Nice to meet you here on Koreanclass101.com, too, after Facebook. It is great to see you studying Korean with our lessons : )

To mean ‘if you understand, then let’s go’, you can say

‘이해했으면 같이 갑시다’
Ihaehateumyeon katchi gapsida.

이해하다 is the verb meaning ‘to understand’ and as you mentioned, you can add the particle ‘면’ to mean ‘if’. So, you can say 이해했으면 to literally mean ‘If you understood’

To say ‘Let’s go’, you can say ‘갑시다(gapsida)’ as you mentioned. But, to be more friendly, you can also say ‘가요’(gayo / will go), or 갈까요?(galkkayo? shall we go?)

I would like to recommend you say ‘이해했으면 같이 갈까요?’ (ihaehaseumyeon gatchi galkkayo?) because it is more friendly and also polite.

I hope this would help you.

Thank you.

- Jaehwi / Koreanclass101.com

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NA KIB says:

song-seng nim, jeongmal gomawoyo….

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binhnguyen says:

hiiiiiii

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binhnguyen says:

nice to meet everybody

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binhnguyen says:

i really like learning korean! my mail yahoo is binhnguyen_a1@yahoo.com. all of you can contact with me if you like

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Koreanclass101.com says:

Hello Binhnguyen,

Nice to meet you. I’m Jaehwi from Koreanclass101.com

If you have any questions about Korean language, please let us know so that we can help you.

Thank you for making comments. I hope we can keep helping you learn Korean.

- Jaehwi / Koreanclass101.com

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