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Learn Korean with KoreanClass101.com! You walk into your dark Korean apartment, and suddenly you trip over something on the floor. You yell out in Korean, “What is that?” Your roommate comes out of her bedroom and says in Korean, “Oh, sorry, I should have left the lights on so you could see the floor.” You tell her in Korean, “That’s okay, but what am I stepping on?” As she turns on the light, she responds in Korean, “Oh, just a little of this and that…these are just some of my new art projects for our apartment.” You glance around at the myriad pieces of paper and paint bottles on the floor, and you cautiously ask her in Korean, “These are interesting…but what are they supposed to be?” She replies in Korean, “Well, they are far from done yet, so relax. But they’re supposed to be portraits of us!” “Oh dear,” you think to yourself in Korean as you look at the blob in the picture…

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 ask someone questions that mean “What is that?” in Korean. We’ll also show you how to use the Korean equivalents of “this” and “that.” 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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21 Responses to “Absolute Beginner #7 - A Little of ‘This’ and ‘That’ in Korean”

KoreanClass101.com says:

Hello! Everyone. 안녕하세요!

여러분. Now let’s ask your friend!  “이거 뭐예요?” ( what is this? )

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Dyana says:

ahahah can’t read anything

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xoxo13 says:

I know that!! It means “how much is this?”

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Debi says:

No, how much is it is said like this:
ul ma yeh yo (sorry my keyboard won’t type hangeul!
This means “what is it?”

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xoxo13 says:

Oh yeah! You’re right!! Haha my baddd

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Erica says:

안녕하세요.
This lesson is delicious.
I mean 맛있어요
고맙습니다.

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julia says:

Hi Debby
I think “ul ma ea yo means “How much is it?”
얼마 [eolma]How much

I like this new lesson.
Thank you.

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KoreanClass101.com says:

:mrgreen: Wait!! :mrgreen:

Let me clear here hahaha :lol:

The TOPIC is……………..
What is it?
이거 뭐예요?
[igeo mwoyeyo]

***In formal way, we say
“이것은 무엇입니까?”
[igeoseun mueotimnika]- It’s same meaning with “이거 뭐예요?”
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AND!!
How much is it?
이거 얼마예요?[igeo eolmayeyo]

It looks delicious.
맛있겠다.[masitgetda]

Are we clear?? :cool: ㅋ ㅋ Cheers~
여러분 화이팅!!

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khairshapiee says:

여러분 안녕하세요!! 잘 지내세요?
이거 뭐예요?
이거 한국어 레슨이에요.
이 레슨 좋아요. 저 좋아해요!!

한국어 가르쳐 주세요!! ^^

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Sarah says:

Wait 맛있겠다? Is that formal enough for me to use on my boyfriend’s mom?? Or in restaurants?? I always wait until I’m eating it and say ‘majiseoyo’… >_

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KoreanClass101.com says:

:grin: Khairshapiee님
안녕하세요?
네~ KC101강의 정말 좋아요!!
많이 많이 배워가세요~~ :wink:

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tsatsaa says:

i like it lesson
thank you

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happy says:

hi everybody.. this is very interesting.
i like this lesson.
khairshapie are you korean person?

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timandyou says:

Hello tsatsaa,
Thanks for listening. We like you! :wink:

Hello Happy,
Thanks for saying, “this is very interesting” on this lesson.
It means a lot to us!

Please feel free to talk and leave any comment,
cheers,
Tim :cool:

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colin says:

안녕 하세요~
저는 콜린 입니다.
반갑습니다~ (oh my! i’m not sure about the spelling..hahah)

my korean students taught me korean. haha.

이거는 좋아요~ ^_^v

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Tsomo says:

Hangug o peugu shipoyo, Yorobun mannaso pangabsimnida. Hangug drama mani chuaheyo. :oops:

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Jolie says:

Learning korean is basically not too difficult, but whent they speak fast, God I just wish that I had a remote controll so I could make them speak slow hahaha.

다샤 만날 떄 까지

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Sasha says:

Hi,
I heart the formal form as “이것은 무엇입니까?” [igeoseun mueosimnikka]. Is this a dialect form
? Or impossible?
감사합니다.

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Sasha says:

I read in the Grammar part to the lesson:
저거는 누구꺼예요?
jeogeo-neun nugukkeo-eyo?
“Who is that over there?” = Who ist that thing?
Is it possible to say ‘who’ to a thing? In what cases?

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jeroen says:

Hi Sasha,

That sentence you found is the most formal form with all the particles. It’s not dialect as far as I know. I think it would be mostly used in writing. ‘무엇’ is the official word for what; when speaking people usually shorten is to 뭐. Also when speaking people often drop the ‘은’ particle and shorten 것 to 거. So then the (still formal) sentence would be 이거 뭠니까? [igeo mueomnikka?]

The translation of that sentence you found in the grammar point is wrong. If you look closely, you see the ‘꺼’ in the end? That’s a (very common) misspelled version of 거, which is short for 것 again :) So what it means is ‘저 that 거 thing 는 topic particle 누구 who 거 thing 예요 is’ -> Who’s thing is that? / Whose is that? :) When you pronounce it, you have to say 꺼 [kkeo] instead of 거 [keo]. That’s why many people mistakenly write it like that.

The only time when you can use 것 for people is when you are talking to your boyfriend or girlfriend and you say ‘You’re mine!’ ‘너 내 꺼야’ [neo nae kkeoya]. Again, in this situation most people would write 꺼 instead of 거, because it’s very unofficial language anyway :)

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Sasha says:

Hi jeroen,
thanks for explanations. I love you teach the spoken Korean.

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