Comments on: Absolute Beginner #8 - Why Are You Studying Korean?

by: KoreanClass101.com

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:54:55 +0000

Hi vongxay,

Thank you for the question.

어서 and -기 때문에 both mean ‘because of’. But -기 때문에 is more likely for written Korean. So when you speak to Korean people, it’s better to use the particle 어서. But when you write, -기 때문에 is much better because it sounds formal.

If you have any questions please let us know.

Thank you!

JaeHwi / KoreanClass101.com

by: KoreanClass101.com

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:53:03 +0000

Hi Ada,

Thank you for the question. That’s good point.

Literal translation for 왜 울어요? should be written as ‘Why do you cry?’

To make it as ‘Why are you crying?’ , you should say it as 왜 울고 있어요?

-고 있다 means ‘to be doing something’.

But usually, Korean people simply say 왜 울어요 when they ask ‘Why are you crying?’ That’s why it made you get confused as for English translation.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you.

JaeHwi / KoreanClass101.com

by: Ada

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:31:07 +0000

Hello,

I am kind of confused about the verb “to be” “이다”, when “왜 울어요” was translated to English it came out as ” Why are you crying”, although the verb “to be” was in the english form, it did not exist in the Korean, or am i getting all wrong? please help:???:

Ada

by: vongxay

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:47:27 +0000

hello
this is a student who interested in korean language
I have some question to ask about how to use or
How different between 어서 and ….기때문에
thank you very much

by: Koreanclass101.com

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:14:16 +0000

Hello Miki,

You can say ‘ 오늘 힘들어서 울고 있어.’to mean ‘I’m crying because I had a tough day’

Verb Stem+ 어서 means ‘because’. You can use this particle to connect two sentences ‘오늘 힘들다’ and ‘울고 있다.’ to describe the reason.

If you have any questions, please let us know. Thank you.

- Jaehwi / Koreanclass101.com

by: Miki

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:46:55 +0000

아빠 왜 울어요?
우리 딸 어늘 힘들어, that is why I’m crying.
How could I say this?

by: sasa

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:14:36 +0000

OMG Jeroen, thank you very much!!!! you’ve helped me sooo much, i’m happy right now!! haha, well, i’m doing good, just fine n thankssss

by: jeroen

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:25:07 +0000

I think normally it always means ‘just’. There may be some special combinations with other words where it has a somewhat different meaning. You can find some sentences where ‘just’ doesn’t appear in the translation (although you can usually see/understand why the word is in the sentence) at the bottom of the naver dictionary. I’m not allowed to post links but if you just go to endic.naver.com and enter 그냥, they have many examples If these sentences are too difficult and you want to stick to beginner level, I think always taking ‘그냥’ to mean ‘just’ would be a good assumption. Maybe the only interesting one is ‘그냥 그래’ which doesn’t mean ‘it’s just like that’ but instead means ‘I’m just so-so’ as a reply to a question of how you are doing

by: sasa

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:42:33 +0000

help me pleaasee… what is the meaning by 그냥? does it mean ‘just’? or is there other meanings…??? i’m dying right now +

by: karen

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:52:16 +0000

.. wow!! i lovE thiS lessOn..~
thAnk yOu..

by: sako

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 05:44:48 +0000

hai

by: cyka

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:19:28 +0000

이름은 시가여요.^^cyka
베트늠사람이예요.17살이예요.는요?

by: Tim

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:33:47 +0000

반가워요 사가씨,
한국어 공부 재밌나요?
한국어 공부 재밌게 하세요…
cheers,

Tim

by: cyka

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:10:29 +0000

안녕하세요
저는 사가입니다.만나서 반갑습나다.
저는 한국어를 6 닽 전에 겅부했어요.한국어는 아주 재미있어요.좋아해요.

by: KoreanClass101.com

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:06:06 +0000

동의합니다!!
Itotally agree with Tim’s opinion. lol

Thank you for your further explaination.