Could someone please translate these sentences for me?

[burappinoitoko1209]

I'm interested in learning Korean, and I would like to see some sentences translated just to get the gist of the language before digging into the lessons. I've more or less learned hangul, but it would be nice to see how these sentences look in Korean

So if anyone could translate the following sentences, I would be very grateful:

The apple is red.

It is John's apple.

I give John the apple.

We give him the apple.

He gives it to John.

She gives it to him.

Is the apple red?

The apples are red.

I must give it to him.

I want to give it to her.

I'm going to know tomorrow.

I have eaten the apple.

I can't eat the apple.

If anyone cares to know, the sentences are from the 4-hour chef by Tim Ferriss (Yes, it is a cookbook, but it had a cool section on language learning).

[community.korean]

That is actually a good way to grasp the sense on the language!

It is even more interesting that these sentences are from cookbook! wow

We would love to translate for you and hopefully it would help you well!

The apple is red.

사과는 빨갛습니다.

It is John's apple.

이것은 존의 사과입니다.

I give John the apple.

나는 존에게 사과를 줍니다.

We give him the apple.

우리는 그에게 그 사과를 줍니다.

(We, him, the apple, give.)

He gives it to John.

그는 그것을 존에게 줍니다.

(He, it, John, gives)

She gives it to him.

그녀는 그에게 그것을 줍니다.

(She, to him, it, gives)

Is the apple red?

이 사과는 빨갛습니까?

The apples are red.

이 사과들은 빨갛습니다.

I must give it to him.

나는 그것을 그에게 주어야만 합니다.

(I, it, to him, give, must)

I want to give it to her.

나는 그것을 그녀에게 주고 싶습니다.

(I it, to her, to give, want)

I'm going to know tomorrow.

나는 내일 알게 될 것입니다.

(I, tommorrow, to know, am going to)

I have eaten the apple.

나는 그 사과를 먹었습니다./먹어왔습니다.

(I, the apple, have eaten)
-> have eaten could be translated in both ways as it could mean it has been since before or only the experience of eaten the apple.

I can't eat the apple.

나는 사과를 먹을 수 없습니다.

(I, the apple, eat, can't)


The elements in parenthesis are for general understanding of how the order goes in Korean!

Hope this helps a bit and let us know anytime if you have further questions



Thank you

Madison
Team Koreanclass101.com

[burappinoitoko1209]

Thanks a lot! It's nice to get a sense of how the language works. Plus, this also gives me a chance to practice hangul some more outside of flashcards I used to learn it

[community.korean]

Hi burappinoitoko,

Thanks for having interesting learning Korean with us!
Hope you enjoy our lessons as well.
Keep it up

Anne,
Team KoreanClass101.com

[nancyvalley2256352]

These sentences all presume the informal. Can you put some examples where we would need to be using honorifics.

Is this John's red apple?

John do you have a red apple?

Does John like apples?

Can you eat apples?

etc.

Thanks,

[kc101com]

Hello Nancy,


Thank you for your question and it is quite hard to say as English it doesn't have honorifics at all.

Also honorifics apply depending on 'who' you talk to - so basically all sentences you have given us could turn to be honorifics.

Also when you say John, if he is older than you or if it is a stranger, then you will get to use honorifics on every sentence especially on ending particles!:)




Thank you

Madison
Team Koreanclass101.com