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Introduction
Becky: Using Adjectives. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use adjectives in simple sentences in Korean.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'I am Korean.' in Korean.
Kyejin: [Normal] 한국 사람이에요.(hanguk saramieyo.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'Korea'
Kyejin: [Normal] 한국 [Slow] 한국 (hanguk)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'person'
Kyejin: [Normal] 사람 [Slow] 사람(saram)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to be'
Kyejin: [Normal] 이에요 [Slow] 이에요(ieyo)
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'I am Korean.'
Kyejin: [Slow] 한국 사람이에요. [Normal] 한국 사람이에요.
Becky: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'I am Korean.'
Kyejin: [Normal] 한국인입니다.(hanguginimnida.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'Korea'
Kyejin: [Normal] 한국 [Slow] 한국 (hanguk)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'person'
Kyejin: [Normal] 인 [Slow] 인(in)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'is, am, are'
Kyejin: [Normal] 입니다 [Slow] 입니다(imnida)
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I am Korean.'
Kyejin: [Slow] 한국인입니다. [Normal] 한국인입니다.
Becky: Next up is the formal way to say 'That person is American.'
Kyejin: [Normal] 저 사람은 미국인입니다. (jeo sarameun miguginimnida.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'that, the'
Kyejin: [Normal] 저 [Slow] 저(jeo )
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'person'
Kyejin: [Normal] 사람 [Slow] 사람(saram)
Becky: Next is the topic marking particle
Kyejin: [Normal] 은 [Slow] 은(eun)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'American'
Kyejin: [Normal] 미국인 [Slow] 미국인(migugin)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to be'
Kyejin: [Normal] 입니다 [Slow] 입니다(imnida)
Becky: Listen again to the formal sentence meaning 'That person is American.'
Kyejin: [Slow] 저 사람은 미국인입니다. [Normal] 저 사람은 미국인입니다.
Becky: Finally is a informal way to say 'My friend is Chinese. '
Kyejin: [Normal] 내 친구는 중국 사람이에요.(nae chinguneun jungguk saramieyo.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'my'
Kyejin: [Normal] 내 [Slow] 내 (nae)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'friend'
Kyejin: [Normal] 친구 [Slow] 친구(chingu)
Becky: Next is the topic marking particle
Kyejin: [Normal] 는 [Slow] 는(neun)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'Chinese person'
Kyejin: [Normal] 중국 사람 [Slow] 중국 사람(jungguk saram)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'is, am, are'
Kyejin: [Normal] 이에요 [Slow] 이에요(ieyo)
Becky: Listen again to the informal sentence meaning 'My friend is Chinese. '
Kyejin: [Slow] 내 친구는 중국 사람이에요. [Normal] 내 친구는 중국 사람이에요.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Kyejin: 사람(saram) and 인(in) both mean "person." But the '인' used in 한국인(hangugin) is the Sino-Korean word for "person." So you can add 사람(saram) or 인(in) after the country name to tell people where you are from.

Outro

Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!

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