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INTRODUCTION
Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric.
Lyn: And I'm Lyn.
Eric: And welcome to Must-Know Korean Sentence Structures, Season 1, Lesson 21. Talking About the Past.
Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for talking about something in the past.
PATTERN
Eric: For example,
Eric: "I met a friend last week."
Lyn: 지난 주에 친구를 만났어요. (jinan jue chingureul mannasseoyo.)
Lyn: [slow] 지난 주에 친구를 만났어요. (jinan jue chingureul mannasseoyo.)
Eric: The pattern for talking about something in the past has 4 elements. First, the phrase, "last week."
Lyn: 지난 주에 (jinan jue).
Eric: Second, the phrase "friend." as an object
Lyn: 친구를 (chingureul).
Eric: Third, the verb stem, "to meet."
Lyn: 만나 (manna).
Eric: And last, the sentence ending, "did."
Lyn: 았어요 (asseoyo).
Eric: Altogether, we have... "I met a friend last week."
Lyn: 지난 주에 친구를 만났어요. (jinan jue chingureul mannasseoyo.) [slow] 지난 주에 친구를 만났어요. (jinan jue chingureul mannasseoyo.) [normal] 지난 주에 친구를 만났어요. (jinan jue chingureul mannasseoyo.)
Eric: Since you are talking about an event in the past, make sure to use the sentence-ending…
Lyn: 았어요 (asseoyo.)
Eric: which switches the verb into the past-tense. You can use this ending when the last vowel in the verb-stem ends with…
Lyn: ㅏ(a) or ㅗ(o)
Eric: If the last vowel in the verb-stem is not one of these, you need to use...
Lyn: 었어요 (eosseoyo.)
Eric: Or for the verbs ending with...
Lyn: 하다 (hada)
Eric: For example…
Lyn: 공부하다 (gongbuhada)
Eric: meaning “to study”, you need to use...
Lyn: 였어요 (yeoseyo)
Eric: If you are not sure how to use them correctly, make sure to check the lesson notes.
Lyn: 지난 주에 친구를 만났어요. (jinan jue chingureul mannasseoyo.)
Eric: So remember that to talk about something in the past, simply use the appropriate sentence ending
Lyn: 았어요 (asseoyo) 었어요 (eosseoyo) or 였어요 (yeoseyo)
Eric: after the verb stem.
Eric: Here is another example meaning, "I ate lunch at 1 o'clock." First, the phrase, "at 1 o'clock."
Lyn: 1시에 (hansie).
Eric: Second, the noun "lunch." as an object
Lyn: 점심을 (jeomsimeul).
Eric: Third, the verb stem, "to eat."
Lyn: 먹 (meok).
Eric: And last, the sentence ending, "did."
Lyn: 었어요 (eosseoyo).
Eric: Altogether we have...
Lyn: 한 시에 점심을 먹었어요. (han sie jeomsimeul meogeosseoyo.) [slow] 한 시에 점심을 먹었어요. (han sie jeomsimeul meogeosseoyo.) [normal] 한 시에 점심을 먹었어요. (han sie jeomsimeul meogeosseoyo.)
Eric: "I ate lunch at 1 o'clock."
[pause]
Lyn: 한 시에 점심을 먹었어요. (han sie jeomsimeul meogeosseoyo.)
Eric: How do you say - "I saw a movie on Sunday"? To give you a hint, the verb-stem "to see" is...
Lyn: 보 (bo). [slow] 보 (bo). [normal] 보 (bo).
Eric: "I saw a movie on Sunday."
[pause]
Lyn: 일요일에 영화를 봤어요. (Iryoire yeonghwareul bwasseoyo.) [slow] 일요일에 영화를 봤어요. (Iryoire yeonghwareul bwasseoyo.) [normal] 일요일에 영화를 봤어요. (Iryoire yeonghwareul bwasseoyo.)
[pause]
Lyn: 일요일에 영화를 봤어요. (Iryoire yeonghwareul bwasseoyo.)
REVIEW
Eric: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I will give you the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for shouting it out loud in Korean. Here we go.
Eric: "I met a friend last week."
[pause]
Lyn: 지난 주에 친구를 만났어요. (jinan jue chingureul mannasseoyo.)
[pause]
Lyn: 지난 주에 친구를 만났어요. (jinan jue chingureul mannasseoyo.)
Eric: "I ate lunch at 1 o'clock."
[pause]
Lyn: 한 시에 점심을 먹었어요. (han sie jeomsimeul meogeosseoyo.)
[pause]
Lyn: 한 시에 점심을 먹었어요. (han sie jeomsimeul meogeosseoyo.)
Eric: "I saw a movie on Sunday."
[pause]
Lyn: 일요일에 영화를 봤어요. (Iryoire yeonghwareul bwasseoyo.)
[pause]
Lyn: 일요일에 영화를 봤어요. (Iryoire yeonghwareul bwasseoyo.)

Outro

Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for talking about something in the past, as in...
Lyn: 지난 주에 친구를 만났어요. (jinan jue chingureul mannasseoyo.)
Eric: meaning "I met a friend last week."
Eric: You can find more vocab or phrases that go with this sentence pattern in the lesson notes. So please be sure to check them out on KoreanClass101.com. Thanks everyone, see you next time!
Lyn: 그럼 다음 시간에 만나요! (Geureom daeum sigane mannayo!)

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