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INTRODUCTION
Dana: Hi, everyone. I'm Dana.
Jaehwi: And I'm Jaehwi.
Dana: And welcome to Must-Know Korean Sentence Structures, Season 1, Lesson 35 - Comparing Different Objects.
Dana: In this lesson, you'll learn a sentence pattern for comparing two different objects.
PATTERN
Dana: For example...
Dana: "Your bag is bigger than mine."
Jaehwi: 당신의 가방은 제 것보다 커요. (dangshineui gabangeun je geotboda keoyo.)
Jaehwi: [slow] 당신의 가방은 제 것보다 커요. (dangshineui gabangeun je geotboda keoyo.)
Dana: The pattern for comparing two different objects has 4 elements. First, there’s the possessive pronoun, noun plus
Jaehwi: 의 (eui).
Jaehwi: 당신의 (dangsineui).
Dana: Second, you add the noun plus the topic marking particle…
Jaehwi: 은 (eun).
Jaehwi: 가방은 (gabangeun).
Dana: Third, possessive pronoun, noun plus
Jaehwi: 것 (geot)
Dana: plus the comparison particle.
Jaehwi: 보다 (boda).
Jaehwi: 제 것보다 (je geotboda).
Dana: And last, adjective “big” plus the suffix…
Jaehwi: 요 (yo).
Jaehwi: 커요 (keoyo).
Dana: All together, we have "Your bag is bigger than mine."
Jaehwi: 당신의 가방은 제 것보다 커요. (dangshineui gabangeun je geotboda keoyo.) [slow] 당신의 가방은 제 것보다 커요. (dangshineui gabangeun je geotboda keoyo.) [normal] 당신의 가방은 제 것보다 커요. (dangshineui gabangeun je geotboda keoyo.)
Dana: This phrase is used when comparing two things, traits, etc. that are different. It is used to show contrast. By using a possessive pronoun before the object, you indicate who the item, up for comparison, belongs to. After the object of the sentence, you add the comparison particle…
Jaehwi: 보다 (boda),
Dana: followed by the second thing being compared. If used in a polite sentence, you end the sentence using the polite suffix…
Jaehwi: 요 (yo).
Jaehwi: 당신의 가방은 제 것보다 커요. (dangshineui gabangeun je geotboda keoyo.)
Dana: So remember, you can compare two things by using the comparison particle…
Jaehwi: 보다 (boda).
Dana: Here is another example meaning, "My shoes are prettier than yours." First, there’s the possessive pronoun, "my."
Jaehwi: 제 (je).
Dana: Second, there’s the noun plus the topic marking particle…
Jaehwi: 는 (neun).
Jaehwi: 구두는 (guduneun).
Dana: Third, you add the possessive pronoun, noun plus
Jaehwi: 것 (geot)
Dana: plus the comparison particle…
Jaehwi: 보다 (boda).
Jaehwi: 당신 것보다 (danksin geosboda).
Dana: And last, you say the adjective “pretty”, plus the suffix…
Jaehwi: 요 (yo).
Jaehwi: 예뻐요 (yeppeoyo).
Dana: All together, we have...
Jaehwi: 제 구두는 당신 것보다 예뻐요. (je guduneun dangsin geotboda yeppeoyo) [slow] 제 구두는 당신 것보다 예뻐요. (je guduneun dangsin geotboda yeppeoyo) [normal] 제 구두는 당신 것보다 예뻐요. (je guduneun dangsin geotboda yeppeoyo)
Dana: "My shoes are prettier than yours."
[pause]
Jaehwi: 제 구두는 당신 것보다 예뻐요. (je guduneun dangsin geotboda yeppeoyo)
Dana: How do you say "This diner is more delicious than that restaurant"? To give you a hint, "delicious" is...
Jaehwi: 맛있어요 (masisseoyo). [slow] 맛있어요 (masisseoyo). [normal] 맛있어요 (masisseoyo).
Dana: "This diner is more delicious than that restaurant."
[pause]
Jaehwi: 이 식당은 저 레스토랑보다 맛있어요. (i sigdangeun jeo reseutorang masisseoyo.) [slow] 이 식당은 저 레스토랑보다 맛있어요. (i sigdangeun jeo reseutorang masisseoyo.) [normal] 이 식당은 저 레스토랑보다 맛있어요. (i sigdangeun jeo reseutorang masisseoyo.)
[pause]
Jaehwi: 이 식당은 저 레스토랑보다 맛있어요. (i sigdangeun jeo reseutorang masisseoyo.)
REVIEW
Dana: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I'll tell you the English equivalent of the phrase and you say it in Korean. Here we go.
Dana: "Your bag is bigger than mine."
[pause]
Jaehwi: 당신의 가방은 제 것보다 커요. (dangshineui gabangeun je geotboda keoyo.)
[pause]
Jaehwi: 당신의 가방은 제 것보다 커요. (dangshineui gabangeun je geotboda keoyo.)
Dana: "My shoes are prettier than yours."
[pause]
Jaehwi: 제 구두는 당신 것보다 예뻐요. (je guduneun dangsin geotboda yeppeoyo)
[pause]
Jaehwi: 제 구두는 당신 것보다 예뻐요. (je guduneun dangsin geotboda yeppeoyo)
Dana: "This diner is more delicious than that restaurant."
[pause]
Jaehwi: 이 식당은 저 레스토랑보다 맛있어요. (i sigdangeun jeo reseutorang masisseoyo.)
[pause]
Jaehwi: 이 식당은 저 레스토랑보다 맛있어요. (i sigdangeun jeo reseutorang masisseoyo.)

Outro

Dana: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for comparing two different objects, as in...
Jaehwi: 당신의 가방은 제 것보다 커요. (dangshineui gabangeun je geotboda keoyo.)
Dana: ...meaning "Your bag is bigger than mine."
Dana: 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 at KoreanClass101.com. Thanks, everyone, and see you next time!
Jaehwi: 그럼 다음 시간에 만나요! (Geureom daeum sigane mannayo!).
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Line by Line Audio, Additional Lines
4. 그 햄버거는 이 샐러드보다 비싸요.
5. 그 햄버거는 이 샐러드보다 안 비싸요.
6. 그 햄버거는 이 샐러드보다 비싸요?

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