Making a Korean Sentence - "I Want to Meet"

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Do you know how to make a Korean sentence?

If you’re a fan of TWICE, you will definitely need to know how to make today’s sentence.

여러분, 안녕하세요. 케이진입니다.

Hi everyone! I’m K-Jin.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make this sentence in Korean:

I want to meet TWICE in Korea.

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Let’s start with this English sentence,

“I study.”

The word order is: subject, verb.

Good news!

In Korean, the word order for this simple sentence is the same!

Korean word order: subject, verb.

Korean sentence: 저는 공부해요.

Literally, I study.

However, as the sentence gets longer, differences appear. For example, an object comes at a different position.

In English, the word order is: subject, verb, object.

For example: I study Korean.

However, in Korean, the order is: subject, object, verb.

For example: 저는 한국어를 공부해요.

Literally, I Korean study.

Want to add a place like

“I study Korean at home.”

Its position is not fixed but the common pattern is: subject, place, object, verb.

For example: 저는 집에서 한국어를 공부해요.

Literally, I at home Korean study.

Please note that word order in Korean is pretty flexible. But in this lesson, we’re going to introduce the most common pattern so you won’t get confused.

Let’s make a Korean sentence together at the polite standard speech level.

~고 싶어요

want to ~

-고 싶다 can be translated as "want to" in English. It is a grammatical structure which expresses desire.

~고 싶어요 is the polite spoken form of -고 싶다.

~고 싶어요 (slowly)

~고 싶어요 (normal)

Here’s how to use the structure.

[verb stem] plus [고 싶어요]

만나고 싶어요.

want to meet.

만나 is a verb stem of 만나다, the Korean verb meaning ‘to meet’. 만나다. 만나다.

You just need to remove 다 at the end of the infinitive form of the verb, 만나다.

만나고 싶어요 (slowly)

만나고 싶어요 (normal)

저는 만나고 싶어요.

I want to meet.

저 is a humble noun, meaning I or me.

는 is a topic marking particle. Think of it as ‘as for’ in English.

So 저는 is like ‘as for me’.

It works like a subject of the sentence here.

저는 (slowly)

저는 (normal)

All together,

저는 만나고 싶어요.

I want to meet.

저는 만나고 싶어요.

I want to meet.

저는 트와이스를 만나고 싶어요.

I want to meet TWICE.

트와이스 is the name of a popular Korean girl group.

를 is an object marking particle.

트와이스를 (slowly)

트와이스를 (normal)

All together,

저는 트와이스를 만나고 싶어요.

I want to meet TWICE.

저는 트와이스를 만나고 싶어요.

I want to meet TWICE.

저는 한국에서 트와이스를 만나고 싶어요.

I want to meet TWICE in Korea.

한국 is a noun, meaning ‘Korea.’

에서 is a location marking particle

한국에서 (slowly)

한국에서 (normal)

All together,

저는 한국에서 트와이스를 만나고 싶어요.

I want to meet TWICE in Korea.

저는 한국에서 트와이스를 만나고 싶어요.

I want to meet TWICE in Korea.

Let’s make a Korean sentence at a casual speech level.

~고 싶어

want to ~

-고 싶다 can be translated as "want to" in English. It is a grammatical structure which expresses desire.

~고 싶어 is the casual spoken form of -고 싶다.

~고 싶어 (slowly)

~고 싶어 (normal)

Here’s how to use the structure.

[verb stem] plus [고 싶어]

만나고 싶어.

want to meet.

만나 is a verb stem of 만나다, the Korean verb meaning ‘to meet’. 만나다. 만나다.

You just need to remove 다 at the end of the infinitive form of the verb, 만나다.

만나고 싶어 (slowly)

만나고 싶어 (normal)

나는 만나고 싶어요.

I want to meet.

나 means I or me.

는 is a topic marking particle. Think of it as ‘as for’ in English.

So 나는 is like ‘as for me’.

It works like a subject of the sentence here.

나는 (slowly)

나는 (normal)

All together,

나는 만나고 싶어.

I want to meet.

나는 만나고 싶어.

I want to meet.

나는 트와이스를 만나고 싶어.

I want to meet TWICE.

트와이스 is the name of a popular Korean girl group.

를 is an object marking particle.

트와이스를 (slowly)

트와이스를 (normal)

All together,

나는 트와이스를 만나고 싶어.

I want to meet TWICE.

나는 트와이스를 만나고 싶어.

I want to meet TWICE.

나는 한국에서 트와이스를 만나고 싶어.

I want to meet TWICE in Korea.

한국 is a noun, meaning ‘Korea.’

에서 is a location marking particle

한국에서 (slowly)

한국에서 (normal)

All together,

나는 한국에서 트와이스를 만나고 싶어.

I want to meet TWICE in Korea.

나는 한국에서 트와이스를 만나고 싶어.

I want to meet TWICE in Korea.

Now, let’s make a Korean sentence at a formal speech level.

~고 싶습니다

want to ~

-고 싶다 can be translated as "want to" in English. It is a grammatical structure which expresses desire.

~고 싶습니다 is the formal form of -고 싶다.

~고 싶습니다 (slowly)

~고 싶습니다 (normal)

Here’s how to use the structure.

[verb stem] plus [고 싶습니다]

만나고 싶습니다.

want to meet.

만나 is a verb stem of 만나다, the Korean verb meaning ‘to meet’. 만나다. 만나다.

You just need to remove 다 at the end of the infinitive form of the verb, 만나다.

만나고 싶습니다 (slowly)

만나고 싶습니다 (normal)

저는 만나고 싶습니다.

I want to meet.

저 is a humble noun, meaning I or me.

는 is a topic marking particle. Think of it as ‘as for’ in English.

So 저는 is like ‘as for me’.

It works like a subject of the sentence here.

저는 (slowly)

저는 (normal)

All together,

저는 만나고 싶습니다.

I want to meet.

저는 만나고 싶습니다.

I want to meet.

저는 트와이스를 만나고 싶습니다.

I want to meet TWICE.

트와이스 is the name of a popular Korean girl group.

를 is an object marking particle.

트와이스를 (slowly)

트와이스를 (normal)

All together,

저는 트와이스를 만나고 싶습니다.

I want to meet TWICE.

저는 트와이스를 만나고 싶습니다.

I want to meet TWICE.

저는 한국에서 트와이스를 만나고 싶습니다.

I want to meet TWICE in Korea.

한국 is a noun, meaning ‘Korea.’

에서 is a location marking particle

한국에서 (slowly)

한국에서 (normal)

All together,

저는 한국에서 트와이스를 만나고 싶습니다.

I want to meet TWICE in Korea.

저는 한국에서 트와이스를 만나고 싶습니다.

I want to meet TWICE in Korea.

Let's review. Repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. Ready?

Let’s start with the polite standard speech level.

Do you remember how to say “want to meet”...?

만나고 싶어요.

How about, “I want to meet.”...?

저는 만나고 싶어요.

Now try, “I want to meet TWICE.”

저는 트와이스를 만나고 싶어요.

Now, let’s put everything together. Say: “I want to meet TWICE in Korea.”

저는 한국에서 트와이스를 만나고 싶어요.

Now, Let’s try the casual speech level.

want to meet

만나고 싶어

I want to meet.

나는 만나고 싶어.

I want to meet TWICE.

나는 트와이스를 만나고 싶어.

I want to meet TWICE in Korea.

나는 한국에서 트와이스를 만나고 싶어.

Let’s try the formal speech level.

want to meet

만나고 싶습니다

I want to meet.

저는 만나고 싶습니다.

I want to meet TWICE.

저는 트와이스를 만나고 싶습니다.

I want to meet TWICE in Korea.

저는 한국에서 트와이스를 만나고 싶습니다.

This is the end of this lesson. Question or comment? Let us know.

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