Practice making comparisons
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| Do you know how to make comparisons in Korean? |
| Welcome to Three Step Korean Practice by KoreanClass101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to make comparisons. |
| Let’s look at the main dialogue. |
| Two people are having a conversation. |
| 서준 씨, 이 해물 우동이 간장 우동보다 더 매워요? (Seojun ssi, i haemul udongi ganjang udongboda deo maewoyo?) |
| Is this seafood udon spicier than soy sauce udon? |
| 네, 해물 국물은 고추기름 때문에 조금 매워요. (Ne, haemul gungmureun gochugireum ttaemune jogeum maewoyo.) |
| Yes, the broth is a bit spicy because of chili oil. |
| In the first sentence, you saw the comparison pattern: |
| Noun보다 더/덜 Adjective (NOUN boda deo/deol ADJECTIVE) |
| More/less Adjective than Noun |
| Let’s explore how different adjectives fit into this pattern to express comparisons more naturally. |
| Here is a list of flavor and food-related adjectives. |
| First is, |
| 쓰다 (sseuda). 쓰다 (enunciated). 쓰다. |
| 달콤하다 (dalkomhada). 달콤하다 (enunciated). 달콤하다. |
| 맛있다 (masitda). 맛있다 (enunciated). 맛있다. |
| 순하다 (sunhada). 순하다 (enunciated). 순하다. |
| 맵다 (maepda). 맵다 (enunciated). 맵다. |
| Do you know what one means? |
| bitter. |
| How about two? |
| sweet. |
| And three? |
| tasty. |
| And what about four? |
| mild. |
| And five? |
| spicy. |
| Let's do some multiple choice. |
| Circle the correct answer. |
| What does 쓰다 (sseuda) mean? |
| "bitter." |
| "expensive" is "비싸다 (bissada)." |
| Circle the correct answer. |
| What does 달콤하다 (dalkomhada) mean? |
| sweet. |
| "a lot" is "많다 (manhta)." |
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