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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gabriella: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Korean learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| Gabriella: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “Do you speak Korean?” In Korean this is |
| Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까? (Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?) |
| Gabriella: The first word in the question is |
| Kyejin: 한국어 (hangugeo) |
| Gabriella: meaning "Korean language" in English. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 한국어(hangugeo) |
| Gabriella: Listen again and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 한국어(hangugeo) |
| {Pause} |
| Gabriella: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Kyejin: 할 수 있습니 (hal su itseumni) |
| Gabriella: the verb stem of the verb |
| Kyejin: 할 수 있습니다. (hal su itseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: meaning ‘can do’, or ‘to be able to do.’ |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 할 수 있습니 (hal su itseumni) |
| Gabriella: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 할 수 있습니 (hal su itseumni) |
| {Pause} |
| Gabriella: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니 (hangugeo hal su itseumni) |
| {pause} |
| Gabriella: And after that |
| Kyejin: 까 (kka) |
| Gabriella: the question marking particle |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 까(kka) |
| Gabriella: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 까(kka) |
| {Pause} |
| Gabriella: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까? (Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?) |
| {pause} |
| Gabriella: Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Do you speak Korean?" |
| Kyejin: 네, 조금 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, jogeum hal su itseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: "Yes, I speak a little.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Kyejin: (Slow) 네, 조금 할 수 있습니다.(Ne, jogeum hal su itseumnida.) |
| {pause} |
| Gabriella: Let's break our first response down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Kyejin: 네 (ne) |
| Gabriella: means “yes.” |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 네(ne) |
| Gabriella: Now repeat |
| Kyejin: 네(ne) |
| {Pause} |
| Gabriella: And after that |
| Kyejin: 조금 (jogeum) |
| Gabriella: means "a little bit" |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 조금(jogeum) |
| Gabriella: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 조금(jogeum) |
| {Pause} |
| Gabriella: And next |
| Kyejin: 할 수 있습니 (hal su itseumni) |
| Gabriella: The verb-stem of the verb |
| Kyejin: 할 수 있습니다 (hal su itseumnida) |
| Gabriella: meaning ‘can do’ or ‘to be able to do.’ |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 할 수 있습니 (hal su itseumni) |
| Gabriella: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 할 수 있습니 (hal su itseumni) |
| Gabriella: And next |
| Kyejin: 다(da) |
| Gabriella: sentence-ending particle. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 다(da) |
| Gabriella: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 다(da) |
| {Pause} |
| Gabriella: Listen to the speaker say, “Yes, I speak a little,” and then repeat. |
| Kyejin: 네, 조금 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, jogeum hal su itseumnida.) |
| {pause} |
| Gabriella: To expand on the pattern, replace "a little bit" with “kind of” |
| Kyejin: 어느 정도 (eoneu jeongdo) |
| Gabriella: meaning something like “kind of” or “so so.” |
| Kyejin: (slow) 어느 정도 (eoneu jeongdo) |
| (regular) 어느 정도 (eoneu jeongdo) |
| Gabriella: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “kind of” |
| Kyejin: 네, 어느 정도 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, eoneu jeongdo hal su itseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: Now, Say "Yes, I can kind of speak Korean." |
| {pause} |
| Kyejin: 네, 어느 정도 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, eoneu jeongdo hal su itseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: To make another phrase, replace “kind of” with “fluently.” |
| Kyejin: 잘 (jal) |
| Gabriella: fluently |
| Kyejin: (slow)잘(jal) (regular) 잘(jal) |
| Gabriella: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “fluently.” |
| Kyejin: 네, 잘 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, jal hal su itseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “kind of” with “fluently.” Say “Yes, I speak fluently.” |
| {pause} |
| Kyejin: 네, 잘 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, jal hal su itseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: To expand on the pattern, replace “fluently” with “only simple phrases” |
| Kyejin: 간단한 말만 (gandanhan malman) |
| Gabriella: “simple”, or literally “only simple phrases” |
| Kyejin: (slow) 간단한 말만(gandanhan malman) (regular) 간단한 말만(gandanhan malman) |
| Gabriella: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “I speak only simple phrases.” |
| Kyejin: 간단한 말만 할 수 있습니다. (Gandanhan malman hal su itseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: Now, Say “I speak only simple phrases.” |
| {pause} |
| Kyejin: 간단한 말만 할 수 있습니다. (Gandanhan malman hal su itseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Kyejin: 아뇨. 못 합니다. (Anyo. Mot hamnida.) |
| Gabriella: Which is like saying "No, I don't." in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Kyejin: (Slowly) 아뇨. 못 합니다. (Anyo. Mot hamnida.) |
| Gabriella: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Kyejin: 아뇨. 못 합니다. (Anyo. Mot hamnida.) |
| QUIZ |
| Gabriella: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting South Korea and someone asks if you speak Korean. You want to answer that you speak a little. Respond to the question. |
| Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까? (Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?) |
| (five seconds) 네, 조금 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, jogeum hal su itseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: You want to answer that you can kind of speak Korean. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까? (Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?) (five seconds) 네, 어느 정도 할 수 있습니다. Ne, eoneu jeongdo hal su itseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: You want to answer that you speak fluently. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까?(Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?) (five seconds) 네, 잘 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, jal hal su itseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: Now you want to answer that you speak simple Korean. Respond to the question. |
| Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까?(Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?) (five seconds) 간단한 말만 할 수 있습니다. (Gandanhan malman hal su itseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: Now you want to ask someone if they speak Korean. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까? (Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?) |
| {pause} |
| Gabriella: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까? (Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?) |
| {pause} |
Outro |
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| Gabriella: This is the end of Lesson 5. |
32 Comments
HidePlease, answer here to the question "Do you speak Korean?"
Let us know if you need help!
Hi 베로니카,
Thanks for posting. You put together a perfect sentence, great job!
Cheers,
Lyn
Team KoreanClass101.com
간단한 말만 할 수 있습니다!
Hi Angie,
Thanks for posting. One way to ask someone when they are planning to have a concert would be:
필리핀에서 언제 공연할 예정이에요?
Cheers,
Lyn
Team KoreanClass101.com
Hi, can i ask how to write this in korean "when are you planning to have a concert here in the philippines?"
Hi 줄리,
Thanks for letting us know! Hopefully you'll get better as you continue your studies!
Cheers,
Lyn
Team KoreanClass101.com
간단한 말만 할 수 있습니다.
Hi 하진,
Thank you for sharing with us!
Cheers,
Lyn
Team KoreanClass101.com
간단한 말만 할 수 있습니다.
(like how to introduce myself in different ways ; name, age, where i am from ; how to ask where i can find something - like 은행은 어디예요? and thats it.. kind of xD)
Hi 아린,
Thanks for posting. You're making steady progress, keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
Lyn
Team KoreanClass101.com
간단한 말만 할 수 있습니다