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How to say “Can” in Korean Posted by Soo on Apr 20, 2016
Today, you are going to learn how to say can in Korean, it is very useful and high frequency you need to know when you are learning Korean. The grammar point is “V.S. + 을/ㄹ 수 있다.” You have to use 을 with consonant ending and ㄹ with vowel ending. Please see the examples below with…
What is “Verb Stem” in learning Korean grammar? Posted by Soo on Apr 13, 2016
Some of my students were not sure what verb stem (V.S.) is. So, I would like to introduce what it is. Simply, I can tell you that v.s. is without 다/da of verb infinitive. For instance, verb stem of “To eat/먹다/meok da” is 먹/meok. Verb stem of “To see/보다/bo da” is 보/bo. A few weeks…
How to say “When” in Korean? Posted by Soo on Mar 30, 2016
There are couple of way to say “When” in Korean, but today you will learn one of them which is “언제/ eon jae”. “언제” is what you use when you ask a question such as an example “When will you go home?/ 언제 집에 갈 거예요?/ eon jae jib ae gal geo ae yo?” “When will you…
How to say “Want to” in Korean in casual way? Posted by Soo on Mar 23, 2016
I believe many students who have learned Korean learned “Want to” as “고 싶다/go ship da”. However, there is another way to say it in casual situation. The grammar point is “V.S. + ㄹ/을 + 래(요). This is very common way to say, so you can hear a lot from your Korean friend if you have one…
Asking Who in Korean (Part 2) Posted by Soo on Mar 14, 2016
Today, you are going to learn how to use “Who/누구/nu gu/” in Korean. Grammar point: “Who/누/ nu gu” is an object of sentences. In most time, Korean abbreviates an objective particle 를 at the beginning of sentences. For instance, “Who did you see? / 누구(를) 봤어요?/ nu gu (lul) bat eo yo?” “Who did you meet?/ 누구(를) 만나고 싶어요?/ nu…
Asking Who in Korean Posted by Soo on Mar 7, 2016
Today, you are going to learn how to use “Who/누가/nu ga/” in Korean. Grammar point: “Who/누가/ nu ga” is a subject of sentences. In most time, Korean uses 누가 at the beginning of sentences just like English. For instance, “Who ate? / 누가 먹었어요?/ nu ga meok eok eo yo?” “Who want to go?/ 누가 가고 싶어요?/ nu…
Shall we…? in Korean (Part 2) Posted by Soo on Feb 29, 2016
Last week you had learned how to say “Shall we?” in Korean and the grammar point is “V.S. + (을/ㄹ) 까요?” In Korean “을 까요” can be meaning of “Could”, not shall we. For instance, Could it rain tomorrow?/ 내일 비가 올까요?/ bi ga ol ka yo/. Therefore, it is expression of wondering something. Please read the…