{"id":4235,"date":"2017-01-04T22:30:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T03:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=4235"},"modified":"2017-01-17T18:07:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T23:07:24","slug":"10-vital-but-simple-expressions-in-korean-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/10-vital-but-simple-expressions-in-korean-1\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Vital but Simple Expressions in Korean #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Simple Korean phrases can go such a long way!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whether you are studying Korean language for your business\/schooling or to just fulfill your curiosity in the Korean language and culture, simple Korean expressions can go such a long way. I put together the following list of <strong>useful expressions in the polite spoken form<\/strong>, so you can utilize them to initiate a conversation with the native Korean speakers or simply to add a peace of mind to enjoy living in Korea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/01\/10-Simple-but-Vital-Expressions-in-Korean-1.m4a'>10 Simple but Vital Expressions in Korean #1<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/01\/10-Simple-but-Vital-Expressions-in-Korean-1.m4a\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"10 Simple but Vital Expressions in Korean #1\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"10 Simple but Vital Expressions in Korean #1\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"by KLM\",\"length_formatted\":\"1:10\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4236 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/01\/13.-10-CrutialVital-but-simple-must-know-Phrases.jpg\" width=\"1348\" height=\"869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/01\/13.-10-CrutialVital-but-simple-must-know-Phrases.jpg 1474w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/01\/13.-10-CrutialVital-but-simple-must-know-Phrases-350x226.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/01\/13.-10-CrutialVital-but-simple-must-know-Phrases-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/01\/13.-10-CrutialVital-but-simple-must-know-Phrases-1024x660.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1348px) 100vw, 1348px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><em>\uc548\ub155\ud558\uc138\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?<\/em><\/strong> (Hello? \/ How are you? or Good morning\/afternoon\/evening.)<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>This is very simple but probably the most used Korean phrase. It is a polite way to greet Korean speakers and a useful phrase to initiate a conversation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0You can use this phrase throughout the day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The formal version is <strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uc548\ub155\ud558\uc2ed\ub2c8\uae4c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You can simply respond to the speaker,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\ub124<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uc548\ub155\ud558\uc138\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?<\/em><\/strong> (Yes, How are you?)<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong><em>\ub124<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> (Yes)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong><em>\uc544\ub2c8\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> (No.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>!<\/em><\/strong> (Thank you!)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>As you are aware, \u201cThank you\u201d is one of the first expressions that you learn in any foreign language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You will also equally hear <strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uace0\ub9d9\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You can use <em>\u201c<\/em><strong><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> <em>&amp; <\/em><strong><em>\uace0\ub9d9\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong><em>\ucc9c\ub9cc\uc5d0\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> (You\u2019re welcome.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong><em>\uad1c\ucc2e\uc544\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> (I am\/He is\/She is okay, It is okay, or No, thank you!)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0 \u00a0ex)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>A: <strong><em>\ub3c4\uc640\ub4dc\ub824\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>? <\/em><\/strong>(Do you need help?)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">B: <strong><em>\uc544\ub2c8\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uad1c\ucc2e\uc544\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> (No, I am Okay.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>A: <strong><em>\uc0c8<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\ucc45<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\uc5b4\ub54c\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?<\/em><\/strong> (How is the new book?)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">B: <strong><em>\uad1c\ucc2e\uc544\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> (It is okay.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0 <strong><em>\u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>A: <em><strong>\uc74c\ub8cc\uc218 \ub4dc\uc2dc\uaca0\uc5b4\uc694?<\/strong><\/em> Would you like something to drink?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">B: <strong><em>\uc544\ub2c8\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uad1c\ucc2e\uc544\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> (No, I am Okay.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">* In this case, it is equivalent to \u201cNo, thank you\u201d in English.)<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong><em>________ <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uc8fc\uc138\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> (<em>________, please.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Its direct translation is \u201cPlease give me <strong><em>________<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>This is an important phrase to remember to survive in Korea. It is a polite way to ask for something; you can\u00a0add this phrase at the end of the sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0 \u00a0ex) <strong><em><u>\uae40\uce58<\/u><\/em> <em>\uc8fc\uc138\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em> <\/strong>(Kimchi, please.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>\ucee4\ud53c<\/u><\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\uc8fc\uc138\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> (Coffee, Please.)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you don\u2019t know the name of the food at the Korean restaurant or name of the item at the store, you can<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>ex)<strong> <u>point at it<\/u><\/strong> and say <strong><em>\uc8fc\uc138\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you request something to someone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0 \u00a0ex) <strong><em>\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\uc219\uc81c<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\uc880<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\ub3c4\uc640\uc8fc\uc138\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>. <\/em><\/strong><em>(<\/em>Would you please help me with my\u00a0Korean homework?)<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong><em>\uc774\uac70<\/em> <em>\ubb50\uc608\uc694<\/em>?<\/strong> (What is this?) \/\u00a0<strong><em>\uc800\uac70 \ubb50\uc608\uc694?<\/em><\/strong> (What is that?)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>\uc774\uac70<\/em><\/strong> &amp; <strong><em>\uc800\uac70<\/em><\/strong>, these are demonstrative nouns in Korean.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">* Since you learned demonstrative nouns in Korean, you can add <strong><em><u>\uc774\uac70<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>\/<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>\uc800\uac70<\/u><\/em><\/strong> to<strong><em>\uc8fc\uc138\uc694<\/em><\/strong>. (This\/That, please.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you are curious about something or need to figure out the name of certain things you can use the above\u00a0expressions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>\uc774\uac70\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>means this<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong><em>\uc774\uac8c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u201d<\/em><\/strong> also means \u201cthis\u201d in Korean, so you will hear the following expression as well,<strong> \u201c<\/strong><strong><em>\uc774\uac8c<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\ubb50\uc608\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?\u201d<\/em><\/strong> instead\u00a0of \u00a0<strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uc774\uac70<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\ubb50\uc608\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>\uc800\uac70\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>means that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uc800\uac8c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u201d <\/em><\/strong> also means \u201cthat\u201d in Korean, so you will hear the following\u00a0expression as well,<strong><em> \u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uc800\uac8c<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\ubb50\uc608\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> instead of \u00a0<strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uc800\uac70<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\ubb50\uc608\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><strong><em>________ (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uc774<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\/<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uac00<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>) <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uc5b4\ub514\uc5d0\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?<\/em><\/strong> (Where is <strong><em>________<\/em><\/strong>?)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>When you are in Korea, this might be the most vital phrase to remember to ask for the restroom, or locate somewhere that you need to go.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0 ex) <strong><em><u>\ud654\uc7a5\uc2e4<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>(<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>\uc774<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>)<\/u><\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\uc5b4\ub514\uc5d0\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?<\/em><\/strong> (Where is the restroom?)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong><em><u>\uc9d1<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>(<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>\uc774<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>)<\/u><\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\uc5b4\ub514\uc608\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?<\/em><\/strong> (It literally means \u201cWhere is your home?\u201d, but it is interpreted as &#8220;Where do you live?&#8221;)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Korean language, you need to add subject makers\u00a0<strong><em>\uc774<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\/<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\uac00\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>after a pronoun or noun, however these subject\u00a0markers are frequently dropped in the spoken Korean.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><strong><em>\ub3c4\uc640\uc8fc\uc138\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> (Help me, please.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>This is a necessary expression to remember when you are in a distressed situation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Koreans are very kind and compassionate people, and they will generally put their hand out to help someone\u00a0who appears to be in need of assistance. However, they are not mind readers, so it is a great idea to speak up when you need help from them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">I hope you will find the usefulness of the above expressions when you communicate with Korean speakers or when you learn to enjoy living in Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Which one do you find the most useful? I would love to hear your comments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><em>\uc0c8\ud574<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\ubcf5<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\ub9ce\uc774<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>\ubc1b\uc73c\uc138\uc694<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>!<\/em><\/strong> <\/span><strong>(Happy New Year!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong> (Thank you!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/01\/13.-10-CrutialVital-but-simple-must-know-Phrases-350x226.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/01\/13.-10-CrutialVital-but-simple-must-know-Phrases-350x226.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/01\/13.-10-CrutialVital-but-simple-must-know-Phrases-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/01\/13.-10-CrutialVital-but-simple-must-know-Phrases-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/01\/13.-10-CrutialVital-but-simple-must-know-Phrases.jpg 1474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Simple Korean phrases can go such a long way! Whether you are studying Korean language for your business\/schooling or to just fulfill your curiosity in the Korean language and culture, simple Korean expressions can go such a long way. 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