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Upper Beginner Level, Unit 1.1: Adjective Usage (형용사 사용법)

Learn Korean – Upper Beginner Level, Unit 1.1: Adjective Usage (형용사 사용법)

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다르다 (To be different), 같다 (To be the same): 다르다 and 같다 are used to compare one or more items. The item being compared is marked with any of the three “AND” conjunctive words such as 와/과, 하고, 랑/이랑.

필요하다 (To need), 필요없다 (To not need): The thing that is needed or not needed is marked with a topic or subject particle.

나쁘다 (To be bad): The item, place, or person that is bad is marked with a topic or subject particle.

June 5, 2018 0

Upper Beginner Level, Unit 1: Adjective Usage (형용사 사용법)

Learn Korean – Upper Beginner Level, Unit 1: Adjective Usage (형용사 사용법)

Download a free PDF lesson for this episode here: UNIT 1

시끄럽다 (To be loud): 시끄럽다 is a ᄇ irregular verb. The item, place, or person that is loud is marked with a topic or subject particle.

조용하다 (To be quiet): 조용하다 is a 하다 verb. The item, place, or person that is quiet is marked with a topic or subject particle.

길다 (To be long), 짧다 (To be short) The item that is long or short is marked with the subject particle 이/가 or topic particle 은/는. 짧다 ends with a ᄇ but it is not ᄇ irregular verb. 짧다 is not for height.

May 26, 2018 0

Korean Everyday Conversation: 다 와 가 (I am almost there)

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Korean Everyday Conversation (일상회화)

다 와 가 (I am almost there)

다 와 가 is used when we say that we almost arrived at the appointed place to the person who we are supposed to meet. We normally use 가다 when we are moving towards the target place instead of 오다 which is used when someone is moving towards the speaker. For example, if we are at school, we say 학교에 와 (come to school) or 집에 가 (go home) to the listener. On the contrary, if we are home, we say 학교에 가 (go to school) or 집에 와 (come home). However, you have to pay attention to the fact that we say 다 와 가 by using 오다 even though the speaker is moving towards the listener.