sydneytoseoul: Korean Counting Units
Korean uses a myriad of different counting units for different objects and here are just some of them ~
명: for counting people
의사가 세 명 있어요
There are 3 doctors
개: for counting pieces, objects, items
가방 한 개 주세요
Please give me one bag
마리: for counting animals
고양이 두 마리 있어요
There are two cats
대: for counting vehicles
자전거가 한 대 있어요
There is one push bike
Some other more obscure counting units:
그루: for counting trees
송이: for counting flowers
병: for counting bottles
장: for counting pieces of paper
권: for counting books
켤레: for counting shoes and socks
Source: sydney-to-seoul
Beginner TOPIK Essentials
I’ve started a collection of grammar structures featured in past beginner TOPIK papers which can be found here.
I’ll add more explanations and structures as I review more papers~ :)
Q:Hi! Can you recommend any good books that allows you to self study hangul? I'm a college student and I really want to learn hangul but there's no subject for that in my course. I'm forced to self study. Thank you!
Anonymous
Hi Anon~! :)
Check out this post I answered a similar question to yours, hopefully it’ll help you find what you need. ^^ Goodluck with your studies!
V+어/아/여 보다 ~ To try to V
The pattern V+어/아/여 보다 is used to express ‘try to do V’ or ‘give V a try’. Can also be used when talking about whether someone has tried or done something.
Examples
비빔밥을 먹어 보세요
Try the bibimbap
호주에 가 봤어요?
Have you been to Australia?
생각해 보세요
Have a think about it
입어 보세요
Try this on
What Studying Language at University has Taught Me about Self-Study
For the past semester I’ve been studying Polish at university and it’s been a great to experience learning a language in a tertiary context. The unit was external, so primarily consisted of self-directed study, listening to mp3’s and completing set exercises, along with a 30-40 minute consultation with the lecturer each week.
After a short 3 months I’m amazed at how much I’ve actually learnt and I’ve taken away a lot of new ideas on how to improve my own Korean self-study methods, and perhaps you might get some inspiration too!
A Korean Menagerie!
A Korean Menagerie!
Some animal related vocab ~
코끼리 Elephant
부엉이 Owl
개구리 Frog
코뿔소 Rhino
참새 Sparrow
악어 Crocodile
다람쥐 Squirrel
달팽이 Snail
병아리 Chick
올챙이 Tadpole
망아지 Pony
강아지 Puppy
펭귄 Penguin
갈매기 Seagull
독수리 Eagle
비둘기 Dove/Pigeon
앵무새 Parrot
타조 Ostrich
상어 Shark
Source: sydney-to-seoul
Top 100 Most Useful Korean Adjectives: 1-10
Inspired by a follower, I’m now constructing a list of the most useful Korean adjectives ^-^ They’re in basic stem form and in no particular order, and without further ado, here’s 1-10:
1. 행복하다: to be happy
2. 기쁘다: to be glad, happy
3. 화나다: to be angry
4. 슬프다: to be sad
5. 아프다: to be sick, painful
6. 피곤하다: to be tired, exhausted
7. 배가 고프다: to be hungry
8. 목이 마르다: to be thirsty
9. 졸리다: to be sleepy
10. 걱정하다: to be worried
chimie45 reblogged your post: In the middle of… ~ 중이다
In English they don’t have much difference and can pretty much be used interchangeably, I don’t know enough about…
Interesting thought… I don’t know enough Korean either to distinguish the two, though I’ve previously presumed they were relatively interchangeable.
중이다: in the middle of & V+고 있다: continuous action
So 난 공부를 하는 중이다: I am in the middle of studying & 난 공부를 하고 있다: I am studying.
If anyone knows the distinction between the two, please let me know ^-^
In the middle of… ~ 중이다
In the middle of… ~ 중이다Used to express that someone is in the middle of N
Examples
지금 휴가 중입나다
I/He/She is on vacation at the moment뭐 하는 중이세요?
What are you in the middle of doing?밥 먹는 중이었어요
I was in the middle of eating
Source: sydney-to-seoul
I can, I cannot ~ -(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다
I can, I cannot ~ -(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다
The structure used to say you “can” do something is -(으)ㄹ 수 있어요.
Conversely, for saying you “can not” do something is -(으)ㄹ 수 없어요.
Simple! :)Examples
스키를 탈 수 있어요.
I can ski한국어 조금 할 수 있어요.
I can speak a little Korean영어 할 수 있어요?
Can you speak English?피아느를 칠 수 없어요.
I can’t play piano잘 수 없어요.
I can’t sleep
Source: sydney-to-seoul
