Grammar ()

Korean Grammar:
Week 1 Intro to the Korean Language

1. Korean sentence structure

Day 1 Day 4 Subject + (Adverb) + Object + Verb
Object + (Adverb) + Subject + Verb
1 And 37 So/therefore
/ ; / = subject particle marker;
2 But 38 Singer
/ = object particle marker
3 So/therefore 39 Under
2. Conjugation of verbs and adjectives
4 Traffic jam 40 Shoes
Verbs: + (present)
5 To sleep (H) 41 Plant (planter)
+ + (honorific)
6 To speak (H) 42 Coat rack
+ / + (past)
7 / To eat (H) 43 Flower vase
Adjectives: + (is ...)
8 To drink (H) 44 Centimeters
+ / + (was ...)
9 To die (H) 45 Kilograms
+ (guess) + (seems to be ...)
10 To take (H) 46 Body weight
3. Connecting sentences
11 To exist (H) 47 October
12 To have (H) 48 June // can drop all the stuff to
join together those two sentences with just ~~/
Day 2 Day 5 ~~/~~
13 Age (H) 49 Counting people (older) 4. Sentence types
14 Words (H) 50 Counting animals Declarative, interrogative, imperative, propositive
15 Meal/food (H) 51 Counting people (general) Formal (-()), informal polite (~/)
16 Person (H) 52 Counting books (bound materials) 5. Honorific expressions
17 Birthday (H) 53 Counting objects (general) + () to verb/adjective stems ( -> )
18 House (H) 54 Counting bottles / -> ; / -> ; () ->
19 Name (H) 55 Counting papers = for ones spouse; = for close friends
20 Wife (H) 56 Counting glasses
21 To speak (H) 57 Counting electronics Getting Ready
22 () To give (H) 58 Counting years (age)
23 () To ask (H) 59 Counting flowers 1. (to be)
24 () To meet (H) 60 Counting pairs? = ending when no final consonant;
= when previous word ends with a
Day 3 Day 6 2. (to exist/be, to have)
25 Teacher 61 / 20 Typically, N/ N(place)
26 President (company) 62 30 Can also, N(place) N/
27 Pastor 63 40 3. Numbers
28 Professor 64 50 Sino-Korean (, , , ) = for counting
29 Doctor 65 60 PureKorean (, , ) = 1st, 2nd, etc.
30 Principal/director 66 70 4. Dates and Days of the Week
31 Chief, Dept manager 67 80 = What Year?
32 / ; / (H) 68 90 = What Month?
33 I (H) 69 10,000,000 = What Date?
34 Our (H) 70 100,000,000 = What day of the week?
35 / You (H) 71 Large number 5. Time
36 Your (H) 72 Number ~ = attached to end of time noun