LESSON NOTES

Lower Intermediate S2 #8
I Don't Mind Where We Go in Korea

CONTENTS
2 Korean Hangul
2 Romanization
3 English
4 Vocabulary
5 Sample Sentences
6 Vocabulary Phrase Usage
7 Grammar
12 Cultural Insight

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 KOREAN HANGUL

1. 수진: 우리 이제 어디 가는 거야?

2. 팀: 어디 가고 싶은데 있어?

3. 수진: 난 산이나 바다나 상관없어.

4. 팀: 그럼, 우리 철수한테 물어볼까? 철수야.

5. 철수: (코를 골며) 드르렁. 드르렁.

6. 팀: 아직도 자네. 그럼, 일단 휴게소에 가서 뭐 좀 마시면서 같이 이야기

해 보자!

7. 수진: 그래!

8. 팀: 내가 마실 것 좀 사가지고 올게. 수진아. 뭐 마실래?

9. 수진: 난 사과 주스나 오렌지 주스.

10. 팀: 철수 너는?

11. 철수: 우리 배고픈데 자장면이나 먹을까?

12. 팀: 하하. 철수. 너는 우선 잠부터 깨야 하니까 커피나 마셔. 수진아. 너

는 사과 주스나 오렌지 주스 둘 중에 하나 사 올게.

ROMANIZATION

1. SUJIN: uri ije eodi ganeun geoya?

CONT'D OVER

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2. TIM: eodi gago sipeunde isseo?

3. SUJIN: nan sanina badana sanggwaneopseo.

4. TIM: geureom, uri cheolsuhante mureobolkka? cheolsuya.

5. CHEOLSU: deureureong. deureureong.

6. TIM: ajikdo jane. geureom, ildan hyugesoe gaseo mwo jom

masimyeonseo gachi iyagihae boja!

7. SUJIN: geurae!

8. TIM: naega masil geot jom sa gajigo olge. sujina. mwo masillae?

9. SUJIN: nan sagwa juseuna orenji juseu.

10. TIM: cheolsu neoneun?

11. CHEOLSU: uri baegopeunde jajangmyeonina meogeulkka?

12. TIM: haha. cheolsu. neoneun useon jambuteo kkaeya hanikka keopina
masyeo. sujina. neoneun sagwa juseuna orenji juseu dul junge
hana sa olge.

ENGLISH

1. SU-JIN: Where are we going now?

2. TIM: Is there any specific place you'd like to go to?

CONT'D OVER

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3. SU-JIN: I don't mind if we go to either a mountain or the beach.

4. TIM: Then, why don’t we ask Cheol-su? Hey Cheol-su!

5. CHEOL-SU: (keeps snoring)

6. TIM: He’s still sleeping. Then why don't we first go to a rest stop, get
something to drink, and talk it over.

7. SU-JIN: That sounds good!

8. TIM: I will go and get some drinks. What do you want to drink, Su-jin?

9. SU-JIN: I want either apple juice or orange juice.

10. TIM: What about you, Cheol-su?

11. CHEOL-SU: I feel a bit hungry. Why don't we get a bowl of black bean noodles or
something?

12. TIM: Haha. Cheol-su, first you need to drink coffee or something that will
help you wake up. I will get either apple juice or orange juice for
you, Sujin.

VOCABULARY

Hangul R omanization English C lass

물어보다 mureoboda to ask verb

to get, to buy and

사 오다 sa oda come back (literally) verb

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 first of all, before
우선 useon adverb
anything

배고프다 baegopeuda to be hungry verb

마실 것 masil geot beverage, drink phrase

휴게소 hyugeso rest stop, rest area noun

a bit, a little

좀 jom (sometimes a adverb

speech softener)

아직 ajik not yet, still adverb

I don't mind. I don't

상관없다 Sang-gwan-eop-da care. It doesn't expression

matter.

(잠에서) 깨다 (Jameseo) kkaeda to wake up phrase

SAMPLE SENTENCES

하나만 물어봐도 돼요? 우리 설탕 다 떨어졌어. 슈퍼마켓에서 설탕

hana-man mureobwado dwaeyo? 사 올게.
Uri seoltang da tteoreojyeotseo.
"Can I ask you a question?" Syupeomakeseseo seoltang sa olge.

"We ran out of sugar. I will get some at the

market."

우선 이것부터 읽어보세요. 오늘 아침을 빨리 먹어서 배고파요.

useon igeot-buteo ilgeo boseyo. oneul achim-eul ppalli meogeoseo baegopayo.

"Please read this first." "I had an early breakfast this morning, so
I'm hungry."

마실 것 좀 가지고 올게. 휴게소에서 뭐 좀 먹고 가자.

Masil geot jom gajigo olge. Hyugeso-eseo mwo jom meokgo gaja.

"I will go and get some drinks." "Let's have a bite to eat at the rest area."

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안내 좀 해 줘. 아직 자요?
annae jom hae jweo. ajik jayo?

"Show me around a bit." "Are you still sleeping?"

상관없어. 너 하고 싶은 대로 해! 수탉이 울었을 때, 저는 잠에서 깰 것입니

Sang-gwan-eopseo. Neo hago sipeun daero 다.
hae! sutaki ureosseul ttae, jeoneun jameseo kkael
geosimnida.
"I don't mind. Have it your own way!"
"When the rooster crows, I will wake up."

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

1. 상관없다 [sang-gwan-eopda] "It doesn't matter" or "I don't care"

상관없다 is a verb that means "it doesn't matter;" this word is a combination of 상관 [sang-
gwan] "correlation" and 없다 [eopda] "there isn't;" therefore, it can be said that 상관이 없다
[sang-gwani eopda] means "there isn't a correlation."
- 상관 [sang-gwan] is a noun meaning "correlation, relationship, connection"
- 없다 [eopda] means "there is NOT," "have no...," "be without"
- Therefore, 상관없다 [sang-gwan-eopda] means "there is no correlation," "have no relation"
which can translate as "I don't care" or "It doesn't matter."

For Example:

1. 상관이 있다.
Sang-gwani itda.
"There is a correlation / connection."

2. 상관이 없다.
Sang-gwani eopda.
"There is NOT any correlation / connection."

3. 누가 이기든 (간에) 나하고는 상관없어.

Nuga i-gideun (gane) nahagoneun sang-gwan-eopsseo.
"Whoever wins, it doesn't matter to me (= I don't care)."

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2. 일단 (or 우선) [ildan (u-seon)] "First of all," "to begin with," "before everything"
일단 (or 우선) is an adverb that means "to begin with" (or "before everything"). Let's take a look
at some synonyms.
- 일단은 (or 우선은) [ildaleun (u-seoneun)] "first of all"
- 먼저 [meonjeo] "first"

For Example:

1. 일단 이것부터 하자.
Ildan igeotbuteo haja.
"Let's do this first."

2. 우선 먼저 가세요...
U-seon meonjeo gaseyo...
"You may go first..."

3. 둘 중에(서) [dul jung-e(seo)] "between two"

- 중에서 [jung-eseo] means "between," "among," "out of" which is often used when expressing
one's choice out of many options.

For Example:

1. 이 둘 중에서 하나 골라봐!
I dul jung-eseo hana gol-rabwa!
"I'll let you choose (one) between these two!"

2. 자... 셋 중에서 골라!

Ja... set jung-eseo gol-ra!
"Hmm...Make your choice among these three!"

3. 열 개 중에서 하나만 고르세요.

Yeol gae jung-eseo hanaman goreuseyo.
"Please choose only one out of the ten."

GRAMMAR

The Focus of This Lesson Is about (이)나 That We Use When Expressing Listing Nouns (=
Choices/Options) and a Lack of Preference.

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Nan san-ina badana sang-gwan-eopsseo.
난 산이나 바다나 상관없어.
"I don't mind if we go to either a mountain or the beach."

Noun + (이)나 [(i)na]: there are many usages of (이)나 in Korean.

This expression, noun + (이)나, has two main usages:

1. to list nouns (= choices or options)

2. to not discriminate between things, people, or places, meaning "any-," "wh-ever," or
"every..."

Throughout this lesson, you will learn about those two main usages of "noun + (이)나" only.

First, let's have a look at the conjugation rules.

Conjugation Rule

Noun + 나 (na)/Noun + 이나 (ina)

Noun ending in a vowel (without a 받침) / Noun ending in a consonant (with a 받침)

For Example:

1. 바다 + 나= 바다나
"the sea or..."

2. 주스 + 나= 주스나
"juice or..."

3. 사과 + 나= 사과나/산 + 이나 = 산이나
"an apple or..."/"a mountain or..."

4. 물+ 이나 = 물이나
"water or..."

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5. 귤+ 이나 = 귤이나
"a tangerine or..."

Two Usages (Most Commonly Used) of "Noun + (이)나"

1. To list nouns (= choices or options)

A(이)나 B(이)나 C(이)나... "a choice [between two or more things]" or [something]"

For Example:

Noun(s) Noun + (이)나 "English"

산 ("a mountain")
바다("the sea") "a mountain, the sea, or a
산이나 바다나 도시나...
도시 ("a city")... city..."

사과("an apple")
귤("a tangerine") "an apple, a tangerine, or
사과나 귤이나 바나나나...
바나나("a banana")... a banana..."

한국 ("Korea")
일본 ("Japan")
한국이나 일본이나 미국이나 중 "Korea, Japan, America,
미국 ("America")
국이나... or China..."
중국 ("China")...

* Note: We can interchange the expression "Noun + (이)나" with "Noun + (이)든지."

For Example:

1. 난 바다나 산이나 상관없어 = 난 바다든지 산이든지 상관없어.

Nan badana sanina sang-gwaneopsseo. = Nan badadeunji sanideunji sang-
gwaneopsseo.
"I don't mind if we go to either a mountain or the beach."

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2. 난 귤이나 바나나나 사과나 다 좋아 = 난 귤이든지 바나나든지 사과든지 다 좋아.
Nan gyurina bananana sagwana da joa. = Nan gyurideunji bananadeunji
sagwadeunji sang-gwaneopsseo.
"I like all of those-a tangerine, a banana, or an apple."

3. 한국이나 일본이나 미국이나 중국이나, 어디든 가자! = 한국이든 일본이든 미국이든 중국이든,
어디든 가자!
Hangugina ilbonina migugina jungugina, eodideun gaja! = Hangugideunji
ilbonideunji migugideunji jungugideunji, eodideun gaja!
"Let's go anywhere-Korea, Japan, America, or China!

2. Not to discriminate against a thing/person/time/place: A (이)나 "wh-ever," "any-," or

"every"

For Example:

Noun(s) Noun + (이)나 Becomes... "English..."

누구
("who") 누구 + 나 누구나... "whoever, anyone..."

무엇 "whatever,
("what") 무엇 + 이나 무엇이나... anything..."

"(without
discriminating
커피
커피 + 나 커피나... against) something
("coffee")
like coffee..."

"(without
discriminating
물
물 + 이나 물이나... against) something
("water")
like water..."

For Example:

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1. 이것은 누구나 할 수 있는 일입니다.
Igeoseun nuguna hal su itneun il-imnida.
"This is a job that anyone can do."

2. 난 무엇이나 다 잘 합니다.
Nan mu-eosina da jal hamnida.
"I can do anything well."

3. 너는 우선 커피나 마셔.
Neonuen u-seon keopina masyeo.
"You should (without any discrimination) first drink coffee."

4. (넌) 먼저 물이나 마셔.

(Neon) meonjeo murina masyeo.
"(You) should (without any discrimination) first drink a cup of water."

* Note: We have also learned about one of the usages of -(이)나, which could also mean "as
many as" or "as much as."

For Example:

1. 열 번이나
"as many as five times"

2. 세 시간이나
"as much as three hours," etc.

Examples from This Dialogue

1. 난 산이나 바다나 상관없어.

Nan san-ina badana sang-gwan-eopseo.
"I don't mind if we go to either a mountain or the beach."

2. 난 사과 주스나 오렌지 주스.

Nan sagwa juseuna orenji juseu.
"I want either apple juice or orange juice."

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3. 우리 배고픈데 자장면이나 먹을까?
Uri baegopeunde jajangmyeon-ina meogeulkka?
"I feel a bit hungry. Why don't we get a bowl of black bean noodles or something?"

4. 너는 우선 잠부터 깨야 하니까 커피나 마셔.

Neoneun useon jambuteo kkaeya hanikka keopina masyeo.
"First you need to drink coffee or something that will help you wake up."

5. 너는 사과 주스나 오렌지 주스 둘 중에 하나 사올게.

Neoneun sagwa juseuna orenji juseu dul jung-e hana sa-olge.
"I will get either apple juice or orange juice for you."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

(고속도로) 휴게소 [(go-sok-do-ro) hyugeso] "(Highway) Rest Stop"

In Korea, there are many rest stops (or rest areas) in which drivers can rest or eat. Whenever
drivers or travelers need a break from a long drive, they can simply stop by at any rest stop to
refresh themselves. What's more, the rest stops sell various types of food, snacks, drinks, and
you can even enjoy the beautiful scenery.

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1. 금강 [Geumgang] 1. 경주 [Gyeongju] 1. 단양 [Danyang]

(경부선 - Gyeongbu line) (경부선 - Gyeongbu line) (중앙선 - Jungang line)

2. 행담도 [Haengdamdo] 2. 용인 [Yongin] 2. 여산 [Yeosan]

(서해안선 - Seohaean line) (영동선 - Yeongdong line) (호남선 - Honam line)

3. 옥계 [Okgye] 3. 서산 [Seosan] 3. 곡성 [Gokseong]

(동해선 - Donghae line) (서해안선 - Seohaean line) (호남선 - Honam line)

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