차근 Korean · KR1
Korean phrases by situation
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Learn in order →Meet someone
Hello, and thank you
Greet someone politely and thank them.
안녕하세요.Hello.
Say your name
Introduce yourself with a short name phrase.
유나예요.I’m Yuna.
이에요 or 예요?
Use a noun’s final consonant to choose 이에요 or 예요.
학생 → 학생이에요.student → I am a student, in a self-introduction.
Your first introduction
Combine a greeting, a name and a role.
안녕하세요.Hello.
You and other people
저는: introduce a topic with 은 and 는
Introduce yourself and another person using a topic phrase.
저는 학생이에요.I am a student.
Countries, people and language names
Say a nationality and distinguish a country from a language name.
저는 한국 사람이에요.I am Korean. A fictional self-introduction.
이/가 아니에요: say what someone is not
Negate a noun statement with 이/가 아니에요.
저는 학생이 아니에요.I am not a student.
Read two profiles and make an introduction
Combine a name, nationality and role without sharing personal details.
저는 유나예요. 저는 한국 사람이에요. 저는 학생이에요.Yuna: I am Yuna. I am Korean. I am a student.
Things and places
이거, 그거, 저거: point to a thing
Choose a pointing word based on a clearly described position.
이거 뭐예요?What is this?
어디예요? Ask where a place is
Ask for a location and understand 여기, 거기 and 저기.
학교가 어디예요?Where is the school?
있어요 and 없어요: presence and possession
Say that a thing is present or that you have it.
책이 있어요.There is a book. / I have a book, in context.
에 있어요: say where something is
Combine a place with 에 and 있어요 or 없어요.
책이 책상 위에 있어요.The book is on the desk.
Everyday actions
먹어요, 가요, 해요: polite everyday verbs
Recognize a small set of present polite action forms.
밥을 먹어요.I eat a meal. / I am eating a meal, in context.
을/를: what do you eat or read?
Attach the object particle and combine a noun with an action.
책을 읽어요.I read a book.
에 and 에서: going, being and doing
Distinguish a destination, a location of presence and a location of action.
학교에 가요.I go to school.
안: say you do not do something
Use short negatives with the familiar action verbs.
커피를 안 마셔요.I do not drink coffee.
Numbers, time and ordering
한 개, 두 개: count things
Count one to four ordinary items with 개.
사과 한 개One apple.
얼마예요? Ask and read a price
Ask a price and read a small set of prices in won.
이거 얼마예요?How much is this?
세 시 삼십 분: tell clock time
Read a small set of hour-and-minute combinations.
지금 몇 시예요?What time is it now?
주세요: make a simple café order
Request one or two cups politely using 주세요.
물 한 잔 주세요.One glass of water, please.
Days and simple plans
오늘, 내일 and dates
Distinguish today, yesterday and tomorrow, and read a small date set.
오늘은 삼월 일일이에요.Today is March 1, in this fictional calendar.
갔어요, 먹었어요, 했어요: familiar past actions
Describe yesterday using a small set of learned past forms.
어제 학교에 갔어요.I went to school yesterday.
-(으)ㄹ 거예요: say a simple plan
Describe a personal plan with familiar action verbs.
내일 학교에 갈 거예요.I am going to go to school tomorrow.
언제 and 몇 시에: arrange a meeting
Read a short meeting plan with a day, time and place.
언제 만나요?When shall we meet? In this planning context.
Likes and wishes
좋아해요: say what you like
Use 을/를 좋아해요 to express a personal preference.
저는 음악을 좋아해요.I like music.
좋아요 or 좋아해요? Notice the construction
Choose particles that match two common preference constructions.
이 영화가 좋아요.This movie is good. / I like this movie, in context.
-고 싶어요: say what you want to do
Attach -고 싶어요 to familiar action stems to express your own wish.
저는 한국에 가고 싶어요.I want to go to Korea.
What do you want to do?
Ask a listener about a wish and give a short reply.
뭐 하고 싶어요?What do you want to do?
Getting around
어떻게 가요? Ask how to get there
Combine a destination with 에 and ask how to reach it.
역에 가요.I go to the station.
버스로, 지하철로: name your transport
Use a small set of transport expressions with (으)로.
학교에 버스로 가요.I go to school by bus.
왼쪽, 오른쪽, 쭉: follow a practice map
Understand three route phrases from a fixed viewpoint.
왼쪽으로 가세요.Go to the left, please.
Ask, understand and confirm a route
Read a short directions exchange and identify its transport and destination.
도서관에 어떻게 가요?How do I get to the library?
Connect your daily talk
친구하고 같이: do something together
Name a companion with 하고 and use 같이 in a short sentence.
친구하고 같이 공부해요.I study together with a friend.
안 갔어요: say what you did not do
Use familiar past forms in short negative statements.
어제 학교에 안 갔어요.I did not go to school yesterday.
-고: connect two familiar actions
Attach -고 to an action stem and finish with a polite verb.
밥을 먹고 공부해요.I eat a meal and study.
Read and retell a short yesterday
Combine a companion, a location, a connected action and a past negative.
어제 친구하고 같이 도서관에서 한국어를 공부했어요.Yesterday I studied Korean at the library with a friend.