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Korean course · A1 · Beginner · 8 short videos

Goal — I can introduce myself and say how old I am.

Grammar — 저는, N이에요/예요

Words — 이름, 학생, 살, 동갑

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LessonHow a Korean sentence works

박쌤 You can read Hangul now. Let's make sentences! Three things to know.

박쌤 One: the verb comes at the END. 저는 학생이에요 is literally “I, student am”.

박쌤 Two: little tags stick to the end of words and show their role. 는 in 저는 means “as for me”, it marks the topic.

박쌤 Three: the ending 요 makes a sentence polite. In this course, we use the polite -요 style, which is safe with everyone.

박쌤 To say “I am…”, add 이에요 after a consonant and 예요 after a vowel. 하은 ends with ㄴ: 저는 하은이에요. 민호 ends with a vowel: 저는 민호예요.

SceneThe photo club

Ha-eun joins the photo club!

회장 안녕하세요! 사진 동아리예요.

하은 안녕하세요. 저는 하은이에요.

회장 하은 씨, 만나서 반가워요.

하은 저도 반가워요! 이 친구는 수빈이에요.

회장 수빈 씨도 반가워요!

Useful expression 저는 하은이에요. — Say who you are: 저는 + your name + 이에요 (or 예요).

SceneHow old are you?

In Korea, age comes first!

하은 저는 스물세 살이에요. 몇 살이에요? jeoneun seumulse sarieyo. myeot sarieyo? I'm twenty-three. How old are you?

민호 저는… jeoneun… I'm…

하은 우리 동갑이에요? uri donggabieyo? Are we the same age?

민호 아니요… 스물여섯 살이에요. aniyo… seumuryeoseot sarieyo. No… I'm twenty-six.

하은 아, 오빠예요! a, oppayeyo! Oh, you're an oppa!

SceneMeet my grandma

Min-ho walks into Grandma's shop!

할머니 어서 와요! eoseo wayo! Welcome!

민호 안녕하세요! 어? 하은 씨! annyeonghaseyo! eo? haeun ssi! Hello! Huh? Ha-eun!

하은 민호 오빠! 우리 할머니예요. minho oppa! uri halmeoniyeyo. Min-ho! This is my grandma.

민호 아, 안녕하세요! 저는 민호예요. 하은 씨 친구예요. a, annyeonghaseyo! jeoneun minhoyeyo. haeun ssi chinguyeyo. Oh, hello! I'm Min-ho. I'm Ha-eun's friend.

할머니 반가워요! 학생이에요? bangawoyo! haksaengieyo? Nice to meet you! Are you a student?

민호 네, 학생이에요. ne, haksaengieyo. Yes, I'm a student.

할머니 자, 떡볶이! 서비스예요! ja, tteokbokki! seobiseuyeyo! Here, tteokbokki! It's on the house!

Useful expression 우리 할머니 — “My grandma”. For family, Koreans say 우리 (“our”), not 제 (“my”).

서비스 = un petit extra offert par le restaurant.

PhraseNice to meet you

The phrase for meeting someone

Word 만나서 반가워요 mannaseo bangawoyo — Nice to meet you. 만나서: “meeting you”. 반가워요: “I am glad”.

Mistake예요 or 이에요?

Stop saying “수빈예요”!

Common mistake 저는 수빈예요. → 저는 수빈이에요.

Why: 수빈 ends with a consonant (a bottom letter): add 이에요. After a vowel, add 예요.

Word동갑

The word that makes friends

Word 동갑 donggap — Same age. Between 동갑, you can quickly become friends and speak casually.

QuizIntroductions quiz

Introductions quiz: 5 questions!

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