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Newbie Season 3 , Lesson 18 - Did You Say the One “On Top” or “Underneath” in Korean?

Minkyong 안녕하세요 민경입니다.

Keith Keith here! Newbie Season 3 , Lesson 18 - Did

You Say the One “On Top” or “Underneath” in
Korean?
Keith Hello, and welcome back to the
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Minkyong Hello everyone. Minkyong here.

Keith In this lesson you will learn how to say 'on top of'
something and 'under' something.
Minkyong This conversation takes place at home.
Keith The conversation is between husband and wife.
And the husband is having trouble locating the TV
remote control.
Minkyong the husband is going to be using intimate
language, whereas the wife is using polite
1 Minkyong
language.
Remember, commenting each day...
Keith and posting in the forum are 2 great ways to get
answers.
Minkyong Community members, {Keith} (laughter)
Keith {Minkyong)(laughter)
Minkyong and staff are all ready to help!
Keith Definitely take advantage! Okay...
Minkyong Let's listen to the conversation.

남편 텔레비전 리모콘 어디 있어?

아내 몰라요.
남편 소파 위에 있어?
아내 몰라요.
남편 소파 밑에 있어?
아내 몰라요. 책상 밑에 없어요?
남편 응. 없어. 어디 있어?
아내 몰라요. 어디 있어요?
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남편 아! ... 있어... 텔레비전 위에 있어.

아내 네?

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남편 텔레비전 리모콘 어디 있어?

Keith Where is the TV remote control?
아내 몰라요.
Keith I don't know.
남편 소파 위에 있어?
Keith Is it on the sofa?
아내 몰라요.
Keith I don't know.
남편 소파 밑에 있어?
Keith Is it under the sofa?
아내 몰라요. 책상 밑에 없어요?
Keith I don't know. Isn't it under the desk?
남편 응. 없어. 어디 있어?
Keith No, it isn't. Where is it?
아내 몰라요. 어디 있어요?
Keith I don't know. Where is it?
남편 아! ... 있어... 텔레비전 위에 있어.
Keith Oh...! I found it. It's on the TV.
아내 네?
Keith What? (sigh)

민경 we have a lot of married couple stories lately.

2 they make me think I should not get married too
soon.
Keith well generally, all my friends who say that they
don't wanna get married too soon are the ones
who get married first.
민경 I'm different.
Keith You sure?
민경 kind of.
Keith kind of? you're not sure.
민경 anyway, why do guys always misplace their
remote controls?
Keith I don't know why, but this guy in this dialog, I
think he did that on purpose

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민경 why?
Keith to teach us the words for locations ! but before
we look at today's focus, let's look at today's
vocab.

Keith Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.

The first word we shall see is:
Minkyong 리모콘 [natural native speed]
Keith remote control
Minkyong 리모콘 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Minkyong 리모콘 [natural native speed]

Next:"
어디 있어? [natural native speed]
Keith Where is it? / Where are you?
어디 있어? [slowly - broken down by syllable]
어디 있어? [natural native speed]

Next:"
Minkyong 몰라요 [natural native speed]
Keith I don't know.
Minkyong 몰라요 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Minkyong 몰라요 [natural native speed]

Next:"
3 책상 [natural native speed]
Keith desk
책상 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
책상 [natural native speed]

Next:"
Minkyong 없어요 [natural native speed]
Keith I don't have... / There isn't...
Minkyong 없어요 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Minkyong 없어요 [natural native speed]

민경 어디 있어?
Keith This is an expression, and it means "Where is
it?" Can you break that down?

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민경 어디
Keith where
민경 있어?
Keith is there? do you have it? So together it means
where is it? or where are you? So how do you
say, for example, 'where is the bag?'
민경 가방 어디 있어?
Keith ok how did it come out in this dialog?
민경 남편, the husband said 텔레비전 리모콘 어디
있어?
Keith where is the television remote control? ok
what's the next word?
민경 없어.
Keith I don't have it. There isn't. and what is the
dictionary form of this phrase?
민경 없다
Keith to not have, to not be there and how do you
make it more polite?
민경 없어요.
Keith ok can you give us some sample sentences?
민경 밥 없어요?
4 Keith food don't have? "Don't you have any food?"
민경 돈 없어.
Keith money don't have. I don't have any money. ok
good. let's go onto the focus of this lesson.

"On Top of" 위에

위에 (wi-e) means 위 (wi), meaning 'up' or 'above' and 에 (e),

"on top of," "over," which means "at," "to," or "in." Therefore
or "above." And together, 위 + 에 (wi-e) has the meaning of "on
this is a top of" something. The word that 위에 (wi-e)
combination of two modifies comes before 위에 (wi-e). When 위에
words (wi-e) is used on its own, it means "Up there."
Example

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Noun + 위에 = on top of/over/above + Noun

자동차 (jadongcha) "car" + 위에 (wi-e) "on top of" ▷ 자동차 위에
(jadongcha wi-e) "on top of the car" / "on the car"

In This Dialogue

Expressions using
위에 (wi-e) in this
lesson's dialog
1. 남편 소파 위에 있어? nampyeon

♣ More Examples ♣

1. 책상 위에 있어. Chaeksang wi-e isseo. "It's on the table."

2. 책상 위에 놔. Chaeksang wi-e nwa. "Please put it on the table."
3. 책상 위에 없어. Chaeksang wi-e eopseo. "It's not on the
table."
4. 위에 있어요. Wi-e isseoyo. "It's up there."
5. 거기 위에 봐. Geogi wi-e bwa. "Check up there."
5
"Below" 밑에

밑에 (mit-e) means "below," "under," or "beneath." 밑에 (mit-e) is a

combination of two words, 밑 (mit) and 에 (e). 밑 (mit) is a noun that
means under, below, or beneath, and 에 (e) means "at," "to," or "in."
So together 밑에 (mit-e) means "under" something. The word that
위에 (wi-e) modifies comes before 위에 (wi-e). When 위에 (wi-e) is
used on its own, it means "Up there."
Example
Noun + 밑에 = under/below/beneath + Noun
의자 (uija) "chair" + 밑에 (mit-e) "under" ▷ 의자 밑에 (uija mit-e)
"under the chair"

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In This Dialogue

Expressions using
밑에 (mit-e) in this
lesson's dialog
1. 남편 소파 밑에 있어? nampyeon

♣ More Examples ♣

1. 의자 밑에 있어. Uija mi-teo isseo. "It's under the table."

2. 의자 밑에 없어. Uija mi-te eopseo. "It's not under the table."
3. 밑에 없어요. Mi-te eopseoyo . "It isn't down there."
4. 밑에 찾아봐. Mi-teo chajabwa. "Search down there."
5. 밑에 둬. Mit-e dwo. "Please put it under there."

Keith Ok what is the focus of this lesson?

민경 위에 and 밑에

6 Keith "On Top of" and "Below" something. One more

time?
민경 위에
Keith on top of
민경 밑에
Keith below, under
Keith 위에 (wi-e) means "on top of," "over," or
"above." And this is a combination of two words.
민경 yes, 위 (wi) means 'up' or 'above' and 에 (e)
means "at," "to," or "in." Therefore together, 위 +
에 (wi-e) has the meaning of "on top of"
something. Keith
민경 you put 위에 after the noun that you are
modifying

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Keith how about on top of the car.

민경 자동차 the car plus 위에, 자동차 위에, 자동차
위에 있어요.
Keith it's on top of the car. or literally, car, top, on, it
is. ok how did it come out in this dialog?
민경 남편 said 소파 위에 있어?
Keith Is it on the sofa?
민경 and he also said 텔레비전 위에 있어.
Keith it's on top of the television. ok what do we have
next?
민경 밑에
Keith "below," "under," or "beneath."
민경 밑 (mit) is a noun that means under, below, or
beneath, and 에 (e) means "at," "to," or "in." So
together 밑에 (mit-e) means "under" something.
it has the same construction as 위에.
민경 Noun + 밑에 for example, 의자 밑에
Keith under the chair
민경 의자 밑에 있어
Keith it's under the chair. ok so how did it come out in
this dialog?
7 민경 남편, the husband said 소파 밑에 있어?
Keith Is it under the sofa?
민경 and 아내 said 책상 밑에 없어요?
Keith Isn't it under the desk?

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Wrap-up

Keith That just about does it for today.

Minkyong Ready to test what you just learned?
Keith Make this lesson's vocabulary stick by using
lesson specific flashcards in the learning center.
Minkyong There is a reason everyone uses flashcards...
Keith They work...
Minkyong They really do help memorization.
Keith You can get the flashcards for this lesson at
Minkyong KoreanPod101.com.
Keith Okay....

Keith
Minkyong

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