First Verbs

be - 이다 ida

there is - 있다 itta

have - 가지다 kajida

do - 하다 hada

go - 가다 kada

want - 원하다 wonada

can - 할 수 있다 halsu itta

need - 필요하다 pilyohada

think - 생각하다 senggagada

know - 알다 alta

say - 말하다 marada

like - 좋아하다 chowahada

speak - 말하다 marada

learn - 배우다 peuda

understand - 이해하다 ihehada

Conjunctions

that (as in “I think that…” or “the woman that…”) - X

“to think that …” would be “… 라고 생각하다” ragusenggagada

and - 하고 hago

or - 아니면 (animyon

but - 그렇지만 kurojiman

because - 그래서 kureso

so (meaning “therefore”; e.g. “I wanted it, so I bought it”) – 그래서 kureso

if – 그렇면 kuromyon
Prepositions

of – 의 uwi

to - 에게 ege

from – 에게서

in - 안 an

at (a place) - 에서 eso

at (a time) - 에 e

with - 하고 hago

about - 쯤 chom

like (meaning “similar to”) - 처럼 chorom

for (”in order to…”) - 위해서 wiheso

before (also as a conjunction) -전에 chone

after (also as a conjunction) - 후에 huwe

during - 동안 tongan

Question Words

who - 누구 (nugu)

what - 뭐 (mo)

where - 어디 (odi)

when- 언제 (onje)

why - 왜 (we)

how - 어떻게 (otoke)

how much - 얼마예요 (olma yeyo)

which - 어느 (o nu)
Adverbs

a lot - 많이 (mani)

a little - 조금 (chogum)

well - 잘 (chal)

badly - 못 (mot)

only - 만 (man)

also - 도 (to)

very - 아주 (aju)

too (as in “too tall”) - 너무 (nomu)

too much - 너무 많이 (nomu mani)

so (as in “so tall”) - 이렇게 (iroke)

so much - 이렇게 많이 (iroke mani)

more (know how to say “more … than …”) - 더 (do)

less (know how to say “less … than …”) - 덜 (dol)

as … as … (e.g. “as tall as”) - 만큼 (mankum)

most - 제일 (cheil)

least - 제일 (+ negative verb) (cheil)

better (literally “to be more good”) - 더 좋다 (to jo da)

best (literally “to be most good”) - 제일 좋다 (jeil jo da)

worse - 더 나쁘다 (to napuda)

worst - 제일 나쁘다 (cheil napuda)

now - 지금 (chigum)

then - 그때 (ku te)

here - 여기 (yogi)

there has two versions

there, close to you - 거기 (kogi)

over there, far from both speaker - 저기 (chogi)

maybe - 아마 (ama)

always - 언제나 (onjena)

usually - 보통 (potong)

often - 자주 (chaju)

sometimes - 가끔 (kakum)

never ~ 결코 (kyolko)

today - 오늘 (o nul)

yesterday - 어제 (oje)

tomorrow - 내일 (ne il)

soon - 곧

LESSON GRAMMAR : ㄴ/은/는데

si ㄴ/은/는데 po ay meaning as

BY THE WAY

pero ang meaning po nito minsan at "BUT", or "Then"

pero originally meaning po siya at "BY THE WAY"

paano po siya ginagamit?

actually ay ganito po ang gamit sa kanya at kung saan po tlga galing ang ㄴ/은/는데
galing po siya sa word na

그런데 at umikli na lamang po siya ng

ㄴ/은/는데

kunwari po ay ganito ang ating sentence na mayroong gamit si 그런데 (BTW)

I WENT TO THE SCHOOL YESTERDAY...

BY THE WAY..

I DID NOT SEE YOU.

저는 학교에 갔어요

그런데

저는 당신을 안봤어요

so ang 그런데 po ay isa rin Conjunction diba.

isa pa...

I STUDY KOREAN LANGUAGE

(but then)

I LEARNED A LOT.

저는 한국어를 공부해요.

그런데

저는 많이 배웠어요.
MY MOTHER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.

(BUT THEN)

YOUR MOTHER ALSO GOING TO THE HOSPITAL.

우리 어머니가 병원에 갔어요

그런데

당신의 어머니도 병원으로 가고 있었어요.

so ang 그런데 po ay

"By the way" at kung minsan naman po ay

"BUT THEN"

paano po na ang 그런데

ay napaikli ng

ㄴ/은/는데???

pinaikli na lamang po siya ng

ㄴ데

은데

는데

dahil..ikakabit na po ito sa mga Stems

my pattern po ba?

opo meron po at ito po ang mga pattern nyan na nakadepende sa mga STEMS
kapag ang STEM mo ay nagtapos sa Vowel

ang gagamitin natin ay

ㄴ데

kapag naman ang STEM ay nagtapos sa

Consonant

ang gagamitin natin ay

는데

at

은데

si ㄴ/은데 po ay ginagamit sa ADJECTIVES

at si

ㄴ/는데 naman po ay ginagamit sa

VERBS

so ganito ito..

VERB

(V) STEM + ㄴ데

(C) STEM + 는데

(Past tense) STEM + 는데

ADJ

(V) STEM + ㄴ데

(C) STEM + 은데

(Past Tense) STEM + 는데

NOUN + 이(다) + ㄴ데

= NOUN 인데

so subukan po natin gamitin ang paggamit ng

"ㄴ/은/는데"

I WENT TO THE SCHOOL YESTERDAY(BUT) I DIDN'T SEE YOU

저는 어제 학교에 갔(다) + 는데

(저는) 당신을 안봤어요

ito po ay magiging

저는 어제 학교에 갔는데

당신을 안봤어요

isa pa...
I STUDY KOREAN LANGUAGE(but then)

I LEARNED A LOT.

저는 한국어를 공부하(다)+ㄴ데

(저는) 많이 배웠어요.

저는 한국어를 공부한데

많이 배웠어요

MY MOTHER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.

(BUT THEN)

YOUR MOTHER ALSO GOING TO THE HOSPITAL.

우리 어머니가 병원에 갔(다)+ 는데

당신의 어머니도 병원으로 가고 있었어요.

우리 어머니가 병워에 갔는데

당신의 어머니도 병원으로 가고 있었어요

SHE IS PRETTY BUT THEN

SHE IS NOT MY TYPE.

그녀가 예쁘(다) + ㄴ데

제 이상형이 아니에요.

그녀가 예쁜데

제 이상형이 아니에요.
I WANT TO GO TO KOREA BUT THEN

I DONT HAVE PASSPORT YET.

저는 한국에 가고 싶(다) + 은데

(저는) 여권이 아직 없어요

저는 한국에 가고 싶은데

여권이 아직 없어요

THAT MAN IS MY FATHER BUT THEN

MY FATHER PASS AWAY ALREADY

그 남자가 우리 아버지 이(다) +ㄴ데

우리 아버지가 벌써 돌아가셨어요.

그 남지가 우리 아버지인데

우리 아버지가 번써 돌아가셨어요

so ganyan lamang po ito ginagamit

at naka depende sa mga Stem

kung kailan gagamitin ang

ㄴ/은/는데

ang 그런데 ay isa pang shortcut

bilang 근데
so ang 근데 ay maikling 그런데

at

ang mga

ㄴ/은/는데

ay ginagamit lamang kapag my dalawang sentence na gagawing compound sentence.

PRESENT

가+ㄴ데 = 간데

먹+는데 = 먹는데

PAST

갔 +는데 = 갔는데

먹었+는데 = 먹었는데

었/았(다) = 는데

했(다)+는데 = 했는데

FUTURE

갈건데

가겠는데
먹을건데

먹겠는데

maaari din po ninyong gamitin si ㄴ/은/는데

ng wala ng kasunod na isa pang sentence...

basta ay lagyan mo ito ng 요 pagkatapos if polite form

at walang 요 kung Impolite.

tulad na alamang nito.

선생님 : 남재씨~뭐해요?

남재 : 숙제를 하고 있어요

선생님 : 아 ...오늘 학교에 갈거예요?

남재 : 네, 선생님,오늘 방학인데요

학교에 안 갈건데요

용우 : 형..

세훈 : 네?

용우 : 당신의 핸드폰 고장났어요

그래서 미안해요.

세훈 : 아 괜찮아. 새로운 핸드폰을 또 살거야.

용우 : 정말 미안해요

세훈 : 뭐가 미안한데?

용우 : 형..(brother)

세훈 : 네?(yes?)

용우 : 당신의 핸드폰 고장났어요

그래서 미안해요.

(your phone is broken..so im sorry)

세훈 : 아 괜찮아. 새로운 핸드폰을 또 살거야.

(ahh its okay, i will buy again a new one)

용우 : 정말 미안해요

(im really sorry)

세훈 : 뭐가 미안한데?

(what are you making sorry?)

so ganyan n lamang siya ginagamit

uulitin ko

na

ang 근데 ay shortcut form ng 그런데

at ang.

ㄴ/은/는데 ay ginagamit sa mga STEM upang ikabit.

basta ang meaning lang nyan is

BTW /BUT THEN

or minsan EXPRESSION

yung

ahhmmm....

ahmmmmdo you want to ride a bus?

근데 버스를 타고 싶어요?

버스를 타고 싶은데요?

Verb stem + -고 + another verb

Now, everyone, it’s time to start looking at more ways to make compound sentences in Korean. Of
course there are many different ways to make compound nouns depending on what you want to say,
but in this lesson, we are looking at how to use the verb ending - 고 [-go].

-고 [-go]

What does -고 do? Do you remember the conjunction, 그리고 [geu-ri-go]? Yes, 그리고 means “and”
or “and then” in Korean, and when you use -고 after a verb stem, it has the same mean- ing as 그리고.
By using the verb ending -고 instead of ending the sentence with just one verb and then starting the
next one with 그리고, you can save a lot of time and make the logic in your sentence more clear.

이 책은 재미있어요. 그리고 이 책은 싸요.

[i chae-geun jae-mi-i-sseo-yo. geu-ri-go i chae-geun ssa-yo.]

This book is interesting. And this book is cheap.

But since you are talking about the same subject in the second sentence, you can just omit “ 이 책은”.

▶ 이 책은 재미있어요. 그리고 싸요.

= This book is interesting. And (it’s) cheap.

But you can make it even shorter and combine the two sentences together by saying:

▶ 이 책은 재미있고 싸요.

[i chae-geun jae-mi-it-go ssa-yo.]

= This book is interesting and cheap.

Construction:

Verb stem + -고 + another verb

Ex) 이 책은 재미있고, 싸고, 좋아요.

[i chae-geun jae-mi-it-go, ssa-go, jo-a-yo.]

This book is interesting, cheap and good.

Attention:
When you make a compound sentence in English using the conjunction “and” to connects two smaller
sentences, you need to make the tenses of the verbs agree. However, in Korean, that’s not absolutely
necessary and sometimes it sounds even unnatural to try to use the same tenses for every verb,
especially the future tense and the past tense. Most native Korean speakers usually just use the past
tense or the future tense in only one last verb.

Past tense example:

어제 친구를 만났어요.

[eo-je chin-gu-reul man-na-sseo-yo.]

I met a friend yesterday.

그리고 영화를 봤어요.

[geu-ri-go yeong-hwa-reul bwa-sseo-yo.]

= And I saw a movie.

Let’s put the two sentences above together.

어제 친구를 만났어요. 그리고 영화를 만났어요.

▶ 어제 친구를 만났고, 영화를 봤어요.

[eo-je chin-gu-reul man-nat-go, yeong-hwa-reul bwa-sseo-yo.]

I met a friend yesterday and saw a movie.

But you can also say

어제 친구를 만나고, 영화를 봤어요. with the part “만나고” in the present tense.

Future tense example:

내일 영화를 볼 거예요.

[nae-il yeong-hwa-reul bol geo-ye-yo.]

I will watch a movie tomorrow.

서점에 갈 거예요. [seo-jeo-me gal geo-ye-yo.] = I will go to a bookstore.

Let’s put them together.

내일 영화를 볼 거예요. 그리고 서점에 갈 거예요.

▶ 내일 영화를 볼 거고, 서점에 갈 거예요.

[nae-il yeong-hwa-reul bol geo-go, seo-jeo-me gal geo-ye-yo.]

I will watch a movie, and go to a bookstore.

But you can also just say 내일 영화를 보고, 서점에 갈 거예요.

Remember?

Do you remember that 그리고 (or in this case, -고) has the meaning of “and after that” or “and then”?
Therefore, making compound sentences using -고 is a good way of talking about things that happened
or will happen in a sequence.

Sample sentences

1. 내일은 친구 만나고, 서점에 갈 거예요.

[nae-i-reun chin-gu man-na-go, seo-jeo-me gal geo-ye-yo.]

= As for tomorrow, I’m going to meet a friend and go to a bookstore.

2. 책 읽고, 공부하고, 운동했어요.

[chaek il-go, gong-bu-ha-go, un-dong-hae-sseo-yo.] = I read a book, studied, and did some exercise.

3. 9 월에는 한국에 가고, 10 월에는 일본에 갈 거예요.

[gu-wo-re-neun han-gu-ge ga-go, si-wo-re-neun il-bo-ne gal geo-ye-yo.]

In September I will go to Korea, and in October I will go to Japan.

4. 커피 마시고, 도너츠 먹고, 케익 먹고, 우유 마셨어요. 배 불러요.

[keo-pi ma-si-go, do-neo-cheu meok-go, ke-ik meok-go, u-yu ma-syeo-sseo-yo. bae bul-leo-yo]

= I drank some coffee, ate a donut, ate some cake, and drank some milk. I’m full.
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Korean Conjunctions: Basic Sentence Connectors

26 Comments |Last Updated on May 12, 2022

Today we’re going to connect you with Korean conjunctions! These useful Korean words will help you
improve Korean grammar and express your ideas when talking, writing, or texting in Korean.

You’re likely to recognize these as you watch TV series or K-drama, Korean movies, everyday Korean life,
or when you’re talking to native speakers of Korean.
Korean Conjunctions

We’ll show you the common Korean conjunctions and sentence connectors that Korean people use on a
daily basis. Let’s get to it!

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1 Korean Conjunctions

1.1 “But” in Korean

1.1.1 그렇지만 (geureochiman) = But, however

1.1.2 ~지만 (~ jiman) = But, although

1.1.3 그런데 (geureonde) = But, however, by the way

1.1.4 ~ㄴ/는데 (~ㄴ/neunde) = But, however, though

1.1.5 그러나 (geureona) = But, or

1.2 “Or” in Korean

1.2.1 ~나 (~ na) = Or

1.2.2 ~거나 (~ geona) = Or

1.2.3 아니면 (animyeon) = Or, unless, if not

1.3 “And” in Korean

1.3.1 그리고 (geurigo) = and

1.3.2 ~고 (~go) = and, and then

1.4 “So” in Korean

1.4.1 그래서 (geuraeseo) = So, so that, thus, and so, therefore

1.4.2 그러니까 (geureonikka) = Therefore

1.5 “Because” in Korean

1.5.1 ~서 (seo) = Because

1.5.2 ~니까 (~ nikka) = Because of

1.6 “If ” in Korean

1.6.1 그러면 (geureomyeon) = If it’s so, in that case

1.6.2 ~면 (~ myeon) = If, once

1.6.3 그래도 (geuraedo) = Nonetheless, even if, even so, but still, nevertheless

1.7 “With” in Korean

1.7.1 ~와 (wa) = with

1.7.2 ~과 (gwa) = with

1.8 “For” in Korean

1.8.1 위해 (wihae) / 위해서(wihaeseo) = for

1.9 “Then” in Korean

1.9.1 그때 (geuttae) = at that time

1.9.2 그러면 (geureomyeon) = well then / in that case

1.9.3 그 다음(geu daeum) = after that

2 Simple Response in a Conversation

2.0.1 그래요 (geuraeyo) = OK, That’s right, Got it

Korean Conjunctions

Below are the common Korean conjunctions list or sentence conjunctions that you should learn first.
These basic conjunctions are used to connect phrases, Korean words, and sentences. We’ve also
included more examples to help understand the concept better.

The terms are explained using both Hangeul (Korean Alphabet) and romanized English. We recommend
learning Hangeul as soon as possible since it’ll accelerate the speed at which you can learn Korean. It
also makes it simpler to use Korean slang or create a Korean name for yourself.
Once you get the hang of Korean conjunctions, you can use them to create Korean sentences or try out
some new Korean grammar. Lots of options; it’s choose-your-own-adventure Korean!

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“But” in Korean

There are several ways to use “but” in Korean. We’ve explained each of them below.

그렇지만 (geureochiman) = But, however

This is the first way to say “but” in Korean. This Korean conjunction comes from the verb 그렇다
(geureota), which translates as simply as “yes.”

However, when you attach ~지만 (~ jiman) to its stem, you are forming a single word that literally
means “That’s correct, but…”, which you can then follow with the contradiction to what you are
responding to. Let’s see how it’s used in the first sentence example below.

For example:

오늘 친구랑 영화보러 가고 싶어요. 그렇지만 내일 시험 있어서 공부해야 해요.

(oneul chingurang yeonghwaboreo gago sipeoyo. geureochiman naeil siheom isseoseo gongbuhaeya
haeyo.)

I want to go see a movie with a friend today. However, I have an exam tomorrow, so I have to study.

~지만 (~ jiman) = But, although

In learning Korean conjunctions, this is one of the first ones to focus on in using “but” in Korean. It is
used to unify two sentences into one sentence. Here’s the second sentence example:

For example:

오늘 친구랑 영화보러 가고 싶지만 내일 시험 있어서 공부해야 해요.

(oneul chingurang yeonghwaboreo gago sipchiman naeil siheom isseoseo gongbuhaeya haeyo.)

Although I want to see a movie with a friend today, I have to study for an exam I have tomorrow.

그런데 (geureonde) = But, however, by the way

This is one of the most common Korean conjunctions. It can also be used to form a contradiction, just
like 그렇지만 (geureochiman). However, it is better used to relate the two clauses to each other. It’s
the form often used among friends.

This conjunction can be used to change topics. The shortened form is 근데 (geunde), with the same
meaning.

For example:

어제 하루종일 잤어요. 그런데 오늘 피곤해요.

(eoje harujongil jasseoyo. geureonde oneul pigonhaeyo.)

I slept all day yesterday. But today I am tired.

~ㄴ/는데 (~ㄴ/neunde) = But, however, though

Similar to ~지만 (~ jiman), this Korean conjunction can be used to directly connect the two sentences
into one.

For example:

어제 하루종일 잤는데 오늘 피곤해요. (eoje harujongil jatneunde oneul pigonhaeyo.)

Though I slept all day yesterday, I’m tired today.

그러나 (geureona) = But, or

You can say “but” in Korean in this scenario with a similar meaning to 그렇지만 (geureochiman) and
그런데 (geureonde). However, in comparison to the two, it is more of a formal style. You’d most often
see it used in literary or academic papers. Of all the Korean conjunctions on this list, this is the one you’ll
most likely only see on paper.

How to say "or" in Korean

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“Or” in Korean

When choosing between options, you use the word “or.”

In Korean, you can use the conjunctions ~ 나 (~ na) or ~거나 (~ geona) depending on the words that
they are connecting.

~나 (~ na) = Or
This conjunction literally means “or”, so you can use this to connect two nouns between which to
choose. This is one of the most useful Korean conjunctions. It’s a great one for upgrading your basic
Korean sentences.

For example:

오늘 뭘 먹을까? 고기나 치킨? (oneul mwol meogeulkka? gogina chikin?)

What shall we eat today? Meat or chicken?

~거나 (~ geona) = Or

This conjunction has the same meaning as the above, but it is used in connecting two verbs.

For example:

수업이 끝나면 영화보거나 집에 갈 거예요.

(sueobi kkeunnamyeon yeonghwabogeona jibe gal geoyeyo.)

When the class ends, I will either watch a movie or go home.

아니면 (animyeon) = Or, unless, if not

This is used like the Korean conjunctions ~ 나 (~ na) and ~거나 (~ geona). For example, you can use it
instead of ~나 (~ na)or together with ~거나 (~ geona). You can also use it between two sentences to
make them sound more natural.

For example:
고기를 먹을까요? 아니면 다른 거 먹을까요?

(gogireul meogeulkkayo? animyeon dareun geo meogeulkkayo?)

Shall we eat meat? Or shall we eat something else?

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“And” in Korean

“And” in Korean is commonly expressed in two ways. The first is with 그리고 (geurigo) while the second
is with ~고 (~go).

그리고 (geurigo) = and

You’ve already learned a few different ways to say “and” in Korean from previous lessons. We’re going
to show you another way. Use this Korean conjunction to connect nouns. You can also use it as the
beginning of another sentence that follows your first one.

For example:

슈퍼에서 우유를 사주세요. 그리고 계란도 사주세요.

(syupeoeseo uyureul sajuseyo. geurigo gyerando sajuseyo.)

Please buy milk from the supermarket. And please buy eggs as well.

~고 (~go) = and, and then

This is one of the basic Korean conjunctions. This version of “and” in Korean has a nearly identical
meaning to 그리고 (geurigo) and is often used to connect actions together, typically in the form of
“First X, and then Y”.

For example:

저녁을 먹고 샤워할 거예요. (jeonyeogeul meokgo syawohal geoyeyo.)

I’ll eat dinner and then take a shower.

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“So” in Korean

To express an effect of a previous statement, the words 그래서 (geuraeseo) and 그러니까
(geureonikka) can be used.

그래서 (geuraeseo) = So, so that, thus, and so, therefore

The ~서 (~ seo) ending expresses cause and effect in the verbs it is attached to.

For example:

오늘 하루종일 남자친구한테서 연락을 못 받았어요. 그래서 슬퍼요.

(oneul harujongil namjachinguhanteseo yeollageul mot badasseoyo. geuraeseo seulpeoyo.)

I didn’t receive any contact from my boyfriend all day today. Therefore I am sad.
그러니까 (geureonikka) = Therefore

This conjunction is very similar to 그래서 (geuraeseo). More so than 그래서 (geuraeseo), it
emphasizes an action made as an effect of the cause.

For example:

그 날 가족과 함께 모일 거예요. 그러니까 생일파티에 못가요.

(geu nal gajokgwa hamkke moil geoyeyo. geureonikka saengilpatie motgayo.)

I will do a get-together with my family that day. Therefore, I cannot go to the birthday party.

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“Because” in Korean

Similar to the word “so”, “because” in Korean is also used to express cause and effect.

~서 (seo) = Because

As a result of an action, this conjunction shows what happens next. It’s one of the most common Korean
conjunctions.

Like this:

오늘 사탕을 많이 먹어서 배가 아파요. (oneul satangeul mani meogeoseo baega apayo.)

My stomach hurts because I ate a lot of candy today.

~니까 (~ nikka) = Because of

This is used in a similar fashion as ~서. You will see the Korean conjunctions ~니까 (~ nikka) and ~서 (~
seo) quite often. Like, 그러니까 (geureonikka), it focuses more on expressing the reason why
something could not happen. It can be used in the past tense.

For example:

하루종일 잤으니까 폰을 못 봤어요. (harujongil jasseunikka poneul mot bwasseoyo.)

I couldn’t look at my phone because I slept all day.

니까 (~ nikka) = Because of

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“If ” in Korean

This conjunction is generally used to express what must occur before something else will take place.

Here are different ways how to use it.

그러면 (geureomyeon) = If it’s so, in that case

You can use this conjunction to start sentences that expand on the information that’s been revealed to
you previously in the conversation.

For example:

이번 일요일은 쉬는 날이에요? 그러면 그때 같이 밥을 먹어요.

(ibeon illyoireun swineun narieyo? geureomyeon geuttae gachi babeul meogeoyo.)

This Sunday is a resting day? In that case, let’s have a meal together then.

~면 (~ myeon) = If, once

Attaching this Korean conjunction to a verb, you can make a sentence saying you’ll do something if you
first do X, or once you first do X.

For example:

집에 오면 연락할게요. (jibe omyeon yeollakalgeyo.)

I will contact you once I get home.

그래도 (geuraedo) = Nonetheless, even if, even so, but still, nevertheless

This Korean conjunction is used to say something will be done or something will be happening,
regardless of what is said in the first sentence.

For example:

어제 머리가 많이 아팠어요. 그래도 친구랑 놀러 갔어요.

(eoje meoriga mani apasseoyo. geuraedo chingurang nolleo gasseoyo.)

My head hurt a lot yesterday. Even so, I went to play with a friend.
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“With” in Korean

There are two ways to use “with” in Korean which depends if the previous word ends with a vowel or a
consonant.

~와 (wa) = with

If the word ends with a vowel 와 (wa) is added.

For example:

어제 친구와 점심 먹었어요. (eoje chinguwa jeomsim meogeosseoyo.)

Yesterday I ate lunch with a friend.

~과 (gwa) = with

If the word ends in a consonant, the conjunction 과 (gwa) is added instead.

You can also use 와 (wa)/과 (gwa) with 함께 (hamkke) or 같이 (gachi ) afterward.

For example:

할머니는 삼촌과 함께 살아요. (halmeonineun samchongwa hamkke sarayo.)

My grandmother lives with my uncle.

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“For” in Korean

There are two ways to use “for” in Korean.

위해 (wihae) / 위해서(wihaeseo) = for

Noun

[noun] +을 (~eul) /를 (~reul) 위해서 (wihaeseo)

For example:

Using “for” in Korean with a noun:

엄마를 위해 선물을 사요. (eommareul wihae seonmureul sayo.)

I buy a gift for mom.

Verb

[verb] + 기 위해 (~gi wihae) or 기 위해서 (~gi wihaeseo)

For example:
Using “for” in Korean with a verb:

살빼기 위해서 운동해요. (salppaegi wihaeseo undonghaeyo.)

I exercise for losing weight.

“Then” in Korean

“Then” in Korean can be expressed in three different ways.

그때 (geuttae) = at that time

For example:

그때 그녀를 잘 몰랐어요. (geuttae geunyeoreul jal mollasseoyo.)

I didn’t know her well then.

그러면 (geureomyeon) = well then / in that case

For example:

그러면 이걸 다시 해보자. (geureomyeon igeol dasi haeboja.)

Then let’s try this again.

그 다음(geu daeum) = after that

For example:
음식을 주문하고 그 다음 차를 마실 거예요. (eumsigeul jumunhago geu daeum chareul masil
geoyeyo.)

I will order food and then drink tea.

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Simple Response in a Conversation

In addition to the Korean conjunctions you’ve learned above, here’s a simple response that you can use
for basic conversations.

It’s not really a Korean conjunction, but it’s usually used in Korean conversations that you might
encounter, so we thought we’d add it in. It’s a very basic and useful Korean sentence. We’ve also added
the English translations and example sentences for each conjunction.

그래요 (geuraeyo) = OK, That’s right, Got it

This is a basic response in a conversation, at each level of politeness. We recommend using 그래요
(geuraeyo) since it’s considered polite but still good for everyday conversations.

그렇습니다 (geureoseumnida) is the formal version you might use at the office when giving a speech,
or during formal situations.

You would use 그래 (geurae) with someone younger than you or someone with who you’re on close
terms.

For example:
A: 우리 내일 5 시에 만날까? (uri naeil daseot sie mannalkka?)

Shall we meet tomorrow at 5:00?

B: 그래! (geurae!)

OK!

-VOCAB-

가다 (gada) - go

보다 (boda) - see

말하다 (malhada) - speak

놀다 (nolda) - play

사다 (sada) - buy

오다 (oda) - come

듣다 (deutda) - listen

기다리다 (gidarida) - wait

자다 (jada) - sleep

하다 (hada) - do

먹다 (Meokda) - eat

마시다 (Masida) - drink

Body In Korean

머리 (Meori) - Head

눈 (nun) - eyes
귀 (gwi) - ear

코 (ko) - nose

입 (Ip) - mouth

목 (mog) - neck

팔 (pal) - arm

손 (son) - hand

등 (deung) - back

배 (Bae) - stomach

다리 (dari) - leg

몸 (mom) - body

Direction In korean

앞 (ap) - front

뒤 (dwi) - back

동쪽 (dongjjok) - east

서쪽 (seojjok) - west

북쪽 (bukjjok) - north

남쪽 (namjjok) - south

밖 (bak) - outside

안 (an) - inside

오른쪽 (oreunjjok) - right

왼쪽 (eonjjok) - left

옆 (yeop) - next to

어디 (eodi) - where
Dont In korean (지마)

Dont do it - 하지마 (hajima)

Dont go - 가지마 (kajima)

Dont cry - 울지마 (uljima)

Dont look - 보지마 (bojima)

Dont eat - 먹지마 (meokjima)

Dont laugh - 웃지마 (utjima)

Conjunction in korean

그리고 (geu-ri-go) - and/and then

그래서 (geuraeseo) - so/so that

그렇지만 (geurojhiman) - but/however (express disappointed)

그런데 (geu-reon-de) - but/however

그러면 (geu-reo-myon) - then/in this case

아니면 (animyeon) - or (to link the sentence)

때문애 (ttaemune) - because of

만약 (man-yak) - if

그래도 (geu-rae-do) - even if/nonetheless

들어오다 (deureo-oda) - to enter

물어보다 (mureoboda) - to ask

필요하다 (pilyohada) - to need

도와주다 (dowajuda) - to help

열다 (yeolda) - to open

닫다 (dattda) - to close
일하다 (ilhada) - to work

쉬다 (shwida) - to rest

운동하다 (undonghada) - to exercise

생각하다 (saeng-gighada) - to think

알다 (alda) - to know

모르다 (moreuda) - to not know

요리하다 (yorihada) - to cook

시간 (Shikan) - Time

-과거 (kwa-keo) - past

-현재 (hyeon-jae) - Present

-미래 (mirae) - future

-어제 (eo-je) - yesterday

-오늘 (o-neul) - today

-내일 (nae-il) - tomorrow

-작년 (jak-neun) - last year

-올해 (ol-hae) - this year

-내년 (naen-yeon) - next year

-절대 (jeil-dae) - never

-가끔 (kakkeum) - sometimes

-항상 (hang-sang) - always

-지금 (ji-geum) - now