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Expand your vocabulary with our core 2,000 words e-book. It's free and packed with essential expressions that you'll use on a daily basis. Start building your vocabulary today. Click the link in the description below to download your free Korean e-book before it's gone. Welcome to KoreanClass101.com's 3-minute Korean. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Korean. 안녕하세요. 에이미예요. 반가워요. Hi, I'm Amy. Nice to meet you. In this series, 한 번 한국어, we're going to learn basic Korean expressions. It's super easy and it takes only 3 minutes. First of all, you're going to learn how to introduce yourself in Korean. There are a few different ways to do it depending on how formal you want to be. Let's first look at an informal way to introduce yourself. 안녕, 에이미야. 반가워. Hi, I'm Amy. Nice to meet you. 안녕, 에이미야. 반가워. Here, 안녕 means peace, so literally you say peace to say hello in Korean. Next, you can say your name, then add the sentence ending particle, 야. My name is Amy, so I say 에이미야. Finally, you say 반가워. 반가워 means nice to meet you. Now you try it. Start by saying 안녕, then say your name, followed by 야. If your name is David, you can say 데이비드야. Finally, say 반가워. 안녕, 데이비드야. 반가워. Now let's see a formal version. 안녕하세요, 에이미예요. 반가워요. Hi, I'm Amy. Nice to meet you. 안녕하세요, 에이미예요. 반가워요. What has changed from the previous introduction? Let's take a close look at these together. First, 안녕 has to change to 안녕하세요. 하세요 is the verb meaning to do. If you add 하세요 next to 안녕, it becomes more formal and polite. 안녕하세요. Next, you can replace the particle 야 with 에요. Both of them are sentence ending particles, and you can put them after nouns, but 야 is informal and 에요 is formal. So if you say 에이미예요 instead of 에이미야, you can introduce your name in a more formal way. Finally, 반가워요. Do you remember how to say nice to meet you in the informal way? 반가워. Here, you can simply add the particle 요 at the end of the verb. Then it becomes formal. 요 is a particle that can make a sentence polite. 반가워요. One more time. The formal way to introduce yourself is The informal way to introduce yourself is Now, it's time for Amy's Insights. When you introduce yourself in Korea, it's polite to make a small bow. If you're a guy, bow with your hands at your sides. If you're a girl, bow with your hands in front of you. Bow from the waist. You don't have to dip down very far. Do you know how to say thank you in Korean? You will learn how to say this and many other words in the next lesson. 다음에 봐요. See you then. Want to master grammar so you can speak properly, express yourself better, and understand more? In this video, I'll show you how to master grammar with our lessons and learning program. Let's begin! 1. Listen to the lesson conversations and explanations. In every lesson, you learn a conversation. Then, our teachers break down every word and grammar rule. 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You'll get all of the pathways and lessons dedicated to helping you learn and master sentence patterns and grammar points. So, if you're ready to finally learn a new language the fast, fun, and easy way, sign up for your free lifetime account by clicking on the link in the description. Signing up takes less than 30 seconds, and you'll start speaking from your very first lesson. If you enjoyed these tips, hit the like button, share it with anyone who's trying to learn a new language, and subscribe to our channel. We release new videos every week. I'll see you next time. Bye! Welcome to Can Do Korean by KoreanClass101.com 안녕하세요, 여러분. 김소피입니다. Hi, everyone. I'm Sophie Kim. In this lesson, you will learn how to introduce yourself in Korean. This is Mark Morris. He's on a plane to Korea. Mingyu Moon, a passenger sitting next to him, introduces himself by saying, Hello, I'm Mingyu Moon. Nice to meet you. 안녕하세요, 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. Listen to the conversation, and focus on Mark's response. Note, the speakers in this conversation use formal Korean. Ready? 안녕하세요, 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요, 저는 모리스 마크입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요, 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요, 저는 모리스 마크입니다. 반갑습니다. Hello, I'm Mark Morris. Nice to meet you. Let's take a closer look at Mark's response. Do you remember how Mark Morris introduces himself? Hello, I'm Mark Morris. Nice to meet you. 안녕하세요, 저는 모리스 마크입니다. 반갑습니다. First is, 안녕하세요, meaning Hello. 안녕하세요. 안녕하세요. This phrase is usually the first thing someone says when making a self-introduction in Korean. 안녕하세요. Before we look at how Mark introduces his name, let's look at the last part of Mark's response. The phrase is, 반갑습니다. This literally means, Happy to meet you, but translates as, Nice to meet you. 반갑습니다. 반갑습니다. Do you remember how Mark says, I'm Mark Morris. 저는 모리스 마크입니다. First is, 저, meaning I. 저. 저. This is the humble word for I. Next is, 는, the topic marking particle. 는. 는. It marks I as the topic of this sentence. Think of it like, As for, in the expression, As for me. Together, it's, As for me, 저는. Next is Mark Morris' name. Notice the name order. First is Mark's family name, 모리스. Morris. 모리스. 모리스. Followed by his first name, 마크. Mark. 마크. Together, it's, 모리스 마크. Morris, Mark. 모리스 마크. In Korean, the order is family name first, followed by given names. Mingyu Moon also uses this name order when he says, 문민규. Family name, Moon. Followed by given name, Mingyu. Last is, 입니다. In this case, it's like the am in, I am. 입니다. Is the formal form of the verb, 이다. Meaning, to be. 이다. Altogether, it's, 저는 모리스 마크입니다. This literally means, As for me, Morris Mark, I am. But it translates as, I'm Mark Morris. 저는 모리스 마크입니다. The pattern is, 저는 name 입니다. I'm name. 저는 name 입니다. To use this pattern, simply replace the name placeholder with your name. Imagine you're Karen Morris. Karen Morris. Say, I'm Karen Morris. Use Korean name order. Family name first, followed by given name. Ready? 저는 모리스 카렌입니다. I'm Karen Morris. 저는 모리스 카렌입니다. Note, there are two versions of the topic marking particle. 는 follows words that end in the vowel. 은 follows words that end in a consonant. Let's look at some examples. Vowels. In the dialogue, 는 follows 저, as 저 ends in a vowel. 저는, as for me. 저는. Consonants. In a case of words that end in consonants, like 오늘, meaning today, 은 follows. 오늘은. Let's look at some examples. Listen and repeat, or speak along with the native speakers. 안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요. 저는 모리스 마크입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요. 저는 모리스 마크입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요. 저는 모리스 카렌입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요. 저는 모리스 카렌입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요. 저는 김소피입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요. 심선영입니다. 반갑습니다. Did you notice how the last speaker omits 저는? She says 심선영입니다. I'm 선영심. 심선영입니다. She omits 저는 and says her name 심선영 followed by 입니다. In Korean, when the context is clear, the speaker often omits the topic. In this case, it's clear the speaker is talking about herself. The pattern is name 입니다. I'm name. Name 입니다. Do you remember my introduction at the start of the lesson? 김소피입니다. I'm Sophie Kim. 김소피입니다. This is shortened in the same way, by omitting 저는. You should be aware of this shortcut, but for this lesson, we'll use the pattern. 저는 name 입니다. I'm name. 저는 name 입니다. Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then, repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. Ready? Do you remember how to say hello? 안녕하세요. 안녕하세요. And how to say nice to meet you? 반갑습니다. 반갑습니다. Do you remember how to say I? 저. 저. And how to say as for me? 저는. 저는. Do you remember how Marc Moris says his name? 모리스 마크. 모리스 마크. And how Marc Moris says I'm Marc Moris. 저는 모리스 마크입니다. 저는 모리스 마크입니다. Do you remember how Marc Moris says Hello, I'm Marc Moris. Nice to meet you. 안녕하세요. 저는 모리스 마크입니다. 반갑습니다. And do you remember how Mingyu Moon says Hello, I'm Mingyu Moon. Nice to meet you. 안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. Let's practice. Imagine you're 모리스 카렌. Respond to Mingyu Moon's self-introduction. Ready? 안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요. 저는 모리스 카렌입니다. 반갑습니다. Listen again and repeat. 안녕하세요. 저는 모리스 카렌입니다. 반갑습니다. Let's try another. Imagine you're 심선영. Ready? 안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요. 저는 심선영입니다. 반갑습니다. Listen again and repeat. 안녕하세요. 저는 심선영입니다. 반갑습니다. Let's try one more. Imagine you're 김소피. Ready? 안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. 안녕하세요. 저는 김소피입니다. 반갑습니다. Listen again and repeat. 안녕하세요. 저는 김소피입니다. 반갑습니다. When introducing yourself as a Korean learner, use the name or name order with which you'd like to be addressed. For example, you might want to share only your given name. 저는 카렌입니다. I'm Karen. 저는 카렌입니다. Or, you might want to give your given name followed by your family name. 저는 카렌 모리스입니다. I'm Karen Maurice. 저는 카렌 모리스입니다. This is the end of this lesson. Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. What's next? Show us what you can do. When you're ready, take your assessment. You can take it again and again, so try any time you like. Our teachers will assess it and give you your results. Well done! Now you know how to introduce yourself in Korean. That's all there is to it. Keep practicing and move on to the next lesson. This is the end of this lesson. Now, here's what you can do to cement this conversation in your head. Review the conversation with our dialogue tool and lesson transcripts. Study the key words and phrases with our spaced repetition flashcards. Review the key grammar and cultural tips inside the lesson notes. And, test yourself with our assessment tests. So, click the link in the description right now and sign up for your free lifetime account to access our Can Do course. Well done! Now you know how to introduce yourself in Korean. That's all there is to it. Keep practicing and move on to the next lesson. Do you know how to count bags of rice? You'll find out at the end of this lesson. Hi, everybody. I'm Alisha. 안녕하세요. 노경진입니다. Welcome to Korean Counters for Beginners, where you'll learn how to count all sorts of different objects in Korean. 선생님, what counter will we learn in this lesson? K First, let's take a look at what sorts of objects can be counted with this counter. When counting inanimate objects in general, you can use this counter. K This counter can be translated as thing in English. Although it's better to use the specific counters that we're going to learn in the following lessons, you can use this counter for any inanimate object in general. For example, you can count apples with this counter, as well as pens. When you're not sure which counters to use for inanimate objects, you can simply use this one. But you can't use it when you're counting animate objects, such as dogs or people. Okay, let's count from 1 to 10 with this counter. 선생님 will give you the numbers one by one. Repeat after her. 한 개 두 개 세 개 네 개 다섯 개 여섯 개 일곱 개 여덟 개 아홉 개 열 개 Did you notice that the counter sounded different when she read it for the numbers 5 to 10? Those numbers have the 받침, or the final consonant in a Korean syllable, so it makes the counters sound stronger, a process that is called fortis. Let's hear them once again. 다섯 개 나 다섯 개 여섯 개 나 여섯 개 일곱 개 나 일곱 개 여덟 개 나 여덟 개 아홉 개 나 아홉 개 열 개 나 열 개 Okay, now let's take a look at some sample sentences using this counter. 사과 세 개를 살 겁니다. I'll buy three apples. 펜 다섯 개 주세요. Can you give me five pens, please? 건물이 열 개 있습니다. There are ten buildings. Now it's time for a quiz. I'm going to ask you a question in English. Please answer in Korean. Are you ready? Make sure to use the right counter. How many umbrellas are there? 우산이 열 개 있습니다. How many computers do you have? 컴퓨터를 두 개 갖고 있습니다. Do you know the special counter for bags of rice? Rice is the main ingredient in Korean dishes, so it has a special counter just for the bags. The answer is... 가마 You need to use this counter to specify how many bags of rice. If you say... 쌀 한 가마 주세요. It means, Please give me one bag of rice. When you count a grain of rice, you can use the counter, instead. Okay, everyone, that's it for this lesson. I'll see you next time. Welcome to Ask K-Jin. My name is K-Jin. 안녕하세요, K-Jin입니다. In this series, I'll answer your Korean questions. So, if you have any questions, please let me know by clicking the link in the description. Or, you can go to KoreanClass101.com slash ask hyphen K-Jin. So, ask me any questions. Today, I picked questions related to similar Korean words. Here's the first question. What's the difference between 벌써 and 이미? Both of them means already. So, something was done already a long time ago or before the present. But, 벌써 has another meaning, which means so soon, more quickly than you thought. So, for example, someone is saying, It means, I've got to go home. I've got to go home. And you can say, 벌써? Already? That's much earlier than I thought. 벌써? So, this is a big difference. Both of them means already, but 벌써 has another meaning. So soon. Here's the second question. What's the difference between 좋다 and 좋아하다? The big difference is this. 좋다 is an adjective. And 좋아하다 is a verb. So, 좋다 is an adjective, meaning to be good. 좋다. And it also means to be fond of. That's why sometimes people think 좋다 means exactly same as 좋아하다. The verb meaning to like. But please remember, 좋다 is an adjective and 좋아하다 is a verb. And second difference is this. The particle. 좋아하다 and 좋다, they use different particle. Before 좋다, you use a particle. And before 좋아하다, you use a particle. Here's an example. I like fruits, by the way. So, 포도가 좋아요. And 포도, it means grapes. And 가, the particle. And 좋아요 is exactly same as 좋다. But 좋다 is a dictionary form. Its root form is infinitive. And 좋아요 is polite spoken form. And it's a present tense. So, 포도가 좋아요 means I like grapes or I'm fond of grapes. 포도가 좋아요. Or, you can also say, 감이 좋아요. 감. 감. 감 means persimmon. 감. 감. And 이 is a particle. And 좋아요 means to be fond of or like. Do you see this particle? I'm using 가 here and I use 이 here. It's because 포도, this is a noun ending with a vowel. So, I use 가 here. And 감. 감. 감. Is persimmon. And it's a noun ending with consonant. So, I'm using the particle 이. So, you use some noun and after that you use a particle depending on what it ends with. And use 좋아요. 좋아요. So, 포도가 좋아요. 감이 좋아요. And if I want to use 좋아하다 with exactly same words, I would say 포도를 좋아해요. Again, 좋아요 is the present tense. It's spoken, polite spoken form of which is a dictionary form of to like. I like persimmons. So, I use 를 here because 포도 ended with a vowel. I use 을 here because 감 ended with consonant. So, 포도가 좋아요. And 포도를 좋아해요. This means exactly the same. But you just need to use different particles. Then you might be wondering, teacher, you said 좋다 can also mean to be good or to be fond of. How can I know which one is meant? Well, you see the context. So, when I see 포도가 좋아요, well, you can guess. Oh, I'm talking about grapes because I like it. 포도가 좋아요. Or I'm showing you 포도 and it has good quality. Then I might be saying, oh, the quality of 포도, the grapes, is very good today. So, it's depending on the context. You can clearly see the context very easily. So, don't worry about this. Here's the last question of the day. What is the difference between 다시 and 또? 다시 and 또? Well, both of them means again. So, something happening again, again, once again. But 다시 has some meaning, some nuance. You do something all over again from the scratch. 다시, 다시. And 또, you do something again additionally. So, that's the difference. 다시, all over again. 또, again additionally. For example, you are asking me a question. What is homework in Korean? What is homework? So, I'm saying, ah, homework in Korean, that's 숙제. 숙제, 숙제. It means homework, 숙제. And you are saying, please write it again using 다시. 다시, using 다시. As in, 다시 써주세요. 다시, again, 써 is from 쓰다, meaning to write. And 주세요 means please. So, please write it again, 다시 써주세요. If you say, 다시 써주세요, then I will do this. Oh, okay. All over again. 숙제 is 숙제, here you are. 숙제 means homework. So, this is what I will do. I'll write again, all over again from the scratch. But imagine you use this expression, 또. As in, 또 써주세요. 또, again, 또 써주세요. If you say that, I will do this. Okay, I'll write it again. 숙제, additionally. So, I'm writing it again, additionally. Not all over again from the beginning. So, 숙제 is homework. And 다시 has a nuance, doing something again, all over again from the scratch. And 또, you do something again, additionally. That's it for this lesson. Today, I answered three questions about similar Korean words. If you have any other questions, click the link in the description. Or, go to KoreanClass101.com slash ask hyphen keijin. Thanks for watching. I'm Keijin, and I'll see you on KoreanClass101.com. 다음 시간에 봐요. 안녕하세요, 에이미예요. 반가워요. Hi, everybody. I'm Amy. Welcome to KoreanClass101.com 3분 한국어. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Korean. In the last lesson, we learned how to introduce ourselves in Korean. Today, we are going to learn how to use good manners as we thank people. Are you ready? Then let's start. There are several ways to thank someone. Let's start with the most common phrase, 감사합니다. 감사합니다. 감사합니다 means, I do thanks or thank you. To say thank you very much, you just need to add 대단히, which means very much or greatly. 대단히 감사합니다. 대단히 means greatly, so 대단히 감사합니다 is like saying thank you very much. In the last lesson, we saw that Korean has formal and informal ways of speaking. 감사합니다 is pretty formal. If you want to thank someone more casually, you can use a shorter phrase. 고마워. Let's break down those phrases. In the formal way of saying thank you, 감사합니다. 감사 means thank you. And 합니다 is a formal way to say to do. So 감사합니다 means I do thanks. And to make it less formal, we sub out 감사 with a different verb. That's 고마워. It has the same meaning of thank you, but it's more friendly. When someone thanks you, how should you answer? There's no set response like you're welcome in English. But there are a few things that you can say. The first thing is 아니에요. 아니에요. You literally are saying no. But this is a common and informal way to respond to someone thanking you. You're telling the person that there's nothing to bother thanking you for. There's another phrase that's used to respond to thank you in Korean. 천만해요. But it's not used all that often. You're better off with 아니에요 in most situations. Now it's time for Amy's insight. 감사합니다 sounds formal. 고마워 sounds informal. What if you want to sound kind of formal, but still kind of friendly? In that case, you can upgrade the informal 고마워 to 고마워요. You see, you simply add 요 at the end. 요 is the sentence ending particles that make sentences more polite. This is a nice way to thank your waiter. 고마워요. Have you ever heard the phrase 안녕히 계세요 before? In our next lesson, you will learn this and more greetings in Korean. 여러분 감사합니다. 다음에 봐요. Do you know how to count a pair of fish? You'll find out at the end of this lesson. Hi, everybody. I'm Alisha. 안녕하세요. 노경진입니다. Welcome to Korean Counters for Beginners, where you'll learn how to count all sorts of different objects in Korean. 선생님, what counter will we learn in this lesson? 마리 First, let's take a look at what sorts of objects can be counted with this counter. When you count animals, you can use this counter. 마리 This counter can be used to count any type of animal, such as cats, birds, and even fish. But make sure not to use this counter for human beings. Okay, let's count from 1 to 10 with this counter. 한 마리 두 마리 세 마리 네 마리 다섯 마리 여섯 마리 일곱 마리 여덟 마리 아홉 마리 열 마리 Here's some good news. The pronunciation of this counter will always be the same, no matter how many animals you're counting. But when you use it to count the number 100 or higher, you should use Sino-Korean numbers. Let's hear some examples with the higher numbers. 백 마리 천마리 만마리 Okay, now let's take a look at some sample sentences using this counter. 집에 고양이 한 마리가 있습니다. I have a cat at home. 새 두 마리가 공원에서 날아다니고 있습니다. Two birds are flying over the park. 어머니가 생선 세 마리를 요리하셨습니다. My mother cooked three fish. Now it's time for a quiz. I'm going to ask you a question in English. Please answer in Korean. Are you ready? Make sure to use the right counter. How many pandas are in the park? 팬더 두 마리가 있습니다. How many dogs are playing in the backyard? 마당에 강아지 세 마리가 놀고 있습니다. When you're counting a pair of fish, you can use a special character. Do you know what it is? The answer is 손. It sounds exactly the same as the word meaning hands. When it's used as a counter, you can use it for counting a pair of fish. Let's take an example. 어머니가 고등어 한 손을 사 왔습니다. It means, My mother bought one pair of mackerel. When you visit a Korean market, you'll be able to find people using this counter when they're buying fish. Okay, everyone, that's it for this lesson. I'll see you next time.