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Nouns:
Play한국 = Korea
Common Usages:
Common Usages:
한국 사람 = Korean person
한국어 = Korean language (For Korean people, Korean language class is called “국어 (수업)”)
한국인 = Korean person
한국 역사 = Korean history (in school, Korean history class is usually called “한국사 (수업)”)
한국 문화 = Korean culture
한국 경제 = Korean economy
한국 전쟁 = the Korean War
한국주식시장 = Korean stock market
한국어능력시험 = Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK)
Notes: The formal name of the country is 대한민국
Examples
저는 7년 동안 한국에서 살았어요 = I lived in Korea for seven years
저는 내년에 한국에 갈 거예요 = I will go to Korea next year
저의 어머니는 올해 한국에 올 것입니다 = My mom will come to Korea this year
저는 한국어를 한국에서 배웠어요 = I learned Korean in Korea
고등학교는 한국에서 어려워요 = High school is difficult in Korea
그 집은 한국에서 지어졌어요 = that house was built in Korea
저는 한국에서 살고 있어요 = I live in Korea
Play도시 = city
Play이름 = name
Play저 = I, me (formal)
Play나 = I, me (informal)
Play남자 = man
Play여자 = woman
Play이 = this
Play그 = that
Play저 = that (when something is far away)
Play것 = thing
Play이것 = this (thing)
Play그것 = that (thing)
Play저것 = that (thing)
Play의자 = chair
Play탁자 = table
Play선생님 = teacher
Play침대 = bed
Play집 = house
Play차 = car
Play사람 = person
Play책 = book
Play컴퓨터 = computer
Play나무 = tree/wood
Play소파 = sofa
Play중국 = China
Play일본 = Japan
Play문 = door
Play의사 = doctor
Play학생 = student
Adverbs and Other words:
Play이다 = to be
Play네 = yes
Play아니 = no