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Beginner Lesson S3
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Korean Hangul 2
Romanization 2
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English 2
Alternative Transcript 2
Vocabulary 2
Grammar Points 3
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Korean Hangul
(1)È Ä… źÅt­ÉÄ„tÇ HÅ ‹ÈDÅ. ­.ÌDÅ?
(2)Å‚l× QÇ. Åš° <ÕäŹtÕ.
(3)È Ź0®|ÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·. }Å 9º´Å.
(4)Å‚l× QÇ. Å‚­ô·Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·.
(5)È DÅȲä². Ä… $ÁŹĄ|ÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·!... Ä… żÈDÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·!!!
(6)Å‚l× |Å!!! Ä… Åš°Å¹!!!!
Romanization
(1)jeongsu neo eolgulsaek-i an joa. gwaenchana?
(2)mihui eung. na pigonhae.
(3)jeongsu gamgiiljido molla. yak meogeo.
(4)mihui eung. geureoljido molla.
(5)jeongsu anida. neo seolsa-iljido molla! neo jugeuljido molla!!
(8)mihui ya!!! neo naga!!!
English
(1)Jeongsu You don't look so well, are you all right?
(2)Mihui No... I'm tired.
(3)Jeongsu It might be a cold. Take some medicine.
(4)Mihui Yeah, it might be.
(5)Jeongsu No, you might have diarrhea! You might die!
(6)Mihui Hey!! Get out of here!!
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Alternative Transcript
(the dialog in the standard politeness level)
(1)È Ä… źÅt­ÉÄ„tÇ HÅ ‹ÈDÅ. ­.ÌDÅ?
(2)Å‚l× QÇ. Åš° <ÕäŹtÕ.
(3)È Ź0®|ÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·. }Å 9º´Å.
(4)Å‚l× QÇ. Å‚­ô·Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·.
(5)È DÅȲä². Ä… $ÁŹĄ|ÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·!... Ä… żÈDÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·!!!
(6)Å‚l× |Å!!! Ä… Åš°Å¹!!!!
Vocabulary
Hangul Romanization English Synonyms
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Ź0® gamgi cold
}Å yak medicine, drug
<ÕäŹXÕä² pigonhada to be tired
żÈä² jukda to die
Åš°Å¹ä² nagada to go out
źÅt­ÉÄ„ eolgulsaek complexion
$ÁŹĄ seolsa diarrhea
Vocabulary Sample Sentences
Ź0® Lµ8ÐÅ 8ºÅ¹Ä…Ź DÅÓ"Ć. I have a cold so I have a headache.
DÅÕpÅ‚ }Å@Ç 9º0® ë´Å"Ć. I'm sick but I don't want to take medicine.
$ĆŚ² Ä…4 <ÕäŹtÕ"Ć. I'm so tired today.
CÅ»tÇ Å¼ÈÈÅ´Å"Ć. The flower died.
Ä„É® Åš°Å¹|Å tÕ"Ć. I have to go out now.
źÅt­ÉÄ„tÇ HÅ ‹ÈDÅ"Ć. ´Åµ DÅÓ"Ć? You look pale. Are you not feeling well?
Grammar Points
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Grammar Point #1 - Might/Maybe - -91/DÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ ¨ºtÄ…ä²
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-91/DÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ ¨ºtÄ…ä² (-l/euljido moreuda) is the grammatical structure used to express
probability or possibility about a present state or future action. This structure literally means "I
don't know either whether or not," and it is most commonly translated as "Subject + might +
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verb." This structure is similar in meaning to -91/DÇ ÂÄÅ‚ ˆÇä² (-l/eul su-do itda).
·% Construction
Å›% Verb stem ending in a vowel + -91Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ ¨ºtÄ…ä²
- Å¹ä² (gada - to go)
- Ź + 91Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ ¨ºtÄ…ä² = ŹĄÉÄÅ‚ ¨ºtÄ…ä²
·%·% ŹĄÉÄÅ‚ °º|·("Ć). (I might go.)
Å›% Verb stem ending in a consonant + -DÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ ¨ºtÄ…ä²
- ĆÅä² (eopda - to not have, to not be there)
- ĆŠ+ DÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ ¨ºtÄ…ä² = ĆÅDÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ ¨ºtÄ…ä²
·%·% ĆÅDÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·("Ć). (It might not be there.)
Å›% Verb stem ending in the consonant 91 + -Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ ¨ºtÄ…ä²
- €Ôä² (ulda - to cry)
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- ¸Ä† + Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ ¨ºtÄ…ä² = ¸Ä†Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ ¨ºtÄ…ä²
·%·% ¸Ä†Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·("Ć). (He might cry.)
·% In This Dialog
(3)ÈÂ: Ź0®|ÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·.
(3)jeongsu: gamgiiljido molla.
(3)Jeongsu: It might be a cold.
(4)Å‚l×: QÇ. Å‚­ô·Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·.
(4)mihui: eung. geureoljido molla.
(4)Mihui: Yeah, it might be.
(5)ÈÂ: Ä… $ÁŹĄ|ÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·! ... Ä… żÈDÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·!!!
(5)jeongsu: anida. neo seolsa-iljido molla! neo jugeuljido molla!!
(5)Jeongsu: No, you might have diarrhea! You might die!
& remember &
In colloquial situations and most commonly when the speakers are talking in casual
language, źÐÄ…, the latter part, °º|· is often dropped when what the speaker is saying is very
obvious and expected.
Ex)
Å‚­ô·Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·. ·% Å‚­ô·Ä„ÉÄÅ‚.
DÅÈÄ… ´°|Ç D¾ ,ĆĄÉÄÅ‚ °º|·. ·% DÅÈÄ… ´°|Ç D¾ ,ĆĄÉÄÅ‚.
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c& More Examples c&
1. tǽĘtÇ `¾|Ä…Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·"Ć. [`¾tÄ…ä²]
(ijjok-i ppareuljido mollayo)
- This way might be faster.
2. ´°|Ç ü½Å¹tÇ ÌÄ… °Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·. [ÌÄ…Åš°ä²]
(naeil mingyeong-i mannaljido molla)
- I might meet Mingyeong tomorrow.
3. Åš° |Ç Å‚­ÌÄ…X´Ä„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·. [Å‚­ÌÄ…P´ä²]
(na hoesa geumanduljido molla)
- I might quit my job.
4. $ĆŚ² Åš²DÇÄ„ÉÄÅ‚ °º|·"Ć. [Åš²ä²]
(oneul neujeuljido mollayo)
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- I might be late today.
5. Å‚­ ŹĄŚ·tÇ ´° °Å¹<ÖÅ»ÂtÇ ,ĆĄÉÄÅ‚ °º|·. [$Ćä²]
(geu saram-i nae gyeolhonsik-e oljido molla)
- He might come to my wedding.
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