상냥한 한국어 교실

1. 'Teach' literally means to impart knowledge or skills to someone else. It can also be used to mean making someone realize their mistakes or awakening them. Ex) Parents taught their child Korean. The world has taught me many things. 2. 'Point' means to indicate or show an object or direction with a finger, etc. 'Point' is also used to represent or refer to a fact or object. Ex) I pointed to that paper with my finger, the clock is pointing to 12. The red mark indicates danger, this number indicates population growth rate. 3. 'Teach' means to inform, and 'point' means to indicate. Ex) Teach English (inform about English), point to the blackboard (indicate the blackboard). 4. If you are imparting knowledge or skills, remember it as 'teach'. If you are indicating a specific person, place, direction, or object, remember it as 'point'. 5. Conclusion 'Teach' means to inform, and 'point' means to indicate.

1. '로서' (roseo) is used to indicate the qualification, status, or position of a subject. It's easier to remember if you associate '서' (seo) with the character '人' (person). However, it's not limited to people, so remember to focus on qualification, status, and position. Ex) As a student, I must fulfill my responsibilities. It is important as a historical event. 2. '로써' (rosseo) is used to indicate the means, method, or tool. Ex) We resolved the issue through conversation. This book can prove it. 3. '로써' (rosseo) can also be used to indicate a point in time or a deadline that serves as a standard. Ex) It ends today. (It ends based on today.) 3. If 'from the standpoint of' sounds natural, use '로서'. If 'by using' sounds natural, use '로써'. Ex) As a parent (O, from the standpoint of a parent), through conversation (O, by using conversation). 4. Conclusion '로서' (roseo) indicates the qualification, status, or position of a subject. '로써' (rosseo) indicates the means, method, tool, or deadline. Ex) I translated this text as a translator, and using a translation tool made the work much easier.

1. 'Deun' is used when choosing between two options, or when any choice among multiple options is acceptable. Ex) Whether you eat or not, I don't care. Go or don't go, do as you please. Whatever you eat is fine. 2. 'Deon' is used to express past experiences, states, or memories. Ex) Food I was eating yesterday, things I did yesterday, the cafe I used to go to often. 3. 'Deunji' and 'Deonji' follow the same usage rules as 'deun' and 'deon' above. Ex) Whether to do it or not, I was so surprised. 4. If you have trouble distinguishing between 'deun' and 'deon', try inserting 'geona' (or). Ex) Whether to do it or not (do or not do O), food I was eating (eat or food X). 5. Conclusion 'Deun' is used in situations of choice. 'Deon' is used to express past experiences, states, or memories. The usage of 'deunji' and 'deonji' is the same as 'deun' and 'deon'. If you have trouble distinguishing between 'deun' and 'deon', try inserting 'geona'.

1. 'Yeyo' is a contraction of 'ieyo,' and the usage depends on whether the preceding word has a final consonant (batchim). If there's a batchim, use 'ieyo'; if not, use 'yeyo'. Ex) Haksaeng-ieyo (student-is), Chaek-ieyo (book-is), Chingu-yeyo (friend-is), Sagwa-yeyo (apple-is) 1) Exception: 'Anieyo' 'Anida' (to not be) has no batchim, so one might think 'anigeyo' should be used. However, due to the conjugation of 'anida,' 'anieyo' is correct. Ex) Sasil-i anieyo (It's not true), Haksaeng-i anieyo (It's not a student) 2. 'Geoyeyo' 'Geo' is the colloquial form of 'geot' (thing/fact), and it's a contraction of 'geosieyo'. Ex) Hal geoyeyo (I/you/they will do it) 3. 'Mwoyeyo' 'Mwo' is the colloquial form of 'mueot' (what), and it's a contraction of 'mueosieyo'. Ex) Ireum-i mwoyeyo? (What's your name?) 4. Conclusion If there's a batchim, use 'ieyo'; if not, use 'yeyo'. However, 'anieyo' is an exception and is correct. It's not difficult if you just remember this.

1. 'An' (안) is an abbreviation of 'ani' (아니) and is used to negate verbs and adjectives. Ex) Things didn't go as planned, You shouldn't do that. 1) An doeda (안 되다) vs. Andoeda (안되다) The cases where they are written together are as follows: When work or phenomena don't turn out well, when a person isn't excellent, when a certain level isn't reached, feeling disappointed, when one's face looks very worn out. Ex) It's a big problem that studies aren't going well, a child not turning out well, even if three of us don't make it, at least three should pass, That's really too bad, Your complexion doesn't look good. 2. 'Mot' (못) is an adverb used before verbs when an action or state is not achieved well. Ex) I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat. 1) Mot-hada (못하다) The cases where they are written together are as follows: Lower ability, not reaching the comparison target, the form of 'mot-haedo', '-ji mot-hada'. Ex) Can't cook, a relationship worse than others, no matter how bad it is, you should at least be able to write, couldn't read. 3. Conclusion 'An' is used before verbs (adjectives, verbs), and 'Mot' is used before verbs for negation.

1. Wae-nji vs. Wae-nji To get straight to the point, the word 'wae-nji' (as a standalone word) doesn't exist. 'Wae-nji' is a contraction of 'wae-in-ji' (why-is-it), used when you don't know the exact reason. Ex) Wae-nji (for some reason), I feel good today. 2. 'Wae-n' is a determiner meaning 'what happened' or 'what kind of'. A determiner is a word that modifies a noun. Ex) Wae-n saram (what kind of person), Wae-n-il (what's going on), Wae-n tteok (unexpected fortune/luck, literally 'what떡') 3. 'Wae-n' is only used in the form 'wae-nji'. This means everything else is 'wae-n'. Ex) Wae-n-il (what happened) 4. Conclusion The word 'wae-nji' doesn't exist. 'Wae-nji' is a shortened form of 'wae-in-ji' (why-is-it), and 'wae-n' is a determiner meaning 'what happened'. 'Wae-n' is only used in the form 'wae-nji', and everything else uses 'wae-n'. Ex) Wae-nji the sky is blue, What's going on?!

1. An vs. Ahn 'An' is a contraction of 'ani' (no/not), and 'ahn' is a contraction of 'anihada' (to not do). 'An' is placed before a verb or adjective to negate it. 'Ahn' is used in the form of '-ji an-ta' (not doing). Ex) An meogeo (I don't eat), An ga (I don't go), An joahae (I don't like), Meokji an-ta (not eating), Gaji an-ta (not going), Joahaji an-ta (not liking). 2. 'Ahn' cannot be used alone. 'Ahn' is usually followed by forms like '-da', '-a', '-asseo', etc. Ex) Oneul ahn meogeo X (Today not eat), Meokji an-ta O (not eating), Meokji an-a O (not eating), Meokji an-atda O (did not eat). 3. 'An' is mainly used before, and 'ahn' is mainly used after. Ex) An joahae (I don't like it), Johji an-ta (it's not good), An chupda (it's not cold), Chupji an-ta (it's not cold). 4. An-a vs. An-a 'An-a' is a conjugation of the verb 'an-da' (to hug/hold). 'An-a' is a conjugated form of 'ahn-ta' (not). Ex) Agi-reul an-a jueotda. (I gave the baby a hug.) Na-neun ne-ga silchi an-a. (I don't dislike you.) 5. Conclusion 'An' is mainly used before verbs or adjectives, and 'ahn' is used in the form of '-ji an-ta'. 'Ahn' cannot be used alone, while 'an' can be used independently. 'An' is mainly used before, and 'ahn' is mainly used after. The distinction between 'an-a' (hug) and 'an-a' (not) is a difference in meaning, not spelling.

1. Dwae vs. Doe 'Dwae' is a contraction of 'doeeo'. The easiest way to distinguish between 'dwae' and 'doe' is to substitute 'hae' and 'ha'. Ex) "Haedo dwae?" -> "Haedo hae?" O, "Haedo ha?" X "Mwoga doego sipeo?" -> "Mwoga hago sipeo?" O, "Mwoga haego sipeo?" X 2. 'Dwae' always comes at the end. This is an absolute rule. It's super easy. Ex) "An dwae" (It doesn't work/I can't), "Ije dwae" (It works now/I can now), etc. 3. 'Dwae' and 'doe' are written separately. Please don't write them together. Ex) "Gamyeon doejanha" (It's okay to go) (Hajanha O, Haejanha X) "Geureoke haedo doegetseo?" (Will it be okay to do it like that?) (Hagesseo O, Haegesseo X) "Jeoldae an dwae!" (Absolutely not!) (An hae O, An ha X) 4. Conclusion You can easily tell the difference between 'dwae' and 'doe' by substituting 'hae' and 'ha'. 'Dwae' always comes at the end. 'Dwae' and 'doe' are written separately. This is one of the easiest spelling rules, so I hope no one gets it wrong.

Thank you for teaching me what I didn't know.. Hangul is also quite difficult..

Do you know when Koreans look the most ignorant? It's not when they don't know common sense. It's when they can't use Korean spelling and spacing correctly. From now on, I will kindly teach you one by one. 1. Kkeo vs. Geo To get straight to the point, 'kkeo' is not a word. 'Geo' is a colloquial expression of 'geot' (thing/fact) and is an independent noun. Therefore, all words that can be replaced by 'geot' are spaced out. Ex) meogeul geo (something to eat), utneun geo (something to laugh at), eonni geo (older sister's thing), haeroun geo (harmful thing), etc. 2. Usage of 'Geot' 1) Ge This is a variation of 'geo-ida'. The usage is the same as above. Ex) meogeul ge issda (There's something to eat) 2) Geol This is a contraction of 'geos-eul'. The usage is the same as above. Ex) hago sipeun geol haera (Do what you want to do) 3) Exceptions for 'Ge' and 'Geol' -lge / When indicating a promise or intention Ex) dasi yeollakalge (I'll contact you again) -lgeol / When the speaker's guess differs from the listener's, or to express regret or disappointment Ex) neoboda kiga keugeol (You're probably taller than me), miri sadueolgeol (I should have bought it in advance) 3. Conclusion 'Kkeo' does not exist. Things that can be replaced by 'geot' are spaced out. Otherwise, they are attached as a sentence-ending suffix.