LESSON NOTES

Absolute Beginner S1 #2
Tell Me What You Have in Korean

CONTENTS
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Korean Hangul
Romanization
English
Vocabulary
Sample Sentences
Grammar

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ROMANIZATION
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SONNIM:

hanguleo sajeon isseoyo?

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JIGWON:

aniyo. yeong-eo sajeon isseoyo.

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SONNIM:

churi soseol isseoyo?

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JIGWON:

miseuteri? eopseoyo.

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SONNIM:

pantaji isseoyo?

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JIGWON:

aniyo. gongsang gwahak soseol isseoyo.

ENGLISH

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CUSTOMER:

Do you have a Korean dictionary?

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WORKER:

No. We have an English dictionary.

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CUSTOMER:

Do you have a mystery book?

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WORKER:

Mystery? No.

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CUSTOMER:

Do you have fantasy?

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WORKER:

No. We have science fiction.

VOCABULARY
Hangul

R omanization

English

hangugeo

Korean (language)

yeong-eo

English

sajeon

dictionary

soseol

novel

churi soseol

mystery novel

miseuteri

mystery

pantaji

fantasy

gongsang gwahak

science fiction

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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hangukeo gongbu-ga neomu jaemiisseoyo.

nan hangukeo hal su isseo.

"Studying Korean is so much fun."

"I can speak Korean."

yeongeo baleumi johayo.

yeong-eo mollayo

"Your English pronunciation is good."

"I don't know English."

sajeon-edo an nawa isseoyo.

eotteon soseol joahaseyo?

"It's not even in the dictionary."

"What type of novel do you like?"

churi soseoreul sirheohaeyo.

miseuteri soseol-eul sasseoyo.

"I don't like mystery novels."

"I bought a mystery novel."

banji-ui jewang-i pantaji yeonghwaimnida.

gongsang gwahakchaek ilgeuseyo?

"Lord of the Rings is a fantasy movie."

"Do you read science fiction books?"

GRAMMAR
The Focus of This Lesson Is .
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"Do you have a Korean dictionary?"

The verb (itda) expresses existence. Do not confuse this with the Korean copula
(ida), which expresses equation. We can use the verb (itda) to express existence,
location, or possession. In this lesson, the speakers use (itda) to express possession.
To show possession, we can use (itda) to say "to have."
For Example:

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jeo-neun namjachingu-ga isseumnida.
"I have a boyfriend." (Literally, "I, boyfriend, exists" - "A boyfriend exists for me.")

Formation

Dictionary form: (itda)

Verb Stem: (it)
Korean

Romanization

Formal

isseumnida

Standard

isseoyo

Intimate

isseo

Other Uses for (itda)

In addition to using (itda) for possession, we can use (itda) to express location and
also existence.
We can use (itda) to say "to be" (location).
For Example:
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jeo-neun hakgyo-e isseumnida.
"I am at school." (Literally, "I, school, at, exist" - "I exist at school.")

We can use (itda) to express "to be" (existence).

For Example:

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yeogi goyangi-ga isseumnida.
"A cat is here." (Literally, "here, cat, exist" - "A cat exists here.")

Examples From This Dialogue

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hangugeo sajeon isseoyo?
"Do you have a Korean dictionary?"

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yeong-eo sajeon isseoyo.
"We have an English dictionary."

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churi soseol isseoyo?
"Do you have a mystery book?"

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pantaji isseoyo?
"Do you have fantasy?"

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gongsang gwahak soseol isseoyo.
"We have science fiction."

Sample Sentences

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namja chingu isseoyo.
"I have a boyfriend."

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iPhone ?
iPhone isseoyo?
"Do you have an iPhone?"

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