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Nouns:
한국 = Korea
Common Usages:
한국 사람 = Korean person
한국어 = Korean language
한국인 = Korean person
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 거에요 = 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 Korea고등학교는 한국에서 어려워요 = High school is difficult in Korea그 집은 한국에서 지어졌어요 = that house was built in Korea저는 한국에서 살고 있어요 = I live in Korea
도시 = city
이름 = name
저 = I
나 = I
남자 = man
여자 = woman
그 = that
이 = this
저 = that (when something is far away)
것 = thing
의자 = chair
탁자 = table
선생님 = teacher
침대 = bed
집 = house
차 = car
사람 = person
책 = book
컴퓨터 = computer
나무 = tree/wood
소파 = sofa
중국 = China
일본 = Japan
문 = door
의사 = doctor
학생 = student
Adverbs and Other words:
이다 = to be
안 = not
네 = yes
아니 = no
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