Korean basic words,Hangul+Trans

sentence building

let's start off with THREE key sentences, and practice changing parts of these sentences so that you don't end up just memorizing the same three sentences. 

 Key sentence 1 벌써 10시니까, 오늘 가지 말고 내일 가요. (beol-sseo yeol-si-ni-kka, o-neul ga-ji mal-go nae-il ga-yo.) It's already 10 o'clock, so don't go today and go tomorrow (instead). 

Key sentence 2제가 이거 도와 주는 대신에, 다음 번에 제가 부탁이 있으면 들어 줘야 돼요.[(je-ga i-geo do-wa ju-neun dae-si-ne, da-eum beo-ne je-ga bu-ta-gi i-sseu-myeon deu-reojwo-ya dwae-yo.) I'm helping you with this one, but in return, you have to help me when I have a favor nexttime. 

Key sentence 3지금은 다른 사람이 없으니까 저라도 갈 수 밖에 없어요. (ji-geu-meun da-reun sa-ra-mi eop-seu-ni-kka jeo-ra-do gal su ba-kke eop-seo-yo.)  There is no one else now so there's no other way but for me to go there (even though I'mnot the best person for it).  

Expansion & variation practice with key sentence 1 

 Original sentence:벌써 10시니까, 오늘 가지 말고 내일 가요.= It's already 10 o'clock, so don't go today and go tomorrow (instead). 

1. 

벌써 1시예요. (beolsseo 1siyeyo ) = It's already one o'clock. 

벌써 2시니까 (beolsseo 2siyeyo )= since it's already two o'clock 

 아직 3시예요. (beolsseo 3siyeyo )= It's still three o'clock. 

아직 4시니까(beolsseo 4siyeyo )= since it's still four o'clock

 2. 

오늘 가지 말고 내일 가요. (oneul gaji malgo naeil gayo ) = Don't(Let's not) go today but go tomorrow. 

혼자 가지 말고 같이 가요. (honja gaji malgo gat-i gayo. ) = Don't(Let's not) go there alone but go together (with me/them). 

이거 사지 말고 저거 사요. (igeo saji malgo jeogeo sayo ) = Don't(Let's not) buy this but buy that one. 

오늘 가지 말고 내일 갈까요? (oneul gaji malgo naeil galkkayo? ) = Shall we not go there today and go tomorrow (instead)?  

Expansion & variation practice with key sentence 2

 Original sentence:제가 이거 도와 주는 대신에, 다음 번에 제가 부탁이 있으면 들어 줘야 돼요. (jega igeo dowa juneun daesin-e, da-eum beon-e jega butag-i iss-eumyeon deul-eo jwoya dwaeyo ) = I'm helping you with this one, but in return, you have to help me when I have a favor nexttime. 

1.이거 하는 대신에 (igeo haneun daesin-e ) = instead of doing this 

오늘 영화 보는 대신에 (oneul yeonghwa boneun daesin-e ) = instead of watching a movie today, in return for letting you watch amovie today 

오늘 안 가는 대신에 (oneul an ganeun daesin-e ) = instead of not going there today, to make up for not going there today 

2.다음 번에 제가 부탁이 있으면 (da-eum beon-e jega butag-i iss-eumyeon ) = next time if I have a favor (to ask) 

다음 번에 저를 만나면 (da-eum beon-e jeoleul mannamyeon )= next time you meet me, when you see me next time, if you see menext time 

다음 번에 다시 오면 (da-eum beon-e dasi omyeon ) = when you come back next time 

3.부탁이 있어요. (butag-i iss-eoyo. ) = I have a favor (to ask). 

부탁 하나 들어 주세요. (butag hana deul-eo juseyo. ) = Please do me a favor. 

부탁이 있는데, 들어 줘야 돼요. (butag-i issneunde, deul-eo jwoya dwaeyo ) = I have a favor (to ask of you), and I need you to do me that favor  

Expansion & variation practice with key sentence 3

지금은 다른 사람이 없으니까 저라도 갈 수 밖에 없어요. (jigeum-eun daleun salam-i eobs-eunikka jeolado gal su bakk-e eobs-eoyo. ) = There is no one else now so there's no other way but for me to go there (even though I'mnot the best person for it). 

1.다른 사람이 없어요. (daleun salam-i eobs-eoyo. ) = There is no other person. 

지금은 다른 사람이 없어요. (jigeum-eun daleun salam-i eobs-eoyo. ) = There is no other person now. 

지금은 다른 사람이 없으니까 (jigeum-eun daleun salam-i eobs-eunikka ) = since there is no one else now 

지금은 아무도 없으니까 (jigeum-eun amudo eobs-eunikka ) = since there is no one now 

2.갈 수 밖에 없어요. (gal su bakk-e eobs-eoyo. ) = I can't not go., There is no other way but to go. 

저라도 갈 수 밖에 없어요. (jeonlado gal su bakk-e eobs-eoyo. ) = Even though I might not be the best person for it, I have to gothere. 

저라도, 혼자라도 갈 수 밖에 없어요. (jeolado, honjalado gal su bakk-e eobs-eoyo. ) = Even though I might not be the best person for it, andeven though going alone might not be the best choice, I have no other choice but to gothere.