KOREAN

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Vocabulary

Hover your mouse over any word to see examples of that word in use (you probably won't be able to understand the grammar within the sentences at this point, but it is good to see as you progress through your learning).

A PDF file neatly presenting all of these words and example sentences in addition to common usages and specific notes can be found here.

Nouns:

한식 = Korean food

양식 = western food

키 = height*

별 = star

태도 = attitude

월급 = pay cheque

도심 = downtown/center of a city

시내 = downtown

추억 = memory

후보자 = candidate

라면 = instant noodles (ramen)

주년 = anniversary

자세 = body position/posture

Verbs:

걱정하다 = worry

씻다 = wash*

확인하다 = confirm/check

모으다 = gather/collect

이야기(하다) = talk with/conversation*

수집(하다) = collection/(collect)

추천하다 = recommend

Adjectives:

키가 크다 = tall*

좁다 = narrow

넓다 = wide*

특별하다 = special

게으르다 = lazy

편하다 = comfortable

안락하다 = comfortable

Adverbs and Other words:

더 = more

덜 = less

앞으로 = future

평소 = usual

여러 = many/various*

옛 _____ = something old

옛 추억 = old memories

옛날 = old days

옛사랑 = old love

옛길 = old road/path

닥쳐 = shut up

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will learn how to make comparative and superlative sentences in Korean. Using comparative sentences, you will learn how to make sentences like "I am more beautiful than you" or "he is faster than his brother." Using superlative sentences, you will learn how to make sentences like "I am the most handsome person in the world." In addition, we will take an in-depth look at the word 더, which is commonly used in comparative sentences. Let's get started.

Korean Word 더 (more)

Before we even get into using comparatives, I want to familiarize you with the word '더,' meaning "more" in English. The word 'more' (in English and Korean) is very commonly used in sentences when comparing things (I am more handsome than you). But, in both languages, you don't necessarily need to be comparing something to use this word. Let's look at some examples of '더' when not comparing. Look at the following two sentences: (더 is an adverb, so it doesn't need any particles attached to it.)