KOREAN

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Vocabulary

Nouns:

오줌 = urine

추진 = propel/push ahead (on a plan)

추진력 = (when object) momentum/thrust

추진력 = (when person) drive/initiative

권력 = power/authority

수준 = level/standard (high level)

학력 = level of education

직원 = employee/staff member

허가 = permission

보안 = security

시선 = ones eyes (looking at/attention)

물체 = object

Verbs:

수고하다 = work hard

말다 = do not do

직진하다 = to go straight

올라가다 = go up

올라오다 = come up

올려다보다 = look up

후들거리다 = shake/tremble

남용하다 = abuse (power and drugs)

감시(하다) = surveillance/watch

Adjectives:

부끄러워하다 = to be shy

슬퍼하다 = to be sad

동등하다 = equal (equal rights)

유쾌하다 = pleasant/delightful/enjoyable

온순하다 = gentle

Adverbs and Other Words:

먼저 = first/in advance

오른(쪽) = right (side)

왼(쪽) = left (side)

줄곧= continuously/constantly/all the time

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will learn how to tell people to do things. If you are a grammar buff, you know this as the Imperative Mood. If you're not so into grammar, this "mood" is used when giving people commands/telling people what to do. You will learn how to do this in Korean, often in conjunction with the word '주다,' which we will talk about in the next lesson.

The Imperative Mood

There are many (many!) ways to end a sentence. Depending on who you are speaking to (and a whole bunch of other factors) the way you end a sentence can vary tremendously. If you just wanted to say "I will eat rice," some of the ways you can say this are:

나는 밥을 먹겠다

나는 밥을 먹겠어

저는 밥을 먹겠어요

저는 밥을 먹겠습니다

나는 밥을 먹을 것이다

나는 밥을 먹을 거다

나는 밥을 먹을 것이야

나는 밥을 먹을 거야

저는 밥을 먹을 것입니다

저는 밥을 먹을 겁니다

저는 밥을 먹을 것이에요

저는 밥을 먹을 거예요