Heroes twitter updates - Nicole

안녕하세요 여러분...

Original tweet :
눈감고 걷는기분...

In English :
I feel like walking with my eyes closed...

눈 = eyes...
감고 = closed..
걷는 = means walking.. this is from the word 걷기 which means walk.
기분 = I feel...

but then again this is just my rough translation from 2 months of self studying.. correct me if im wrong..

hmm wonder why nicole felt like walking with her eyes closed...?? Sure miss her in Heroes tho.. I guess she's still busy with Japan schedule... 아자 아자 화이팅 nicole!!!...

Family 가족

안녕하세요!!..

For this entry I’ll introduce you to a few more key words..

Father = 아버지
Mother =어머니
Child =아이
Son =아들
Daughter =딸
Husband =남편
Wife =아내
Younger sister = 여동생
Younger brother = 남동생

Korean has different words for “brother” and “sister” depending on whether they are older or younger. The words for older siblings also change depending on whether ‘you’ are male or female.

For male…
Older sister = 누나
Older brother = 형

For female…
Older sister = 언니
Older brother =오빠


You can make sentences about your family using the verb 있어요 -isseoyo {is/has} and -없어요eopsseoyo{isn’t/hasn’t}.

저는 오빠거 있어요. [jeo-neun oppa-ga isseoyo] { I have an older brother/older brothers}.

Jeo = ‘I’. while ‘neun’ is the subject particle. You can read the entry on ‘subject particle’ to learn more about it.

Oppa = older brother. While ‘ga’ is also another ‘subject particle’.

Here’s another example..

저는 남동생과 여동생이 없어요. {I don’t have any younger brother or/and younger sister}.

In this sentence, the particle –과 after ‘nam-dongsaeng’ (younger brother) means ‘and’. You can read ‘And…’ entry to learn more about it. The –이 after ‘yeo-dongsaeng’ is the subject particle.

So if you literally convert the sentence into English it would be something like..
‘ I(as for) younger brother and younger sister hasn’t/don’t have’.

Here’s another example.

저는 언니가 세 명 있어요. 그리고 오빠가 두 명 있어요. { I have 3 older sister. And 2 older brother}.

세명 = this is a combination of ‘3’ which is 세 and a classifier for counting people which is 명. Read entry on numbers to learn more on this.

두 명 = almost the same with the previous description except that here we have두 which is ‘2’.
그리고 = and.

Heroes twitter updates - JiYeon

Original Message :
우리구여운쑤아언니랑구여운아이유 사랑해요오오♥♥♥♥♥♥

In English :
Our cute Soo Ah unnie with cute IU I love youuu♥♥♥♥♥♥

Heroes twitter updates - Nicole

안녕하세요 여러분...

Every now and then I try to decipher some of the twitter messages (in hangul) from some of the Korean celebrities whom I followed.. sometimes I have no idea what they're talking about but sometimes they also post simple messages that are easily to understand (고맙습니다 여러분 for posting simple 메시지).. and whenever I was able to understand their twit I would be very excited.. I felt that what I've learn so far paid off.. (^^)

I've been hooked with Heroes@영웅호걸 lately..

Nicole twitted this today..


Original Message :
사랑하는수아언니 ~ 우후훗 피쓰 베이비 ~~~

In English :
Soo Ah unnie who I love ~ uhuhut Peace baby~~~



영웅호걸 cast sure are close to each other..

note : I'll try to decipher and update on heroes' cast twitter every now and then..so be sure to check out for updates..

Korean Numbers..

안녕하세요....

하나, 둘, 셋, 넷 감자 {potato}...

There are two sets of numbers in Korea, the native Korean and the Sino-Korean Numbers. Sino-Korean numbers are borrowed from Chinese, so if you are chinese you'll probably notice the similarities in the pronunciation.

Generally speaking, for expression involving dates, money, foreign loanwords, minutes, seconds and counting beyond 99 Sino-Korean numbers are used otherwise its the native Korean numbers. You might be wondering why some numbers are skipped in both numeral systems, this is because there are certain patterns to achieve the numbers in between.

1st let look at native korean numbers....

Native Korean
11 = 열하나 [yeol-hana] so the formula is 10[열]+1[하나].
31 = 서른하나 [seoleun-hana]
This is the reason why after the number 10 only numbers in multiples of 10 are provided up to 90. So you have to memorize at least 18 numbers in Native Korean.

Sino-Korean
32 = 삼십이 [sam-ship-i] so the formula is 3[삼] X 10 [십] + 2 [이].

If you want to count things or people, you have to include a "classifier". Classifier are put after the number and are similar to english such as a bar(of chocolate), a roll(of film). The most common classifier is 개 [gae] {thing}, but when you count people you need to use either 명 [myeong] {plain} or 분 [bun] {honorific}.

For example...

펜 열여섯 개 [pen yeol-yeoseot gae] {16 ("ten-six") pens}

저는 언니가 세명 있어요. [jeo-neun eonni-ga se-myeong isseoyo] {I have three older sister}

note : the spelling of the numbers one to four changes slightly when a classifier is used,
하나>>한,
돌>>두,
셋>>세,
넷>>네.

next time we'll explore more on numbers in other applications e.g money, dates etc..so be sure to check out for updates..

And....

LOL

안녕하세요!!!..

For this blog entry we will see the usage of the word ‘And..’ in hangul..


Like all the subject particles –는 and –은 also –이 and –가, the word ‘and..’ in hangul has 2 type which are, -과 [-gwa] and –와 [-wa]..

How will this be use in sentence structure??
Well, in english the word ‘and’ stand by itself meanwhile in hangul, the word –과 and –와 must be connected at the end of the 1st subject and that is right before the 2nd subject.

–과 should be use if the 1st subject ends with a consonant while –와 should be use if the 1st subject ends with a vowel.
Confusing? Well, we should see the example first then it will be easier to understand.

저는 펜과 책이 있어요. [jeo-neun pen-gwa chaek-i isseoyo] {I have a pen/pens and a book/books}

Pen = pen in English and as you can see its connected to –gwa since pen ends with consonant.
Chaek = book, and it is connected to the subject particle –i. Read the post on ‘subject particle’ to learn more about this.

Here’s another example.

저는 집과 차가 없어요. [jeo-neun jib-gwa cha-ga eopseoyo] {I don’t have a house and/or a car}.
Jib = house
Cha = car

And then there’s another ‘and’.. 그리고 [geurigo].. this is often used when connecting two sentences.

For example :-

저는 오빠가 없어요, 그리고 언니가 세 명 있어요. [jeoneun oppa-ga eopseoyo, geurigo unnie-ga se myeong isseoyo.] { I don’t have any/a big brother, and I have 3 big sister}

저는 = I.
오빠가 = big brother with subject particle –ga.
없어요 = this is the opposite of 있어요 {have}.. so it means haven’t.
언니가 = Big sister. With subject particle –ga.
세 명 = 세 means 3. 명 is the classifier for counting people.

Double Vowels..

안녕하세요 여러분!![annyeoghaseyo yeoreobun]... or in english that would be 'Hi everyone!!'.. When you are a k-drama or kpop addict like me, I'm sure you would know that phrase by now..

In my first entry in this blog I wrote about hangul letters or characters.. well, I mention the basci characters but I forgot to mention about DOUBLE VOWEL..yupp..Sorry guys.. I planned to write about it in the 2nd but I forgot..

Well anyway Whats Double Vowel??

You probably have stumble upon it and you dont know it.. if you've been following this blog.. Double vowels are combination of two vowels..

Well here are your double vowels...

ㅐ - ae
ㅒ - yae
ㅘ - wa
ㅖ - ye
ㅙ - wae
ㅚ - oe = as in when
ㅝ - wo = as in wash
ㅞ - we = as in way
ㅟ - wi = as in wheat
ㅢ - ui

Now you're probably wondering.. how do I type those characters when my keyboard looks like this...
Well that what I thought when I 1st came across these characters.. in this case you have to use the 'shift' key.. like to type ㅒ just hit the 'shift' + 'ㅐ' key...

and to type ㅘ just hit 'ㅗ' + 'ㅏ'... got it?.. i'm sure you do..

Preposition

Nooooo....I'm not talking about this 'position'...LOL

안녕하세요!!..
To say 'where something' in English we simply place the preposition (positional word) in the middle of two objects.

For example:
“The pen is ON the table”

In Korean the preposition comes AFTER the two objects and the order is..
“pen (as for) table on is”.

Well, its sound a bit confusing when you read it like that but it will sound more comfortable in hangul.

Notice as well that you need to use a small particle, 에 –e, after the preposition on, in etc to show that you are talking about a place.

So lets learn a few keywords before we proceed with creating sentences..

Keywords
In = 안
On (top of)/Above = 위
Under = 밑
In front of = 앞
Behind = 뒤
Next to = 옆

텔레비전은 탁자 위에 있어요. [tellebijeon-eun takja wi-e isseoyo]. {The television is on the table}.

텔레비전은 = television with subject particle –eun (as for). See ‘subject particle’ post to learn more.
탁자 = table
위에 = on/above with particle –e.
있어요 = have/is.

Here are a few more key words to help you create more sentences. Practice with it and I’m sure it will be easier for you to memorize what you’ve learn.

Chair = 의자
Bed = 침대
Book = 책
Telephone = 전화
Bag = 가방
Computer = 컴퓨터
Door =문
Window = 창문
Picture =그림
Cat = 고양이
Dog = 개
Mouse = 쥐
House = 집
Tree = 나무
Refrigerator = 냉장고
Car = 차

See if you can understand these sentences… Good Luck ;)

개는 차 안에 있어요. 나무는 집 옆에 있어요.

Subject Particle?

안녕하세요!!..


Have you been revising the past lesson?..if yes then thats good... I've been revising my self too.. since im not THAT good in Hangul.. I'm still new in this language, so if i said anything wrong or thought you something wrong, please do tell...

if you havent been revising then... THE TURTLE IS DISAPPOINTED.LOL

ANYWAY....

What are “subject particles”? ..Besides being the title of the entry for today..

Well, ‘subject particles’ are placed directly after the subject of a sentence or question and roughly translate as “as for”. There are 4 subject particles, 2 used for word ending in vowels and 2 for word ending in consonants.

Meet… -은 [-eun] , - 는[-neun] , -이[-i], -가 [-ga].

-이 and –가 are “neutral” subject particles while –은 and –는 are “emphatic” subject particle.

Okay, let me give a simple example to understand this better.
1. 잡지는 탁자 외에 있어요. [japji-neun takja wi-e isseoyo]. {The magazine is on the table}

2. 잡지가 탁자 외에 있어요. [japji-ga takja wi-e isseoyo]. {There is a magazine on the table}

갑기 = magazine
탁자 = table
외에 = on/above
있어요 = have/is

All the words are the same in these two sentences except for the subject particles used –neun and –ga. Since “Japji” [magazine] ends with a vowel, we use subject particles –neun or –ga.
Although there is only a slight difference between these two sentences but the meaning is totally different because of the use of the subject particle. In the first sentence, the subject is emphasized with the use of –neun while in the second sentence the subject is no longer emphasized.

Note : you can use the same sentence to make it in the form of question just by simply raise the intonation at the end.

“Where are you from?”

Let the learning session begins..

안녕하세요!!..

Well, before we could learn how to say the post title question in hangul lets learn a few keywords that will help us along the way..

Korea = 한국(han-guk)
China = 중국(jung-guk)
Japan = 일번(ilbon)
America =미국(mi-guk)
England = 영국(Yeong-guk)
Canada = 캐나다(cae-na-da)
Ireland =아일랜드(ail-lan-deu)
Australia =호주(hoju)
Country =나라(nara)
City = 도시(dosi)

Note : if you have been following my hangul lesson, you’ll notice that ㄹ have two sound which are ‘l’ and ‘r’ sound.. keep in mind that when ‘ㄹ’ is in between two vowel it would be sounded as ‘r’ else it would be sounded as ‘l’.. for example ‘Country’ (나라 = nara)..and ‘Ireland’ (아일란드 = ai-il-lan-deu).

In Hangul, “ Where are you from?” would be…
어디에서 왔어요? (eodi-eseo wasseoyo?)..

Here, eodi = where.. eseo = from and wasseoyo = come…
So if hangul is convert literally into English it would be “where from come?”..the language structure is a bit different so be familiar with it and you’ll get use to it ;)..

Note : In hangul, ‘you’ is often neglected..its the same with ‘he’ or ‘she’.. Korean rarely use it.. its like you instantly know that the ‘question’ is directed to ‘you’ so you don’t have to use ‘you’..can you follow me here? Lol…

So how do you answer to the question..??..
The reply for it would be..
저는 ..countryname…-에서 왔어요 (jeoneun …-eseo wasseoyo)

For example..
저는 한국에서 왔어요 (jeonuen hanguk-eseo wasseoyo = I’m from korea)

Here is another keyword I’d like to share with you guys.
사람 which means people or person. I will not provide you with the Romanization from times to times so be familiar with the hangul letters and try to pronounce it yourself..
With사람 you can create sentence such as.. “I am Korean”.. “..name.. is Korean”…etc

For example,
저는 호주사람이에요. (jeo-neun hoju-saram-ieyo).
Which means “I am Australian/Aussie”.
Jeoneun = I
Hoju = Australia
Saram = person
Ieyo = particle for am/is/are.. in some cases, when the word before this particle ends with a vowel, the partile would be –yeyo instead of –ieyo. I’ll touch about these in our latter lesson. So at the moment don’t confuse yourself. Since saram ends with a ‘m’ thus the particle ending is –ieyo.

So if you literally convert 저는 호주사람이에요 into engish it would be “I Australia person am”..

안녕하세요. 저는 자리트이에요. 저는 말레이시아에서 왔어요. 저는 말레이시아사람이에요.
See if you can read and understand that. Good luck ; )