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Seo, Ghi-woon.

More making out in Korean / Ghi-woon Seo. -- 1st ed.

p. cm.

ISBN: 978-1-4629-0271-2 (ebook)

1. Korean language--Conversation and phrase books--English. I. Title.

PL913.S54 2008

495.783421--dc22

2008016953

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Contents

Introduction

Korean is considered one of the most difficult languages for Western people to learn. It reflects a different word order, alphabet (Hangeul) and culture.

If you go to a bookstore and browse the books with titles starting Learn Korean, chances are youre gonna find yourself murmuring, Is it an alphabet? It looks like pictures to me (or even Its all Greek to me), I dont think I can learn Korean, and so on.

Why dont you start with interesting, easy, familiar topics first? Imagine you are going to be visiting Korea in a week, and you dont know any Korean words or expressions yet. You need a handy but useful book, so that you can speak Korean from the first moment you land at Incheon-Seoul International Airport.

Well then, More Making Out in Korean is the book for you! Just like you would read a magazine, you can take it easy, relax, and skim through this book.

Korean has various speech styles according to the speakers age, social status, intimacy and so forth. While the book Making Out in Korean focuses on intimate speech level, the expressions in this book are based on normal speech style, which can be used with anyone from a total stranger to an intimate friend without making him/her embarrassed. Therefore, you can use the expressions without worrying that you might be considered rude. This book also includes current slang used by Korean young people especially on the Internet.

Now, lets hit the road!

One Thing You Should Keep in Mind

In English, calling the person in front of you You is not inappropriate (You are so beautiful, Do you like it? and so on). However, in Korean its different. You have to be very careful when you call a Korean Neo ( ner ) or Dangsin ( dahngseen ), meaning you. Instead, it is more appropriate (1) to omit you or (2) to use his/her name followed by -ssi , a suffix used when addressing a person (for example, John-ssi , Cheolsu-ssi ). Here is an example of each of these ways to avoid you:

For this reasonthe importance in Korean of not using you rudelythis book mostly uses -ssi instead of using neo or dangsin .

Basic Grammar

Korean sentences use a different word order than the Subject-Verb-Object you are used to in English. Korean uses Subject-Object-Verb. The verbs are very important in Korean, and so they have the prime position as the final word of a sentence.

Literally means School go.

Verbs are so important in Korean, in fact, thatjust as long as you can still gather the meaning from the contextyou can omit any other element of the sentence, except the verb. So a verb alone can form a complete sentence.

Literally means Go?

As in many languages, one sentence can actually convey several different thingsa command or a question for examplesimply based on the context and on your tone of voice:

Literally means School go.

Literally means School go.

Literally means School go.

Reading Korean, Using the English Alphabet

In this book, the upper line on the right of the page shows the romanized version of the phrase. Romanizing is a system of writing Korean using the letters youre used to in English. It follows Koreas official romanization system. The letters used in this romanization system must be pronounced in a specific way.

Because it can be difficult for English speakers to read romanized Korean correctly, weve also supplied a phonetic guide, in italics beneath it. This is designed to reflect the closest English equivalent to each Korean sound.

Each phrase is also shown in Korean script. So if you have a hard time making yourself understood, you can show the book to the person youre speaking with, and theyll be able to read what youre trying to say.

Simple Consonants

There are two kinds of consonants in Korean. The simple consonants are pronounced as in English.

g, k n d, t r, l m b, p s ng j ch k t p h

Double Consonants

The tensed (double) consonants are a bit more challenging. The key is to work on using your vocal muscles very strongly, but without expelling air.