Collins Dictionaries - Korean Visual Dictionary: A Photo Guide to Everyday Words and Phrases in Korean

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Whether youre on holiday or staying for a slightly longer period of time, your Collins Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find exactly what you need, when you need it. With over a thousand clear and helpful images, you can quickly locate the vocabulary you are looking for. The Visual Dictionary includes:

• 10 chapters arranged thematically, so that you can easily find what you need to suit the situation
• images illustrating essential items
• YOU MIGHT SAY common phrases that you might want to use
• YOU MIGHT HEAR common phrases that you might come across
• VOCABULARY common words that you might need
• YOU SHOULD KNOW tips about local customs or etiquette

USING YOUR COLLINS VISUAL DICTIONARY The points set out below will help to make sure that your Collins Visual Dictionary gives you as much help as possible when using Korean: 1)Word order Korean word order is subject object verb. However, when the topic or subject can be understood among the speakers or from the context, it is often omitted.

Personal pronouns are avoided; instead, the persons name or the appropriate way of addressing the person is used. 2)How to address people politely You should not call family members by name unless they are from a younger generation. More information about terms of address for relatives can be found on . The gender-neutral suffix, (ssi), is similar to Mr/Miss/Ms in English and can be used as a polite way to address someone who is of a similar age or social position. With junior or younger colleagues at work, you use their name followed by the gender-neutral suffix, for example, (Kim Soyeong) would be called (Kim Soyeong ssi) or (Soyeong ssi). With senior or older colleagues, the name and the position of the person would be used followed by the gender-neutral honorific suffix (nim).

For example, a manager called (Kim Soyeong) would be known as (Kim Soyeong bujangnim) or, giving only the surname, (Kim bujangnim). 3)Verb forms There are different levels of politeness in Korean, and polite forms suitable for use among family, friends, and colleagues have been used in the phrases in this book. When the verb ends in a consonant, (ieyo) follows; when the verb ends in a vowel, (yeyo) follows. Adding the honorific form, () ((eu)si), makes the form more polite. 4)Particles Korean uses words called particles to show how different parts of the sentence relate to each other. Some work in a similar way to English prepositions, but in Korean they are typically attached to nouns.

For example, in the sentence (jeoneun jeomsimeul meogeosseoyo) meaning I had lunch, (jeo) meaning I is a topic in this sentence, followed by (neun) as the topic particle, and (jeomsim) meaning lunch is an object, followed by (eul) as the object particle. Note that the topic and object particles are often omitted, so (jeo jeomsim meogeosseoyo) is also correct. 5)Number systems There are two number systems in Korean, sino Korean and native Korean. Sino Korean numbers (shown on the inside cover of the book) are used to count seconds and minutes, to talk about the date and money, and to give phone numbers. The native Korean number system shown below is used to count hours, and to talk about age and numbers of people or things.

Number	Native Korean
	/ (hana/han)
	/ (dul/du)
	/ (set/se)
	/ (net/ne)
	(daseot)
	(yeoseot)
	(ilgop)
	(yeodeol)
	(ahop)
	(yeol)
	(yeolhana)
	(yeoldul)
	(yeolset)
	(yeollet)
	(yeoldaseot)
	(yeoryeoseot)
	(yeorilgop)
	(yeoryeodeol)
	(yeorahop)
	(seumul)
	(seoreun)
	(maheun)
	(swin)
	(yesun)
	(ilheun)
	(yeodeun)
	(aheun)
	No native Korean after 99

FREE AUDIO We have created a free audio resource to help you learn and practise the Korean words for all of the images shown in this dictionary.

The Korean words in each chapter are spoken by native speakers, giving you the opportunity to listen to each word twice and repeat it yourself. Download the audio from the website below to learn all of the vocabulary you need for communicating in Korean. www.collinsdictionary.com/resources

Whether youre going to be visiting Korea, or even staying there for a while, youll want to be able to chat with people and get to know them better. Being able to communicate effectively with acquaintances, friends, family, and colleagues is key to becoming more confident in Korean in a variety of everyday situations. umbrella usan 1. blue paransaek 3. red ppalgansaek 4. yellow noransaek 5. white hayansaek 6. black geomeunsaek Hello!/Hi! ! annyeonghaseyo Good morning. . joeun achimieyo Good night. . annyeonghi jumuseyo See you soon. . tto mannayo See you tomorrow. . naeil mannayo Have a good day! ! joeun haru bonaeseyo YOU SHOULD KNOW There are two ways of saying goodbye in Korea. naeil mannayo Have a good day! ! joeun haru bonaeseyo