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yay! another lesson, let’s look at how to say the word “when”
It’s simple to use, there’s no particles that need to be attached.
and the structure follows:
when + verb or
location + when + verb
Let’s have a look at some examples shall we?!
Imagine you were asking Jimin when he did his last VLive.
Imagine you were at the airport and ran into J-Hope
Or maybe this conversation between Namjoon & Jimin?
Or asking a sleepy bunny?
Or a sleepy honey bear?
Pretty easy right?
I’m trying out a new format with vocab introduced at the beginning of the example, and then a question and answer format to contextualise the language better!
Also here are some useful nouns to do with time/times of day
(if you can’t count in Korean or say the time yet like me….ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ)
오늘 [o-neul] = today
어제 [eo-je] = yesterday
내일 [nae-il] = tomorrow
지금 [ ji-geum] = now
아까 [a-kka] = earlier (today), a while ago (today)
나중에 [na-jung-e] = later
(from TTMIK)
A short lesson!
Also a list of helpful verbs from the TTMIK LESSON
오다 [o-da] = to come
왔어요 [wa-sseo-yo] = came / to have come있다 [it-da] = to be, to exist
있었어요 [i-sseo-sseo-yo] = was / to have been보다 [bo-da] = to see
봤어요 [bwa-sseo-yo] = saw / to have seen하다 [ha-da] = to do
했어요 [hae-sseo-yo] = did / to have done
As mentioned herewith my Chinese studies, I was finding it hard to naturally assimilate certain new vocab into muscle memory/everyday use. So I thought I would try an approach that would allow me to remember vocab in the long term. And be able to integrate it into my everyday life contextually. And here begins the Korean vocab iteration.
All vocab working systematically through TOPIK. This is Level 1.
I hope these help you learn well! Something different from route learning lists of vocab. Hopefully something that sticks!
화이팅 내 친구!
BT21 어디에 있어요? [eo-di-e-iss-eo-yo?]
If you want to know the location of something, or you’ve lost something eg. All the BT21 characters. And want to know where they are, you can ask ‘where is *insert pronoun/noun*?”
In Korean the word for WHERE or WHICH PLACE is:
어디에 [eo-di]
And the location particle “TO” is:
에 [e]
Okay! Let’s try asking where different members of BT21 are, and using some location words in reply.
1. Q: Koya 어디에 있아요? [where is Koya?]
A:탁자위에있어요 [On top of the table]
2. Q: Chimmy 어디에 있아요? [where is Chimmy?]
A:탁자아래에 있어요 [Under the table]
3. Q: TATA 어디에 있아요? [where is TATA?]
A:탁자옆에 있어요 [Nextto the table]
4. Q: RJ 어디에 있아요? [where is RJ?]
A:탁자뒤에 있어요 [Behind the table]
5. Q: Cooky 어디에 있아요? [where is Cooky?]
A:탁자앞에 있어요 [In front of the table]
With the location word “where/which place” you can also make other sentences! By placing “어디에” in front of the verb you want to do.
Like:
Where do you want to go? 어디에 가고 싶어요?
or
Where do you want to eat? 어디에 먹어 싶어요?
Yay! Hope you learned well, and remembered better with some cute BT21 visuals :)
So a couple lessons back we learned how to conjugate verbs into the present tense. Well today we’re gonna have a blast from the past. And learn how to conjugate verbs into the past tense! With BTS!
So essentially the past tense ending, is the same as the present tense conjugation. Except there’s 써 sandwiched in the middle! Let’s look at it like this:
Easy hey! Okay now let’s look at some examples! :)
1. TO BUY
Remember when taehyung bought hoseok a flamingo?
Pretty straightforward, what about this one:
2. TO COME
Remember when Jimin and Jungkook came to Jin’s room to film his sugar gliders?
hehe triple J is pretty 귀여
Btw a sugar glider is: 날다람쥐의 일종 [nal-da-lam-jwi-ui il-jong]. Or “flying squirrel” in Korean
3. TO WRITE
Remember when BTS wrote down their thoughts in diary entries for summer package?
Looking at their diary entries, makes me genuinely concerned about my ability or lack thereof, to read Korean handwriting in the future…
4. TO EAT
Remember when the maknae line ate pizza in Hawaii?
5. TO CATCH
Remember when Jin ‘caught’ a fish in Malta?
6. TO USE/COMPOSE/JOT DOWN
Remember when RM composed EVERYTHINGOES, in the 3 days when he had to return from Bon Voyage 1 early?
*note this is an irregular verb. So it’s verb stem changes when it’s conjugated into present tense. And likewise into past tense. And probably all the other tenses too tbh.
the end 쓰 becomes써
7. TO WAIT
Remember when Jimin waited for Jungkook to finish filming because he didn’t want him to be alone. (But JK really just wanted to finish his drawing )
*note another irregular verb where the stem changes when conjugated.
the end리becomes려
8. TO be cool. Awesome
Remember BTS’ danger era? It was cool.
All in all pretty simple hey? Except for those darn irregular verbs. And my gosh. I wish I could remember my language studies as well as I can recall BTS moments. Alas. Maybe i’ll just ask Jin or Namjoon if I can borrow their brains…
