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Absolute Beginner S1 #4 Where Do You Want to Go in Korea?

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seoraksan eodie isseoyo? gangwondoe isseoyo. hallasan eodie isseoyo? jejudoe isseoyo baekdusan eodie isseoyo? eum... bukhane isseoyo.

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Where is Seorak Mountain? It's in Gangwondo. Where is Halla Mountain? It's in Jejudo. Where is Baekdu Mountain? Umm...it's in North Korea.

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VOCABULARY
Hangul R omanization seoraksan eodi ittda gangwondo hallasan jejudo baekdusan bukhan English Seorak Mountain where to exist Gangwon Province Mt. Halla Jeju Island Baekdu Mountain North Korea

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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seoraksane gassseumnida.

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ji-geum eo-di ga-se-yo.

"I went to Seorak Mountain."

"Where are you going now?"

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chinguga ittseumnida.

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gangwondoe sarayo.

"I have a friend."

"I live in Gangwondo."

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hallasaneun 2007nyeone yuneseukoui segyejayeonnyusaneuro deungjaedoeeotseumnida.

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"Mt. Halla is cool."

"Mt. Halla was designated a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in 2007."

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hangugeseo gajang ingi inneun sinhonnyeohaeng jangsoneun jejudoimnida.

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ibak sam-il-dong-an jejudo-ro yeohaenggak geoyeyo.

"A favorite honeymoon spot in South Korea is Jeju Island."

"I'm going to go on a trip to Jeju Island for three days."

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"That mountain over there is Baekdu Mountain."

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bukhaneuro gapsida.

"Let's go to North Korea."

GRAMMAR
The Focus of This Lesson Is . ? "Do you have a Korean dictionary?"

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The verb (itda) expresses existence. Do not confuse this with the verb (ida), the Korean copula, which expresses equation. We can use the verb (itda) to express existence, location, or possession. In this lesson, we use (itda) to express location. We can use (itda) to say "to be" (location). For Example:
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. jeo-neun hakgyo-e issseumnida. "I am at school." (Literally, "I, school, at, exist" - "I exist at school.")

Formation

Dictionary form: (itda) Verb stem: (it) Politeness Level Formal Standard Intimate Other Uses for (itda) Korean Romanization isseumnida isseoyo isseo

In addition to using (itda) for location, we can use (itda) to express possession. We can use (itda) to say "to have" (possession). For Example:

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. jeo-neun namjachingu-ga isseumnida. "I have a boyfriend." (Literally, "I, boyfriend, exists" - "A boyfriend exists for me.")

Examples From This Dialogue

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? seoraksan eodie isseoyo? "Where is Seorak Mountain?"

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. gangwondoe isseoyo. "It's in Gangwondo."

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? hallasan eodie isseoyo? "Where is Halla Mountain?"

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. jejudoe isseoyo. "It's in Jejudo."

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? baekdusan eodie isseoyo? "Where is Baekdu Mountain?"

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... . eum... bukhane isseoyo. "Umm...it's in North Korea."

Sample Sentences

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. jeoneun hanguge isseoyo. "I am in Korea."

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. hakgyoe isseoyo. "I am at school."

The Location Particle - (-e)

Because (itda) expresses location, we often use the location particle - (-e) in this way. (-e) attaches to the end of the location. We can often translate it as "in" or "at."

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