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Basic Bootcamp
Basic Korean Sentence Structure

2 Korean Hangul
Romanization
English
Vocabulary
Grammar Points
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Korean Hangul

팀 안녕하세요. 저는 팀입니다. 저는 한국사람입니다.

데비 안녕하세요. 저는 데비입니다. 저는 미국사람입니다.

팀 나는 밥을 먹는다. 나는 한국어를 공부한다.

데비 나는 빵을 먹는다. 나는 영어를 공부한다.

Romanization

Tim An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Tim-im-ni-da. Jeo-neun

han-guk-sa-ram-im-ni-da.
De-bi An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun De-bi-im-ni-da. Jeo-neun
mi-guk-sa-ram-im-ni-da.

Tim Na-neun bab-eul meok-neun-da. Na-neun han-gu-geo-reul

gong-bu-han-da.
Debi Na-neun ppang-eul meok-neun-da. Na-neun yeong-eo-reul
2 gong-bu-han-da.

English
Tim Hello. I am Tim. I am Korean.
Debbie Hello. I am Debbie. I am American.

Tim I eat a meal. I study Korean.

Debbie I eat bread. I study English.

Vocabulary

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Hangul Romanization English

안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyo Hello.
저는 (name)입니다. jeoneun (name)imnida. I am (name).
한국사람 hanguksaram Korean (people)
미국사람 miguksaram American
나 na I, me (informal)
밥 bap rice, food, meal
먹다 meokta to eat
한국어 hangugeo Korean (language)
공부하다 gongbuhada to study
빵 ppang bread
영어 yeong-eo English (language)

Vocabulary Sample Sentences

안녕하세요. 여러분. "Hello, everyone."
저는 이경우입니다. "I am Kyungwoo Lee."
저는 한국 사람입니다. "I am Korean."
저 사람은 미국 사람입니다. "That person is American."
나는 지현이야. "I am Ji-hyeon."
밥 아직 안 먹었어요. "I didn't eat yet."
같이 밥 먹으러 가요. "Let's go eat together."
한국어 공부가 너무 재미있어요. "Studying Korean is so much fun."
3 나 한국어 할 수 있어. "I can speak Korean."
일요일에는 공부하고 싶지 않아요. "I don't want to study on Sunday!"
빵하고 수프는 있어요. "I have at least bread and soup."
영어는 너무 어려워요. "English is too hard."

Grammar Points
The Focus of This Lesson Is Understanding the Basic Structures of Korean Sentences.

In this lesson, we'll help you learn more about the basic structures of Korean sentences by
comparing them to basic English sentences: S + V, S + V + C, and S + V + O.

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Note: Don't worry about general verbs and nouns that we use in this lesson. ONLY focus on
distinguishing the subject, verb, complement, and object.

1. Subject + Verb: "Subject do/does Verb" = S + 은 (eun)/는 (neun) or 이 (i)/가 (ga) V한다
(handa).

For Example:
1. 팀은 먹는다.
Tim-eun meok-neun-da.
"Tim eats."
2. 데비는 공부한다.
Debi-neun gong-bu-han-da.
"Debbie studies."
3. 팀이 먹는다.
Tim-i meok-neun-da.
"Tim eats."
4. 데비가 공부한다.
Debi-ga gong-bu-han-da.
"Debbie studies."

As you can see from the above, in a basic S + V Korean sentence, to make and distinguish
the subject from other parts of sentence elements, you have to look for the particles 은
4 (eun)/는 (neun) or 이(i)/가 (ga).
For Example:
1. 나는 먹는다.
Na-neun meok-neun-da.
"I eat."
2. 학생은 공부한다.
Haksaeng-eun gong-bu-han-da.
"A student studies."
3. 그가 먹는다.
Geu-ga meok-neun-da.
"He eats."
4. 학생이 공부한다.
Hak-saeng-i gong-bu-han-da.
"A student studies."

POINT #1: The subject in a basic Korean sentence requires the particles 은 (eun)/는 (neun)/
이(i)/가 (ga) right after the subject.

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2. Subject + "Be" Verb + Complement: "Subject is Complement" = S + 은 (eun)/는 (neun)

Complement 입니다 (imnida) "to be"

1. 나는 팀입니다.
Na-neun Tim-im-ni-da.
"I am Tim."
2. 그는 한국사람입니다.
Geu-neun han-guk-sa-ram im-ni-da.
"He is Korean."
3. 그녀는 데비입니다.
Geu-nyeo-neun De-bi-im-ni-da.
"She is Debbie."
4. 그녀는 미국사람입니다.
Geu-nyeo-neun mi-guk-sa-ram-im-ni-da.
"She is American."

As you can see from the above, in a basic S + "Be" Verb + C English sentence, we can
simply translate into "Subject 은 (eun)/는 (neun) Complement 입니다 (imnida) in Korean.
For Example:
1. 그녀는 선생님입니다.
Geu-nyeo-neun seon-saeng-nim-im-ni-da.
"She is a teacher."
5 2. 그는 학생 입니다.
Geu-neun hak-saeng im-ni-da.
"He is a student."

POINT #2: The basic English sentence "A is B" translates as A은 (eun)/는 (neun)
B 입니다 (imnida) in Korean.

3. Subject + Verb + Object: "Subject verb object" = "Subject" +이 (i)/가 (ga)

or 은 (eun)/는 (neun) "Object" +을 (eul)/를 (reul) Verb 한다 (handa)

1. 팀이 밥을 먹는다.
Tim-i bab-eul meok-neun-da.
"Tim eats a meal."
2. "Debbie studies Korean."
데비가 한국어를 공부한다.
De-bi-ga han-gu-geo-reul gong-bu-han-da.

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"Debbie studies Korean."

3. 나는 밥을 먹는다.
Na-neun bab-eul meok-neun-da.
"I eat dinner."
4. 학생이 한국어를 공부한다.
Hak-saeng-i han-gu-geo-reul gong-bu-han-da.
"A student studies Korean."

As you can see from the above, in a basic S + V + O Korean sentence, to make and
distinguish the object from other parts of sentence elements, you have to look for these
particles 을 (eul)/를 (reul).
For Example:
1. 데비가 점심을 먹는다.
Debbie-ga jeomsim-eul meokneunda).
"Debbie eats lunch."
2. 팀이 영어를 공부한다.
Tim-i yeong-eo-reul gong-bu-han-da).
"Tim studies English."

POINT #3: The object in a basic Korean sentence requires the particles 을 (eul)/를 (reul)
right after the object.

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