“This
book is made to help you build a strong base in basic Korean grammar,
making it easier to deepen your understanding of the language and
improve your skills over time.”
Each chapter starts with a clear explanation of a grammar concept,
accompanied by example sentences to help you understand how it works in
context.
You can test your understanding with the Practice and Quiz sections,
which are designed to help you apply what you’ve learned. Occasionally,
you’ll come across 꿀팁 (honey tips)—a fun Korean slang term for helpful
advice—that will make your learning experience even smoother.
You can listen to audio recordings of the example sentences from the Practice and Quiz sections.
At the end of each chapter, there’s an Exercise section where you can
review and reinforce what you’ve learned. Additionally, you’ll find a
special section introducing aspects of Korean culture, vocabulary, or
commonly used phrases, adding depth to your understanding of the
language.
If you’d like to continue your Korean studies and improve your language skills, feel free to visit Miss Vicky’s YouTube Channel
Contents
The Author’s Message Recommendation from a Student/Proofreader How to use this book
CHAPTER 1 Beginner’s Guide to Korean Grammar CHAPTER 2 은/는 & 이/가 : Topic Markers & Subject Markers CHAPTER 3 을/를 : Object Markers CHAPTER 4 Verbs CHAPTER 5 Essential Opposite Verb Pairs in Korean CHAPTER 6 에 & 에서 : Place & Time Markers CHAPTER 7 부터, 에서 & 까지 : Particles for Marking Range CHAPTER 8 에게/한테 : to and from someone CHAPTER 9 와/과, (이)랑, 하고 & (으)로 : More Essential Particles (1) CHAPTER 10 도 & 만 : More Essential Particles (2) CHAPTER 11 Adjectives CHAPTER 12 안, -지 않다 : Negating Verbs and Adjectives CHAPTER 13 The -ㅂ/습니다 Ending APPENDIX Personal Pronouns in Korean
Closing Message
Contact the Publisher
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211, Munbal-ro, Gyeonggi-do 10883 Paju-si Korea (Republic of)
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Congratulations on embarking on this new journey of learning Korean! This book is written from the perspective of someone who is just starting to learn Korean. It is authored by Miss Vicky, who has over 480,000 YouTube subscribers. It has three main chapters; the first chapter covers Korean alphabet, and the subsequent chapters cover simple yet practical topics like basic expressions and numbers. You can learn Korean with detailed and clear explanations, engaging visuals, and thoughtfully created exercises, including the final tests in every chapter. Throughout the book, you’ll find useful information that broadens your understanding of the Korean language and answers the questions that may naturally arise as you study. You can approach this book from the perspective of studying, but it will also be helpful to approach it as reading an informative and engaging book about Korean. (https://www.youtube.com/@KoreanwithMissVicky ).* Learning with provides the following benefits : Absolute beginner learners of Korean can use this book, the accompanying YouTube lectures and the audio files (audio files can be downloaded from the Darakwon USA website) to make the most of their learning experience. You’ll learn how to read and write “Hangeul,” the Korean alphabet, with visual images, thorough pronunciation guide, and audio files. You can dive into learning Korean phrases and sentences. In particular, you will learn the use of polite and casual speech in Korean, allowing you to use appropriate expressions for each situation. You will also become familiar with Korean numbers, which will help you practice applying the numbers you’ve learned in real life. You can review what you’ve learned and check your Korean skills through various exercises. By following Miss Vicky’s guided journey in learning Korean, you’ll naturally build your Korean language skills!
About this Book:
This series is the culmination of educational know-how and systematic grammar organization acquired by the three authors from their experience actually teaching Korean to foreigners in the classroom. In focusing strictly on Korean grammar, this series represents a departure from most current integrated teaching materials, allowing foreign learners to more easily concentrate on grammar in their study of Korean. The authors have included real dialogues and illustrations to make the study of Korean more interesting, especially for those students who have heretofore felt Koran grammar to be difficult. Further, this series equally serves as a general Korean grammar reference that can be used by Korean language instructors both in Korea and abroad who regularly experience the difficulty of teaching Korean grammar first-hand.
About the series:
▪ Collects the introductory grammar points normally taught in Levels 1 and 2 at most university affiliated and private language institutes.
▪ Makes it easy for learners to locate those grammar patterns they find the most confusing by providing comparisons of patterns similar in meaning and usage. This way, learners can not only clarify the differences between similar patterns, but also study how they are used differently depending on the situation.
▪ Lets the learner confirm the usage of target grammar points by illustrating how they are used in real conversation. The examples presented are not simply sentences constructed for the purpose of illustrating grammar, but rather examples of how the grammar points are actually used in real life.
▪ Includes special sections on particularly tricky grammar points to allow learners to acquire a more accurate and natural-sounding command of Korean. Further, by presenting a variety of grammatical patterns along with both practice exercises and graphic illustrations, learners can approach the study of Korean grammar with renewed interest.
Contents
Preface
How to Use This Book
Table of Contents
■ Introduction to the Korean Language
1. Korean Sentence Structure
2. Conjugation of Verbs and Adjectives
3. Connecting Sentences
4. Sentence Types
5. Honorific Expressions
■ Getting Ready
01 이다 (to be)
02 있다 (to exist/be, to have)
03 Numbers
04 Dates and Days of the Week
05 Time
Unit 1. Tenses
01 Present Tense A/V-(스)ㅂ니다
02 Present Tense A/V-아/어요
03 Past Tense A/V-았/었어요
04 Future Tense V-(으)ㄹ 거예요 ①
05 Progressive Tense V-고 있다 ①
06 Past Perfect Tense A/V-았/었었어요
Unit 2. Negative Expressions
01 Word Negation
02 안 A/V-아/어요 (A/V-지 않아요)
03 못 V-아/어요 (V-지 못해요)
Unit 3. Particles
01 N이/가
02 N은/는
03 N을/를
04 N와/과, N(이)랑, N하고
05 N의
06 N에 ①
07 N에 ②
08 N에서
09 N에서 N까지, N부터 N까지
10 N에게/한테
11 N도
12 N만
13 N밖에
14 N(으)로
15 N(이)나 ①
16 N(이)나 ②
17 N쯤
18 N처럼/N같이
19 N보다
20 N마다
Unit 4. Listing and Contrast
01 A/V-고
02 V-거나
03 A/V-지만
04 A/V-(으)ㄴ/는데 ①
Unit 5. Time Expressions
01 N 전에, V-기 전에
02 N 후에, V-(으)ㄴ 후에
03 V-고 나서
04 V-아/어서
05 N 때, A/V-(으)ㄹ 때
06 V-(으)면서
07 N 중, V-는 중
08 V-자마자
09 N 동안, V-는 동안
10 V-(으)ㄴ 지
Unit 6. Ability and Possibility
01 V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다
02 V-(으)ㄹ 줄 알다/모르다
Unit 7. Demands and Obligations, Permission and Prohibition
01 V-(으)세요
02 V-지 마세요
03 A/V-아/어야 되다/하다
04 A/V-아/어도 되다
05 A/V-(으)면 안 되다
06 A/V-지 않아도 되다 (안 A/V-아/어도 되다)
Unit 8. Expressions of Hope
01 V-고 싶다
02 A/V-았/었으면 좋겠다
Unit 9. Reasons and Causes
01 A/V-아/어서 ②
02 A/V-(으)니까 ①
03 N 때문에, A/V-기 때문에
Unit 10. Making Requests and Assisting
01 V-아/어 주세요, V-아/어 주시겠어요?
02 V-아/어 줄게요, V-아/어 줄까요?
Unit 11. Trying New Things and Experiences
01 V-아/어보다
02 V-(으)ㄴ 적이 있다/없다
Unit 12. Asking Opinions and Making Suggestions
01 V-(으)ㄹ까요? ①
02 V-(으)ㄹ까요? ②
03 V-(으)ㅂ시다
04 V-(으)시겠어요?
05 V-(으)ㄹ래요? ①
Unit 13. Intentions and Plans
01 A/V-겠어요 ①
02 V-(으)ㄹ게요
03 V-(으)ㄹ래요 ②
Unit 14. Background Information and Explanations
01 A/V-(으)ㄴ/는데 ②
02 V-(으)니까 ②
Unit 15. Purpose and Intention
01 V-(으)러 가다/오다
02 V-(으)려고
03 V-(으)려고 하다
04 N을/를 위해(서), V-기 위해(서)
05 V-기로 하다
Unit 16. Conditions and Suppositions
01 A/V-(으)면
02 V-(으)려면
03 A/V-아/어도
Unit 17. Conjecture
01 A/V-겠어요 ②
02 A/V-(으)ㄹ 거예요 ②
03 A/V-(으)ㄹ까요? ③
04 A/V-(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ 것 같다
Unit 18. Changes in Parts of Speech
01 관형형 -(으)ㄴ/-는/-(으)ㄹ N
02 A/V-기
03 A-게
04 A-아/어하다
Unit 19. Expressions of State
01 V-고 있다 ②
02 V-아/어 있다
03 A-아/어지다
04 V-게 되다
Unit 20. Confirming Information
01 A/V-(으)ㄴ/는지
02 V-는 데 걸리다/들다
03 A/V-지요?
Unit 21. Discovery and Surprise
01 A/V-군요/는군요
02 A/V-네요
Unit 22. Additional Endings
01 A-(으)ㄴ가요?, V-나요?
02 A/V-(으)ㄴ/는데요
Unit 23. Quotations
01 Direct Quotations
02 Indirect Quotations
03 Indirect Quotation Contracted Forms
Unit 24. Irregular Conjugations
01 �ㅡ� 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)
02 �ㄹ� 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)
03 �ㅂ� 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)
04 �ㄷ� 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)
05 �르� 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)
06 �ㅎ� 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)
07 �ㅅ� 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)
■ Appendix
Good Things to Know
Answer Key
Grammar Explanations in Korean
Grammar Index
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Korean Made Easy - Starter (2nd Edition) precedes Korean Made Easy for Beginners (2nd Edition), which is establishing itself as the best-selling Korean textbook for self-study and is a revised edition based on the latest trends. This is the best textbook that introduces the Korean language to beginners who want to learn the shape and pronunciations of Hangeul in the easiest way. The five-step learning method of ‘Let’s Warm-up, Let’s Study, Reading Activity, Listening Activity, Quiz Yourself’ makes learning and understanding Hangeul, pronunciation, basic vocabulary, and key expressions simple and fun. You can master Hangeul perfectly in just 20 hours, and practice pronunciation via the QR code audio file. In addition, you can learn Hangeul and basic vocabulary in a fun way through various types of practice exercises, portable expression cards, and visual learning aids. Learners can familiarize themselves with Hangeul and Korean expressions anytime, anywhere.▪ A customized Korean textbook for learners wanting to self-learn basic Korean!This is a revised version of the self-study Korean bestseller Korean Made Easy - Starter, providing customized explanations for basic Korean learners.▪ Detailed explanations of Korean characters and pronunciation are included!The basics of the Hangeul characters are explained, and similar pronunciations are presented to help beginners learn Hangeul and familiarize themselves with new characters. In addition, QR code mp3 files containing the speech of native Korean speakers enable ease of pronunciation practice.▪ Master the letter and pronunciation of Hangeul through various activities and fun exercises!Learners who are new to Hangeul and Korean can learn the pronunciation and letter system through diverse activities in a fun way by solving various game-based practice exercises.▪ Expression cards and visual learning aids enable easy learning and can be used immediately!24 essential, useful expressions are provided in cards for beginners. Basic Korean expressions can be learned anytime, anywhere through these useful expression cards. In addition, consonants, vowels, consonant-vowel combinations, and numbers visual learning aids help learners who are new to Korean become more familiar with Hangeul.
Table of Contents
머리말 Peface 04일러두기 How to Use This Book 06차례 Contents 10내용 구성표 Table of Contents 12Part 1 Introduction to Hangeul 14Part 2 Characteristics of Korean Vowels and Consonants 18Part 3 Characteristics of Korean Sentences 21Chapter 1 Six Basic Vowels ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ ㅣ 26Chapter 2 Three Basic Consonants ㅁ ㄴ ㄹ 34Chapter 3 Six Basic Consonants ㅂ ㄷ ㅅ ㅈ ㄱ ㅎ 44Chapter 4 Final Consonants ㅁ ㄴ ㄹ ㅇ ㅂ ㄷ ㅅ ㅈ ㄱ ㅎ 56Chapter 5 Four [y] Vowels ㅑ ㅕ ㅛ ㅠ 70Chapter 6 Two Basic Vowels ㅐ ㅔ & Two [y] Vowels ㅒ ㅖ 82Chapter 7 Four Aspirated Consonants ㅍ ㅌ ㅊ ㅋ 92Chapter 8 Seven Compound Vowels ㅘ ㅝ ㅙ ㅞ ㅚ ㅟ ㅢ 108Chapter 9 Five Tensed Consonants ㅃ ㄸ ㅆ ㅉ ㄲ 122Chapter 10 Final Consonants ㅍ ㅌ ㅊ ㅋ ㅆ ㄲ & Double Final Consonants 136Final Review 150부록Ⅰ AppendixⅠ정답 Answers 154듣기 대본 Listening Scripts 162색인 Index 171부록Ⅱ AppendixⅡ24개의 중요 표현 카드 Twenty-four Useful Expression Cards 183