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Hello. I am currently learning Japanese. In exchange, I can help with English, Spanish, or Korean. I grew up speaking English and Spanish at home, I am an English teacher, and I am fluent in Korean after having lived in Korea for a long time.
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- お久しぶりですね 私は去年の10月から今年の2月まで毎日日本語を勉強して頑張りました。でも、先月末に新しい仕事を始めましたから最近勉強する時間があまりありませんでした。そして働くどころがアメリカではなくて韓国ですのでその間にここで生活して働く準備しました。今少し暇になりましたからまた日本語勉強を頑張ろうと思っています。 今日の朝に日本語授業がありました。習ったものは「にほんごを勉強しようと思います」という文法でした。 「お昼はオムレツを食べようと思います。」 「日本の文化は面白いから日本語を勉強しようと思いました。」 「毎日の朝に運動しようと思います。」 「今年、もう一回日本に行こうと思います。」 色々なところに使うことができる文法なのですね。March 17, 201331
- Edited to clear up the info, as Korean age can be confusing: The above is correct. When you are born, you're 1. You gain a year when New Year's passes. To come up with your Korean age, add 2 if your birthday hasn't passed, add 1 if it has. The law follows your actual age. Korean age does not really affect your legal rights or privileges. If you are born early in the year and entered school earlier than others born in your year, you might be considered a year older, depending on who you're with (however, young children entering school now enter with others born in their calendar year). Your Eastern astrological sign still follows the Lunar calendar (if you are asked for your "띠"). Modern society tends to follow the "western" calendar, but many traditions still tend to follow the Lunar calendar. There's a mix. This was what I meant. My previous posting was just what I learned from my time there. Sorry if it caused confusion.0 votedJanuary 15, 201310
- 그리고 means "and" and is a conjunction used at the beginning of a sentence. 그래서 means something like "so" or "therefore," and is another conjunction that you use at the beginning of a sentence. 와 and 과 both mean "and." They are used to link two or more nouns in a list. 와 is used if the preceding word ended in a vowel sound, while 과 is used if the preceding word ended in a consonant sound. For example, "너와 나" (You and I) or "볼펜과 연필" (pen and pencil). 하고 is also "and" and could be used in the same way (볼펜하고 연필), though 하고 is more often used in conversation rather than in writing. 와 and 과 appear often in writing. However, they are pretty much interchangeable. 하고 is also used to combine actions that end with 하다. For example, 나는 운동하고 자요 (I exercise and sleep). A nuance here is that the first action precedes the second in time order, but not always. It's contextual. Consequently, an action that does not end in 하다 can be joined with -고, as in, 나는 먹고 자요 (I eat and sleep). Hope that helps.0 votedJanuary 13, 20130
- From my experience, in a formal, polite context, it's best to use the person's name, followed by 씨. You might also use the person's title, such as 선생님, 부장님, etc. You generally wouldn't say "you" in a formal situation, particularly to someone of a higher status/level or older age than you. For family members, you'd call them by 엄마, 아빠, 할머니, etc. 당신, 자기, these mean "you" in an intimate way; 자기 and 여보 generally between boyfriend and girlfriend, or husband and wife; 자기 can be used in a very close friendship, but usually from the older person to the younger, and pretty much only among women. 당신 can be used if the person is generally the same level as you, but still not a really close relationship. I've heard it used more in television or in movies; I've also heard it used in real life, but in a more ironic manner. 당신 can also be used in a romantic relationship. 그대 is almost always used in song lyrics or poetry, rarely in real life settings. 자네 is "you" to someone on a lower level, but usually by people who are a little advanced in age. 너 is the basic, common, casual, friendly "you," but only to someone of an equal or lower age, and usually only if the relationship is close. You wouldn't use it to a good friend if the friend is older; in that case, you'd say something like 언니, 오빠, or 선배, depending on where you met them, and depending on how much older they are. Of course, if it's agreed beforehand, you might be able to say 너 to someone older than you, but it's very, very rare. There are more nuances to this than I can explain, but I hope that helps answer your question. In short, you really wouldn't say "you" to someone older than you, only to someone your age or younger.0 votedJanuary 12, 20131

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