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Hello everyone! My name is Ryker and I have lived in Korea for over seven years now. I’ve studied Korean, Spanish, French, Japanese and even a little Irish Gaelic and Italian BUT currently I’m just focusing on my French 😅. If you have any questions about English or Korean I’m more than happy to help!
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Aug 13, 2018
I really enjoyed having class with him. He is very nice and he followed my teaching well. Although I explained many things in korean, he could understand everything I said. I think he would reach to very very high level (native fluency)in korean in due time. I want to help him with his TOPIK preperation.
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    "I'm sorry for not understanding! For my Korean address, they want to know which courier service was used, like Hanjin or Lotte etc. and if there was a tracking number! The recipient is (NAME)." 잘 이해못해서 미안합니다! 저희 한국 주소에 대서는 배송 번호 뭣이고 어떤 택배 서비스를 (한진이나 롯데) 이용했는지 필료합니다. 택배 받을 분의 성함은 (이름)입니다.
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    August 14, 2018
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    Could you explain the grammar

    Could you explain me the grammar - 가는 거 or 하는 거? Could you give me some examples?
    And could you explain me the grammar 한다, 간다? what is the difference between 저는 먼저 갈게 and 저는 먼저 간다?

    As for the differences between 가는 거 and 하는 거 we need to break each section down into their individual segments.
        가다 + 은/는 + 것 (the ㅅ 받침 is often removed in colloquial usage) = 가는 거
        하다 + 은/는 + 것 = 하는 거

    가다/하다: 가다 is the dictionary form (non conjugated) verb meaning: to go
                       하다 is the dictionary form of the verb generally meaning: to do
    은/는: This is a grammatical feature used for indicating. In English, it is most commonly translated as "that".
                ex-  하교에 가는 버스 = The bus that goes to the school \\ 공부하는 학생 = The student that studies.
    것 (col. 거): The word for "thing" so you could substitute bus and student in the examples above with the word thing and express this as: 하교에 가는 것 or 공부하는 것 (**It is important to remember that Korean is an extremely contextual language so if you were to only say 공부하는 것 is would be interpreted as "the thing that you study**)

    Putting all these together the differences are simply "The thing that goes" and "The thing that does"

    Understanding that allows us to move to your second question: 한다 vs 간다
        Notice how in the "verb+은/는" examples the translations are actions that happen in present tense?  Well, with 한다 and 간다 these have an implication of an action that was completed in the past or has already occurred
                ex- 미국에 간 학생 = Students that have gone to the U.S.
                    - 공부한 학생 = Students that have studied (while implying they may not study any more)

    Now, there is a secondary usage for ~은/는 that is seen in written text such as journals or reports and is simply a way that ends sentences. This is not the same thing as the grammar explained above; however, it leads into your final question of the difference between 저는 먼저 갈게(요) and 저는 먼저 간다

    The meaning of both those sentences are the same "I'll go first" but the usage is different.

        나는 먼저 갈게: Your example being lowered speech (반말) it would be more appropriate to use 나 to represent yourself rather than 저. I would say this to my friend if we were leaving a place and I was going to leave first.

        저는 먼저 간다: Is what you would expect to see in written instructions, a journal or a book and with journal writing as well it would make more sense to use 나 in place of 저.

    I hope this helped clear things up~

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    August 14, 2018
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    Hi Yousra, First, I think the important thing is to decide for yourself what "fluent" means to you. Do you mean, able to survive in Korea and get around? Do you mean able to watch Korean programs without subtitles and understand 100% of the content? Do you mean being able to discuss any random topic in depth while expressing your opinion as much as you could in your native language? These are all very different levels of language ability that many people consider to be markers for fluency. That being said, getting around in Korea doesn't demand a high command of the language if you speak English. As for Korean programs your best bet would be to study high frequency media vocabulary (HFMV). Most languages sit at around 2,000 words or so, but you can find more specialized subsets based off of subject matter. Let's say you can watch the news on weather (a relatively easy topic), but when it comes to economics or politics you have a less stable grasp on vocab. This is where individual HFMV subjects would come in handy. Lastly, for the last marker I mentioned...I think that just comes with usage. Read articles on topics you're passionate about, and study related vocab. Keep journals and join interests groups. Naver Cafe is an invaluable resource for this type of study. All in all, fluency is a very difficult concept to measure due to its relativity. I hope this helped! 포기하는 말은 배추 셀때만 쓰는 말이죠! 화이팅~
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    August 9, 2018
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    "Vary" comes from the Latin "varius" which means to diversify. Today we use it in words such as the infinitive to vary, the adjective various, and rooted in other parts of speech such as variety.
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    July 5, 2016
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    When is a verb be modified with the ~하다 verb ending? I know that you can use ~하다 to modify verbs such as 좋다 and 싫다 to differentiate between an overall like or dislike as opposed to the dis/like of an object. (좋다-> 좋아하다 // 싫다-> 싫어하다) But my question is when the conjugation of a verb 밉다 is changed to 미워하다, or when 그립다 is changed to 그리워하다. There doesn't seem to be a clear answer as to when this change is allowed to take place.
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    One of the most common baby songs that I know if in Korean is the 3 Bears song (곰 세마리) and it has a little dance to go with it. I found a video on youtube for you to watch. It has the lyrics as well. Enjoy :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-5DbedZ_VU
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    October 20, 2015
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    So a lot of this will come from the grammar of the final verb as it relates to the subject. The difference that Korean has when compared to English lies in the "markers" that we don't use in English. These are ~은/는, ~을/를, ~이/가. The first identifies the subject of the sentence and most often directly relates to the verb. Applying this subject marker to words like "I" and "me" (both of which are represented as 저/나 lets you know that we are talking about me. (저는, 나는) such as in the example: I am a man. "저는 남자입니다./ 나는 남자이야" *note that the first is formal while the latter is informal* The second identifies the object of the sentence by showing what is being acted upon. Though this wasn't a part of your question it's worth mentioning this marker with the others. This avoids any confusion as Korean and English doesn't always translate directly. Such as the example: I ate the apple. "저는 사과를 먹었습니다./ 나는 사과를 먹었어" The third shows the topic of the sentence. This can easily be confused with the subject so if it helps think of ~은/는 as translating to "As for ~" So in the case of the topic marker it identifies the overall topic of the sentence as in the example: I am not good at running. "저는 다리기가 잘 안합니다./ 나는 다리기가 잘 안해." We are still talking about me wherein I am the subject, but the topic of the sentence is running.
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    October 19, 2015
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    The next marker is used to show possession. You can think of it as an all encompassing "apostrophe s" and is written as 의. Example: The school's books. "학교의 책." The tricky part is that when you want to say my or your you attach this marker to the word for I and you. This changes the way the marker is formed and a sort of contraction is made. My (lit. I+possessive marker) would be 저의 but changes to 제 while 나의 changes to 내. Similarly your (lit. you+possessive marker) changes as well; however, only in the informal. The word for you 당신 / 너 already implies the level you want to speak at. Therefor formally speaking your becomes 당신의 while the informal changes from 너의 to 네. *If you have trouble distinguishing between 네 and 내 look at the vowel and you can see the ㅓ from 너 and the ㅏ from 나* Ours and Us are always 우리 and it doesn't get much simpler than that :) Now, as for you, your, and you're remember the first three markers: You eat apples/ You are a woman/ Your apples were eaten. "당신은 사과를 먹습니다/ 너는 사과를 먹어// 당신은 여자입니다/ 너는 여자이야// 당신의 사과를 먹어졌습니다/ 네 사과를 먹어졌어." Finally, "they" could either be expressed as 그 사람들이 *note the 이 as the topic marker* Here, 그 means "that", 들 is the plurality marker which makes the singular a multiple of that item (book to books, person to people, language to languages: 첵/ 첵들, 사람/ 사람들, 언어/ 언어들) I hope this helps you. And if it created more questions than answers just think of those as opportunities to learn more.
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    October 19, 2015
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