Le

Le

1. sometimes also used in short as 넘, only in spoken language

   • 너무 보고 싶어요
   • 너무 바빠요. [neo-mu ba-ppa-yo.] = I’m too busy. / I’m very busy. 너무 is usually combined with adjectives

2. Lesson 2

   • 이 책은 재미있어요. 그리고 이 책은 싸요.
   • 이 책은 재미있어요. 그리고 싸요
   • 이 책은 재미있고 싸요.
   • But you can also say 어제 친구를 만나고, 영화를 봤어요. with the part “만나고” in the present tense.
     • 어제 친구를 만났어요. 그리고 영화를 만났어요. ▶ 어제 친구를 만났고, 영화를 봤어요.
       • the first clause is okay in present tense
         • 3. 9월에는 한국에 가고, 10월에는 일본에 갈 거예요. [gu-wo-re-neun han-gu-ge ga-go, si-wo-re-neun il-bo-ne gal geo-ye-yo.] = In September I will go to Korea, and in October I will go to Japan.
           • 4. 커피 마시고, 도너츠 먹고, 케익 먹고, 우유 마셨어요. 배 불러요.
             • I drank some coffee, ate a donut, ate some cake, and drank some milk. I’m full.
   • Lesson 3
     • 앞 [ap] = front 뒤 [dwi] = back 옆 [yeop] = side 위 [wi] = top 밑 [mit] = bottom
       • 자동차 앞에
         • in front of the car
           • • If you remember, -에 [-e] is only used with the status of a person or an object, and when you want to express actions and behaviors that are happening, you need to use -에서
               • A: 은행 앞에서 만날 거예요. [eun-haeng a-pe-seo man-nal geo-ye-yo.] = I’m going to meet (them) in front of the bank.
     • Lesson 4
       • -(으)ㄹ까요?
         • Usage #1 - Asking oneself a question or showing doubt about something Examples: “I wonder what is in this bag?”
           • Usage #2 - Raising a question and attracting attention of others Examples: “Why did this happen? What do you think, everyone?”
             • Usage #3 - Suggesting doing something together Example: “Do you want me to help you?”
               • You can add the past tense suffix -았/었/였 right after the verb stem and before -(으)ㄹ까요 to make an assumption about a past event. Since this is in the past tense, it can ONLY be used for expressing doubt or curiosity.
                 • Ex) 어제 Taliana가 한국에 왔을까요?
                   • do you think talia came to korea yesterday?
                     • 4. 커피 마실까요? 맥주 마실까요?
                       • do you want to drink beer or coffee?
       • Lesson 5
         • About 4 km = 4킬로미터 쯤
           • Around 1 o’clock = 한 시쯤
         • Similar words: 정도 [ jeong-do], 약 [yak] 정도 [ jeong-do] is used after nouns, just like 쯤 [ jjeum], whereas 약 [yak] is used BEFORE nouns.
           • 한 달 [han dal] = one month 한 달쯤 [han dal-jjeum] = about a month 한 달 정도 [han dal jeong-do] = about a month 약 한 달 [yak han dal] = about a month Note that 정도 has a space before it and 쯤 doesn’t. Sometimes people also use 약 and 쯤 together or 약 and 정도 together. 약 한 달쯤 [yak han dal-jjeum] = about a month 약 한 달 정도 [yak han dal jeong-do] = about a month
             • 4. 내일 몇 시쯤 만날까요?
               • = Around what time shall we meet tomorrow?
         • Lesson 6
           • -(ㅇ) ㄹ게요 [-(eu)l ge-yo] is also attached after a verb stem and also expresses the future, but it focuses more on your actions or decisions AS A REACTION TO or AS A RESULT OF what the other person says.
             • 2. 저 갈게요. 안녕히 계세요. [ jeo gal-ge-yo. an-nyeong-hi gye-se-yo.] = I’m going to go. Take care.
               • 4. 내일 4시쯤에 갈게요. 괜찮아요? [nae-il ne-si-jjeu-me gal-ge-yo. gwaen-cha-na-yo?] = I’ll be there at around 4 o’clock tomorrow. Is that alright?
                 • So in summary, you use -(으)ㄹ게요 (instead of -(으)ㄹ 거예요) when: 1. you are changing your plan according to what the other person said 2. you want to check what the other person thinks by saying something and seeing their reaction 3. you decide to do something because of something the other person said