Talk To Me In Korean – Level 1 Review

A comprehensive set of Q&A flashcards covering greetings, basic grammar particles, key verbs, conjugation rules, numbers, interrogatives, negative constructions, and practical phrases from Talk To Me In Korean Level 1 lessons.

How do you politely say “Hello / Hi” to someone in Korean?

안녕하세요.

What is the informal noun meaning of 안녕 found inside 안녕하세요?

Well-being, peace, health.

What is the most common formal way to say “Thank you” in Korean?

감사합니다.

Break down 감사합니다 into its two parts.

감사 (gratitude) + 합니다 (I do).

How do you say “Yes / that’s right / I agree” in Korean?

네.

How do you say “No / that’s not right” in Korean?

아니요.

What word is often used as a conversation filler, to say “I see / Ah-ha” in Korean?

네.

What is the stronger phrase for “Yes, that’s right” in Korean?

네, 맞아요.

When leaving and the other person stays, how do you say “Good-bye” politely?

안녕히 계세요.

When you stay and the other person leaves, how do you say “Good-bye” politely?

안녕히 가세요.

Polite formal phrase for “I’m sorry / I apologize.”

죄송합니다.

Korean expression to get someone’s attention (e.g., in a restaurant).

저기요.

Give one Korean phrase that means “Excuse me” when squeezing through a crowd.

잠시만요 / 잠깐만요 / 죄송합니다.

Which two endings mean “to be” in polite Korean and attach to nouns?

이에요 / 예요.

When do you use 이에요 instead of 예요?

When the previous word ends with a final consonant (받침).

Translate and state rule: 학교예요.

“It’s a school.” 예요 is used because 학교 ends in a vowel sound.

How do you ask “What is it?” politely in Korean?

뭐예요?

How do you say “this thing” (pronoun) in Korean?

이거.

How do you say “that thing over there” (pronoun) in Korean?

저거.

Give the three demonstratives meaning this/that/that-over-there (modifier forms).

이 / 그 / 저.

How do you say “This is coffee.” politely?

이거 커피예요.

Polite sentence: “This is not milk.”

이거 우유 아니에요.

Korean verb meaning “to not be” used in sentences like ‘A is not B’.

아니에요.

Write the topic marking particles in Korean.

은 / 는.

Write the subject marking particles in Korean.

이 / 가.

State one nuance difference between 은/는 and 이/가.

은/는 sets or contrasts the topic ("as for …"), while 이/가 simply marks the grammatical subject ("none other than …").

Korean verb meaning “to exist / have”.

있어요.

Its opposite meaning “to not exist / not have”.

없어요.

How do you ask “Do you have time?” politely?

시간 있어요?

How do you say “Please give me coffee.” politely?

커피 주세요.

Polite phrase said before eating (“I will eat well”).

잘 먹겠습니다.

Polite phrase said after eating (“I ate well”).

잘 먹었습니다.

What ending do you attach to a verb stem to mean “I want to …”?

-고 싶어요.

Conjugate 먹다 (to eat) to mean “I want to eat.”

먹고 싶어요.

Native Korean adverb that means “more”.

더.

Give the 5 basic Korean question words for what/where/when/who/how.

뭐 / 어디 / 언제 / 누구 / 어떻게.

What is the Korean for “Why?”

왜?

Provide the interrogative meaning “How much (price)?”

얼마예요?

Provide the interrogative pattern meaning “How + adjective/adverb (e.g., how big)”.

얼마나 + adjective/adverb.

How do you ask “Where are you now?” politely?

지금 어디에 있어요?

Location particle generally meaning “at / to” (state or destination).

에.

Location particle meaning “at / in / from” for actions.

에서.

Translate: 집에 가요.

I am going home.

Translate: 집에서 일해요.

I work at home.

How do you say “From Seoul to Busan” using particles?

서울에서 부산까지 / 서울부터 부산까지.

Give the particle meaning “until / to” when paired as ‘from A to B’.

까지.

Give two particles that can mean “from”.

에서 / 부터.

Korean for “Who did it?” emphasizing the subject.

누가 했어요?

Explain why 누구 + 가 changes form.

누구 + 가 contracts to 누가 for ease of pronunciation.

How do you conjugate a regular verb into polite present tense when the stem ends in 아/오?

Add 아요 (e.g., 가다 → 가요).

How do you conjugate a verb stem with other vowels into polite present tense?

Add 어요 (e.g., 먹다 → 먹어요).

Which single verb stem takes 여요 in present tense?

하- (하다 → 해요).

State the three polite past-tense endings that correspond to 아요/어요/여요.

았어요 / 었어요 / 였어요.

Conjugate 가다 to past tense politely.

갔어요.

Conjugate 하다 to past tense politely.

했어요.

Give the infinitive (dictionary) forms for ‘to go, to come, to eat’.

가다, 오다, 먹다.

Make a negative sentence by placing 안 before the verb: “I don’t eat.”

안 먹어요.

Give the alternative negative pattern ending for verbs.

-지 않아요 (e.g., 먹지 않아요).

Say “I didn’t go.” using 안.

안 갔어요.

Say “I didn’t go.” using 지 않다.

가지 않았어요.

How do you form verb “to study” from the noun 공부?

공부하다.

How do you negate 공부하다 with 안?

공부 안 해요.

Provide the Korean word for the sino-number 100.

백.

Provide the native number for 5.

다섯.

State the native counters for age: form of 1,2,3,4,20 before 살.

한 살, 두 살, 세 살, 네 살, 스무 살.

How do you say “I am 25 years old.” in Korean?

스물다섯 살이에요.

State the sino-number pattern for 312.

삼백십이.

Give the native number pattern for 37.

서른일곱.

What are the two main methods to form negative sentences?

Add 안 before the verb, or use ‑지 않다 after the verb stem.

Translate: 아직 안 했어요.

I haven’t done it yet.

Make a request: “Please give me three beers.”

맥주 세 잔 주세요.

Ask politely: “How often do you come here?”

여기 얼마나 자주 와요?

Ask: “Why didn’t you come yesterday?”

어제 왜 안 왔어요?

Form: ‘from morning until evening’.

아침부터 저녁까지.

How do you say “I want to rest.” in Korean?

쉬고 싶어요.

Conjugate 읽다 to present tense polite.

읽어요.

Conjugate 놀다 to past tense polite.

놀았어요.

Give Korean for “to be strange” and its present tense polite form.

이상하다 → 이상해요.

Say “This coffee tastes bad.”

이 커피 맛없어요.

Ask “Does it hurt?” politely.

아파요?

Respond politely, “It doesn’t hurt.” using 안.

안 아파요.

What is the structure for saying ‘I want to eat more’?

더 먹고 싶어요.