Korean - Unit 1

Page 1: Cover Page

  • Course Name: Korean for General Purposes 1(A1.1)

  • Location: UCD, Dublin

  • Student Information: Name and Class settings

Page 2: Simple Vowels

  • Vowels (모음): ㅏ, ㅓ, ㅗ, ㅜ, ㅡ, ㅣ, ㅐ, ㅔ, ㅚ, ㅟ

  • Sounds:

    • ㅏ (a)

    • ㅓ (eo)

    • ㅗ (o)

    • ㅜ (u)

    • ㅡ (eu)

    • ㅣ (i)

    • ㅐ (ae)

    • ㅔ (e)

    • ㅚ (oe)

    • ㅟ (wi)

  • Syllable Formation:

    • Vowels can be pronounced as independent syllables.

    • In writing, a consonant or soundless ‘ㅇ’ must precede vowels for balance.: 아, 어, 오, 우, 으, 이, 애, 에, 외, 위.

  • Vertical Vowels (formed from ‘l’): ㅏ, ㅓ, ㅣ

    • Placed to the right of the initial consonant.

  • Horizontal Vowels (formed from ‘ㅡ’): ㅗ, ㅜ, ㅣ

    • Placed below the initial consonant.

Page 3: Practice Exercises

  • Listening and Pronunciation Exercises:

    1. Read vowels and practice with audio.

    2. Write vowels in the order heard.

    3. Number the words in the order they are heard.

    4. Match audio to corresponding words.

Page 4: Writing Practice for Vowels

  • Vowel Writing:

    • Practice writing the vowels: ㅏ 아, ㅓ 어, ㅗ 오, ㅜ 우, ㅡ 으, ㅣ 이, ㅐ 애, ㅔ 에, ㅚ 외, ㅟ 위

Page 5: Consonants

  • Consonants (자음):

    • Basic Sounds:

      • ㄱ (g, k)

      • ㄲ (kk)

      • ㄴ (n)

      • ㄷ (d, t)

      • ㄸ (tt)

      • ㄹ (r, l)

      • ㅁ (m)

      • ㅂ (b, p)

      • ㅃ (pp)

      • ㅅ (s, sh)

      • ㅆ (ss)

      • ㅇ (ng, soundless)

      • ㅈ (j)

      • ㅉ (jj)

      • ㅊ (ch)

      • ㅋ (k)

      • ㅌ (t)

      • ㅍ (p)

      • ㅎ (h)

  • Practice:

    1. Listen, repeat the sounds using audio.

    2. Write the corresponding words heard in audio.

Page 6: Further Practice with Syllables

  • Activities:

    1. Listen and check syllables.

    2. Read supplied letters.

    3. Listen and choose correct letters based on audio provided.

Page 7: Writing and Reading Korean Syllables

  • Syllable Examples:

    • ㅏ (가), ㅓ (거), ㅗ (고), ㅜ (구)

Page 8: More on Syllables

  • Additional syllable writing exercises:

    • ㅏ (카), ㅓ (커), ㅗ (코)

Page 9: Basic Greetings in Korean

  • Introduction:

    • Objectives:

      1. Understand basic Korean culture and writing system.

      2. Ability to introduce oneself.

      3. Knowledge of using –이에요/예요 grammatical structures.

  • Greeting Examples:

    1. 안녕하세요? (Hello - An-nyeong-ha-se-yo?)

Page 10: Dialogue Practice

  • Example Dialogue:

    빌리: 안녕하세요? Billy: An-nyeong-ha-se-yo?
    저는 빌리예요. Jeo-neun Billy ye-yo.
    아일랜드 사람이에요. A-il-laen-deu sa-ram-yi-e-yo.
    지훈: 안녕하세요? Jihun: An-nyeong-ha-se-yo?
    저는 지훈이에요. Jeo-neun Jihun yi-e-yo
    .한국 사람이에요. Hanguk sa-ram-yi-e-yo.
    빌리: 만나서 반갑습니다. Billy: man-na-seo-ban-gap-seum-ni-da.
    지훈: 만나서 반갑습니다. Jihun: man-na-seo-ban-gap-seum-ni-da.

  • New Vocabulary:

    • 저 (I - jeo)

    • 는 (topic marker - neun)

    • 아일랜드 (Ireland - a-il-laen-deu)

    • 한국 (Korea - hanguk)

    • 사람 (person - sa-ram)

Page 11: Grammar Structures

  • Equational Expressions:

    • Structure: N1은/는 N2이에요/예요

    • Examples:

      1. 마이클은 대학생이에요. (Michael is a college student.)

      2. 저는 도은지예요. (I am Eunjee Do.)

  • Usage of –이에요/예요:

    • Usage is dependent on the final syllable's consonant/vowel structure.

Page 12: Cultural Practice

  • Interaction Practice: Introduce your name and nationality to peers based on nationalities listed.

Page 13: Additional Expressions

  • Greetings and Basic Interactions:

    1. A: 안녕하세요? (Hello)

    2. A: 고마워요. (Thank you)

    3. A: 죄송해요. (I am sorry)

    4. A: 괜찮아요. (It's okay)