Korean Basic Expressions II and Native Numbers and Classroom Commands
Native Korean Numbers
Counting from to in Korean:
하나 (hana):
둘 (tul):
셋 (set):
넷 (net):
다섯 (tasot):
여섯 (yosot):
일곱 (ilgop):
여덟 (yodol): . Note: While written as 여덟, it is actually pronounced as 여덟 (yodol).
아홉 (ahop):
열 (yol):
Classroom Starters and Reading Commands
시작할까요? (šidžak halkkayo?): "Shall we start?"
This is phrased as a question to the group.
시작합시다 (šidžakhapšida): "Let's begin."
Usage Note: Typically used by a teacher addressing students.
책을 보세요 (čhægil boseyo): "Please look at your books."
Explanation:
책: book(s).
을: Object marker designating "book(s)" as the direct object.
보세요: Please look (at it).
첫 페이지를 보세요 (čhot pheidžiril boseyo): "Please look at the first page."
Explanation:
첫: the first.
페이지: page.
보세요: please look (at it).
책을 보지 마세요 (čhægil bodži maseyo): "Please don't look at your books."
다음 페이지를 보세요 (taim pheidžiril boseyo): "Please look at the next page."
듣기만 하세요: "Just listen, please."
Explanation:
듣기: the act of listening.
만: only listening.
하세요: please do it.
Speaking and Listening Instructions
따라 하세요: "Please repeat (after me)."
Explanation: Includes the concept of "following" or "repeating" combined with "please do" or "please say."
다 같이: "All together."
Explanation:
다: all; everyone.
같이: together (pronounced /가치/ or /katchi/).
다시 한번: "One more time."
Explanation:
다시: again; once more.
한번: once; one time.
대답하세요: "Please answer."
말하세요: "Please say it" or "Please talk."
Explanation:
말: language; word(s); speech; talking.
하세요: please speak / please say it.
Politeness Note: 말씀하세요 is a significantly more polite version of this command.
다시 말씀해 주세요: "Please say it for me again" or "Please repeat."
Explanation:
다시: again; once more.
말씀해 주세요: "Please favor me by doing it," i.e., please do it for me.
크게 말씀해 주세요: "Please say it loudly."
Explanation:
크게: so that it is big; loudly.
천천히 말씀해 주세요: "Please say it slowly."
한국말로 하세요: "Please say it in Korean."
Explanation:
한국말로: in Korean.
하세요: please say it.
영어로 하지 마세요: "Please don't say it in English."
Explanation:
영어로: in English.
하지 마세요: please do not do it.
Checking Understanding and Questions
알겠어요?: "Do you understand?"
Literal Meaning: "Will you know?", "Might you know?", or "Would you know?"
(네) 알겠어요: "(Yes,) I understand."
Literal Meaning: "I will know," "I would know," or "I'll probably get it."
아니오, 모르겠어요: "No, I don't understand."
Literal Meaning: "I don't or wouldn't know."
질문 있어요?: "Any questions?"
Explanation:
질문: question.
있어요?: "Does there exist…?" or "Do we/you have…?"
네. 있어요: "Yes, I have (a question)" or "Yes, there are."
아니오. 없어요: "No, I haven't."
Explanation:
없어요: "There does not exist" or "I/we/one does not have."
Etiquette and Breaks
십 분만 쉽시다: "Let's rest for ten minutes."
Explanation:
십: ten (expressed as ).
분: minute(s).
십 분: minutes.
만: (to the extent of) ten minutes; ten minutes (only).
쉽시다: Let's rest.
늦어서 죄송합니다: "Sorry I'm late."
Explanation:
늦어서: "I am late, and so…" or "Because I am late…"
Romanized Transcriptions for Reference
1-5: hana, tul, set, net, tasot
6-10: yosot, il'gop, yodol, ahop, yol
Question (Shall we start?): šidžak halkkayo?
Suggestion (Let's begin): šidžakhapšida
Reading (Please look at your books): čhægil boseyo
Specific Page (Please look at the first page): čhot pheidžiril boseyo
Negative Command (Please don't look): čhægil bodži maseyo
Next Page (Please look at the next page): taim pheidžiril boseyo