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First Step Korean

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Yonsei University

First Step Korean

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This is an elementary-level Korean language course, consisting of 5 lessons with 4 units, and covers 4 skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The main topics include basic expressions used in everyday life, such as greetings, introducing yourself, talking about your family and a daily life and so on. Each lesson covers dialogues, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, quizzes and role-plays. After completing this course, you will be able to 1. read and write Korean alphabet. 2. communicate in Korean with basic expressions. 3. learn basic knowledge on Korean culture. It’s fun and easy to follow! Enjoy it!

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Greetings and Introducing

In this module, you will learn how to greet, ask someone's nationalities / jobs and answer those questions in Korean. After completing the lessons, you will be able to introduce yourself, greet a person and talk about someone's nationalities and occupations.

2.2 Lecture10:09

Meet the Instructors

Seung Hae Kang
Associate Professor
Korean Language Education as a Foreign Language

[FOREIGN] Hello everyone, when you meet someone for

the first time, how would you ask his or her nationality?

In this unit, you will learn how to ask others their nationality and

how to respond when asked such a question.

First, lets listen to a conversation between two people.

Listen carefully.

>> [FOREIGN] >> [FOREIGN]

>> Shall we take a look at

the conversation?

[FOREIGN] He's asking Justin, where are you from?

Or, what's your nationality?

[FOREIGN] is a question asking what country they are from.

[FOREIGN] is I'm from the United States of America, or I'm American.

Listen again and repeat it.

[FOREIGN]

[FOREIGN]

[FOREIGN]

[FOREIGN]

Well done.

Let's look at the pronunciations.

[FOREIGN] is pronounced [FOREIGN].

Do you remember how final consonants are prolonged?

The final consonant M [FOREIGN] of [FOREIGN]

is combined with E in [FOREIGN] and

thus is pronounced [FOREIGN].

Let's try that again.

[FOREIGN] well done.

Let's have a look at the vocabulary.

[FOREIGN] is which in English, and it is used with [FOREIGN],

which country and [FOREIGN], which person.

It indicates what specific one applies to among many possibilities.

The distinction is quite similar to the difference between [FOREIGN],

what, and [FOREIGN], which.

In English, [FOREIGN] is a country or a nation.

[FOREIGN] and [FOREIGN]

is a person.

The question [FOREIGN] literally,

which country person are you, which sounds a bit awkward.

But asks which country the person is from.

[FOREIGN].

[FOREIGN] is a question asking what Justin's nationality is.

The [FOREIGN] is an address term and

in English it is used with Mr. or Miss, etc.

In Korea, we use first name, [FOREIGN], or

their full name plus [FOREIGN] to call another person.

Last name plus [FOREIGN] is used in a limited manner.

In a more friendly setting, you can use first name plus [FOREIGN].

In a more formal relationship, you call them by their full name and [FOREIGN].

In this case, Justin is a first name, so by calling him Justin [FOREIGN].

We can see that the relationship is that

of close friends or acquaintances.

[FOREIGN] is asking where they are from or

what country they are from.

Thus, a question asking their nationality.

You use it to ask a person's nationality upon your first encounter with them.

Shall we practice together?

Now, we practice to ask someone's nationality, like,

I say, Justin, and then you ask [FOREIGN], ready?

Yes, Steven.

We call him, Steven, Steven.

Steven [FOREIGN]

Steven [FOREIGN]

Susan, we call her Susan, Susan.

Susan [FOREIGN].

[FOREIGN]

is a Korean

mayor's

name.

[FOREIGN]

Well done.

Then how you would respond to the question, [FOREIGN]?

If your nationality is American, you are [FOREIGN].

And if you are Korean You are, [FOREIGN].

Thus, if you are American, you can respond, [FOREIGN].

And if you are Korean you

can say, [FOREIGN].

Should we try together?

I'll ask you [FOREIGN] and then,

you answer the questions using the following word to present it.

[FOREIGN] Canada.

[FOREIGN]

[FOREIGN]

Excellent work.

Well, when a Korean person asks you what your nationality is,

you will be able to answer it without hesitation.

Now, try it on your own.

What are their following countries?

Let's practice how to read and write them in Korean.

China, [FOREIGN].

India, [FOREIGN].

Japan, [FOREIGN].

Nepal, [FOREIGN].

Russia, [FOREIGN].

Germany, [FOREIGN].

Brazil, [FOREIGN].

Australia [FOREIGN].

New Zealand,

[FOREIGN].

Singapore [FOREIGN].

This is all for this unit.

Hopefully, you will practice what you have learned.

[FOREIGN] See you.

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