WATCH THE LESSON: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E27Pr8LydGc&feature=youtu.be
You know how we make words plural in English by adding an "s", or an "es", or sometimes changing the "y" to an "ies", or changing the word into something totally different, or doing nothing to it at all?
dog=>dogs
fox=>foxes
pony=>ponies
mouse=>mice
deer=>deer
Well, in Korean if want to make a word plural there is only one way to do it and that is by adding 들 (-deul) to the end.
And much of the time you don't even have to do that! If the people you're talking to already know there are more than one of the object you don't need to make it plural. Or, in some contexts it actually doesn't matter if there is more than one of the object. Like for example if I said "You should take off your rings when you play basketball" It doesn't matter if you are wearing one ring or more than one. It's the same message.
Only when it is important and when it is not already obvious is when you need add 들 (-deul) to make a word plural in Korean.
If you are specifying exactly how many of something there is by putting a number in front of it. Then it is definately obvious that the noun is plural (or singular) so the deul is not required. HOWEVER, Korean has these things called "Counters" and if you want to talk about how many of something there is you'll need to know how to use them. And that's the next lesson.
WATCH THE LESSON: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E27Pr8LydGc&feature=youtu.be
Monday, May 29, 2017
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
100 Subscriber Celebration!
WATCH THE VIDEO LESSON: https://youtu.be/LXLXj0KHJFU
Hey everyone, this is a very special ocassion because for the first time ever I have 100 subscribers on my channel! Wohoo! So, I'm making you a celebration video. We'll have a party and I'll teach you some celebration vocabulary.
OK, this is the 100 subscriber celebration so the phrase we should all say is:
100 백 baek...
subscriber.... Oh what a useless word. I don't wanna teach you that.
100 people 백 명 baek myeong
Yes, we use the word myeong for people. Not saram like we usually do. See, when you are counting people you call them myeong. If there is a number involved use myeong instead of saram. See this party will not only be fun it will also be educational.
...and where were we
100 people 백 명 baek myeong
축하해요 chuk-ha-hae-yo which means congratulations. 100 people congradulations.
This is how people say happy birthday too
birthday congratulations 생일 축하해요 saeng-il chuk-ha-hae-yo
100 people congradulations - 백 명 축하해요 baek myeong chuk-ha-hae-yo
to me!
Now let's have our party. Party in Korean is 파티 pa-ti (hmmm I've never thrown a party for 100 people before.) This is exciting. Let's have balloons. Balloons in Korean is 풍선 pung-seon. Look at all those pung-seon now it's looking a little more like a party. I mean pa-ti (must re-enforce this vocabulary) ...and what else do we need at our pa-ti? Of course we need a punch bowl. Punch in Korean is 펀치 peon-chi. and there should be food too.
Popcorn-팝콘=pap-con
pizza=피자 pi-ja
and cupcakes! I want cupcakes at my pa-ti
cupcakes in Korean is 컵 케익 keop ke-ik
Now it's really looking like pa-ti. All we need to add now is some music. Music in Korean is 음악 eu-mak.
Now we're having so much fun! Let's all raise our punch glasses because I would like to make a toast. To you my subscribers 백 명 축하해요! and to everyone who watches my videos. I'm grateful for all of you joining me on my very humble and modest little youtube channel. I know there are lots of good teachers you could be learning from and it's quite a compliment that you choose me. Ultimately, I guess what I'm really trying to say is Thankyou... for studying... with... me.
WATCH THE VIDEO LESSON: https://youtu.be/LXLXj0KHJFU
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