INTRODUCING THE FAMILY

There are a video that can help us to introduce the family members, and even is too important teh pronunciation...

 

만두

Now its time for cook, one of the most delicious food to me is mandu... is a kind of empanada but with two kinds of meal, many tofu... wuuaaaaa now I want to eat mandu again, if you can do it you can laught a lot, once I do kimbap and my mom helps me so was a kimbap with Colombian flavours... jjajajaj 짐자 마니 맜있어,

 

 

 

 

I tried to transalate this song in Korean, but OMG is so hard (jimduró- romanization) :( so I think is better continue practicing with our Kpop song

 

This is a sad song, but I think they`re the best... and even you can understand pronunciation

 

 

 

Useful Korean phrases

Some useful phrases in Korean. frm = formal, inf = informal

Remember that Korean people are too polite so when you know someone you can`t speak in an informal way, this is too important `cuz foreing people feel strange when someone are "warm"...

English	한국어 (Korean - Romanization)
Welcome	환영합니다 (hwangyong-hamnida)
Hello	안녕하십니가 (annyeong-hasimnikka) - frm 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo) - inf 안녕 (annyeong) - inf 여보세요 (yeoboseyo) - on phone
How are you? I'm fine, thanks.	어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohke jinaeseyo?) 안녕하셨습니까? (an nyeong ha siut seum ni ka?)
	잘지내요 (jaljinaeyo)
Long time no see	오랜만이다 (orenmanida)
What's your name? My name is ...	당신의 이름은 무엇입니까? (dangsinui ireumeun mueosip nikka?) inf 성함이 어떻게 되십니까? (sungham ee uttoke daesipnika?) frm
	제 이름은 ... 입니다 (je ireum-eun ... imnida)
Where are you from? I'm from ...	어디서 오셨어요? (Eodiseo osyeosseoyo)
	저는 ... 에서 왔어요 (Jeoneun ... eseo wasseuyo)
Pleased to meet you	만나서 반갑습니다 (Mannaseo bangapseumnida) [frm polite] 만나서 반가워요 (Mannaseo bangawoyo) [inf polite]
Good morning/ afternoon/evening	안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good night	안녕히 주무십시요 (annyeong-hi jumusipsio) - frm 잘자 (jal jja) - inf
Goodbye	안녕 (annyeong) 안녕히 계세요 (annyeonghi gyeseyo) - you are leaving 안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo) - you are staying
Good luck	행운을 빌어요 (haeng un eul bil eo yo) frm 행운을 빈다 (haeng un eul bin da) inf
Cheers/Good health!	건배 [乾杯] (geonbae) lit. "dry glass", 위하여 (wihayeo)
Have a nice day	좋은 하루 되세요 (joeun haru dweseyo)
Bon appetit	잘 먹겠습니다 (jal meokkesseumnida) - before a meal 잘 먹었습니다 (jal meogeosseumnida) - after a meal 맛있게 드세요 (masitkke deuseyo)
Bon voyage	잘다녀오십시오! (jalda nyeoo sip sio!)
I don't understand	모르겠습니다 (moreugesseumnida)
Please speak more slowly	천천히 말씀해 주세요 (Cheoncheonhi malssuemhae juseyo)
Please write it down	적어 주세요! (Cheogeo juseyo!)
Do you speak Korean? Yes, a little	한국말 하실 줄 아세요? (hangukmal hasil jul aseyo?) - frm 한국말 할 줄 아니? (hangukmal hal jul ani?) - inf
	예, 조금요 (yae, jogeumyo) - frm 응, 조금 (eung, jogeum) - inf
How do you say ... in Korean?	... 를 한국말로 어떻게 말해요? (... reul hangukmal-lo eotteoh-ge maraeyo?)
Excuse me	실례하겠습니다! (shillehagessumnida)
How much is this?	이게 얼마예요? (ige eolmayeyo?)
Sorry	미안합니다! (mianhamnida) - frm 죄송합니다 (joesonghamnida) - vfrm 미안(해) (mian(hae)) - inf
Thank you Response	감사합니다 (kamsahamnida) - frm 고맙습니다 (komapsumnida) - frm 고마워 (komawo) - inf
	아니에요 (anieyo)
Where's the toilet?	화장실이 어디예요? (hwajangsiri eodiyeyo)
I love you	사랑해 (sarang hae)
Go away!	저리 가세요! (juri gaseyo)
Leave me alone!	혼자 내버려 두십시오! (honja naebeoryeo dushipshio)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year	즐거운 성탄절 보내시고 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (jeulgeoun seongtanjeol bonaesigo saehae bok manhi bateusaeyo)
Happy Easter	행복한 부활절이 되시길 (haengpoghan puhwarcheori toesikir)
Happy Birthday	생일축하합니다 (saeng-il chukha hamnida) - frm 생일축하합드립니다 (saeng-il chukha hamdeurimnida) - frm 생일축하해 (saeng-il chukha hae) - inf
One language is never enough	한 가지 언어는 충분하지 못 해 (han gaji eon-eoneun chungbunhaji mos hae) 언어 하나론 부족해 (eoneo hanaron bujokhae)
My hovercraft is full of eels What!? Why this phrase?	내 호버크라프트는 장어로 가득 차 있어요 (Nae hoebuhkeurapeuteuneun changuhro kadeuk cha isseyo)

Hope you find this list usefull...

Kim Hyun Joong - Your Story

For me is one of his most beatiful song.... 난 사랑헤요.

The Alphabet

The Korean alphabet is the most easiest alphabet to learn, the letters are straight lines different to chinese and japanise and the use of the throat is very important.

Korean (한국어 / 조선말), a language spoken by about 63 million people in South Korea, North Korea, China, Japan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia. Grammatically Korean is very similar to Japanese and about 70% of its vocabulary comes from Chinese.

The Hangeul alphabet (한글)

this link can help you to pronounce korean alphabet   

The double consonants marked with * are pronounced fortis. There is no symbol in IPA to indiciate this.

History of Hangul

Until the 15th century, Korean was written using chinese characters. Since learning this several complicated characters only those with lots of time and money for education could do it,  just a tiny number of aristocrats were able to read and write the chinese characters.

In 1446, the fourth king of the Joseon Dinasty, Sejong (세종) the great, with the sholars of the royal academy Yip jion yon (집현전), they did and published the Jun min yong um (훈민정음), that described a new alphabet that was specially desinged to be easy to lear, and now a days is kwono as hangul (한글). 

This alphabets has 10 basic vowels and 14 basic consonants, wich can be change to do many groups of syllables. It`s very simple and easy to learn. October 9th will be held Hangul`s day.