[PDF] Essential Korean Particles and Example Sentences

Hello Today's video will explore an important particle in Korean Particles are spelled the same in English but their usage differs slightly I'll explain each particle for you For example so you can clearly understand how to use the particles Shall we begin The English word "two" can be expressed in four ways in Korean The first uses "로" and "으로 " After the words in front are pronounced I'll use the 'r' sound I'm traveling to India After the words in front of me are pronounced I'll use "to " I'm traveling to the United States The key point to note here is that Korean particles are always attached directly to the word that follows them English pronunciation involves words being attached together at the beginning The second one is the students go to school The students go to school Grandma is going to the hospital The third one is to I write a letter to my friend I write a letter to my friend I tell my mom a story Finally the only way to express it is through "한테 " "한테" is used in the same way as "에게 " I write a letter to my friend I tell my mom about it The English preposition "from" can also be expressed in four different ways in Korean The first of these is 에서 I am from Thailand I brought lunch from home The second way to express from is 부터 I can count from 1 to 10 Let's start from the beginning The third way to express "from" is 에게서 My dad called I received a letter from a friend The last way to express "from" is -한테서 한테서 is used in the same way as -에게서 You can replace 한테서 with 에게서 I got a call from Dad I received a letter from a friend The next one is for The first way to express for is for someone/something or for something If the noun preceding it ends in a vowel we use 를 위해 If the noun ends in a consonant we use 을 위해 Another way to express for is 를 위해서 or 을 위해서 And these can be used in the same way as the ones mentioned earlier The next one is at which can be expressed as 에 in Korean Another way to express it is "from " I watch a movie at home Mom buys fruit at the market The next preposition is and The first way to express it is 와 or 과 If the noun preceding it ends in a vowel then we use 와 Dad and I go fishing And if the noun ends with a consonant we use with Another way to express and is 랑 or 이랑 and these are used the same way as 와 or 과 Dad and I are going fishing My brother and I play soccer It can be expressed in three different ways in Korean The first is 와 or 과 If the noun ends in a vowel we use 와 I cook with my mom And if the noun ends with a consonant we use "gwa " Another way to express it is with 랑 or 이랑 These are used in the same manner as 와 or 과 The last way to express it is with 하고 And 하고 is used in the same manner as the other two options So you can use any one of these three particles The next preposition is like and in Korean it can be expressed as 처럼 Her eyes are as cold as ice Another way to express like is 같이 And 같이 can be used in the same manner as 처럼 The next preposition is about which in Korean is 에 대 해 or 에 대한 When it's placed before a verb we use 에 대해 Here since 설명해요 is a verb we use 에 대해 When it comes before a noun we use 에 대한 Here 이야기 is a noun so we use 에 대한 The next one is "until" or "by " which in Korean is 까지 The next one is also or as well which in Korean is 도 The next preposition is only and the first way to express it in Korean is 밖에 I only have one pencil One important thing here is that the verbs following this particle must be in the negative form Another way to express only is 만 And here the verb doesn't need to be in a negative form Or can be expressed as na or ina If the noun ends with a vowel we use na If the noun ends in a consonant we use "inia " The possessive apostrophe s which indicates possession can be expressed as 의 And please note that 의 can also be pronounced as 에 My dad's hobby is fishing Grandma's house is far away As used as an adjective in Korean is 만큼 The tree is as tall as the building It's just as cold today as it was yesterday