Elementary Korean 30 으 니까 못

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Hello. This is Tommy.
Hey, actually I have a special gift for you, you know?
That is a test. Lessons 26 to 30 will be on the test.
I put a lot of example sentences on the exam.
So I'm absolutely certain that you can strengthen the fundamentals of grammar.
I am certain your efforts will bear fruit soon.
and you can handle the topic with confidence,
Then I'll begin.
The theme of today's conversation is "Can't drive yet?"
You still can't drive?
Tommy is asking Sangmin what he has been doing lately.
Please listen to their conversation and try to figure out
What kind of activity does Sangmin want to challenge?
Then listen.
So, Sangmin is practicing driving, right?
I hope that someday Sangmin can take Tommy to a nice place.
Now, I will explain the vocabulary and phrases in the conversation.
Sangmin, what have you been up to lately?
Recently or these days.
We learned a similar word with 요즘 before.
Along with these, there is also the word 요새.
These three words all mean recently or these days.
I want to get a driver's license, so I'm practicing at night.
Driver's license means a driver's license and identification card means an identification card.
"TTa" means to obtain a license or qualification.
So, if you say I want to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
It means I want to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
Gold medal? Oh, that sounds incredibly ambitious.
Night is night.
Let's also learn how to say morning and daytime.
Morning is 아침 and daytime is 낮.
Yet or still.
Then, what does 아직도 mean?
The word 아직도 is composed of 아직, meaning still, and 또, meaning also, which together mean still.
So, you still can't drive?
sounds more emphasizing the fact that he still hasn't obtained a license rather than using the word 아직.
Yes, it's still early.
I want to get a license and go for a drive.
"Drive" means to go driving, and it is a combination of English and Korean.
Nice drive.
Dangerous means dangerous.
You can often see "위험" written on signs in Korea.
It means danger, so stay away from it.
Next, in the 29th lesson, we learned about 할 수 있다, 없다, which means can or can't.
Actually, you can use this expression not only to say "can,"
but also to refer to possibility, as in today's conversation.
Dami said "밤에는 위험할 수도 있다," which means it may be dangerous at night.
In this case, the nuance of 할 수 있다 is similar to "may" in English, which indicates possibility.
You can use this with verbs as well as adjectives.
And when describing such a possibility, you can use "을", "리", "을 수도 있다", "없다".
sometimes with 또 to emphasize the possibility.
Okay?
To be careful means to be cautious.
"Chosim" itself is a noun, which means to be careful.
When it comes to 불조심, 불 means fire, so it means beware of fire or be careful of fire.
Got it?
You use "으니까" to express a reason, so it means "because" or "so."
You can connect two sentences with "으니까."
Next, let's learn how to use "yunika."
After a verb stem, you need to add the following.
First, when a verb stem ends in a consonant, you add "으니까."
So "meokda," meaning "to eat," becomes "meogeunikka."
Second, when a verb stem does not end in a consonant, you simply add -니까.
So "to go," 가다, would be 가니까.
From now on, I will tell you irregulars.
Please pay extra attention here.
Third, for ㄹ irregular, drop the ㄹ, say goodbye to ㄹ, and add -니까 only.
For example, 만들다, to make, will become 만드니까.
Fourth, for ㄷ irregular verbs, change the final ㄷ to ㄹ and add 으니까.
So "to listen" would be "deulhinja."
Finally, for ㅂ irregular verbs, remove the final ㅂ and add 으니까.
So "chupda," meaning "to be cold," is going to be "chueunika."
It's because it was past tense.
For nouns, you just add "inikka."
When a noun ends with a final consonant, you use "ini-kka."
And if the last letter of a noun does not have a final consonant, you just need to add -니까.
Wow, my head is burning right now.
Do you feel the same way?
I know I'm teaching a lot, but it's so you all can build a solid foundation.
I hope you'll forgive me, okay?
Now, let's check our understanding by going through the phrases in today's conversation.
First of all, let's look at an example of the first case, a verb with a final consonant.
Be careful, as it could be dangerous at night.
It may be dangerous at night, so please be careful.
Here, the word "있다" has a final consonant "ㅅ" which is a continuous consonant, so you add "으니까" to the stem, resulting in "비슷으니까."
Next, let's go through an example of the second case, a verb stem lacking a final consonant.
There's a smell coming from the restroom, so please open the window a bit.
The toilet smells, so please open the window a little.
Oh, a toilet can be really stinky, right?
Let's look at the sentence.
The word 냄새가 나다, meaning "to smell," does not have a final consonant, so you add 니까 and say 나니까.
It smells, so, okay?
Let's examine the third case, a verb with a final ㄹ consonant.
It's too far to Seoul, so please rest today.
It's a very long way to Seoul, so please rest here tonight.
Here, the stem of 머다, meaning "to be far," has a final consonant ㄹ, so you drop the ㄹ.
and add "nikka" to say "meonikka."
Next is the fourth case, a verb with a ㄷ irregularity.
I stay healthy because I walk every day.
I walk every day, so I am healthy.
To walk, "walk" has a final consonant ㄷ.
You change the final consonant ㄷ to ㄹ and add 으니까 to say 걸으니까.
Now, let's check our understanding with a quick quiz.
What goes into the parentheses?
I'll go to bed early tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the field trip, so I'm going to bed early.
Number one, it's a picnic, after all.
Number two, are you going on a picnic?
The answer is one.
Since "소풍" (a field trip) is a noun ending in the final consonant ㄴ,
You combine it with -이니까 to say 소풍이니까, meaning a field trip.
Since tomorrow is a field trip, go to bed early.
How about the next one, shall we have a drink together a bit earlier?
I left work early, so shall we go have a drink together?
Number one, have you finished work?
Number two, you're leaving work now?
The answer is one.
Yes, the past tense of 퇴근하다, meaning "to leave work," is 퇴근했다, correct?
Since the stem of "퇴근했다" has a final consonant,
You add "었습니까" to say "Did you finish work?"
Did you finish work early? Shall we have a drink together?
Perfect?
Next, we will learn 못, can't.
The way to apply this grammar is similar to 안, don't.
You put this before a verb in a sentence,
and for verbs ending in 하다, such as 수영하다, to swim,
You split "수영" and "하다" and put "못" in the middle.
Wow, this is easy.
Let's check them all at once.
You can't drive yet?
You still can't drive?
Here, you separate the verb 운전하다 (to drive) into two parts: 운전 and 하다.
and add 못 in the middle.
Then it becomes unable to drive.
After that, you get to your form, and it becomes "I can't drive."
If you change this to "의리울 수 없어요," it will become "아직 운전할 수 없어요."
Those have the same meaning.
Let's look at the next example.
It's too spicy to eat.
It's spicy, so I can't eat it.
In this sentence, you add "못" before "먹어요."
I can't eat to say.
I can't eat.
If you change this to 의리울 수 없어요, it will become 먹을 수 없어요.
Then let's take a short quiz to enhance our understanding.
What goes into the parentheses?
I can ski.
Number 1, you can take it off.
Number 2, I can't ride it.
The answer is…
Number 2, 스키를 타다 means to ski.
All you need to do is put "못" before the verb, so it becomes "스키를 못 타요."
Got it?
If you change this to "의리울 수 없어요," it becomes "탈 수 없어요."
I can't ski.
Got it?
How about this one?
I slept in late, so I overslept and couldn't wake up.
Number 1, I couldn't get up.
Number 2, you're awake.
The answer is…
Number 1, 일어나다 means to wake up.
You need to add "못" before "일어나다" to say "못 일어나다," meaning "cannot wake up."
After that, you want to change it to past tense, so it's going to be couldn't get up.
Cannot wake up.
If you change this to "의리울 수 없어요," it will become "일어날 수 없었어요."
I couldn't get up because I slept in late.
I hope you all wake up on time.
Wow, you've learned so much!
Impressive!
Now, let's listen to it one more time, but this time only in Korean.
Then, please check it.
But it could be dangerous at night, so please be careful.
It's practice time.
Then, read it out loud.
What have you been up to lately, Sangmin?
I want to get a driver's license, so I'm practicing at night.
Is Mr. Sangmin still not able to drive?
Yes, it's still early.
I want to get a license and go for a drive.
Nice drive.
But it could be dangerous at night, so be careful.
Great job!
Be sure to read it out loud five more times.
Then, let me announce today's homework.
We have two homework assignments as usual.
The first homework is to use
because or so and cannot in a sentence
For example, I would write a sentence like this.
I have a baby, so I can't work at night.
The second homework is memorizing vocabulary.
Please memorize 40 words from number 801 to 840
on page 11 of the elementary vocabulary list
We're already on page 11.
If you can memorize all the words after this page,
You are halfway done.
In addition, this is the 30th lesson,
So I have a special gift just for you.
That's my homemade Pez.
Of course, this is also free
Because this is a gift from me.
Lessons 26 to 30 will be on the test.
I used many example sentences in the exam.
so you can deepen your understanding through it.
That's all for today.
You are such an excellent student.
I'm sure there will be a bright future ahead of you.
So don't worry.
