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Korean Adjectives

Welcome to the second Korean lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Korean to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

black
black
검정 [heuksaek]
grey
grey
회색 [hwehsaek]
white
white
백색 [baeksaek]
blue
blue
파랑 [parang]
green
green
초록 [chorok]
yellow
yellow
노랑 [norang]
red
red
빨강 [ppal-kang]
brown
brown
갈색 [kal-saek]

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Korean + Pronunciation
my house is white
[noun + adjective] 우리집은 흰색입니다
[urijibeun hyinsaegimnida]
your country is big
[noun + adjective] 당신의 국가는 (규모가) 큽니다
[tangshinye kukganeun (kyumo-ga) keumnida]
new books are expensive
[plural + adjective] 새(로 구입한) 책들은 값이 비쌉니다
[sae(ro kuibhan) chaekdeu-reun gapthi bissamnida]
we are happy here
[pronoun + verb + adjective] 우리는 이것(여기)에 만족합니다
[urineun ikeot(yeo-gi)e manjokhamnida]
she has three small dogs
[adjective + plural] 그녀는 작은 개 세 마리를 키우고 있습니다
[keunyeoneun cha-geun gae se marireul gi-u-go issseumnida]
this language is very easy
[adverb + adjective] 이 언어는 매우 쉽습니다
[i eoneoneun ma-eu shwiipteumnida]
I have a small green house
[adjective + adjective] 그녀는 작은 온실을 가꿉니다
[keunyeoneun cha-geun onshi-reul kakkumnida]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold
cold
추운 [chu-un]
hot
hot
더운 [deoun]
cloudy
cloudy
흐린 [heurin]
rainy
rainy
비가 오는 [bi-ga oneun]
snowy
snowy
눈이 오는 [nuni oneun]
sunny
sunny
화창한 [hwahchang-han]
windy
windy
바람이 부는 [barami buneun]
warm
warm
따뜻한 [ttatteuthan]

Conversation in Korean

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Korean - Pronunciation
hi 안녕하십니까 [annyeong-hashimnikka]
how are you? 어떻게 지내십니까? [eotteohke chinaeshimnikka?]
I'm good, thank you 전 괜찮습니다, 감사합니다. [jeon gwaehn-chanhseumnida, kamsahamnida.]
and you? 당신은 어떻습니까? [tangshineun eotteohseumnikka?]
what is your name? 성함(이름)이 어떻게 되십니까? [seong-ham(ireum)i eotteohke dwehshimnikka?]
my name is Maya 제 이름은 마야입니다 [je ireumeun maya-imnida]
nice to meet you 만나서 반갑습니다. [mannaseo bankapteumnida.]

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