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 검정 [heuksaek] |
grey 회색 [hwehsaek] |
white 백색 [baeksaek] |
blue 파랑 [parang] |
green 초록 [chorok] |
yellow 노랑 [norang] |
red 빨강 [ppal-kang] |
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 |
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| 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 추운 [chu-un] |
hot 더운 [deoun] |
cloudy 흐린 [heurin] |
rainy 비가 오는 [bi-ga oneun] |
snowy 눈이 오는 [nuni oneun] |
sunny 화창한 [hwahchang-han] |
windy 바람이 부는 [barami buneun] |
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 |
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| 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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