Korean Nouns
Welcome to the third Korean lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Korean to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
potatoes 감자 [kamja] | tomatoes 토마토 [tomato] | onions 양파 [yangpa] | carrots 당근 [danggeun] |
fruits 과일 [kwahil] | apples 사과 [sakwah] | bananas 바나나 [banana] | oranges 오렌지 [orenji] |
Nouns Grammar Rules
In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar + Rules | Korean + Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| do you have milk? [verb + noun] | 우유가 있습니까? [uyuga issseumnikka?] |
| I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] | 우유와 커피가 있습니다 [uyuwah keopi-ga issseumnida] |
| he has three apples [number + plural noun] | 그는 사과 세 개를 가지고 있습니다 [keuneun sakwah se kaereul kajigo issseumnida] |
| she only has one apple [number + singular noun] | 그녀는 사과 한 개만 가지고 있습니다 [keunyeoneun sakwah han gae-man gajigo issseumnida] |
| we live in a small house [adjective + noun] | 우리는 작은 집에서 삽니다 [urineun cha-geun jibeseo samnida] |
| I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] | 전 우리의 아침 식사를 좋아합니다 [jeon uriye achim shiksareul chowahamnida] |
The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.
bread 빵 [ppang] | milk 우유 [uyu] | butter 버터 [beoteo] | cheese 치즈 [chijeu] |
coffee 커피 [keopi] | sandwich 샌드위치 [saendeuwiichi] | meat 고기 [ko-gi] | chicken 닭고기 [talggo-gi] |
fish 생선 [saengseon] | breakfast 아침 식사 [achim shiksa] | lunch 점심 식사 [jeomshim shiksa] | dinner 저녁 식사 [jeonyeok shiksa] |
Conversation in Korean
Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
| English | Korean | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Do you speak (English/ Korean)? | 당신은 (영어한국어)를 하십니까? | [tangshineun (yeongeo/ hankugeo)reul hashimnikka?] |
| Just a little | 조금 | [jo-geum] |
| I like Korean | 난 한국어(한국)을 좋아합니다 | [nan hankugeo(hankuk)eul chowahamnida] |
| Can I practice with you? | 당신과 함께 연습할 수 있습니까? | [tangshinkwah hamkke yeonseubhal su issseumnikka?] |
| How old are you? | 나이(연세)가 어떻게 되십니까? | [na-i(yeonse)ka eotteohke dwehshimnikka?] |
| I'm thirty three years old | 저는 서른 살입니다. | [jeoneun seoreun sarimnida.] |
| It was nice talking to you | 당신과 이야기를 나누어 즐거웠습니다 | [tangshinkwah iyagireul nanu-eo jeul-keowossseumnida] |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about the nouns in Korean. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. Now check the next lesson below.
| Korean Plural |
Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on. |