Modern Conversational KOREAN REVISED EDITION by Suk-in Chang vi . *O i t * 1 i mmmm aawa . | g^MM "■■inn $| fesseesw => a -a • ,1.1.1,1 « § 2 .a m n o\ -11 "** si w ft u! ■55 %Jr E «H a! ■ ol. ^ A. # • ys, n LI ol ■ . ■ ■■■ ■' ■ 21- .csss • A^ s •or- .< AA ' a| •: w © 1 1 %,# "ii ¥ hi i oil i 9 >eoul Fress Modern Conversational Korean REVISED EDITION The Korean Alphabet N. v ~f n e u id A o =1 H 3£ V 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 > 1 4= 4 «> ^ o]: o^ =1 a. ol 4 ji a v^ :s: ii xA ^ ^ ^ JSL JSL ^ J£ A ^ ^i it ^ iL S. ^ 3* & ^ & & H 3. 3. 3^ JL 5. ©i j. JL T c -r 4 T -r 4 o -r 4 4 4 4 XX 4 IT t} TT o TT 4 TT * - 1 ^ 4 i 4 V = Vowels: C = Consonants Modern Conversational KOREAN REVISED EDITION by Suk-in Chang (Yonsei University) Seoul Press Revised Edition Copyright © 1995 by Suk-in Chang Fifth printing: April 1, 1995 by Seoul Press All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, except for brief quotations for a review, without written permission of the author. Printed in Korea by Seoul Computer Press. ISBN 89-7225-000-7 33710 For my husband, Yi Kwang Hwa, and my children, Chong Yim, Ung Min, and Ung Bae who were unfailing understanding, encourag ing and helpful. [...]... consonants, and then the next vowel > is combined with all the consonants until the table is completed (see Modern Conversational Korean Frontispiece) A guide to the pronunciation of the Korean letters is given in Tables 1 and 2 While there is no substitute for learning pronunciation from a native speaker of Korean, these tables may assist the student in remembering the approximate pronunciation of the various... subject and/or predicate The five forms or moods of 6 Modern Conversational Korean Korean sentences are 1) declarative, 2) interrogative, 3) imperative, 4) propositive, and 5) exclamatory Generally, the sentence form is determined by the verb ending The student will find examples of these in the main body of the text One of the characteristics of Korean is the use of honorifics In addressing someone... children, and the lower classes In modern times, however, hangul has come to be used more and more and now forms the basis of Korean education and much of the written language Articulated sounds are given visual shape in phonemic symbols which can be read, and although the focus of this book is on verbal language, it is the author's opinion that Korean is better learned through Korean symbols than through... Pronunciation Of Consonants 3 3 Some Syllables With More Than One Consonant 4 4 Korean Parts Of Speech 5 Examples Of Honorific And Humble Speech 6 Examples Of Verb Endings 5 6 7 7 Complexity Of Korean Phonemes 332 8 Condensed Table For The Vocalization Of Korean Vowels 333 ft Articulation Of Consonants 10 Condensed Table For Articulation Of Korean Consonants 333 335 Figures 1 Vocal Apparatus 331 2 Triangular... Institute xvi Preface In her twenty years of teaching Korean to foreign residents of The Land of the Morning Calm, the author has seen them develop close relationships with Koreans as their ability to communicate improved with the ability to talk with Koreans in all walks of life Instead of reliance on an interpreter, the ability to communicate directly in Korean gives one a feeling of self-confidence and... such an important part of Korean language and culture that the first two lessons have been devoted to this subject, and other lessons on greetings are interspersed throughout the text M-) °xKJ^Ml.a- is an informal greeting which may be used at any time of day and in any situation cr) This is used with children only in formal situations Informally, 10 Modern Conversational Korean its familiar equivalent,... beneficial means to the acquisition of Korean pronuncia tion It was not possible to do without professional linguistic vocabulary in this section Reference to the diagrams in the Appendix should help students to understand the mechanics of pronunciation In addition to practice of the individual sounds of the Korean language, practice of these sounds as they occur in Korean words is given While the English... practice Korean every day, every week, every year If you keep on doing this, you will do it better and better Be sure to practice speaking whenever you can Even if the words don't sound exactly right, please don't stop Remember it takes a long time to learn a new language, but if you work hard, Korean will really become your "second language." Yonsei University Sungkyu Cho Seoul, Korea Director Korean. .. towards the goal of a working ability in Korean in everyday life! Learning a new language shows you that nouns and verbs and adjec tives can be put together in many different ways One way in English, another way in Korean This makes language study interesting and strenuous Be sure to practice speaking whenever you can; even if you can't find someone to speak Korean with, talk to yourself in a mirror... The letters between diagonals indicate initial, between vowels, and final transcriptions 3 ti is pronounced :* (j) between certain vowels 4 h is pronounced X (ch') between certain vowels 4 Modern Conversational Korean In addition to the basic vowels and consonants of the alphabet as given in the ka-na-da, vowels may be combined with each other (Table 1) Consonants may also be combined with each other . . ■ ■■■ ■' ■ 21- .csss • A^ s •or- .< AA ' a| •: w © 1 1 %,# "ii ¥ hi i oil i 9 >eoul Fress Modern Conversational Korean REVISED EDITION The Korean Alphabet N. v ~f n e u id A o =1 H 3£ V 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 > 1 4= 4 «> ^ o]: o^ =1 a. ol 4 ji a v^ :s: ii xA ^ ^ ^ JSL. Modern Conversational KOREAN REVISED EDITION by Suk-in Chang vi . *O i t * 1 i mmmm aawa . | g^MM "■■inn $| fesseesw => a -a • ,1.1.1,1 . S. ^ 3* & ^ & & H 3. 3. 3^ JL 5. ©i j. JL T c -r 4 T -r 4 o -r 4 4 4 4 XX 4 IT t} TT o TT 4 TT * - 1 ^ 4 i 4 V = Vowels: C = Consonants Modern Conversational KOREAN REVISED EDITION by Suk-in Chang (Yonsei University) Seoul Press Revised Edition Copyright © 1995 by Suk-in Chang Fifth printing: April 1, 1995 by Seoul Press All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, except for brief quotations for a review, without written permission of the author. Printed in Korea by Seoul Computer Press. ISBN 89-7225-000-7 33710 For my husband, Yi Kwang Hwa, and my children, Chong Yim, Ung Min, and Ung Bae who were unfailing understanding, encourag ing and helpful.