Read Korean for Dummies Online
Authors: Wang. Jungwook.; Lee Hong
Track 15:
Buying tickets for a train
Track 17:
Talking on the phone
Track 18:
Navigating the PC bang
Track 20:
Taking a shower
Track 24:
Looking at a room
Track 25:
Checking out
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• A •
public baths, 217–218
reservations, 220–222
a little, expression, 295
saunas, 217–218
acceptable behavior
temperature problems, 228
about, 283
acquaintances at home, calling, 156–157
bragging, 283–284
actions with directions, 210
chopsticks, 288
activities, travel to Korea, 257
compliments, 283–284
adjectives
crossing legs while sitting, 286
disliking with, 100–101
eating, 284
with English verbs, 34–35
first names, 285
like verbs, 36–37
last names, 285
liking with, 100–101
losing face, 284
speech parts, 36–37
no thank you, 287
adverbs, 37–38
public displays of affection, 287
affection, public display, 287
rice bowls, 287–288
affricates, 14
self-deprecation, 283–284
airports
seniors, 284
about, 233–238
shoes in house, 285–286
checkin, 234–235
sitting, 284
leaving, 238
spoons, 287–288
animals of Chinese zodiac, 255
titles, 285
answer key, 331–335
accidents at home, 185
Antique Market, 122
accommodations
antiques shopping in Korea, 122
about, 215
areas of study, conversation, 85
bed and breakfast, 215, 217
arts, 147–148
beds, 216
asking
broken machinery, 226–227
directions, 203–210
check out rooms, 224–225
directions in office, 170–172
checking out, 228–230
for help, shopping, 115–116
cleanliness, 228
names, introductions, 61–64
complaints, 226–228
for someone, 155–157
details, 223–224
ATMs for money, 196–197
finding, 218–220
awesome expression, 297
hostels, 217
hotels, 216
• B •
motels, 216–217
noisy neighbors, 227
banks for currency, 192–193
bargaining, shopping in Korea, 123
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bars
Brotherhood of War,
131
about, 134–135
brown, 119
tips for improvement, 280
browsing, shopping, 114–115
baseball, 148
Buddha’s Birthday, 253
basic phrases, fluency, 18–20
Buddhist temples, 238
beaches, 142
buses
beckoning, body language, 21
about, 238, 256
bed and breakfasts, 215, 217
transportation, 240
beds in hotels, 216
travel to Korea, 256
Before Babel Brigade (BBB), 260
business
behavior, acceptable
about, 165
about, 283
asking directions, 170–172
bragging, 283–284
calling contacts, 155–156
chopsticks, 288
commenting about other people, 174
compliments, 283–284
computers, 169–170
crossing legs while sitting, 286
finding items, 166–169
eating, 284
finding people, 170
first names, 285
introductions, 173
last names, 285
leaving messages, 157
losing face, 284
meetings, 173–174
no thank you, 287
peers and superiors, 172
public displays of affection, 287
speaking up, 173–174
rice bowls, 287–288
travel to Korea, 256
self-deprecation, 283–284
business dinners
seniors, 284
about, 174
shoes in house, 285–286
declining drinks, 176
sitting, 284
drinking politely, 175
spoons, 287–288
pouring shots, 175
titles, 285
serving superiors, 175
birds, 142
buying in Korea, 123
blank, 119
by the way expression, 294–295
blue, 119
boating, 142
• C •
body language
beckoning, 21
calling
bowing, 21–22
acquaintances at home, 156–157
elders, 21
business contacts, 155–156
handshakes, 22
police in emergencies, 264–265
nodding, 22
cash, 197–199
respect, 21
CDs
body parts terminology, 270–271
about, 5
bowing
contents, 337–339
body language, 21–22
system requirements, 340
introductions, 51
technical support, 340
bragging, unacceptable behavior, 283–284
tips for improvement, 280
broken machinery in hotels, 226–227
changing currency, 192–195
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checkin, airport, 234–235
leaving messages at someone’s home,
checking
157–158
hotel rooms, 224–225
leaving recorded messages, 158–159
out, hotels, 228–230
mail, 160–161
for sizes, shopping, 118–119
making calls, 152–155
checks
phone, 151–159
currency, 201
sending faxes, 161
fees, 201
comparing
personal, 201
merchandise, shopping, 116–117
Chihwaseon,
131
several items, shopping, 117
Children’s Day, 253
complaints, accommodations, 226–228
Chinese zodiac, 254–255
compliments, acceptable behavior, 283–284
chopsticks, acceptable behavior, 288
computers, office, 169–170
Christmas Day, 254
concerts, 130
Chuseok, 254
Confucian ideals, 287
citizenship, 77–79
conjugating verbs, 32–33
cleaning up homes, 186–187
consonants, pronunciation, 13–17
cleanliness, accommodations, 228
Constitution Day, 253
clothes shopping in Korea, 117–121
contact information, conversation, 90–91
clubs, 134–135
contents, CD, 337–339
COEX mall, 122
conversation
colors, shopping in Korea, 119
about, 71
commenting about other people,
areas of study, 85
office, 174
citizenship, 77–79
common expressions
contact information, 90–91
about, 293
country names, 74
awesome, 297
cram schools, 87
dying, 296–297
essential words, 71–73
it’s annoying, 295
ethnicity, 77–79
keep up good work, 299
formal usages, 71–73
a little, 295
home community, 74–76
queasy, 297–298
jobs, 83–87
refreshing, 298–299
locations and directions, 76
resignation, 294
members of family, 87–90
by the way, 294–295
months, 82
what a pity, 293–294
occupations, 83–87
common particles, 40
questions, 71–73
communications
seasons, 80–82
about, 151
tutoring, 87
asking for someone, 155–157
weather, 80–82
calling acquaintances at home, 156–157
where are you from, 73–79
calling business contacts, 155–156
where someone lives, 76–77
finding phones, 152
conversions, currency, 191–192
Internet, 161–163
counters
leaving messages, 157–159
numbers, 44–46
leaving messages at businesses, 157
Sino-Korean, 45–46
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• D •
cram schools, 87
credit cards, 199–201
Dangun, 254
crossing legs while sitting, 286
dates, 255–256
cuisine
days
about, 93, 98–101, 174
about, 125–126
acceptable behavior, 284
travel, 248–251
chopsticks, 288
debit cards, 199–201
declining drinks, 176
declining
dining out, 101–107
drinks, business, 176
drinking politely, 175
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), 142
homes, 181–183
demonstrative pronouns, 29
hunger, 95
department store shopping, 112–114
liking and disliking with adjectives,
describing
100–101
ailments, emergencies, 269–271
meal time, 94
people, introductions, 62
menus, 101–102
destinations, Korea, 256–259
ordering at restaurant, 102–103
diagnosis, emergencies, 272
ordering at roadside shop, 103–104
dictionaries
paying for meal, 106–107
about, 281
popular dishes, 99–100
Korean-English, 307–329
pouring shots, 175
dictionary form, verbs, 32
restrooms, 106
dining out
rice bowls, 287–288
about, 101–107
serving superiors, 175
acceptable behavior, 284
setting time for meal, 100
chopsticks, 288
sitting down to eat, 95–97
cuisine, 98–101
spoons, 287–288
declining drinks, 176
table manners, 98
drinking politely, 175
waitstaff, 106
hunger, 95
Cultural Property Artisan’s Hall, 122
liking and disliking with adjectives,
currency
100–101
about, 191
meal time, 94
ATMs, 196–197
menus, 101–102
banks, 192–193
ordering at restaurant, 102–103
cash, 197–199
ordering at roadside shop, 103–104
changing, 192–195
paying for meal, 106–107
checks, 201
popular dishes, 99–100
conversions, 191–192
pouring shots, 175
credit cards, 199–201
restrooms, 106
debit cards, 199–201
rice bowls, 287–288
paying in installments, 200
serving superiors, 175
personal checks, 201
setting time for meal, 100
types, 191–192
sitting down to eat, 95–97
customs, going through, 238
cyber cafes, 148–149
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• E •
table manners, 98
waitstaff, 106
eating
dinners, business
about, 93, 174
about, 174
acceptable behavior, 284
declining drinks, 176
chopsticks, 288
drinking politely, 175
cuisine, 98–101
pouring shots, 175
declining drinks, 176
serving superiors, 175
dining out, 101–107
directions
disliking with adjectives, 100–101
about, 203
drinking politely, 175
actions with, 210
homes, 181–183
asking, 203–210
hunger, 95
conversation, 76
liking with adjectives, 100–101
distance, 209–210
meal time, 94
giving, 210–212
menus, 101–102
making directions flow, 211–212
ordering at restaurants, 102–103
pointing, 204
ordering at roadside shops, 103–104
street locations, 210
paying for meal, 106–107
where, 204–206
popular dishes, 99–100
which direction, 207–209
pouring shots, 175
disliking with adjectives, 100–101
restrooms, 106
distance, directions, 209–210
rice bowls, 287–288
districts, shopping, 112
serving superiors, 175
DMZ, 142
setting time for meal, 100
doctors
sitting down to eat, 95–97