Korean for Dummies (56 page)
Read Korean for Dummies Online
Authors: Wang. Jungwook.; Lee Hong
Index
351
sentence, 39
pouring shots, business dinners, 175
speech parts, 38–40
prescriptions, medical, 273–274
parts of speech
present tense verbs, 33–34
about, 27–28
pricing, shopping, 123
adjectives, 36–37
pronouns
adverbs, 37–38
demonstrative, 29
grammar, 28
interrogative, 29
nouns, 28
personal, 29–31
particles, 38–40
possessive, 31
pronouns, 29–31
pronunciation
questions, 40–41
about, 10
suffixes, 37
consonants, 13–17
verbs, 31–35
fluency, 17–20
past tense verbs, 33–34
vowels, 10–12
paying
public baths, 217–218
in installments, 200
public displays of affection, acceptable
for meals, 106–107
behavior, 287
peers
public transporation, 233
introductions, 57–58
purchases
office, 172
currency, 197–201
people in office, finding, 170
shopping, 123
performances, 130
purple, 119
personal checks, 201
puzzling words, 18
personal pronouns, 29–31
phones
• Q •
communications, 151–159
finding, 152
queasy expression, 297–298
phonetics, 9–10
questions
pig, year of, 255
conversation, 71–73
places, travel, 258
speech parts, 40–41
plain polite speech, 25–26
pointing
• R •
directions, 204
out best item, shopping, 117
rabbit, year of, 255
police
rains, monsoon, 145, 248
about, 263
rat, year of, 255
calling in emergencies, 264–265
really expression, 290
polite speech
receiving invitations, 135–137
about, 25–26
recorded messages, leaving, 158–159
formal polite, 25–26
recreation
informal polite, 25–26
about, 139
intimate, 25–26
hobbies, 139–142
plain, 25–26
nature, 142–147
popular dishes, eating, 99–100
red, 119
possessive pronouns, 31
refreshing expression, 298–299
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refunds, shopping, 123
shopping
remote areas, 203
about, 111, 256
reporting accidents, 264–265
antiques, 122
reservations, accommodations, 220–222
asking for help, 115–116
resignation expression, 294
bargaining, 123
respect, body language, 21
browsing, 114–115
restaurants
buying, 123
ordering, 102–103
checking for sizes, 118–119
tips for improvement, 280
clothes, 117–121
restrooms, 106
colors, 119
rhythm, speaking, 18
comparing merchandise, 116–117
rice bowls, acceptable behavior, 287–288
comparing several items, 117
Rodeo street, 117
department stores, 112–114
Romanization of Korean, 10
districts, 112
rooms, hotel, 224–225
electronics, 122
rooster, year of, 255
groceries, 122
markets, 112–114
• S •
pointing out best item, 117
pricing, 123
salutations, introductions, 50–51
purchasing, 123
saunas, 217–218
refunding, 123
saying
shopping for specific items, 121–122
goodbye, 65–67
small shops, 112–114
sorry, 64–65
souvenirs, 122
schools, cram, 87
stores, 111–116
script, Korean, 10
trying on clothes, 120–121
seasons
shouting for help, 263–264
about, 128
Sino-Korean
conversation, 80–82
counters, 45–46
nature, 145–147
numbers, 41, 43–44, 193
travel, 247–248
sites, travel, 257
Sejong, King, 10
sitting
self-deprecation, 283–284
acceptable behavior, Korea, 284
sending faxes, 161
down to eat, 95–97
seniors
small shops, shopping, 112–114
acceptable behavior, Korea, 284
smallest room, homes, 177–178
body language, 21
snake, year of, 255
introductions, 58–60
soccer, 148
sentence particles, 39
songs for improvement, 280
Seoul, 111
sorry, saying, 64–65
serving superiors, 175
sounds, basic, 10
setting time for meal, 100
souvenirs shopping, 122
shaking hands, introductions, 51
speaking
shoes in house, acceptable behavior,
about, 5
285–286
rhythm, 18
up in meetings, 173–174
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speech parts
• T •
about, 27–28
adjectives, 36–37
table manners, 98
adverbs, 37–38
taxis
grammar, 28
about, 238
nouns, 28
transportation, 239–240
particles, 38–40
technical support, CD, 340
pronouns, 29–31
Techno Mart, 122
questions, 40–41
television for improvement, 281
suffixes, 37
temperature problems, accommodations,
verbs, 31–35
228
speech styles, 25–27
temples, Buddhist, 238
spoons, acceptable behavior, 287–288
tense, verbs, 33–34
sports
thank you, no, 287
about, 148–149
thanks, giving, 64–65
baseball, 148
that’s enough expression, 292
boating, 142
theatres, 130
fishing, 142
tiger, year of, 255
gaming, 148–149
time
soccer, 148
about, 125, 126–129
wrestling, 148
travel, 247–256
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and
tips for improvement
Spring,
131
CDs, 280
spring season, 145, 248
Korean dictionaries, 281
staying over in homes, 184–186
Korean drama, 281
stores
Korean movies, 280–281
department store shopping, 112–114
Korean restaurants and bars, 280
shopping in Korea, 111–116
Korean songs, 280
street locations, directions, 210
Korean television, 281
stressed syllables, 17
Korean word and phrase lists, 282
study areas, conversation, 85
Koreans, 279
subways
language tapes, 280
about, 238
multimedia resources, 280
transportation, 240–242
travel to Korea, 282
suffixes, 37
titles, acceptable behavior, 285
summer season, 145, 248
touring homes, 178–179
superiors
tourists
introductions, 57–58
Goodwill Guide Services, 260
office, 172
Korea Tourist Organization, 260
serving, 175
trains
syllables
about, 238, 256
consonants at end, 16–17
nature, 144–145
pronounciation, 17
transportation, 244
stressed, 17
transportation
system requirements, CD, 340
about, 233
airport, 233–238
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transportation
(continued)
conjugating, 32–33
airport checkin, 234–235
dictionary form, 32
Buddhist temples, 238
with English verbs and adjectives,
buses, 238, 240
about, 34-35
flying time, 238
forms, 32
hotels, 238
future tense, 33–34
immigration and customs, 238
informal polite form, 32
leaving airport, 238
past tense, 33–34
subways, 238, 240–242
present tense, 33–34
taxis, 238, 239–240
speech parts, 31–35
trains, 238, 244
stem, 32
trash, home, 176–177
tense, 33–34
travel
verb stem, 32
about, 247
visiting homes, 178–187
agencies, 259–260
vowels
around town, 239–244
differences, 12
buses, 240
pronunciation, 10–12
business, 256
sound, 10–11
dates and times, 255–256
days, 248–251
• W •
destinations, 256–259
holidays, 252–254
waitstaff, eating, 106
months, 248–251
waterfalls, 142
packing, 259
weather conversation, 80–82
places, 258
Web sites
seasons, 247–248
Goodwill Guide Services, 260
shopping in Korea, 256
Korean, 281
sites and activities, 257
Korean dictionaries, 281
subways, 240–242
Korean movies, 280–281
taxis, 239–240
Korean songs, 280
timing, 247–256
Korean television, 281
tips for improvement, 282
Korean tourist information, 259
trains, 244
Wiley technical support, 340
travel agencies, 259–260
weeks, 125–126
vacation, 256
what a pity expression, 293–294
years, 254–255
what are you doing expression, 291
trying on clothes, shopping, 120–121
where
turned out well expression, 292
are you from conversation, 73–79
tutoring conversation, 87
directions, 204–206
someone lives conversation, 76–77
• V •
which direction, 207–209
white, 119
vacation travel, 256
wildlife, 142
verbs
winter season, 145, 248
about, 31, 303–305
word and phrase lists for improvement, 282
adjectives like, 36–37
wrestling, 148
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• Y •
• Z •
year of dog, 255
zodiac
year of dragon, 255
animals, 255
year of goat, 255
Chinese, 254–255
year of horse, 255
dog, year of, 255
year of monkey, 255
dragon, year of, 255
year of ox, 255
goat, year of, 255
year of pig, 255
horse, year of, 255
year of rabbit, 255
monkey, year of, 255
year of rat, 255
ox, year of, 255
year of rooster, 255
pig, year of, 255
year of snake, 255
rabbit, year of, 255
year of tiger, 255
rat, year of, 255
years, travel, 254–255
rooster, year of, 255
yellow, 119
snake, year of, 255
yourself, introductions, 55–56
tiger, year of, 255
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