Learn how to ask about someone's age
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Talking about your age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Korean. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Korean. |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 나이가 어떻게 되세요?(naiga eotteoke doeseyo?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'age' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 나이 [Slow] 나이 (nai) |
| Becky: Next is the subject marking particle |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 가 [Slow] 가(ga) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'how' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 어떻게 [Slow] 어떻게 (eotteoke ) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to be' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 되세요 [Slow] 되세요(doeseyo) |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Kyejin: [Slow] 나이가 어떻게 되세요? [Normal] 나이가 어떻게 되세요? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How old are you?' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 연세가 어떻게 되십니까?(yeonsega eotteoke doesimnikka?) |
| Becky: First is the honorific word meaning 'age' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 연세 [Slow] 연세 (yeonse) |
| Becky: Next is the subject marking particle |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 가 [Slow] 가(ga) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'how' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 어떻게 [Slow] 어떻게(eotteoke) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to be' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 되십니까 [Slow] 되십니까(doesimnikka) |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Kyejin: [Slow] 연세가 어떻게 되십니까? [Normal] 연세가 어떻게 되십니까? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I am 25.' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 스물다섯이에요.(seumuldaseosieyo.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning '25 ' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 스물다섯 [Slow] 스물다섯(seumuldaseot) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'I am' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 이에요 [Slow] 이에요(ieyo) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I am 25.' |
| Kyejin: [Slow] 스물다섯이에요. [Normal] 스물다섯이에요. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 말하고 싶지 않습니다.(malhago sipjji ansseumnida.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'to say' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 말하고 [Slow] 말하고(malhago) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'I don't want to' |
| Kyejin: [Normal] 싶지 않습니다 [Slow] 싶지 않습니다(sipji ansseumnida) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Kyejin: [Slow] 말하고 싶지 않습니다. [Normal] 말하고 싶지 않습니다. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Kyejin: There’s something called Korean age. You are one year old as soon as you are born. The next calendar year, you will age. So it is very common to hear Koreans ask "What year were you born?" to mean "How old are you?" |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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