Learn the key pattern to give your phone number
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| Let's take a closer look at the conversation. |
| Do you remember how Min-gyu says, |
| "What's your phone number?" |
| 전화번호가 뭐예요? (Jeon-hwa-beon-ho-ga mwo-ye-yo?) |
| First is 전화번호 (jeon-hwa-beon-ho), meaning "phone number." 전화번호. |
| This starts with 전화 (jeon-hwa), "phone." 전-화-. 전화. |
| Next is 번호 (beon-ho), "number." 번-호-. 번호. |
| Together, it's 전화번호 (jeon-hwa-beon-ho), "phone number." 전화번호. |
| Remember this because you'll see it again in Mark's response. |
| Next is 가 (ga), the subject-marking particle. 가. 가. |
| In this sentence, 가 marks 전화번호 (jeon-hwa-beon-ho), "telephone number" as the subject of the sentence. Think of it as marking "telephone number" as the thing being talked about. |
| Last is 뭐예요? (mwo-ye-yo?). A polite, informal phrase meaning "what is [it]?" 뭐예요? (mwo-ye-yo?) |
| First is 뭐 (mwo), "what." 뭐. 뭐. |
| Next is 예요 (ye-yo). Here, it's like the "is" in "is [it]. 예요. 예요. |
| Here, the word "it" is understood from context. |
| 예요(ye-yo) is from the verb 이다 (i-da) meaning "to be." 이다. |
| Note: 예요 follows words that end in vowels like 뭐 (mwo). |
| Together, 뭐예요? (mwo-ye-yo?) "what is [it]?" 뭐예요? |
| Here the question is formed by the rising intonation. |
| Listen again, 뭐예요? (mwo-ye-yo?) |
| All together, it's 전화번호가 뭐예요? (Jeon-hwa-beon-ho-ga mwo-ye-yo?) This literally means, "Phone number, what is," but translates as, "What's your phone number?" |
| 전화번호가 뭐예요? (Jeon-hwa-beon-ho-ga mwo-ye-yo?) |
| Note, the "your" in "your phone number" is understood from the context of the two-person conversation. Omitting understood information is common in Korean. |
| Remember this request. You'll hear it again later. |
| Let's take a closer look at the response. |
| Do you remember Mark's response, |
| "My phone number is 010-0123-4567." |
| 제 전화번호는 010-0123-4567 (공일공 공일이삼 사오육칠)이에요. (Je jeon-hwa-beon-ho-neun gong-il-gong gong-il-i-sam sa-o-yuk-chil i-e-yo.) |
| First is 제 (je), "my." 제. 제. |
| This is the shortened form 저 (jeo), the humble word for "I," and 의 (ui), meaning "of." Together it's 저의(jeo-ui), "my," 저의. This is shortened to 제 (je). |
| Next, do you remember the word for phone number? |
| 전화번호 (jeon-hwa-beon-ho), "phone number." 전화번호. |
| Together, 제 전화번호 (Je jeon-hwa-beon-ho). "my phone number." 제 전화번호. |
| Next is, 는 (neun), the topic-marking particle. 는.는. |
| It marks "my phone number" as the topic of the sentence. Think of it like "as for" in the expression "as for my phone number." |
| Next is Mark's phone number, 010-0123-4567 (공일공 공일이삼 사오육칠), 010-0123-4567 (공일공 공일이삼 사오육칠) (gong-il-gong gong-il-i-sam sa-o-yuk-chil) (in Korean). |
| Notice how Mark says his phone number. |
| First, he says each number independently. |
| Second, in Korean, hyphens are either omitted or read. For this lesson, we'll omit hyphens and indicate spaces after a group of numbers with a pause mid-speech. |
| 공일공(gong-il-gong), 공일이삼 (gong-il-i-sam), 사오육칠 (sa-o-yuk-chil). |
| Last is 이에요 (i-e-yo), in this case, it's like the "is" in "My phone number is." 이에요. 이에요. |
| 이에요 (i-e-yo) is from of the the verb 이다 (i-da) "to be." 이다. |
| Note: 이에요 follows words that end in consonants like 칠 (chil). |
| All together, it's 제 전화번호는 010-0123-4567 (공일공 공일이삼 사오육칠)이에요. This literally means, "As for my phone number 010-0123-4567 is," but it translates as "My phone number is 010-0123-4567." |
| 제 전화번호는 010-0123-4567 (공일공 공일이삼 사오육칠)이에요. (Je jeon-hwa-beon-ho-neun gong-il-gong gong-il-i-sam sa-o-yuk-chil i-e-yo.) |
| The pattern is: |
| 제 전화번호는(Je jeon-hwa-beon-ho-neun) {PHONE NUMBER}이에요 (i-e-yo). |
| My phone number is {PHONE NUMBER}. |
| 제 전화번호는(Je jeon-hwa-beon-ho-neun) {PHONE NUMBER}이에요 (i-e-yo). |
| To use this pattern, simply replace {PHONE NUMBER} with your phone number. |
| Imagine your phone number is 02-0123-9876 (공이 공일이삼 구팔칠육) (gong-i gong-il-i-sam gu-pal-chil-yuk) |
| (공이 공일이삼 구팔칠육) |
| Say |
| "My phone number is 02-0123-9876." |
| Ready? |
| 제 전화번호는 02-0123-9876 (공이 공일이삼 구팔칠육)이에요. |
| (Je jeon-hwa-beon-ho-neun gong-i gong-il-i-sam gu-pal-chil-yuk-i-e-yo.) |
| "My phone number is 02-0123-9876." |
| 제 전화번호는 02-0123-9876 (공이 공일이삼 구팔칠육)이에요. |
| There are two versions of the subject-marking particle: |
| 가 (ga) follows words that end in a vowel, as in 전화번호 (jeon-hwa-beon-ho). |
| 이 (i) follows words that end in a consonant, such as 칠 (chil). |
| There are two versions of the topic-marking particle. |
| 는 (neun) follows words that end in a vowel, as in 전화번호. |
| 은 (eun) follows words that end in a consonant, 칠 (chil). |
| There are two polite forms of the verb 이다 (i-da) "to be." |
| 예요(ye-yo) follows words that end in a vowel, such as 뭐 (mwo). |
| 이에요(i-e-yo) follows words that end in a consonant, such as 칠 (chil). |
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