Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How is the Korean food?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Brandon: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Korean learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| Brandon: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “How is it?” for food. In Korean this is |
| Kyejin: 음식은 어떻습니까? (Eumsigeun eotteoseumnikka?) |
| Brandon: The first word in the question is |
| Kyejin: 음식 (eumsik) |
| Brandon: meaning “food” in English. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 음식 (eumsik) |
| Brandon: Listen again and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 음식 (eumsik) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the lesson. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Kyejin: 은 (eun) |
| Brandon: topic marking particle |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 은 (eun) |
| Brandon: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 은 (eun) |
| Brandon: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 음식은 (eumsigeun) |
| {pause} |
| Brandon: And next. |
| Kyejin: 어떻습니까. (eotteoseumnikka.) |
| Brandon: meaning 'how is' as in a question. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 어떻습니까. (eotteoseumnikka.) |
| Brandon: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 어떻습니까. (eotteoseumnikka.) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 음식은 어떻습니까. (Eumsigeun eotteoseumnikka.) |
| {pause} |
| Brandon: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question “How is it?” for foods. |
| Kyejin: 음식이 정말 맛있어요. |
| Brandon: "It's very delicious.” Literally, it means ‘This food is very delicious.’ Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Kyejin: (Slow) 음식이 정말 맛있어요. (Eumsigi jeongmal masisseoyo.) |
| {pause} |
| Brandon: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Kyejin: 음식 (eumsik) |
| Brandon: meaning “food.” |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 음식(eumsik) |
| Brandon: Now repeat |
| Kyejin: 음식 (eumsik) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: And after that we have |
| Kyejin: 이 (i) |
| Brandon: topic-marking particle. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 이 (i) |
| Brandon: Now repeat |
| Kyejin: 이(i) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: And after that we have |
| Kyejin: 정말 (jeongmal) |
| Brandon: meaning “very.” |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 정말 (jeongmal) |
| Brandon: Now repeat |
| Kyejin: 정말 (jeongmal) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: And after that we have |
| Kyejin: 맛있어요. (masisseoyo.) |
| Brandon: meaning ‘delicious’, or ‘It’s delicious.’ |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 맛있어요. (masisseoyo.) |
| Brandon: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 맛있어요. (masisseoyo.) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: Listen to the speaker say, “It's very delicious,” and then repeat. |
| Kyejin: 음식이 정말 맛있어요. (Eumsigi jeongmal masisseoyo.) |
| {pause} |
| Brandon: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘very delicious’ with ‘spicy.’ |
| Kyejin: 음식이 매워요. (Eumsigi maewoyo.) |
| Brandon: It’s spicy. or literally ‘the food is spicy.’ |
| Kyejin: (slow) 음식이 매워요. (Eumsigi maewoyo.) (regular) 음식이 매워요. (Eumsigi maewoyo.) |
| Brandon: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘It’s spicy’ |
| Kyejin: 음식이 매워요. (Eumsigi maewoyo.) |
| Brandon: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘It’s delicious’. with ‘It's spicy.’ |
| {pause} |
| Kyejin: 음식이 매워요. (Eumsigi maewoyo.) |
| Brandon: To use a different phrase, replace ‘spicy’ with ‘salty’. |
| Kyejin: 음식이 짜요. (Eumsigi jjayo.) |
| Brandon: It’s salty. or literally ‘the food is salty.’ |
| Kyejin: (slow) 음식이 짜요. (Eumsigi jjayo.) |
| (regular) 음식이 짜요. (Eumsigi jjayo.) |
| Brandon: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘It’s salty.’ |
| Kyejin: 음식이 짜요. (Eumsigi jjayo.) |
| Brandon: To expand on the pattern, replace “salty” with “bitter”. |
| Kyejin: 음식이 써요. (Eumsigi sseoyo.) |
| Brandon: It’s bitter. or literally ‘the food is bitter.’ |
| Kyejin: (slow) 음식이 써요. (Eumsigi sseoyo.) |
| (regular) 음식이 써요. (Eumsigi sseoyo.) |
| Brandon: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘It’s bitter’ |
| Kyejin: 음식이 써요. (Eumsigi sseoyo.) |
| Brandon: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘salty’ with ‘bitter.’ Say ‘It's bitter.’ |
| {pause} |
| Kyejin: 음식이 써요. (Eumsigi sseoyo.) |
| QUIZ |
| Brandon: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting South Korea and someone asks you your opinion on the food you're eating. You want to say ‘it's delicious’. Respond to the question. |
| Kyejin: 음식은 어떻습니까. (Eumsigeun eotteoseumnikka.) |
| (five seconds) 음식이 정말 맛있어요. (Eumsigi jeongmal masisseoyo.) |
| Brandon: Now, you want to say it's spicy. Respond to the question. |
| Kyejin: 음식은 어떻습니까. (Eumsigeun eotteoseumnikka.) |
| (five seconds) 음식이 매워요. (Eumsigi maewoyo.) |
| Brandon: you want to say it's salty. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Kyejin: 음식은 어떻습니까. (Eumsigeun eotteoseumnikka.) |
| (five seconds) 음식이짜요. (Eumsigi jjayo.) |
| Brandon: You want to say it's bitter. Respond to the speaker’s question. |
| Kyejin: 음식은 어떻습니까. (Eumsigeun eotteoseumnikka.) |
| (five seconds) 음식이써요. (Eumsigi sseoyo.) |
| Brandon: Now you want to know what that person thinks of the meal. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Kyejin: 음식은 어떻습니까. (Eumsigeun eotteoseumnikka.) |
Outro |
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| Brandon: This is the end of Lesson 10. |
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