Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How tall are you?"
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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 tall are you?” In Korean this is |
| Kyejin: 키가 얼마 정도입니까? (Kiga eolma jeongdoimnikka?) |
| Brandon: The first word in the question is |
| Kyejin: 키 (ki) |
| Brandon: meaning “body height” in English. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 키 (ki) |
| Brandon: Listen again and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 키 (ki) |
| {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 series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Kyejin: 가 (ga) |
| Brandon: the topic marking particle. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 가 (ga) |
| Brandon: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 가 (ga) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 키가 (kiga) |
| (kiga) |
| {pause} |
| Brandon: And after that |
| Kyejin: 얼마 정도 (eolma jeongdo) |
| Brandon: meaning “how much”, “how tall”, “how long.” |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 얼마 정도 (eolma jeongdo) |
| Brandon: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 얼마 정도 (eolma jeongdo) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 키가 얼마 정도 (kiga eolma jeongdo) |
| {pause} |
| Brandon: And after that |
| Kyejin: 입니- (imni) |
| Brandon: the verb-stem of the verb |
| Kyejin: 입니다(imnida) |
| Brandon: meaning something like “is.” |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 입니 (imni) |
| Brandon: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 입니 (imni) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 키가 얼마 정도입니 (kiga eolma jeongdoimni) |
| {pause} |
| Brandon: And after that |
| Kyejin: 까 (kka) |
| Brandon: the question marker. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 까 (kka) |
| Brandon: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 까 (kka) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 키가 얼마 정도입니까? (Kiga eolma jeongdoimnikka?) |
| {pause} |
| Brandon: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question How tall are you?? |
| Kyejin: 180cm입니다. |
| (180센티입니다 180sentiimnida.) |
| Brandon: "I'm 180 cm tall.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Kyejin: (Slow) 180cm입니다. |
| (180센티입니다 (Baekpalsibsentiimnida.) |
| {pause} |
| South Korean people use "centimeters" to talk about height. The units ‘foot’ and ‘inch’ are not common. |
| Brandon: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Kyejin: 180 (baekpalsip) |
| Brandon: meaning “180.” |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 180 (baekpalsip) |
| Brandon: Now repeat |
| Kyejin: 180 (baekpalsip) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: And next |
| Kyejin: cm (센티 (senti)) |
| Brandon: meaning “centimeters” |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) cm (센티 (senti)) |
| Brandon: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: cm (센티 (senti)) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: And after that |
| Kyejin: 입니다 (imnida) |
| Brandon: meaning something like “is.” |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 입니다 (imnida) |
| Brandon: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 입니다 (imnida) |
| {Pause} |
| Brandon: Listen to the speaker say, “I'm 180 cm tall”, and then repeat. |
| Kyejin: 180cm입니다. |
| (180센티입니다. (Baekpalsipsentiimnida.)) |
| {pause} |
| Brandon: To expand on the pattern, replace 180 with 175. |
| Kyejin: 175 (baekchilsibo) |
| Brandon: 175 |
| Kyejin: (slow) 175 (baekchilsibo) |
| (regular) 175 (baekchilssibo) |
| Brandon: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 175 |
| Kyejin: 175cm입니다. |
| (175센티입니다. (Baekchilsibosentiimnida.)) |
| Brandon: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 180. Say “I'm 175 cm tall.” |
| {pause} |
| Kyejin: 175cm입니다. |
| (175센티입니다. (Baekchilsibosentiimnida.)) |
| Brandon: To expand on the pattern, replace 175 with 153. |
| Kyejin: 153 (baegosipsam) |
| Brandon: 153 |
| Kyejin: (slow) 153 (baegosipsam) |
| (regular) 153 (baegosipsam) |
| Brandon: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 153 |
| Kyejin: 153cm입니다. |
| (153센티입니다. (Baegosipsamsentiimnida.)) |
| Brandon: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 175 with 153. Say “I'm 153 cm tall.” |
| {pause} |
| Kyejin: 153cm입니다. |
| (153센티입니다. (Baegosipsamsentiimnida.)) |
| Brandon: To expand on the pattern, replace 153 with 194. |
| Kyejin: 194 (baekgusipsa) |
| Brandon: 194 |
| Kyejin: (slow) 194 (baekgusipsa) |
| (regular) 194 (baekgusipsa) |
| Brandon: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 194 |
| Kyejin: 194cm입니다. |
| (194센티입니다.(Baekgusipsasentiimnida.)) |
| Brandon: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 153 with 194. Say “I'm 194 cm tall.” |
| {pause} |
| Kyejin: 194cm입니다. |
| (194센티입니다. (Baekgusipsasentiimnida.)) |
| QUIZ |
| Brandon: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting South Korea and someone asks you how tall you are. You are 180 centimeters tall. Respond to the question. |
| Kyejin: 키가 얼마정도 입니까? (Kiga eolma jeongdoimnikka?) |
| (five seconds) 180cm입니다. |
| (180센티입니다. (Baekpalsipsentiimnida.)) |
| Brandon: Imagine you are 175cm tall. Respond to the question. |
| Kyejin: 키가 얼마정도 입니까? (Kiga eolma jeongdoimnikka?) |
| (five seconds) 175cm입니다. |
| (175센티입니다. (Baekchilsibosentiimnida.)) |
| Brandon: Now imagine you are 153cm tall. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Kyejin: 키가 얼마정도 입니까? (Kiga eolma jeongdoimnikka?) |
| (five seconds) 153cm입니다. |
| (153센티입니다. (Baegosipsamsentiimnida.)) |
| Brandon: Imagine you're 194cm tall. Respond to the question. |
| Kyejin: 키가 얼마정도 입니까? (Kiga eolma jeongdoimnikka?) |
| (five seconds) 194cm입니다. |
| (194센티입니다. (Baekgusipsasentiimnida.)) |
| Brandon: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Kyejin: 키가 얼마정도 입니까? (Kiga eolma jeongdoimnikka?) |
| {pause} |
Outro |
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| Brandon: This is the end of Lesson 14. |
Comments
HideHow Tall Are You? Try answering in Korean!
Hello Malika,
Thanks for posting. You did an amazing job!
Keep up the good work!
Kind regards,
Hyeon Yeong Seo
Team KoreanClass101.com
--->백칠십 센티 입니다.
--=>170센티 입니다.
Hi 아린,
Thank you for sharing. Just remember that you cannot use 'imnida' separately, it needs to be attached to 센티.
-->센티입니다.
Cheers,
Lyn
Team KoreanClass101.com
155센티 입니다
백오십오 센티 입니다
Hi Kenya,
Thank you for posting. Just remember to put a space between the numbers and 센티 (unless you are writing the numbers in actual numbers instead of Hangul, in that case you would put it together)
--->백육십삼 센티 입니다.
--=>163센티 입니다.
Cheers,
Lyn
Team KoreanClass101.com
백육십삼센티 입니다.
Hi Nisha,
153센티 입니다. :)
Yes, 100 is 백.
"정도" means degree.
"얼마정도" means how much/about how.
Hope this helps. :)
Regards,
Claire
Team KoreanClass101.com
안녕하세요 !
153샌티 입니다. I am 153 cm tall. In other words, I am short :smile:
I couldn't quite catch how the number 100 was pronounced. Is it 백? Also, after the lesson "How long have you been studying Korean?" I noticed that 얼마 meant "how". Am I right? If I am, would 정도 mean "tall"?
감사합니다 ! :smile: