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INTRODUCTION
Gabriella: 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
Gabriella: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “Do you speak Korean?” In Korean this is
Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까? (Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?)
Gabriella: The first word in the question is
Kyejin: 한국어 (hangugeo)
Gabriella: meaning "Korean language" in English.
Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 한국어(hangugeo)
Gabriella: Listen again and repeat.
Kyejin: 한국어(hangugeo)
{Pause}
Gabriella: 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: 할 수 있습니 (hal su itseumni)
Gabriella: the verb stem of the verb
Kyejin: 할 수 있습니다. (hal su itseumnida.)
Gabriella: meaning ‘can do’, or ‘to be able to do.’
Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 할 수 있습니 (hal su itseumni)
Gabriella: Now repeat.
Kyejin: 할 수 있습니 (hal su itseumni)
{Pause}
Gabriella: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니 (hangugeo hal su itseumni)
{pause}
Gabriella: And after that
Kyejin: 까 (kka)
Gabriella: the question marking particle
Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 까(kka)
Gabriella: Now repeat.
Kyejin: 까(kka)
{Pause}
Gabriella: Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까? (Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?)
{pause}
Gabriella: Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Do you speak Korean?"
Kyejin: 네, 조금 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, jogeum hal su itseumnida.)
Gabriella: "Yes, I speak a little.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Kyejin: (Slow) 네, 조금 할 수 있습니다.(Ne, jogeum hal su itseumnida.)
{pause}
Gabriella: Let's break our first response down from the beginning. The first word:
Kyejin: 네 (ne)
Gabriella: means “yes.”
Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 네(ne)
Gabriella: Now repeat
Kyejin: 네(ne)
{Pause}
Gabriella: And after that
Kyejin: 조금 (jogeum)
Gabriella: means "a little bit"
Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 조금(jogeum)
Gabriella: Now repeat.
Kyejin: 조금(jogeum)
{Pause}
Gabriella: And next
Kyejin: 할 수 있습니 (hal su itseumni)
Gabriella: The verb-stem of the verb
Kyejin: 할 수 있습니다 (hal su itseumnida)
Gabriella: meaning ‘can do’ or ‘to be able to do.’
Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 할 수 있습니 (hal su itseumni)
Gabriella: Now repeat.
Kyejin: 할 수 있습니 (hal su itseumni)
Gabriella: And next
Kyejin: 다(da)
Gabriella: sentence-ending particle.
Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 다(da)
Gabriella: Now repeat.
Kyejin: 다(da)
{Pause}
Gabriella: Listen to the speaker say, “Yes, I speak a little,” and then repeat.
Kyejin: 네, 조금 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, jogeum hal su itseumnida.)
{pause}
Gabriella: To expand on the pattern, replace "a little bit" with “kind of”
Kyejin: 어느 정도 (eoneu jeongdo)
Gabriella: meaning something like “kind of” or “so so.”
Kyejin: (slow) 어느 정도 (eoneu jeongdo)
(regular) 어느 정도 (eoneu jeongdo)
Gabriella: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “kind of”
Kyejin: 네, 어느 정도 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, eoneu jeongdo hal su itseumnida.)
Gabriella: Now, Say "Yes, I can kind of speak Korean."
{pause}
Kyejin: 네, 어느 정도 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, eoneu jeongdo hal su itseumnida.)
Gabriella: To make another phrase, replace “kind of” with “fluently.”
Kyejin: 잘 (jal)
Gabriella: fluently
Kyejin: (slow)잘(jal) (regular) 잘(jal)
Gabriella: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “fluently.”
Kyejin: 네, 잘 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, jal hal su itseumnida.)
Gabriella: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “kind of” with “fluently.” Say “Yes, I speak fluently.”
{pause}
Kyejin: 네, 잘 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, jal hal su itseumnida.)
Gabriella: To expand on the pattern, replace “fluently” with “only simple phrases”
Kyejin: 간단한 말만 (gandanhan malman)
Gabriella: “simple”, or literally “only simple phrases”
Kyejin: (slow) 간단한 말만(gandanhan malman) (regular) 간단한 말만(gandanhan malman)
Gabriella: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “I speak only simple phrases.”
Kyejin: 간단한 말만 할 수 있습니다. (Gandanhan malman hal su itseumnida.)
Gabriella: Now, Say “I speak only simple phrases.”
{pause}
Kyejin: 간단한 말만 할 수 있습니다. (Gandanhan malman hal su itseumnida.)
Gabriella: To say "no", in a simple way, just say:
Kyejin: 아뇨. 못 합니다. (Anyo. Mot hamnida.)
Gabriella: Which is like saying "No, I don't." in English. Let's hear it slowly.
Kyejin: (Slowly) 아뇨. 못 합니다. (Anyo. Mot hamnida.)
Gabriella: And one more time at normal speed:
Kyejin: 아뇨. 못 합니다. (Anyo. Mot hamnida.)
QUIZ
Gabriella: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting South Korea and someone asks if you speak Korean. You want to answer that you speak a little. Respond to the question.
Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까? (Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?)
(five seconds) 네, 조금 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, jogeum hal su itseumnida.)
Gabriella: You want to answer that you can kind of speak Korean. Answer the speaker's question.
Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까? (Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?) (five seconds) 네, 어느 정도 할 수 있습니다. Ne, eoneu jeongdo hal su itseumnida.)
Gabriella: You want to answer that you speak fluently. Answer the speaker's question.
Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까?(Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?) (five seconds) 네, 잘 할 수 있습니다. (Ne, jal hal su itseumnida.)
Gabriella: Now you want to answer that you speak simple Korean. Respond to the question.
Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까?(Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?) (five seconds) 간단한 말만 할 수 있습니다. (Gandanhan malman hal su itseumnida.)
Gabriella: Now you want to ask someone if they speak Korean. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까? (Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?)
{pause}
Gabriella: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself.
Kyejin: 한국어 할 수 있습니까? (Hangugeo hal su itseumnikka?)
{pause}

Outro
Gabriella: This is the end of Lesson 5.

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