Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How long have you been studying Korean?"
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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 “How long have you been studying Korean?” In Korean this is |
| Kyejin: 얼마 동안 한국어를 공부했습니까? (Eolma dongan hangugeoreul gongbuhaetseumnikka?) |
| Gabriella: The first word in the question is |
| Kyejin: 얼마 (eolma) |
| Gabriella: meaning “how long”, “how many”, “how much” in English. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 얼마(eolma) |
| Gabriella: Listen again and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 얼마(eolma) |
| {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: 동안 (dongan) |
| Gabriella: meaning “while”, “during” in English. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 동안(dongan) |
| Gabriella: Listen again and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 동안(dongan) |
| {Pause} |
| Gabriella: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 얼마 동안 (eolma dongan) |
| {pause} |
| Gabriella: This phrase means ‘how long’ in English. And after that |
| Kyejin: 한국어 (hangugeo) |
| Gabriella: meaning “Korean” in English |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 한국어(hangugeo) |
| Gabriella: Listen again and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 한국어(hangugeo) |
| {Pause} |
| Gabriella: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 얼마 동안 한국어 (eolma dongan hangugeo) |
| {pause} |
| Gabriella: And after that |
| Kyejin: 를 (reul) |
| Gabriella: the object marking particle. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 를(reul) |
| Gabriella: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 를(reul) |
| (o) |
| {Pause} |
| Gabriella: Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 얼마 동안 한국어를 (eolma dongan hangugeoreul) |
| {pause} |
| Gabriella: And after that |
| Kyejin: 공부했습니 (gongbuhaetseumni) |
| Gabriella: This is the verb-stem of the verb |
| Kyejin: 공부했습니다 (gongbuhaetseumnida) |
| Gabriella: meaning ‘studied’ or ‘have studied’ in Korean. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 공부했습니 (gongbuhaetseumni) |
| Gabriella: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 공부했습니 (gongbuhaetseumni) |
| {Pause} |
| Gabriella: Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kyejin: 얼마 동안 한국어를 공부했습니 (eolma dongan hangugeoreul gongbuhaetseumni) |
| {pause} |
| Gabriella: And next |
| 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: 얼마 동안 한국어를 공부했습니까? (Eolma dongan hangugeoreul gongbuhaetseumnikka?) |
| Gabriella: Master the following pattern and responses to the question “How long have you been studying Korean?” |
| Kyejin: 한달 동안 공부했습니다. (Handal dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: “I’ve studied for 1 month.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Kyejin: (Slow) 한달 동안 공부했습니다. (Handal dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) {pause} |
| Gabriella: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Kyejin: 한달 (handal) |
| Gabriella: meaning "one month." |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 한달 (handal) |
| Gabriella: Now repeat |
| Kyejin: 한달 (handal) |
| {Pause} |
| Gabriella: And after that |
| Kyejin: 동안(dongan) |
| Gabriella: meaning something like "for" or "during" |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 동안 (dongan) |
| Gabriella: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 동안(dongan) |
| {Pause} |
| Gabriella: And next |
| Kyejin: 공부했습니(gongbuhaetseumni) |
| Gabriella: The verb-stem of the verb |
| Kyejin: 공부했습니다. (gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: meaning ‘studied’ in English. |
| Kyejin: (Slow, by syllable) 공부했습니 (gongbuhaetseumni) |
| Gabriella: Now repeat. |
| Kyejin: 공부했습니 (gongbuhaetseumni) |
| 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, “I’ve studied for 1 month.,” and then repeat. |
| Kyejin: 한달 동안 공부했습니다. (Handal dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| {pause} |
| Gabriella: To expand on the pattern, replace “1 month” with “2 years.” |
| Kyejin: 이년 (inyeon) |
| Gabriella: 2 years |
| Kyejin: (slow) 이년(inyeon) (regular) 이년(inyeon) |
| Gabriella: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “2 years.” |
| Kyejin: 이년 동안 공부했습니다. (Inyeon dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “1 month” with “2 years.” Say “I have studied for 2 years.” |
| {pause} |
| Kyejin: 이년 동안 공부했습니다. (Inyeon dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: To expand on the pattern, replace “2 years” with “half a year.” |
| Kyejin: 반년 (bannyeon) |
| Gabriella: half a year |
| Kyejin: (slow) 반년 (regular) 반년 (banneyon) |
| Gabriella: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “half a year.” |
| Kyejin: 반년 동안 공부했습니다. (Bannyeon dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the “2 years” with “half a year.” Say “I have studied for half a year.” |
| {pause} |
| Kyejin: 반년 동안 공부했습니다. (Bannyeon dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: To expand on the pattern, replace “half a year” with “10 years.” |
| Kyejin: 십년 (simnyeon) |
| Gabriella: 10 years |
| Kyejin: (slow) 십년(simnyeon) (regular) 십년(simnyeon) |
| Gabriella: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 10 years |
| Kyejin: 십년 동안 공부했습니다. (Simnyeon dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “half a year” with “10 years.” Say “I have studied for 10 years.” |
| {pause} |
| Kyejin: 십년 동안 공부했습니다. (Simnyeon dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| QUIZ |
| Gabriella: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting South Korea and someone asks you how long you have been studying Korean. You have been studying it for 1 month. Respond to the question. |
| Kyejin: 얼마 동안 한국어를 공부했습니까? (Eolma dongan hangugeoreul gongbuhaetseumnikka?) (five seconds) |
| 한달 동안 공부했습니다. (Handal dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: Imagine you've been studying it for 2 years. Respond to the question. |
| Kyejin: 얼마 동안 한국어를 공부했습니까? (Eolma dongan hangugeoreul gongbuhaetseumnikka?) (five seconds) |
| 이년 동안 공부했습니다. (Inyeon dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: Imagine you've been studying it for half a year. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Kyejin: 얼마 동안 한국어를 공부했습니까? (Eolma dongan hangugeoreul gongbuhaetseumnikka?) (five seconds) |
| 반년 동안 공부했습니다. (Bannyeon dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: Imagine you've been studying it for 10 years. Respond to the question. |
| Kyejin: 얼마 동안 한국어를 공부했습니까? (Eolma dongan hangugeoreul gongbuhaetseumnikka?) (five seconds) |
| 십년 동안 공부했습니다. (Simnyeon dongan gongbuhaetseumnida.) |
| Gabriella: Now you want to ask someone how long -they- have been studying Korean. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Kyejin: 얼마 동안 한국어를 공부했습니까? (Eolma dongan hangugeoreul gongbuhaetseumnikka?) |
| {pause} |
Outro |
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| Gabriella: This is the end of Lesson 6. |
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