LESSON NOTES

Absolute Beginner S1 #8
Why Are You Studying Korean?

CONTENTS
2 Korean Hangul
2 Romanization
2 English
3 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
4 Grammar

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 KOREAN HANGUL

1. 딸: 아빠… 왜 울어요?

2. 아빠: 그냥.

3. 딸: 왜 슬퍼요?

4. 아빠: 그냥.

5. 딸: 왜 자요?

6. 아빠: 그냥… 왜?

7. 딸: 그냥!

ROMANIZATION

1. TTAL: appa... wae ureoyo?

2. APPA: geunyang.

3. TTAL: wae seulpeoyo?

4. APPA: geunyang.

5. TTAL: wae jayo?

6. APPA: geunyang... wae?

7. TTAL: geunyang!

ENGLISH
CONT'D OVER

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1. DAUGHTER: Dad...why are you crying?

2. DAD: No reason.

3. DAUGHTER: Why are you sad?

4. DAD: No reason.

5. DAUGHTER: Why are you sleeping?

6. DAD: No reason...why?

7. DAUGHTER: No reason!

VOCABULARY

Hangul R omanization English C lass

왜 wae why adverb

울다 ulda to cry verb

그냥 geunyang just

아빠 appa dad, daddy noun

자다 jada to sleep verb

슬프다 seulpeuda to be sad verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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왜 아직도 저한테 존댓말 쓰세요? 왜 한국어를 공부하세요?
wae ajiktto jeohante jondaenmal sseuseyo? wae hangugeoreul gongbuhaseyo?

"Why are you still using polite language to "Why are you studying Korean?"
me?"

아기가 울고 있어. 울지 마세요.

agiga ulgo isseo. ulji maseyo.

"The baby is crying." "Please don't cry."

그냥 가자. 그냥 다 버려.
geunyang gaja. geunyang da beoryeo.

"Let's just go." "Just throw away everything."

아빠는 일하시느라 바뻐요. 아직 자요?

Appaneun ilhasineura bappayo. ajik jayo?

"My dad is busy working." "Are you still sleeping?"

지금 너무 슬퍼요.
jigeum neomu seulpeoyo.

"I'm so sad now."

GRAMMAR

The Focus of This Lesson Is the Question Word 왜 (wae).

아빠... 왜 울어요?
"Dad...why are you crying?"

We translate 왜 (wae) as "why" in English. In the same situations we use "why" in English, we
can also use 왜 (wae) to find a specific reason or explanation for something.

In the context of this lesson, a verb follows 왜 (wae). We use왜 (wae)to find out the reason for
the action of the verb. The formation of this particular usage is as follows:

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왜 + 동사 (wae + dongsa) "Why + verb"

* Note: We can often omit subjects in Korean. We have omitted the subjects in all the lines of
the dialogue in this particular lesson.

Examples From This Dialogue

1. 아빠... 왜 울어요?
appa... wae ureoyo?
"Dad...why are you crying?"

2. 왜 슬퍼요?
wae seulpeoyo?
"Why are you sad?"

3. 왜 자요?
wae jayo?
"Why are you sleeping?"

Sample Sentences

1. 왜 가요?
wae gayo?
"Why are you going?"

2. 왜요?
waeyo? "Why?"

Language Expansion

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In this particular context, we can express politeness levels through the final verb.

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