week5- 3/26
This week I began to learn conversation on textbook. The first lesson is talking about greeting between two people who first met each other, and they are saying "안녕하세요" to each other, which means hello but in a very formal style. It is not my first time to hear it because I have watched a lot of Korean variety TV programs and soap opera, and the first Korean phrases I learned when I was younger was "안녕하세요". In this class I also learned how to introduce my name, my job and my nationality.
안녕하세요! 저는 한첸 입니다, 저는 중구 싸람 입니다. 중구 학생 입니다.
Hi! I am Hanchen. I am Chinese. I am a student.
Also, I learned the difference between the topic particle 는 and 은. 은 is used after the words ending with consonants and 는 is used after the words ending with vowels. We practices several sentences about choosing which topic particle we should use on class.
week6- 4/2
This week I learned way more vocabularies about jobs including office worker, student, police, singer, teacher, and doctor. For grammar part, I knew a new sentence structure which is Subject+ 이/가 아닙니다 (I am not ... ). 이/가 is similar to what we learned in last week, and it is a object particle used after subject. 이 is used after words ending with consonants and 가 is used after words ending with vowels. I felt confused about the difference between these two paris of particles and Seonghye helped me specify the difference of usage between 는/ 은 and 이/가 clearly.
Fan fact: most Korean will omitted the difference of them in daily speech, especially when they have no purpose to serve in a sentence.
Comments
Nice post, Hanchen! I really enjoy reading your biweekly journals because you always describe what you have learned in details. Particles are a huge part in Korean language. It is good of you to specify the difference between the two particles you mentioned. Practicing what you've learned in sentences is also an efficient way of learning, I believe. Also, thank you for sharing the fun fact.