✅ Beginner 9: Making Simple Sentences in Korean – Start Speaking Now!

πŸ“˜ Beginner 9: Making Simple Sentences in Korean – Start Speaking Now!

Welcome to Day 9! πŸ—£️ By now, you’ve learned Hangul, Korean numbers, time expressions, weather, and daily routines. Today, you’ll learn how to put together simple, complete Korean sentences using the elements you've already studied.

This is a huge step forward — you’re now going to start speaking Korean! πŸ’¬

πŸ“Œ Korean Sentence Structure: Subject + Object + Verb (SOV)

Korean word order is different from English. In English: I eat rice. In Korean: I rice eat.

Basic Korean sentence structure:

  • Subject (S) + Object (O) + Verb (V)
  • μ €λŠ” λ°₯을 λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”. (jeo-neun bap-eul meok-eo-yo) – I eat rice.

πŸ“˜ Particles: 은/λŠ”, 이/κ°€, 을/λ₯Ό

Particles mark the role of each word in a sentence:

  • 은 / λŠ” – topic marker
  • 이 / κ°€ – subject marker
  • 을 / λ₯Ό – object marker

Examples:

  • μ €λŠ” ν•™μƒμ΄μ—μš”. – As for me, I’m a student.
  • μ œκ°€ κ°€μš”. – I (not someone else) go.
  • λ°₯을 λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”. – I eat rice.

πŸ“˜ Common Subjects, Objects, Verbs – Build Sentences!

Subject Object Verb Meaning
μ €λŠ” (jeo-neun) λ°₯을 (bap-eul) λ¨Ήμ–΄μš” (meok-eo-yo) I eat rice.
μˆ˜μ§€λŠ” (su-ji-neun) 책을 (chaek-eul) μ½μ–΄μš” (il-geo-yo) Suji reads a book.
λ―Όμˆ˜κ°€ (min-su-ga) 학ꡐ에 (hak-gyo-e) κ°€μš” (ga-yo) Minsu goes to school.
μš°λ¦¬λŠ” (u-ri-neun) μŒμ•…μ„ (eu-mak-eul) λ“€μ–΄μš” (deu-reo-yo) We listen to music.
κ·ΈλŠ” (geu-neun) 물을 (mul-eul) λ§ˆμ…”μš” (ma-syeo-yo) He drinks water.

πŸ“˜ Sentence Expansion Examples

Start with basic S + V or S + O + V, then expand with time, place, etc.

  • μ €λŠ” λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”. – I eat.
  • μ €λŠ” λ°₯을 λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”. – I eat rice.
  • μ €λŠ” 아침에 λ°₯을 λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”. – I eat rice in the morning.
  • μ €λŠ” 아침에 μ§‘μ—μ„œ λ°₯을 λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”. – I eat rice at home in the morning.

πŸ’‘ See how each part adds more detail, but the verb still comes at the end.


πŸ’¬ Real-Life Mini Dialogue

πŸ‘¦ μ€€ν˜Έ: μ§€κΈˆ 뭐 ν•΄μš”? (ji-geum mwo hae-yo?) – What are you doing now?
πŸ‘§ μˆ˜μ§€: μ €λŠ” μŒμ•…μ„ λ“€μ–΄μš”. (jeo-neun eu-mak-eul deu-reo-yo) – I’m listening to music.


πŸ§ͺ Mini Quiz – Can You Build These?

  1. How do you say “I drink coffee” in Korean?
    a) μ €λŠ” 컀피λ₯Ό λ§ˆμ…”μš”
    b) μ»€ν”ΌλŠ” μ €μ˜ˆμš”
    c) λ§ˆμ…”μš” μ €λŠ”
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    ✅ a) μ €λŠ” 컀피λ₯Ό λ§ˆμ…”μš”

  2. Translate: “Suji eats lunch.”
    a) μˆ˜μ§€κ°€ 점심을 λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”
    b) μˆ˜μ§€λŠ” 점심이 λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”
    c) 점심이 μˆ˜μ§€λ₯Ό λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”
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    ✅ a) μˆ˜μ§€κ°€ 점심을 λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”

  3. Which part of the sentence comes last in Korean?
    a) Subject
    b) Object
    c) Verb
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    ✅ c) Verb


✅ Conclusion

πŸ‘ You’ve reached a huge milestone — building real Korean sentences!

  • ✔️ Use S + O + V order in basic sentences
  • ✔️ Remember to apply correct particles (은/λŠ”, 이/κ°€, 을/λ₯Ό)
  • ✔️ Practice creating your own phrases daily

Even with just 10–20 verbs, you can express a lot! Keep writing simple sentences and reading others aloud.


πŸ“˜ Coming Up Next

Tomorrow: Day 10: Past Tense in Korean – How to Say What You Did
Let’s learn how to say what you did yesterday and describe your past activities!

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