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✍️ Intermediate Day 13: Giving Advice – ~는 게 좋아요 / ~지 마세요

📘 Intermediate Day 13: Giving Advice – ~는 게 좋아요 / ~지 마세요 Welcome to Day 13 of the Intermediate Korean series! 💬 In today’s lesson, you’ll learn how to give friendly advice or suggestions in Korean using two very common expressions: ~는 게 좋아요 – “It’s good to...” / “You should...” ~지 마세요 – “Please don’t...” / “Don’t do...” These are polite, practical, and used all the time in daily conversations. Let’s learn how to use them naturally! 📘 1. ~는 게 좋아요 – Giving Positive Suggestions ~는 게 좋아요 means “It’s good to...” or “You should...” It comes from the structure: Verb stem + 는 것 + 이 + 좋다 → 는 게 좋아요 📌 Examples: 운동하 는 게 좋아요 . un-dong-ha-neun ge jo-a-yo 👉 It’s good to exercise. / You should exercise. 물을 많이 마시 는 게 좋아요 . mu-reul man-hi ma-si-neun ge jo-a-yo 👉 It’s good to drink a lot of water. 일찍 자 는 게 좋아요 . il-jjik ja-neun ge jo-a-yo 👉 You should sleep early. 📘 2. ~지 마세요 – Telling Someone Not to Do Something ~지 마세요...

📘 Grammar 3: Korean Verb Conjugation – Polite Ending Forms

📘 Korean Verb Conjugation – Polite Ending Forms Politeness is very important in Korean, and that’s why verb endings matter a lot! If you’ve ever heard someone say "해요", "가요", or "먹어요", you’ve already experienced polite verb forms in Korean. This guide will help you understand how to conjugate Korean verbs into polite form, so you can start speaking naturally and respectfully. 👋 What Is the Polite Ending in Korean? In Korean, the polite ending used in everyday conversations is: 요 (yo) form – also known as the **해요체 (hae-yo style)**. You attach this polite ending to the verb stem to make your sentence friendly and respectful. 🧠 Korean Verb Structure Basics Korean verbs are made up of two parts: Verb Stem (the root meaning) Ending (shows tense, politeness, etc.) Example: Infinitive Verb Verb Stem Polite Form Romanization 가다 (to go) 가 가요 ga-yo 먹다 (to eat) 먹 먹어요 meok-eo-yo 하다 (to do) 하 해요 hae-yo 🔤...