Instant Korean
How to Express Over 1,000 Different Ideas
With Just 100 Key Words and Phrases
by Boyé Lafayette De Mente
Revised by Woojoo Kim
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore
Contents
The Korean Alphabet, Grammar and Pronunciation Guides
PART 1
KEY WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
1 Greetings
2 Hello?
3 Goodbye
4 See you later
5 Please
6 Thank you
7 Excuse me
8 I
9 We
10 Me
11 My
12 Mine
13 You
14 Your(s)
15 He / She / Him / Her
16 Names
17 Family Names
18 Name Card
19 Age
20 Family
21 Children
22 Who?
23 What?
24 When?
25 Where?
26 Where?
27 Why?
28 How?
29 This
30 That
31 Which?
32 Yes / No
33 Go
34 Direction
35 Do
36 Speak
37 Understand
38 English
39 The Numbers
40 Counting
41 Time
42 Days
43 Counting Days
44 Weeks
45 Counting Weeks
46 Months
47 Years
48 Counting Years
49 Money
50 Seasons
51 The Weather
52 Mood
53 Personality
54 Appearance
55 Airline / Airport
56 Taxi(s)
57 Subway
58 Bus
59 Cars
60 Trains
61 Bathroom / Toilet
62 Hotels
63 Eating
64 Drinks
65 Bill / Receipt
66 Phone
67 Computer
68 Internet
69 Email
70 Shopping
71 Sales
72 Clothes
73 Color
74 Post Office
75 Hospital
76 Ill / Sick
77 Body
78 Emergencies
79 Haircut
80 Sightseeing
81 Folk Customs
82 Admission
83 Avenue / Street
84 Sports
85 Hobby
86 School
87 Birthday
88 Anniversary
89 Movies
90 Date (romantic)
91 Wedding
92 Business
93 Agent
94 Agreement / Contract
95 Appointment
96 Bank
97 Citizen
98 Country
99 Consulate
100 Home/ House
PART 2
GENERAL INFORMATION
Measurements
Personal Titles
Academic Titles
Business & Professional Titles
Holidays
Popular Destinations in Seoul
PART 3
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR KEY NAMES & SIGNS
The Nine Provinces
Major Cities
Other Key Words
Common Signs
PART 4
ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY
Preface
The Korean language has a number of characteristics in common with Chinese and Japanese. These characteristics include their grammatical order (subject, object, verb), the lack of articles (a, an, the), and leaving the subject out of sentences when it is understood from the context.
While