However, nonetheless

: however, nonetheless Examples . ! Korean is hard. Nonetheless its interesting! . . Im very tired. However I need to study. . . I hate working. Nonetheless I need money.

Explaining the reason for movement ~ V+()

To let someone know what the reason or object of movement is we can use: V+() . We may also use V+() or V+() for coming for and frequent for respectively. Examples Im going to meet my boyfriend. Im going home to eat dinner. Im going to the post office to mail a letter. . I came to Korea to visit a friend.

N/ ? ~ Asking permission
This is an expression used to ask whether N is possible/permitted in situations such as ordering or making an appointment.

Examples ? Can I have orange juice? ? Is Sunday alright? ? Is credit card ok?

Adjectives
Examples > small > busy ? Hes a busy person Awful weather Do you have a bigger vase?

N+() ~ Making a choice

To say that youve made a decision (in a situation which requires you to choose from many), we use: Noun+() Examples Ill have the bibimbap. Ill have this one. Ill take the roses.

V+// ~ May I? Its okay to V

To ask or give permission or consent, we can do the following: 1. If the verb stem ends in or , add - 2. If the stem ends in , add - . 3. If the stem ends in something else, add - . Examples ? May I go now? ? May I drink this milk? . Its okay to read the newspaper. ? May I try this on?

V+() / ~I can, I cannot

The structure used to say you can do something is -() . Conversely, for saying you can not do something is -() . Simple! Examples . I can ski . I can speak a little Korean ? Can you speak English?

 . I cant play piano. . I cant sleep.

Verb stems ending in

When changing verb stems ending in to conversational form, the following rule applies: 1. If the vowel before is , change to 2. If the vowel before is something else, change to Examples > to help > to be difficult > to lie down > to dislike, hate > to be beautiful Note that there are exceptions to this rule also, such as: to wear to catch to bite

Still, not yet and already

Quick and simple today ! First off, some vocabulary: ~ still, not yet ~ already and some examples:

 ? Are you still hungry? ! Its already 3 oclock Its already finished I dont know yet

Shall we? ~ ()
To ask whether you should do something together, or what a person thinks of something, we can add (). Examples ? Shall we sleep now? ? Shall we go home together? ? Do you think it will rain tomorrow? ? I wonder who this person is?

Making verbs into nouns continued ~ V+

While you can transform verbs into nouns but using + as looked at before, you can also use - . We add it to the verb stem when using present tense. For past tense we use -() , and for future tense use -() .

For example, taking the base verb : = what you studied = what you study = what you will study Examples I like receiving letters ? Where is it you are working recently? Exercising is good for your health

Have to, should, must ~ V+//

Creating a sentence about having to do something all depends on the verb stem: Verb stems ending in or >Verb stem + Verb stems ending in other vowels > Verb stem + Verb stems ending in > Verb stem + Note: Instead of using you can also substitute . Examples > have to/should/must sleep > should do I have to go now

 I should finish my homework ? When should I go to the library?