온라인 세종학당

Korean language
for the visually impaired

Basic 1
온라인 세종학당

Korean language
for the visually impaired

Basic 1
 transcriber's notes

Among the contents of this book, Korean was put between

single sickle marks (dot 5, dots 2-3-6, dots 3-5-6, dot 2) in Korean

Example 「한국 사람」 Korean

<Korean language for the visually impaired Basic1,2> Preface

King Sejong Institute, which took its first step to 13 places

in 3 countries in 2007, has expanded to 234 places in
82 countries as of December 2021, introducing Korean
language and culture all over the world, and raising its
status as a representative Korean language distribution
institution.

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 As the interest for overseas Korean language learning
increases, the actual demand is in the production of the
materials for various learners more so than the development
of various contents and formats. It may be because of the
unfortunate reality that Korean learning materials that
are available to disabled people with limited access to
information are not easily found.

While Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Management for sustainable development is emerging as
a hot topic, the King Sejong Institute Foundation, which
celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is promoting a
project to develop Korean education materials for people
with visual impairments to fulfill its social responsibility.

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 We aimed to provide diverse alternative materials so that
learners with visual impairments can start learning Korean
with braille, large letters, and voice.

As this textbook is composed with the hope that learners

with visual impairments will also enter the Korean
studying without restrictions. I hope it will create an
opportunity for learners with low vision and totally blind
to feel familiar and fun with the Korean language. In the
future, King Sejong Institute Foundation will take the
lead in distributing the Korean language by developing
educational materials for diverse learners.

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 Lastly, I would like to express my appreciation to the
teachers who helped a lot in the development of <Korean
language for the visually impaired Basic 1, 2>. I would
also like to express my sincere thanks to the writers who
participated in the development of the textbook, Korean
language learners with visual impairments who helped set
the initial development direction, and the diverse advisors
and people involved in the publication.

December 2021.
Haiyoung Lee,
President, King Sejong Institute Foundation

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Foreword

As the status of Korea in the international community

increases, many foreigners from various walks of life
are studying the Korean language. So far, the attention
has been focused on developing Korean language
education materials for non-disabled individuals, however,
educational materials for disabled individuals have not
been developed.
This course book was developed with the aim of satisfying
intellectual curiosity about Korean language and culture
while providing learning opportunities for individuals with
visual impairments who want to learn Korean. This course
book was written in consideration of the characteristics
of visually impaired learners and is expected to help them
learn Korean more easily.

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「Korean Language for the Visually Impaired – Basic 1,2」,
which is the first attempt for Korean language learners
with visual impairments, was developed with the following
characteristics.
① The contents of Sejong Korean Introduction and Cyber
Korean Beginner 1, which were developed by the King
Sejong Institute Foundation, were reorganized in
consideration of disability characteristics so that beginner
Korean language learners with visual impairments can
learn Korean efficiently.
② A separate unit for learning Korean braille was
presented for beginner Korean language learners with
visual impairments.

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③ For individuals with visual impairments living in Korea
and abroad, we have created two types of course books,
each using Korean braille and English braille, based on the
Korean Braille Regulations and Unified English Braille.
④ Due to the nature of braille textbooks, books increase in
pages and volume, so the existing textbooks were divided
and produced for better portability.
⑤ This course book was developed as a braille book that
mixes ink and braille so that everyone can use it together,
including individuals with low vision and those with total
blindness. The same learning content was presented, but
it was made in large letters in consideration of individuals
with low vision, and the contents presented in braille and
ink matched.

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⑥ The MP3 files were made in consideration of the voice
and speed preferred by individuals with visual impairments
so that they are able to efficiently learn Korean language
using braille course books.
I would like to thank Haiyoung Lee, President of the King
Sejong Institute Foundation for the full support on the
publication of 「Korean Language for the Visually Impaired
Basic 1,2」.
Additionally, I would like to extend my deepest gratitude
to Dong-bok Kim, CEO of braille publishing company, who
has been in charge of the braille course book compilation
project, and Professor Ho-yeon Kim, who has been an
expert in education for the visually impaired.

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I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Professor
Nam-wook Kang, CEO Hyun-jin Kim, and Professor Sung-
gye Hong for their hard work in research and writing to
ensure the successful execution of this project.
I hope that this first attempt to create braille course books
will be useful for Korean language learners with visual
impairments, and I hope that it will act as a bridge to
connect them with the Korean language and culture.

December 2021.
Kwon-jin Choi,
Representative of Researchers

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 contents

Introduction 15
Learning how to write letters 39
Basic 1
Chapter 저는 한국 사람이에요
1 I am Korean 63
Chapter 회사원이 아니에요
2 I’m not an office worker 77
Chapter 저도 드라마를 좋아합니다
3 I love dramas, too 93
Chapter 여기가 지훈 씨의 학교입니까?
4 Is this Jihoon’s school? 113
Chapter 날씨가 좋지 않아요
5 The weather is not good 129
Chapter 친구한테 편지를 써요
6 I write a letter to my friend 147
Introduction
 Introduction

Who created the Hangeul?

It was King Sejong who created Hangeul. King

Sejong is considered to have been one of the
most outstanding kings of the Joseon Dynasty
and have made many achievements. During his
reign, the foundation of the nation was solidified
through numerous projects such as the creation
of Hunminjeongeum, technology, as well as
medicine technology, music and law. It was King
Sejong who achieved all these accomplishments.

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 However, King Sejong was able to receive such
evaluation not only because of his splendid
achievements and ability. King Sejong was a king
who loved the people. King Sejong often showed
his compassion and love for his people and also
improved the condition for sinners and slaves.
On the other hand, the developer of Hangeul
braille was Doo-seong Park, and it was announced
in 1926 under the name of ‘Hunmaengjeongeum’.

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 Introduction

What kind of principle is it made of?

The principle of making Hangeul can be divided into

the principle of hieroglyphics, the principle of stroke,
and the principle of initial-neutral-jongseong. The
consonants were modeled after the shape of the
vocal organ that makes sounds. The vowels were
made by looking at the sky, the earth, and the human.
After making basic vowels and basic consonants,
other characters were created by adding strokes to
them, and the principle was made by gathering initial,
neutral, and final consonants to form a single letter.
When it comes to the final consonant sound, the
complexity was relieved by reusing the letters used in
the initial consonants, without creating new letters.
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 However, unlike Hangeul where initial and bottom
consonants are shaped identically, Korean braille
has different dot configurations for initial and final
consonants. This is due to the difference that, in
Hangeul, the letters have to be written out as a
single component comprised of initial consonants,
middle vowels, and bottom consonants. Since
there is a rule between the initial consonant (first
sound) and the bottom consonant (final sound) are
used, it is easy to learn.

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 Introduction

What kind of principle is it made of?

Hangeul consists of vowels and consonants, and

vowels are modeled after the shape of sky, earth,
and the human. “「●」” is modeled after a round
shape of the sky and “「ㅡ」” reflects a flat shape of
the ground and “「ㅣ」” reflects a person standing.

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 The vowels were created by combining the basic
characters (「●, ㅡ, ㅣ」) to create four letters (「ㅏ, ㅓ,
ㅗ, ㅜ」). “「ㅏ」” represents the sunrise in the east and
“「ㅓ」” represents the sunset in the west. And “「ㅗ」”
represents the sun rising above the ground, and
“「ㅜ」” represents the sun setting below the ground.
Basic vowels
ㅏ, ㅓ, ㅗ, ㅜ, ㅡ, ㅣ, ㅐ, ㅔ, ㅚ, ㅟ

Korean Braille Vowel

모음 (가운뎃소리) ㅏ ㅑ ㅓ ㅕ ㅗ ㅛ ㅜ ㅠ ㅡ ㅣ ㅐ ㅒ
점자
모음 (가운뎃소리) ㅔ ㅖ ㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅢ
점자

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 Introduction

What kind of principle is it made of?

The consonant is modeled after the shape of

the vocal organ that makes sounds. By looking at
the vocal organs such as the neck, tongue, gums,
and teeth, we made letters sounds and made it
easier to remember the method. According to
this principle, the basic characters (「ㄱ, ㄴ, ㅁ, ㅅ,
ㅇ」) were first created. From the first sound, ‘「ㄱ」’
is modeled after the shape of the tongue root
blocking the throat, ‘「ㄴ」’ is the shape of the tongue
sticking to the upper gums, ‘「ㅁ」’ is the shape of
the lips, ‘「ㅅ」’ is the shape of the tooth, and ‘「ㅇ」’ is
the shape of the throat.

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 We added strokes to the basic letters made in
this way to create strong letters. They also made
letters by writing the same consonants side by
side.

Basic consonants
ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅎ

Korean Braille Consonants

자음 (초성) ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ 된소리
점자

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 Introduction

What kind of principle is it made of?

These are the names of the consonants. the

name of the consonant reflects the sound of the
consonant coming as the first letter and as the
final consonant.

ㄱ 기역 ㄴ 니은 ㄷ 디귿 ㄹ 리을

ㅁ 미음 ㅂ 비읍 ㅅ 시옷 ㅇ 이응

ㅈ 지읒 ㅊ 치읓 ㅋ 키읔 ㅌ 티읕

ㅍ 피읖 ㅎ 히읗 ㄲ 쌍기역 ㄸ 쌍디귿

ㅃ 쌍비읍 ㅆ 쌍시옷 ㅉ 쌍지읒

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 Introduction

How should I make the letters?

Hangeul consists of ‘vowel’, ‘consonant+vowel’,

and ‘consonant + vowel + consonant’.
The consonant after the vowel in the letters of
‘consonant + vowel + consonant’ is called ‘final
consonant’ and is written at the bottom of the
‘consonant + vowel’.

How to make letters example

vowel 아
consonant + vowel ㄱ+ㅏ→가
consonant + vowels +
ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄴ→한
consonant

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 Introduction

How should I make the letters?

When making letters, Hangeul is collected into

‘「한」’ instead of ‘「ㅎㅏㄴ」’.
The position and shape of the consonant
change based on the vowel. When the vowel is
vertical(「ㅣ」), write the vowel to the right of the
consonant. The final consonants are written under
consonants and vowels. On the other hand, when
the vowel is horizontal(「ㅡ」), write the vowel under
the consonant and write the final consonant under
the consonant and vowel.
Let's see what it looks like.

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 Introduction

How to compose Korean braille?

Hangeul braille, like Hangeul, is composed of

‘vowel’, ‘consonant + vowel’, and ‘consonant + vowel
+ consonant’ to create a single character. However,
rather than collecting them in the form of one
letter, they combine them with a dot system of 6
braille characters to compose the words in the form
of unpacking like the English alphabet.
In other words, Hangeul is in the order of the
consonant or vowel at the top and the final
consonant at the bottom while Korean braille writes
the first consonants, the middle vowels, and the
bottom consonants sequentially using braille cells.

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 Introduction

How to compose Korean braille?

A dot system composed of 6 dots is called a cell.

Usually, when expressing a single character, one
or more braille cells are arranged and expressed.
As a result, Hangeul's Hanja characters may also
require multiple cells, which will make them longer.
In order to prevent this phenomenon as much
as possible, in Hangeul braille, contractions not
found in Hangeul were created and used to reduce
the length of the letters as much as possible. It
this is the biggest difference between Hangeul
and Korean braille. In Korean braille, the standard
rule is to use all contractions and abbreviations
accordingly.
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(1) When writing a vowel, add 「ㅇ」 in front, instead
of writing it as 「ㅏ」 or 「ㅜ」. The 「ㅇ」 in front of a
vowel has no sound. In braille, the initial ‘「ㅇ」’
is omitted and only vowels are written as ‘「ㅏ」’
and ‘「ㅜ」’.
아 우

(2) consonant + vertical shape vowel. In Korean

braille, the letter ‘「가」’ is often used, so the
abbreviation ‘「가」’ is used to note it.
가 너

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 Introduction

How to compose Korean braille?

(3) The following are consonant + horizontal shape

vowel. When writing ‘「소」’ in Korean Braille, it is
written with the initial ‘「ㅅ」’ and vowel ‘「ㅗ」’, and
when writing ‘「무」’ in Korean Braille, it is written
with the initial ‘「ㅁ」’ and vowel ‘「ㅜ」’.
소 무

(4) T he following are vertical shape vowel +

supporting consonant. When writing ‘「안」’ in
Korean Braille, omit the initial ‘「ㅇ」’ and use the
vowel ‘「ㅏ」’ and final consonant ‘「ㄴ」’. When
writing ‘「약」’ in Korean Braille, it is written in
vowel ‘「ㅑ」’ and final consonant ‘「ㄱ」’.
안 약
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(5) consonant + vertical vowel + bottom consonant.
When writing ‘「달(moon)」’ in Korean braille, you
can write ‘「ㄷ」’, which is an abbreviation for ‘「다」’,
and then write the letter ‘「ㄹ」’ in succession.
달 향

(6) The following are consonant + horizontal shape

vowel + supporting consonant. If the consonant
‘「ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅈ」’ is followed by dot 6 in Korean
Braille, dot 6 serves as a fortis sign, making
the immediately following letter as tensed
consonants in so they become ‘「ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ」’.
In the word ‘「 」’, dot 6 is added to make it ‘「꽃」’.
꽃 춤

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 Introduction

How to compose Korean braille?

(7) Horizontal shape vowel + bottom consonant.

Unlike Hangeul, Korean braille has 27
contractions and 7 abbreviations. The letters
‘「옥」’ and ‘「운」’ belong to grade 2 contractions,
and when writing the letter ‘「곡」’, the initial ‘「ㄱ」’
and the letter ‘「옥」’ are written side by side to
make the letter ‘「곡」’. When writing ‘「순」’, you
write the initial consonant ‘「ㅅ」’ and the letter
‘「운」’ side by side and it becomes the letter ‘「순」’.
옥 운

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 Introduction

Learn Korean contractions and abbreviations

In principle, 27 contractions and 7 abbreviations

are used in Korean braille to shorten the length
of braille and speed up reading and writing. The
contractions and the abbreviation of Korean
braille are shown in the <Table> below.

<Table1> Contractions of Korean braille

가 나 다 마 바 사 자 카 타

파 하 억 언 얼 연 열 영(엉) 옥

온 옹 운 울 은 을 인 것

<Table2> Abbreviations in Korean braille

그래서 그러나 그러면 그러므로 그런데 그리고 그리하여

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 Introduction

Learn Korean contractions and abbreviations

There are several important exceptions to Korean

braille contractions and abbreviations. Please
remember these exceptions so that you can follow the
rules carefully.

First, ‘「나, 다, 마, 바, 자, 카, 타, 파, 하」’, which is a

combination of a leading consonant and a vowel ‘「ㅏ」’,
becomes an contraction if ‘「ㅏ」’ is omitted. This is called
an contraction of ‘「ㅏ」’ omission. Though the contraction
of ‘「ㅏ」’ omission is standard in Korean braille, when
a vowel follows the contraction of ‘「ㅏ」’ omission, the
contraction of ‘「ㅏ」’ omission is not used. For example,
when writing the word 「나이」, omitting ‘「ㅏ」’ can result in
the letter ‘「니」’. Other examples include 「마음, 자유, 다운」.
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 Second, please note that ‘「가」’ and ‘「사」’ are made
in different dot formations, and for ‘「라」’ and ‘「차」’
do not use the contraction of ‘「ㅏ」’ omission.

Third, there are 14 contractions that combine

frequently used vowels like (「ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅗ, ㅜ, ㅡ, ㅣ」)
and consonants (「기역, 니은, 리을, 이응」) in Hangeul.

Fourth, ‘「성, 썽, 정, 쩡, 청」’ has the characteristic

of adding the contraction ‘「영」’ after the initial
consonant 「시옷, 쌍시옷, 지읒, 쌍지읒」, and 「치읓」.
For example, in ‘「청」’, the rule specifies that adding
‘「ㅊ」’ and the contraction ‘「영」’ does not make ‘「 」’
but ‘「청」’.

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 Introduction

Learn Korean contractions and abbreviations

Fifth, the contraction of ‘「것」’ and ‘bottom

consonant 「쌍시옷」’ are designated as contractions
reflecting the frequent uses in Hangeul.
These contractions are always used when the
corresponding letter appears, with no special
exceptions. However, when writing the sentence
‘「땅을 팠다」’, the contraction of ‘「파」’ and the
contraction of the ‘bottom consonant 「쌍시옷」’ can
be read as ‘「폐」’, it is advised that ‘「ㅏ」’ after ‘「ㅍ」’
and the contraction for ‘bottom consonant 「쌍시옷」’
should be used.

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 Sixth, 7 abbreviations are stipulated to simply
indicate words with two or more syllables. All
abbreviations start with the dot 1 in braille, and are
often used as conjunctive particles in sentences.
Therefore, it can be used when it is followed by
another syllable (ex, 「그리고나서, 그래서인지」), but
It cannot be used if it is preceded by another
syllable (Examples where it cannot be used as an
abbreviation: 「찡그리고, 우그리고」). However, in
cases such as ‘「그림을 그리고 ...」’, even if it is not
used as a conjunctive particle, an abbreviation can
be used in this sentence.

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 Introduction

How many people speak Korean?

Korean is the official language of Korea. The

world's Korean-speaking population is about 81.5
million, and Hangeul is 15th most spoken language
in the world.
Korean is mainly spoken in South and North
Korea, and is spoken by 7.5 million overseas
Koreans living in nearby Japan, Russia, and China.
Recently, more and more foreigners are learning
Korean due to their interest in Korean popular
culture such as K-pop and K-drama.

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Learning how to
write letters
 Learning how to write letters

1. Vowels
There are 21 vowels in Korean. There are 10 short
vowels and 11 double vowels.
Write vowels from top to bottom and from left to
right. Vowels are written from top to bottom and
from left to right. When writing braille using slate
and stylus, write it from right to left, flip it over and
read it from left to right.

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(1) Short vowels

아 어

오 우

으 이

애 에

외 위

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 Learning how to write letters

1. Vowels
(2) Double vowels

야 여

요 유

얘 예

와 왜

워 웨

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Listen carefully and follow along.

아이

우유

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 Learning how to write letters

1. Vowels
Listen carefully and choose the right
pronunciation.

(1) ① 아 ② 오 ③ 우

(2) ① 이 ② 애 ③ 위

(3) ① 어 ② 으 ③ 에

right answer (1) ② (2) ③ (3) ①

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<Learning Hangeul vowels>
모음 (가운뎃소리) ㅏ ㅑ ㅓ ㅕ ㅗ ㅛ ㅜ ㅠ ㅡ ㅣ ㅐ ㅒ
점자
모음 (가운뎃소리) ㅔ ㅖ ㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅢ
점자

Korean vowels have several morphological

characteristics.

First, Korean braille, which represents the basic

vowel, is characterized by the fact that the dot shape
is symmetrical to each other by two vowels. That is,
‘「ㅏ」 and 「ㅑ」’, ‘「ㅓ」 and 「ㅕ」’, ‘「ㅗ」 and 「ㅛ」’, ‘「ㅜ」 and 「ㅠ」’,
and ‘「ㅡ」 and 「ㅣ」’ are symmetrical dot formations.

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 Learning how to write letters

1. Vowels
Second, the diphthongs ‘「ㅐ, ㅔ, ㅖ, ㅘ, ㅚ, ㅝ, ㅢ」’
are formed by two vowels. In braille, they are not
written using two vowels in succession. Dedicated
dot formations are designated separately by
writing them in one braille cell, which is composed
of unique dot formations.

Third, when ‘「ㅖ」’ is followed by a vowel, a hyphen

(dot 3-6) is written between them. The reason
is that the dot formation of ‘「ㅖ」’ is the same as
the dot formation of ‘bottom consonant 「쌍시옷」
contraction (「ㅆ」)’, so it may cause confusion. Thus,
by adding a hyphen, the two letters are separated,
maintaining their original meanings. Other
examples include 「도예」 and 「주예」.
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 Fourth, for the diphthongs ‘「ㅒ, ㅙ, ㅞ, ㅟ」’, write
dot 1-2-3-5 after ‘「ㅑ, ㅘ, ㅝ, ㅜ」’ to occupy with two
spaces.

Fifth, when ‘「ㅑ, ㅘ, ㅝ, ㅜ」’ is followed by ‘「ㅐ」’,

a hyphen (dot 3-6) should be written between
them to avoid confusion as a double vowel. For
example, if the word ‘「우애」’ is written in braille, it is
expressed in the same way as ‘「위」’. In this case, a
hyphen is placed between the letters ‘「우」’ and ‘「애」’
to indicate that they are separate characters.

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 Learning how to write letters

2. Consonants
(1) Consonants

There are 14 basic consonants in Korean, ‘「ㄱ, ㄴ,

ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅎ」’
Add the same consonants one by one to ‘「ㄱ,
ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅈ」’ to make ‘「ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ」’ Unlike
Hangeul, braille consists of 13 initial consonants
and 14 bottom consonants. The reason that the
leading consonant has 13 characters instead of 14
is because the leading consonant ‘「ㅇ」’ is omitted
when expressing it in braille. Also, in the case of
double consonants, a fortis sign (dot 6) is used to
denote them.

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<Hangeul Braille consonants>
자음 (초성) ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ 된소리
점자

‘「ㄱ」’ sounds similar to [g] or [k], but the sound

varies depending on the position of the consonant.
고기
The first ‘「ㄱ」’ is pronounced as [k], and the next
‘「ㄱ」’ is pronounced as [g].

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 Learning how to write letters

2. Consonants
Listen carefully and follow along.

구두

나무

모자

머리

바다

버스

시계

야구

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(2) Consonants

It's a consonant with a lot of air coming out of

your mouth when you pronounce it. Practice with
your hands or tissue in your mouth.
ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅎ

It's a consonant that doesn't let air out of your

mouth when you pronounce it. The pitch is higher
than other consonants. Put strength on your neck
and pronounce it.
ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ

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2. Consonants
Listen carefully and follow along.

기차

티셔츠

피아노

토끼

쓰레기

머리띠

뿌리

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Listen carefully and choose the right
pronunciation.

(1) ① 다리 ② 마리

(2) ① 도끼 ② 토끼

(3) ① 과자 ② 사과

(4) ① 바르다 ② 빠르다

right answer (1) ② (2) ① (3) ① (4) ②

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3. final consonants
The consonant following the vowel in the letter of
the ‘consonant + vowel + consonant’ composition
is called the bottom consonant. Most of the
consonants (「ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ,
ㅍ, ㅎ, ㄲ, ㅆ」) can be used as a bottom consonant,
but there are only 7 different sounds including
‘「ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅇ」’. In Hangeul, the initial
and bottom consonants have the same shape,
but in Korean braille, which is a descriptive form,
the initial and bottom consonants are written
differently to distinguish them.

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<Hangeul Braille final consonants>
자음 (종성) ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ ㅆ받침
점자

(1) ‘「ㄱ, ㅋ, ㄲ」’ makes an ‘「ㄱ」’ sound.

Example 책[책], 부엌[부억], 밖[박]

(2) ‘「ㄴ」’ makes an ‘「ㄴ」’ sound.

Example 산[산]

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(3) ‘「ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅆ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅌ, ㅎ」’ makes an ‘「ㄷ」’ sound.
Example 「곧[곧], 옷[ ], 있다[ 다], 낮[낟], 꽃[ ],
밭[받], 히읗[히읃]」

(4) ‘「ㄹ」’ makes an ‘「ㄹ」’ sound.

Example 「길[길]」

(5) ‘「ㅁ」’ makes an ‘「ㅁ」’ sound.

Example 「삼[삼]」

(6) ‘「ㅂ, ㅍ」’ makes an ‘「ㅂ」’ sound.

Example 「밥[밥], 숲[숩]」

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(7) ‘「ㅇ」’makes an ‘「ㅇ」’sound.
Example 「강[강]」

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3. final consonants
Listen carefully and follow along.

수박

볼펜

동생

컴퓨터

할머니

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<Learning punctuation marks in braille>

To learn Korean at the sentence level, you need to

learn punctuation marks in braille.

When reading and writing sentences in braille,

commas, periods, question marks, quotation
marks, etc. are used according to all corresponding
punctuation marks used in print.

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3. final consonants
. , ? ! - / 줄임표(…) 줄임표(...)

“” ‘’ ~ 가운뎃점 : ;

문장
부호 ( ) { } [ ] ＊

『,《 』,》 「,〈 」,〉 밑줄

내용

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Basic 1
 Chapter 1
저는 한국 사람이에요

I am Korean

Learning Objectives
•You can listen and speak an introduction.
•You can read and write a self-introduction.
01 I am Korean

Vocabulary 1
나라 Country

한국 선생님은 한국 사람이에요.
Korea My teacher is from Korea.

미국 저는 미국 사람이에요.
United States I'm from United States.

중국 저는 중국 사람이에요.
China I'm from China.

베트남 저는 베트남 사람이에요.

Vietnam I'm from Vietnam.

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Vocabulary 2
직업 Job

선생님 저는 선생님이에요.
teacher I’m a teacher.

학생 여러분은 학생이에요.
student You are students.

자기소개 self-introduction

어느 어느 나라 사람이에요?
Which Which country are you from?

나라 한국, 미국, 베트남 모두 나라예요.

Country Korea, the United States, and Vietnam are all countries.

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Expression
Expression 1
가 안녕
Hello

나 안녕?
Hello?

Expression 2
가 안녕하세요
Hello

나 안녕하세요?
Hello?

Expression 3
가 안녕하십니까
Hello

나 안녕하십니까?
Hello?

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Grammar 1-1

The first grammar is {「이에요」} or {「예요」}.

‘be’
It is attached after a noun to describe it.

The form of this grammar is as follows.

If there is a final consonant, {「이에요」}

final consonant O 사람 사람이에요

Example 저는 베트남 사람이에요.

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Grammar 1-2
If there's no final consonant, {「예요」}

final consonant X 리사 리사예요

Example 저는 나타샤예요.

Shall we check again?

final consonant O 사람 사람이에요

final consonant X 나라 나라예요

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Exercise 1
Complete the conversation.

(1) 가 쯔엉 씨는 어느 나라 사람____?
나 저는 베트남 사람____.

(2) 가 이름이 뭐____?

나 저는 리사____.

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Grammar 2-1

The second grammar is {「은」}, {「는」}.

‘topic marker’
It indicates the subject in a sentence.

The form of this grammar is as follows.

If there is a final consonant, {「은」}

final consonant O 선생님 선생님은

Example 쯔엉은 학생이에요.

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Grammar 2-2
If there's no final consonant, {「는」}

final consonant X 저 저는

Example 나타샤는 학생이에요.

Shall we check again?

final consonant O 선생님 선생님은

final consonant X 러시아 러시아는

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Exercise 2
Complete the conversation.

(1) 가 동생____ 학생이에요?

나 네, 동생____ 학생이에요.

(2) 가 지훈 씨____ 한국 사람이에요?

나 네, 저____ 한국 사람이에요.

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Listening/Speaking 1
Listen carefully to their conversation and
answer the questions.

(1) 나타샤 씨는 어느 나라 사람이에요?

(2) 쯔엉 씨는 선생님이에요, 학생이에요?

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Listening/Speaking 2
Talk to your teacher and friends.

(1) 여러분은 이름이 뭐예요?

What is your name?

(2) 여러분은 어느 나라 사람이에요?

Where are you from?

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Reading/Writing 1
Read the text carefully and answer the
questions.

안녕하세요? 저는 이지훈이에요. 한국 사람이에요.

저는 학생이에요.
리사 씨예요. 친구예요. 미국 사람이에요. 리사 씨는
영어 선생님이에요.

(1) 이지훈 씨는 학생이에요, 선생님이에요?

(2) 리사 씨는 어느 나라 사람이에요?

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Reading/Writing 2
Who are you? Use <Example> as a reference.
Example

안녕하세요. 저는 이지훈이에요. 한국 사람이에요.

저는 선생님이에요.

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회사원이 아니에요

I’m not an
office worker

Learning Objectives
•You can listen and talk about family relationships.
•You can read and write about your family.
02 I’m not an office worker

Vocabulary 1
가족 Family

아버지 어머니
father mother

언니 누나
girl's elder sister boy's elder sister

오빠 형 동생
girl's elder brother boy's elder brother younger brother/sister

성별 Gender

여자 남자
woman man

여동생 남동생
younger Sister younger brother

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Vocabulary 2
직업 Job

가수 언니가 가수예요.
singer My older sister is a singer.

배우 형이 배우예요.
actor My older brother is an actor.

회사원 어머니가 회사원이에요.

office worker My mother is an office worker.

의사 아버지가 의사예요.
doctor My father is a doctor.

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Expression
Expression 1 Introduce my family to the other person.
가 여기는 우리 가족이에요.
This is my family.

나 안녕하세요? 만나서 반갑습니다.

Hello? Nice to meet you.

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Expression
Expression 2 Ask the other person's name.
가 이름이 뭐예요?
What’s your name?

나 저는 리사예요.
My name is Lisa.

Expression 3 Ask the other person's job.

가 직업이 뭐예요?
What’s your job?

나 저는 회사원이에요.
I’m an office worker.

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Grammar 1-1

The first grammar is {「이」} or {「가」}.

‘subject marker’
It indicates the subject in a sentence.

The form of this grammar is as follows.

If there is a final consonant, {「이」} is used.

final consonant O 동생 동생이

Example 동생이 학생이에요.

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Grammar 1-2
If there's no final consonant, {「가」} is used.

final consonant X 누나 누나가

Example 누나가 가수예요.

Shall we check again?

final consonant O 형 형이
final consonant X 언니 언니가

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Exercise 1
Complete the conversation.

(1) 가 이름____ 뭐예요?

나 저는 쯔엉이에요.

(2) 가 친구____ 한국 사람이에요?

나 네, 한국 사람이에요.

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Grammar 2-1

The second grammar is {「이 아니다」},

{「가 아니다」}. ‘not’
This grammar is attached to a noun and
denies a statement.

The form of this grammar is as follows.

If there is a final consonant, {「이 아니에요」} is used.

final consonant O 사람 사람이 아니에요

Example 저는 한국 사람이 아니에요. 미국 사람이에요.

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Grammar 2-2
If there's no final consonant, {「가 아니에요」} is used.

final consonant X 누나 누나가 아니에요

Example 저는 가수가 아니에요. 회사원이에요.

Shall we check again?

final consonant O 동생 동생이 아니에요

final consonant X 아버지 아버지가 아니에요

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Exercise 2
Complete the conversation.

(1) 가 나타샤 씨가 미국 사람이에요?

나 미국 사람____. 러시아 사람이에요.

(2) 가 이 사람이 배우예요?

나 배우____. 가수예요.

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Listening/Speaking 1
Listen carefully to their conversation and
answer the questions.

(1) 이 사람이 동생이에요?

(2) 누나가 회사원이에요?

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Listening/Speaking 2
Tell your teachers and friends.

(1) 여러분을 소개할 수 있어요?

Can you introduce yourself?

(2) 여러분 가족을 소개할 수 있어요?

Can you introduce your family?

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Reading/Writing 1
Read the text carefully and answer the
questions.

제 가족 사진이에요. 우리 가족은 아버지, 어머니, 저예요.

이 사람이 제 아버지예요. 아버지는 회사원이에요. 그리고
이 사람은 어머니예요. 어머니는 배우예요. 가수가 아니
에요. 저는 대학생이에요. 회사원이 아니에요.

(1) 아버지의 직업은 뭐예요?

(2) 어머니는 가수예요?

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Reading/Writing 2
Use <Example> as a reference to introduce
your family.
Example

제 가족이에요. 우리 가족은 아버지, 어머니, 저예요.

아버지는 회사원이에요. 선생님이 아니에요. 어머니는
배우예요. 가수가 아니에요.

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저도 드라마를 좋아합니다

I love
dramas, too

Learning Objectives
•You can listen and speak about daily life.
•You can read and write about what you like.
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Vocabulary 1
일상생활 Daily life

노래 K-POP은 노래입니다.
song K-POP is a song.

음식 김치, 비빔밥은 한국 음식입니다.

food Kimchi and Bibimbap are Korean foods.

전화 전화를 합니다.
call I’m making a call.

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Vocabulary 2
동사 Verbs

하다 노래를 합니다.
do I sing a song.

좋아하다 한국 드라마를 좋아합니다.

like I like Korean dramas.

가다 여행을 갑니다.
go I go on a trip.

먹다 한국 음식을 먹습니다.
eat I eat Korean foods.

듣다 한국 노래를 듣습니다.
listen I listen to Korean songs.

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Vocabulary 3
형용사 Adjectives

크다 개가 큽니다.
big The dog is big.

작다 개가 작습니다.
small The dog is small.

예쁘다 꽃이 예쁩니다.
pretty The flowers are pretty.

좋다 한국 음식이 좋습니다.
good Korean foods is good.

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Expression
Expression 1 저는 한국을 좋아합니다.
= 저는 한국이 좋습니다. I like Korea.

(명사)을/를 좋아하다 = (명사)이/가 좋다

like [noun]

좋아하다 동사

좋다 형용사

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Expression
Expression 2 무슨 노래를 듣습니까?
What song do you listen to?

무슨 + (명사)
What + [noun]

무슨 노래를 듣습니까?
What song do you listen to?

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Grammar 1-1

The first grammar is {「-습니다」} or

{「-습니까」}. ‘formal polite endings’
Use ‘「-습니다」’ to describe a verb, an adjective,
‘「이다」’, or ‘「아니다」’.
Use ‘「-습니까?」’ to ask questions. it is used in
situations that show formality.

The form of this grammar is as follows.

If there is a final consonant, {「-습니다/-습니까?」} is used.

final consonant O 좋다 좋습니다 / 좋습니까?

Example 노래가 좋습니다. / 노래가 좋습니까?

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Grammar 1-2
If there's no final consonant, {「-ㅂ니다/-ㅂ니까?」} is used.

final consonant X 자다 잡니다 / 잡니까?

Example 꽃이 예쁩니다. / 꽃이 예쁩니까?

Shall we check again?

final consonant O 먹다 먹습니다 / 먹습니까?

final consonant X 좋아하다 좋아합니다 / 좋아합니까?

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Exercise 1
Use <Example> as a reference to fill in the
blanks.
Example

먹다 - 먹습니까? 먹습니다.

가다

듣다

좋아하다

좋다

예쁘다

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Grammar 2-1

The second grammar is {「을」} or {「를」}.

‘object marker’
It is used before a verb to indicate the
object in a sentence.

The form of this grammar is as follows.

If there is a final consonant, {「을」} is used.

final consonant O 밥 밥을

Example 저는 밥을 먹습니다.

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Grammar 2-2
If there's no final consonant, {「를」} is used.

final consonant X 노래 노래를

Example 한국 노래를 듣습니다.

Shall we check again?

final consonant O 음식 음식을

final consonant X 드라마 드라마를

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Exercise 2
Complete the conversation.

(1) 가 지금 무엇을 합니까?

나 한국 드라마____봅니다.

(2) 가 지금 무엇을 먹습니까?

나 빵____ 먹습니다.

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Grammar 3-1

The third grammar is {「도」}. ‘also, too’

It indicates that something is similar to the
other. There is something similar other than
the noun in context.

The same form is used regardless of the

existence of the final consonant.

final consonant O 음식 음식도

final consonant X 드라마 드라마도

Example 한국 노래를 좋아합니다.

한국 음식도 좋아합니다.
한국 드라마도 좋아합니다.
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Grammar 3-2
Shall we check again?

final consonant O 음식 음식도

final consonant X 드라마 드라마도

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Exercise 3
Complete the conversation.

(1) 저는 학생입니다.
쯔엉 씨____ 학생입니다.

(2) 리사 씨는 빵____ 먹습니다.

그리고 과자____ 먹습니다.

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Listening/Speaking 1
Listen carefully to the conversation between
the teacher and Lisa and answer the questions.

(1) 리사 씨는 무엇을 합니까?

(2) 리사 씨는 무엇을 좋아합니까?

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Listening/Speaking 2
Talk to your teachers and friends.

(1) 한국 음식을 좋아합니까?

Do you like Korean food?

(2) 한국 드라마를 좋아합니까?

Do you like Korean dramas?

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Reading/Writing 1
Read the text carefully and answer the
questions.

여러분은 한국 음식을 좋아합니까? 저는 한국 음식을

아주 좋아합니다. 비빔밥을 제일 좋아합니다. 비빔밥은
야채가 많습니다. 그리고 건강에 좋습니다. 그래서 저는
비빔밥을 자주 먹습니다.

(1) 비빔밥이 왜 좋습니까?

(2) 비빔밥은 무엇이 많습니까?

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Reading/Writing 2
What kind of food do you like? Use <Example>
as a reference.
Example

저는 한국 음식을 좋아합니다. 비빔밥을 좋아합니다.

그리고 불고기도 좋아합니다. 그래서 자주 먹습니다.

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여기가 지훈 씨의 학교입니까?

Is this
Jihoon’s school?

Learning Objectives
•You can listen and talk about school.
• You can introduce the school.
04 Is this Jihoon’s school?

Vocabulary 1
동사 Verbs

공부하다 한국어를 공부합니다.

study I study Korean.

만나다 리사 씨를 만납니다.
meet I’m meeting Lisa.

장소 Place

학교 학교입니다.
school This is a school.

교실 교실입니다.
classroom This is a classroom.

도서관 도서관입니다.
library This is a library.

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Vocabulary 2
건물 학교, 식당, 도서관은 건물입니다.
building Schools, restaurants, and libraries are buildings.

식당 식당입니다.
restaurant This is a restaurant.

형용사 Adjectives

있다 학생이 있습니다.
there is[are] There is a student.

없다 학생이 없습니다.
there is[are] no There are no students.

많다 학생이 많습니다.
a lot of There are a lot of students.

넓다 학교가 넓습니다.
wide[big] The school is wide[big].

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Expression
Expression 1 따라 하세요. Repeat after me.
여러분, 따라 하세요.
Everyone, repeat after me.

Expression 2 질문이 있어요. I have a question.

선생님, 질문이 있어요.
Teacher, I have a question.

Expression 3 잘 모르겠어요. I don’t know.

선생님, 잘 모르겠어요.
Teacher, I don't know.

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Grammar 1-1

The first grammar is {「과」} and {「하고」}.

‘and’
It indicates multiple objects or people.

Let's first look at {「과」} and {「와」}.

The form of this grammar is as follows.

If there is a final consonant, {「과」} is used.

final consonant O 선생님 선생님과

Example 선생님과 한국어를 공부합니다.

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Grammar 1-2
If there's no final consonant, {「와」}

final consonant X 누나 누나와

Example 지훈 씨는 누나와 형이 있습니다.

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Grammar 1-3

Next, let's look at {「하고」}.

It's all the same form with or without a base.

final consonant O 비빔밥 비빔밥하고

final consonant X 한국어 한국어하고

Example 책상하고 의자가 많습니다.

친구하고 공부를 합니다.

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Grammar 1-4
Shall we check again?

final consonant O 책상 책상과 / 책상하고

final consonant X 의자 의자와 / 의자하고

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Exercise 1
Complete the sentence.

(1) 도서관이 있습니다. + 식당이 있습니다.

→ 도서관____ 식당이 있습니다.

(2) 저는 나타샤 씨를 만납니다.

+ 저는 리사 씨를 만납니다.

→ 나타샤 씨____ 리사 씨를 만납니다.

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Grammar 2-1

The second grammar is {「의」}. ‘somebody’s,

of somebody’
It shows that the first noun possesses the
second noun.
It shows that the first noun belongs to the
second noun.

The same form is used with or without the

final consonant.

final consonant O 선생님 선생님의

final consonant X 오빠 오빠의

Example 선생님의 개가 귀엽습니다.

오빠의 가방이 예쁩니다.
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Grammar 2-2
Shall we check again?

final consonant O 엄마 엄마의

final consonant X 아빠 아빠의

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Exercise 2
Complete the conversation.

(1) 가 나타샤 씨____ 오빠는 회사원입니까?

나 아닙니다. 오빠____ 직업은 가수입니다.

(2) 가 누구____ 가방입니까?

나 쯔엉 씨____ 가방입니다.

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Listening/Speaking 1
Listen carefully to Jihoon and Lisa's
conversation and answer the questions.

(1) 여기가 지훈 씨의 학교입니까?

(2) 지훈 씨는 어디에서 공부합니까?

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Listening/Speaking 2
Talk to your teacher and friends.

(1) 여러분은 학생입니까?

Are you students?

(2) 여러분의 학교는 어때요?

Are you students?

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Reading/Writing 1
Read the text carefully and answer the
questions.

우리 교실입니다. 교실이 넓습니다. 책상하고 의자가

많습니다. 칠판이 있습니다. 그리고 시계하고 지도도
있습니다. 하지만 컴퓨터는 없습니다. 이것은 제 책상
입니다. 저것은 리사 씨의 책상입니다. 저와 리사 씨는
한국어를 공부합니다.

(1) 교실에 무엇이 있습니까?

(2) 리사 씨는 무슨 공부를 합니까?

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Reading/Writing 2
How is the classroom? Use <Example> as
a reference.
Example

우리 교실입니다. 책상하고 의자가 있습니다. 이것은

제 책상입니다. 저것은 리사 씨의 책상입니다. 저와 리사
씨는 한국어를 공부합니다.

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날씨가 좋지 않아요

The weather
is not good

Learning Objectives
•You can talk about the weather and seasons.
•You can read and write about the weather and
seasons.
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Vocabulary 1
날씨 Weather

날씨 오늘 날씨가 좋습니다.
weather Today’s weather is good.

맑다 하늘이 맑습니다.
clear The sky is clear.

흐리다 하늘이 흐립니다.

cloudy The sky is cloudy.

비 비가 옵니다.
rain It’s raining.

눈 눈이 옵니다.
snow It’s snowing.

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Vocabulary 2

오다 눈이 옵니다.
fall Snow is falling.

덥다 날씨가 덥습니다.
hot The weather is hot.

춥다 날씨가 춥습니다.
cold The weather is cold.

따뜻하다 날씨가 따뜻합니다.

warm The weather is warm.

시원하다 날씨가 시원합니다.

cool The weather is cool.

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Vocabulary 3
계절 Season

봄 봄입니다. 날씨가 따뜻합니다.

spring It’s spring. The weather is warm.

여름 여름입니다. 날씨가 덥습니다.

summer It's summer. The weather is hot.

가을 가을입니다. 날씨가 시원합니다.

fall It’s fall. The weather is cool.

겨울 겨울입니다. 날씨가 춥습니다.

winter It's winter. The weather is cold.

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Expression
Expression 1 (명사)이/가 어떻다. how is the [noun]
날씨가 어떻습니까?
How is the weather?

Expression 2 눈이 내리다. snow

눈이 내립니까?
Is it snowing?

Expression 3 비가 내리다. rain

비가 내립니다.
It’s raining.

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Grammar 1-1

The first grammar is {「-어요」} ‘informal

polite ending’
It is used with a verb or an adjective in a
sentence. It is relatively informal compared
to ‘「-습니다」’ It is used in both questions and
answers.

The form of this grammar is as follows.

If there is a vowel ‘「ㅏ」’ or ‘「ㅗ」’, {「-아요」} is used.

ㅏ/ㅗ O 좋다 좋아요

Example 날씨가 좋아요.

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Grammar 1-2
If there is a vowel other than the vowels ‘「ㅏ」’ and
‘「ㅓ」’, {「-어요」} is used.

ㅏ/ㅗ X 먹다 먹어요

Example 빵을 먹어요.

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Grammar 1-3
If there is ‘「하다」’, {「해요」} is used.

하다 좋아하다 좋아해요

Example 한국을 좋아해요.

Shall we check again?

ㅏ/ㅗ O 많다 많아요
ㅏ/ㅗ X 없다 없어요
하다 일하다 일해요

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Grammar 1-4

* In the case of ‘「덥다」’ or ‘「춥다」’, ‘「더워요」’ or ‘「추워요」’

is used.

덥다 덥 + 어요 → 더워요 덥어요 X
춥다 춥 + 어요 → 추워요 춥어요 X

* If the verb or adjective ends with ‘「ㅏ」’, write it like

‘「가요」’.

가다 가 + 아요 → 가요 가아요 X

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Grammar 1-5
* If the vowels of verbs and adjectives ‘「ㅗ」’, write it
like ‘「와요」’.

오다 오 + 아요 → 와요 오아요 X

* If the vowels of verbs and adjectives ‘「ㅣ」’, write it

like ‘「여요」’.

가르치요 X
가르치다 가르치 + 어요 → 가르쳐요
가르치어요 X

* If the vowels of verbs and adjectives ‘「ㅡ」’, delete

the vowel before it.

나쁘다 나쁘 + 아요 → 나빠요 나쁘요 X

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Exercise 1
Complete the conversation.

(1) 가 날씨가 ____? (좋다)

나 네, 하늘이 ____. (맑다)

(2) 가 사과가 ____? (있다)

나 아니요, 사과가 ____. (없다)

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Grammar 2-1

The second grammar is {「-지 않다」}. ‘not’

It is attached to a verb or an adjective to
deny the situation.
This grammar is used in two forms {「-지 않다」}
and {「안」}.
It's all the same form with or without a base.

The form of this grammar is as follows.

final consonant O 먹다 먹지 않다 / 안 먹다
final consonant X 좋다 좋지 않다 / 안 좋다

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Grammar 2-2
Example 비가 오지 않아요.
비가 안 와요.
날씨가 좋지 않아요.
날씨가 안 좋아요.

Shall we check again?

final consonant O 읽다 읽지 않아요 / 안 읽어요

final consonant X 보다 보지 않아요 / 안 봐요

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Exercise 2
Complete the conversation using {「-지 않다」}
and {「안」}.

(1) 가 날씨가 좋아요?

나 아니요. 날씨가 ____. (좋다)
= 날씨가 ____. (좋다)

(2) 가 눈이 와요?
나 아니요. 눈이 ____. (오다)
= 눈이 ____. (오다)

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Listening/Speaking 1
Listen carefully to Natasha and Jihoon's
conversations and answer the questions.

(1) 요즘 한국 날씨가 어때요?

(2) 지금 한국은 비가 와요?

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Listening/Speaking 2
Talk to your teacher and friends.

(1) 여러분 나라는 따뜻해요? 추워요?

Is your country warm or cold?

(2) 여러분은 어떤 계절을 좋아해요?

Which season do you like?

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Reading/Writing 1
Read the text carefully and answer the
questions.

한국은 봄, 여름, 가을, 겨울이 있어요. 봄은 바람이 많이

불어요. 하지만 따뜻해요. 여름은 아주 더워요. 자주
비가 와요. 가을은 날씨가 맑아요. 춥지 않아요. 그리고
덥지 않아요. 겨울은 추워요. 눈도 내려요.

(1) 한국의 사계절은 무엇이에요?

(2) 가을은 날씨가 어때요?

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Reading/Writing 2
What season do you like? Use <Example>
as a reference.
Example

저는 가을을 좋아해요. 가을은 날씨가 맑아요. 춥지

않아요. 덥지 않아요.

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친구한테 편지를 써요

I write a letter
to my friend

Learning Objectives
•You can listen and talk about your friends.
•You can read and write letters to your friends.
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Vocabulary 1
선물 Present

선물 생일 선물이에요.
present It is a birthday present.

카드 카드를 줘요.
card Give me the card.

편지 편지를 보내요.
letter Send me a letter.

주다 선물을 줘요.
give I give a present.

보내다 카드를 보내요.

send I send a card.

쓰다 편지를 써요.
write I write a letter.

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Vocabulary 2
인사 Greetings

반갑다 만나서 반갑습니다.

glad I am glad to meet you.

실례하다 실례합니다. 세종학교가 어디에 있어요?

Excuse me Excuse me. Where is Sejong School?

고맙다 쯔엉 씨, 고마워요.
thank Thank you, Truong.

감사하다 선생님, 감사합니다.

thank Thank you teacher.

미안하다 지훈 씨, 미안해요.
sorry I’m sorry, Jihoon.

죄송하다 선생님, 죄송합니다.

sorry I’m sorry, teacher.

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Expression
Expression 1 괜찮다 It’s okay
아니에요. 괜찮아요.
No, It’s okay.

Expression 2 안녕히 가세요 Goodbye

가 안녕히 가세요.
Goodbye.

나 또 봐요.
See you again.

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Expression
Expression 3 안녕히 계세요 Goodbye
가 안녕히 계세요.
Goodbye.

나 안녕히 가세요.
Goodbye.

Expression 4 아니에요/천만에요/별말씀을요
Not at all./You’re welcome./Don’t mention it.

가 쯔엉 씨, 고마워요.
Thank you, Truong.

나 아니에요./천만에요./별말씀을요.
Not at all./You’re welcome./Don’t mention it.

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Grammar 1-1

The first grammar is {「에게」}, {「한테」}.

‘to (somebody)’
It is attached after a noun to indicate the
action’s target.

They have the shame forms with or without

a final consonant.

final consonant O 동생 동생에게 / 동생한테

final consonant X 친구 친구에게 / 친구한테

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Grammar 1-2
Example 동생에게 책을 줘요.
동생한테 책을 줘요.
누나에게 전화를 해요.
누나한테 전화를 해요.

Shall we check again?

final consonant O 선생님 선생님에게 / 선생님한테

final consonant X 오빠 오빠에게 / 오빠한테

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Exercise 1
Complete the sentence.

(1) 가영 씨가 리사 씨____ 전화를 해요.

가영 씨가 리사 씨____ 전화를 해요.

(2) 나타샤 씨는 친구____ 편지를 써요.

나타샤 씨는 친구____ 편지를 써요.

(3) 쯔엉 씨가 저____ 선물을 줬어요.

쯔엉 씨가 저____ 선물을 줬어요.

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Grammar 2-1

The second grammar is {「만」}. ‘only’

It is attached after a noun to exclude
everything else.

It has the same form with or without a

final consonant.

final consonant O 연필 연필만

final consonant X 드라마 드라마만

* It can be used in place of ‘「이/가, 을/를」’.

리사 씨는 노래를 좋아해요. → 리사 씨는 노래만 좋아해요.

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Grammar 2-2
Example 동생만 학생이에요.
저는 누나만 있어요.

Shall we check again?

final consonant O 사진 사진만

final consonant X 한국어 한국어만

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Exercise 2
Complete the sentence.

(1) 쯔엉 씨는 누나가 있어요.

쯔엉 씨는 동생이 없어요.

→ 쯔엉 씨는 누나____ 있어요.

(2) 나타샤 씨는 친구에게 편지를 보내요.

선물은 안 보내요.

→ 나타샤 씨는 친구에게 편지____ 보내요.

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Listening/Speaking 1
Listen carefully to Lisa and Thuong’s
conversations and answer the questions.

(1) 쯔엉 씨는 고향 친구들한테 어떻게 연락해요?

(2) 리사 씨는 왜 친구에게 편지를 써요?

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Listening/Speaking 2
Talk to your teacher and friends.

(1) 여러분은 친구에게 어떻게 인사해요?

How do you greet your friend?

(2) 여러분은 친구 생일에 무엇을 줘요?

What do you give to your friend on his/her birthday?

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Reading/Writing 1
Read the text carefully and answer the
questions.

에바 씨에게
에바 씨, 생일을 정말 축하해요. 요즘 잘 지내요?
건강도 괜찮아요? 저도 한국 생활이 재미있어요. 친구들이
저를 많이 도와줘요. 그래서 별로 힘들지 않아요. 제가
에바 씨한테 선물을 보내요. 한국 사진이에요. 이번에는
서울 사진만 있어요. 어때요? 서울이 정말 예뻐요.
그럼 우리 또 연락해요.
안녕히 계세요.
- 리사 드림

(1) 리사 씨가 친구한테 무슨 선물을 줘요?

(2) 리사 씨가 친구한테 왜 편지를 써요?

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Reading/Writing 2
It's your friend's birthday. What will you give
to him/her? Use <Example> as a reference.
Example

에바 씨에게
에바 씨, 요즘 잘 지내요? 저 리사예요. 생일을 정말
축하해요. 제가 에바 씨한테 선물을 보내요. 한국 사진
이에요. 오늘 선물은 서울 사진만 있어요. 그럼 안녕히
계세요.
- 리사 드림

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