Hey friends.Β How’s it going? I was just thinking about all of my Korean stories, which I have written out recently and I suddenly remembered what it was like in the first few years trying get by with such a huge language barrier.Β I distinctly remember that the “turning point” in the success of my teaching had a lot to do with learning some basic Korean phrases to control classrooms.Β So what I’m going to do is quickly share some of the most common and effective words for gaining class control and happiness.Β I should also say that the Korean alphabet is the easiest in the world to learn with only 24 characters and anybody can learn it in just twenty minutes.Β So that would also be a good start.
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Check out Mrs. Sweet n Tasty for a quick intro to the Korean alphabet.Β But seriously it only takes twenty minutes to memorize if you write them down and make flash cards for yourself.
The most useful phrases for teaching in Korean classrooms for ESL Teachers:
1. Children! Listen carefully: Yedoolra. Chal Turobosayo! Β μλ€μΒ μλ€μ΄λ³΄μΈμ!
2. Be quiet – Choyounghee joosayo. μ‘°μ©ν ν΄μ£ΌμΈμ.
3. Come here – Yogi O-sayo. μ¬κΈ° μ€μΈμ (“μ΄λ¦¬ μ€μΈμ” is actually better “eery O-sayo”.).
4. Look here – Yogi bo-sayo. μ¬κΈ° 보μΈμ.
5. Look there – Choki bo-sayo. μ κΈ° 보μΈμ.
6. What’s this? E-go mo-yea-yo? μ΄κ² λμμ?
7. What’s your name? Edum ee mo-yea-yo? μ΄λ¦μ΄λμμ?
8. How old are you? Mya sal e-yea yo? λͺμ΄μ΄μμ?
9. What are you doing? Mo hey yo? λ ν΄μ? or Mo hako eesay yo? λ νκ³ μμ΄μ?
10. Hurry Hurry! Bally Bally! 빨리 빨리.
11. Where’s your English book?Β Yong’oh chaek odi isayo? μμ΄μ± μ μ΄λ μμ΄μ?
12. Where’s your pencil? Yonpil odi isayo? μ°ν μ΄λ μμ΄μ?
13. Stand up.Β Ee-ron hasayo.Β μΌμ΄λμΈμ.
14. Sit down. Anja. μμ
15. Take our your book please. Chaek konay-sayo μ± κΊΌλ΄ μ£ΌμΈμ.
16. What time is it? Myillshe yea-yo? λͺμμμ?
17. Close the door please.Β Mun tadusay-yo. λ¬Έ λ«μΌμΈμ.
18. Everybody –Β modu.Β λͺ¨λ
19. Line up.Β Jul sosayo. μ€μμΈμ.(I’ll double check that one)
20.Β Good job – Chal haysoyo! μ νμ΄μ.
21. Put up your hand. Son torah μμ λ€μ΄.
22. I know – Ah-rye-yo μμμ.
23. I don’t know or You don’t know (looking at somebody) Mool-lye-yo λͺ°λΌμ.
24. Let’s do it. Hajah. νμ.
25. Let’s go.Β Gaja. κ°μ.
26. Where is Songmi? Songmi Odi ee-say yo? μλ―Έ μ΄λ μμ΄μ?
27. What do you want to do? Mo hagosheep-eye-yo? λ νκ³ μΆμ΄μ?
28. Would you like to play a game? Game ha-lay-yo? κ²μ ν λμ?
29. Do you like it? Ee-go jo-ah hay-yo? μ΄κ² μ’μν΄μ?
30. I hate it. She reye yo.Β μ«μ΄μ.
31. My name is James.Β Na nun James ee-yea yo. λλΒ μ μμ€ μ λλ€..
Next thing you can do is:
Start learning some more general vocabulary.Β Listen to this study song I made and read the vocabulary below while you listen.Β Hopefully you can read the Korean alphabet by now.
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Very Good Words#1
λ§μ΄ a lot
μ΄λ¦¬μμ stupid
λλν smart
μ’μνλ€ like
μνλ€ want
μΆμΈ‘νλ€ guess
λΉλ° secret
μλ§λ maybe
κ°μ§λ€ got/have
μ·¨λ―Έ hobby
λ°μ busy
νμν need
λμ€μ later
λ¬Όλ‘ μ΄μΌ of course
μ μ before
ν₯λ―Έλ‘μ΄ interesting
μ½κ° little bit
μ¬μ€μ actually
λ―Ώλ€ believe
μ§κ·Έλ¬μ΄ gross
μλλ¬μ΄ noisy
μκ΄ μμ΄μ I don’t care
μ΄ν΄νμ΄? You got it?
λ―Έμνλ€ hate
μ λͺ
ν famous
μ΄μν strange
λ€λ₯Έ different
λ°κΎΈλ€ change
λ¦λ€ late
μ€μν important
λ§μλ delicious
μμ΄λ€ cheat
λ¬Έμ problem
λ΄κΈ°νλ€, λ΄μκ°μ, I bet
μμνλ€ I wish
λκ°μ same
μ΄ν΄νλ€ understand
λͺ°λΌμ I don’t know
The next step is to start learning some sentences.Β As you master these basic sentences, you will automatically get the sense and feel of the Korean grammar.Β Good luck.Β Feel free to ask questions or leave comments.
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