ABSTRACT

Korean: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume.

This workbook presents twenty-five individual grammar points in lively and realistic contexts, covering the core material which students would expect to encounter in their first year of learning Korean. Grammar points are followed by examples and exercises which allow students to reinforce and consolidate their learning.

Basic Korean is suitable for both class use as well as independent study.

Key features include:

  • abundant exercises with full answer key
  • all Korean entries presented in Hangul with English translations
  • glossary of grammatical terms.

Clearly presented and user-friendly, Basic Korean provides readers with the essential tools to express themselves in a wide variety of situations, making it an ideal grammar reference and practice resource for both beginners and students with some knowledge of the language.

Andrew Sangpil Byon is Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Albany, where he teaches courses in Korean language and civilization.

 

chapter 1|8 pages

UNIT 1

Reading Hangul (the Korean alphabet)

chapter 2|6 pages

Characteristics of the Korean language

Characteristics of the Korean language Word order

chapter 3|8 pages

Nouns

Nouns Words and word classes

chapter 4|6 pages

Predicates and endings

Predicates and endings Predicates

chapter 5|10 pages

UNIT 5

The deferential speech level and the polite speech level

chapter 6|8 pages

The subject case particle 㧊VṖG i/ka

The subject case particle 㧊/Ṗ i/ka Case and special particles

chapter 7|8 pages

The special particle 㦖 Un/⓪ nUn

The special particle 㦖 0n/⓪ n0n

chapter 8|10 pages

UNIT 8

Pronouns

chapter 9|8 pages

Numbers, ordinals, and plural marker ✺ tUl

Numbers, ordinals, and plural marker ✺ t0l Sino-Korean numbers and native Korean numbers

chapter 10|8 pages

Counters, question word ⳝ myOt, and some time expressions

Counters, question word ⳝ my9t, and some time expressions Counters

chapter 11|8 pages

The copula 㧊┺V㞚┞┺Gand the verb of existence and location 㧞┺V㠜┺

The copula 㧊┺V㞚┞┺ and the verb of existence and location 㧞┺V㠜┺

chapter 12|10 pages

Case particles 1 㦚 Ul/⯒ lUl and O㦒P⪲ (U)ro

Case particles 1 㦚 0l/⯒ l0l and O㦒P⪲ (0)ro The direct object particle 㦚V⯒

chapter 13|10 pages

Case particles 2 㦮 Ui, 㠦 e, 㢖 wa/ὒ kwa, O㧊P⧧ irang, and 䞮ἶ hago

Case particles 2 㦮 0i, 㠦 e, 㢖 wa/ὒ kwa, O㧊P⧧ irang, and 䞮ἶ hago The case particle 㦮

chapter 14|8 pages

Case particles 3 㠦㍲ esO, 㠦Ợ ege, 䞲䎢 hant’e, ℮ kke, 㠦Ợ㍲ egesO, and 䞲䎢㍲ hant’esO

Case particles 3 㠦㍲ es9, 㠦Ợ ege, 䞲䎢 hant’e, ℮ kke, 㠦Ợ㍲ eges9, and 䞲䎢㍲ hant’es9 The particle 㠦㍲

chapter 15|8 pages

UNIT 15

Special particles 1 ☚ to and Ⱒ man

chapter 16|8 pages

Special particles 2 㧊⋮ ina, ⿖䎆 put’O, and ₢㰖 kkaji

Special particles 2 㧊⋮ ina, ⿖䎆 put’9, and ₢㰖 kkaji The particle O㧊P⋮

chapter |8 pages

UNIT 17

Past tense and double past tense marker The past tense marker 㠞V㞮

chapter 18|10 pages

Negation

Negation Types of negative constructions

chapter 19|10 pages

UNIT 19

Irregular verbs

chapter 20|8 pages

Expressing desire -ἶG㕌┺ -ko sip’ta and progressive form -ἶG㧞┺ -ko itta

Expressing desire -ἶG㕌┺ -ko sip’ta and progressive form -ἶG㧞┺ -ko itta Expressing desire -ἶG㕌┺G

chapter 21|8 pages

The endings -O㦒Pඥ Ệ㡞㣪 -(U)l kOyeyo and -O㦒Pඥ₢㣪f -(U)l kkayo?

The endings -O㦒PඥGỆ㡞㣪 -(0)l k9yeyo and -O㦒Pඥ₢㣪f -(0)l kkayo? Probable future -O㦒PඥGỆ㡞㣪

chapter 22|6 pages

UNIT 22

Prenouns

chapter 23|8 pages

UNIT 23

Adverbs and adverbials

chapter 24|8 pages

The endings -O㦒Pඥ⧮㣪 -(U)l laeyo and -O㦒PඥỢ㣪 -(U)lgeyo

The endings -O㦒Pඥ⧮㣪 -(0)l laeyo and -O㦒PඥỢ㣪G-(0)lgeyo The -O㦒Pඥ⧮㣪 ending “intention”

chapter 25|8 pages

The suffixes -Ỷ -ket and -O㦒P㔲 -(U)si

The suffixes -Ỷ -ket and -O㦒P㔲 -(0)si Inferential and intentional suffix -Ỷ

chapter |38 pages

KEY TO EXERCISES

Unit 1

chapter |2 pages

Index

chapter |1 pages

Colloquial Korean

Kim In-Seok

chapter |1 pages

Korean: An Essential Grammar

Young-Key Kim-Renaud