Possessive Pronouns in Korean pt. 2 [Grammar of the Week]

안녕하세요!

Originally, I was only going to stop at part 1. But I figured this second part was necessary. It’s going to be short today. Let’s get started!

너의 and 우리의

The Breakdown

• 너의 (neo-ui) = your
  • 너 = you
  • 의 = makes this possessive
• 우리의 (uri-ui)
  • 우리 = we, us
  • 의 = transforms this to our

Examples: [No idea why it’seems two number 1’s but I’ll fix if later]

1. 너의

• 너의 집은 아름다운 것입니다. (Neoui jibeun aleumdaun geosibnida.) = Your house is beautiful.
• 이것은 너의 개입니다? (Igeos-eun neoui gaeibnida?) = Is this your dog?

1. 우리의

• 저 우리의 차입니다. (Jeo uri-oui chaibnida.)

So that’s it! Next week I’ll move on to a new topic.

우리 (Uri) 나 (Na) 너 (Neo) + Simple Sentences [Grammar of the Week]

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For the word of the week, we talked about 여러분 which means, “everyone”. I mentioned, 우리들 as well. The words are indeed similar, but are the same? 우리 means “we” but the 들 changes the meaning to…? Did you guess it?

I chose 우리 (Uri) 나 (Na) 너 (Neo) today for the Grammar of the Week because even though it doesn’t seem like they related to the WOTD, they do. By now, we know at least three things about these words.

1. They don’t mean the same thing. They have three distinct meanings and serve different purposes.
2. They’re all pronouns.
3. You don’t necessarily have to use them if it’s already implied who you’re talking about in the sentence.

You can probably list more things you already know about these words.

Let’s start making sentences! Remember: S-O-V/S-A

1. 우리는
   1. Pronoun
   2. Subject
   3. “we; us; our”
      1. 우리는 가게에 갔다. “We went to the store”. [Verb usage: Past tense]
      2. 우리 집은 좋은 것입니다. “Our home is nice.”
      3. 우리를 위해 기다려! “Wait for us!”
2. 나는
   1. Pronoun
   2. Subject
   3. “I”
      1. 나는 아름다움. “I am beautiful.”
      2. 나는 더 시간이 필요합니다. “I need more time.”
3. 너는
   1. Pronoun
   2. Subject
   3. “You”
      1. 너는 떠날 필요. “You need to leave.”
      2. 너는 재미 있습니다. “You are funny.”
4. 여러분
   1. Noun
   2. “Everybody”
      1. 여러분, 우리를 따르라! “Everybody, follow us!”
      2. 여러분, 이것은 나의 새로운 친구. “Everybody, this is my new friend.”

I wanted to make sure that the sentences were as simple as possible so you can see how it all comes together and can do it yourself in speech.

But how would you express the same pronouns you were speaking possessively? Examples: 나의 집, 나의 친구.

We’ll do those next week!

Taeyeon | Artist Spotlight

Okay, so I’m sure my OG followers remember back when I used to post about kpop news and stories. During that time, you probably remember that I was always talking about my favorite groups and singers and of course SNSD is on that list. So when Taeyeon has a new release, you know it’s more than likely going to be posted here.

If it isn’t it’s because I thought I did because I’ve listened to it way too much already.

So Taeyeon has new music coming and the song that I could find to share from spotify is her latest song, “Weekend.” I’m so excited about this! So as soon as the new music comes out just know, it’ll definitely be here.

If you haven’t heard it yet, check it out below!

Reading and Listening in Korean Practice | iKON-ON: Bobby & Ju-Ne ‘깊은 밤’ MAKING FILM

Okay so I was just scrolling through YouTube today when I ran across this video. Normally, I kinda just watch them and then move on to find some more new music but I noticed something about this video that I really wanted to share with you guys.

Maybe you’ve been searching for ways to practice reading in Korean or even working on your listening but the things you’ve been finding aren’t all that interesting or maybe they’re not something you would use in everyday speech. Well, this is a video I thought would be helpful.

Sometimes I find makeup tutorials like this and share them when I find them because for the beauty gurus that follow me but also want to practice Korean, it’s super helpful! And this is no different, especially if you’re a fan of iKON.

The video is completely in Korean but it has built-in subtitles, that are in Korean to help you follow along if you’re working on listening and/or reading. To help you out some for words you may not understand, just click the CC button for English translation. This video is also subtitled in Japanese so you can switch to that translation as well.

Challenge:

Try to watch it first without the subtitles and then go back again with the CC on and see how much you understood!

New Music Update! | [Videos]

I haven’t done one of these in a while and since I spent a good portion of the afternoon just listening to a lot of music and watching music videos, I decided to share some of my favorite new music so far!

New Music Alert! [Videos]

I haven’t done this in a while but sometimes while I’m just kinda relaxing on a lazy Saturday, I’ll just click on the recommended videos on YouTube and I’m always happy to hear the new music. Sometimes I get to hear new artists that I’ve never heard of before and sometimes it’s familiar faces with a creative visual for new music.