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LEVEL 2 LESSON 11 Now in this lesson, we are going to look at how to do self-introductions in Korean. Through our previous lessons, we have looked at various tenses, sentence patterns, and grammar points. By using what you have already learned, you can already express a lot about yourself. Here in this lesson, we will introduce more vocabulary words and phrases that are specific and absolutely necessary for introducing oneself.

자기소개 self-introduction There are hundreds and thousands of different situations in which one would need to introduce him/herself, but to generalize the self-introduction process by a great deal, you normally deliver these pieces of information: - name - age

- place of living - work

- school

- family members - hobby

- greetings You don’t have to try to memorize all the expressions necessary for introducing yourself in Korean as the situation might vary and you might have a lot of

information and stories unique to yourself, no single detailed chapter on selfintroduction can cover everything you need to know.

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LEVEL 2 LESSON 11 But basically, the sentences patterns that you get to use a lot are the following: 1. ABC은/는 XYZ이에요. [ABC-eun/neun XYZ-i-e-yo.] = ABC is XYZ. Ex)

저는 학생이에요. = I’m a student. [ jeo-neun hak-saeng-i-e-yo.]

저는 선생님이에요. = I’m a teacher.

[ jeo-neun seon-saeng-nim-i-e-yo.]

저는 제임스예요. = I’m James. [ jeo-neun je-im-seu-ye-yo.]

제 이름은 스티븐이에요. = My name is Stephen. [ je i-reum-eun seu-ti-beun-i-e-yo.]

제 여동생 이름은 탈리아나예요. = My sister’s name is Taliana. [ je yeo-dong-saeng i-reum-eun tal-li-a-na-ye-yo.]

저는 30살이에요. = I am 30 years old. [ jeo-neun seo-reun-sal-i-e-yo.]

2. ABC은/는 XYZ이/가 [ABC-eun/neun XYZ-i/ga] + VERB = As for ABC, XYZ + VERB. Ex)

저는 여동생이 있어요. = I have a younger sister. (lit. “As for me, a younger sister exists.”) [ jeo-neun yeo-dong-saeng-i i-sseo-yo.]

저는 남동생이 었어요. = I have a younger brother. [ jeo-neun nam-dong-saeng-i i-sseo-yo.]

저는 언니가 있어요. = I have an older sister. [ jeo-neun eon-ni-ga i-sseo-yo.]

저는 취미가 없어요. = I don’t have any hobbies. (lit. “As for me, the hobby doesn’t exist.”) [ jeo-neun chwi-mi-ga eop-sseo-yo.]

저는 취미가 수영이에요. = My hobby is swimming. (lit. “As for me, the hobby, swimming is.”) [ jeo-neun chwi-mi-ga su-yeong-i-e-yo.]



LEVEL 2 LESSON 11 3. ABC은/는 XYZ에/에서 [ABC-eun/neun XYZ-e/e-seo] + VERB = ABC + VERB + in XYZ. Ex)

저는 서울에 살아요. = I live in Seoul. [ jeo-neun seo-u-re sa-ra-yo.]

저는 은행에서 일해요. = I work in a bank. [ jeo-neun eun-haeng-e-seo il-hae-yo.]

저는 대학교에서 중국어를 가르쳐요. = I teach Chinese at a college. [ jeo-neun dae-hak-gyo-e-seo jung-gu-geo-reul ga-reuchyeo-yo.]

저는 미국에서 태어났어요. = I was born in the USA. [ jeo-neun mi-gu-ge-seo tae-eo-na-sseo-yo.]

Some vocabulary words that you might want to know: 나이 [na-i] = age

취미 [chwi-mi] = hobby

직장 [ jik-jang] = workplace

직업 [ ji-geop] = job = 하는 일 [ha-neun il] 사는 곳 [sa-neun got] = place of living 가족 [ga-jok] = family

친척 [chin-cheok] = relatives, extended family 대학생 [dae-hak-saeng] = university student

고등학생 [go-deung-hak-saeng] = high school student 중학생 [ jung-hak-saeng] = middle school student

초등학생 [cho-deung-hak-saeng] = elementary school student Some greetings:

처음 뵙겠습니다. [cheo-eum boep-ge-sseum-ni-da] = How do you do? 반갑습니다. [ban-gap-seum-ni-da] = It’s nice to meet you.

제 명함이에요. [ je myeong-ham-i-e-yo] = It’s my business card.

다음에 또 봬요. [da-eu-me tto bwae-yo] = See you again next time.

이야기 많이 들었어요. [i-ya-gi ma-ni deu-reo-sseo-yo] = I’ve heard a lot about you. This PDF is to be used along with the MP3 audio lesson available at TalkToMeInKorean.com. Please feel free to share TalkToMeInKorean's free Korean lessons and PDF files with anybody who is studying Korean. If you have any questions or feedback, visit TalkToMeInKorean.com


LEVEL 2 LESSON 11 Sample Dialogue

석진: 안녕하세요. 저는 동진이 형 동생 석진이에요.

[an-nyeong-ha-se-yo. jeo-neun dong-ji-ni hyeong dong-saeng seok-ji-ni-e-yo.]

경은: 반가워요. 이야기 많이 들었어요.

[ban-ga-wo-yo. i-ya-gi ma-ni deu-reot-sseo-yo.]

석진: 여기 제 명함이에요.

[yeo-gi je myeong-ha-mi-e-yo.]

경은: 아! 고마워요.

[a! go-ma-wo-yo.]

Seokjin: Hello. I'm Dongjin's younger brother, Seokjin.

Kyeong-eun: Nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you. Seokjin: This is my business card. Kyeong-eun: Oh, thanks.
