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Title Page
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Table of Contents
Preface
Unit 1 Hangul (the Korean alphabet)
Vowels
Consonants
How to combine consonants with vowel symbols
Exercises
Exercise 1.1
Exercise 1.2
Exercise 1.3
Exercise 1.4
Exercise 1.5
Exercise 1.6
Exercise 1.7
Exercise 1.8
Exercise 1.9
Exercise 1.10
Exercise 1.11
Unit 2 Characteristics of the Korean language
Word order
Context-oriented language
General-to-specific language
Honorific language
Exercises
Exercise 2.1
Exercise 2.2
Exercise 2.3
Unit 3 Nouns
Words and word classes
Three groups of Korean nouns
Formation of nouns
Some characteristics of Korean nouns
Exercises
Exercise 3.1
Exercise 3.2
Exercise 3.3
Exercise 3.4
Unit 4 Predicates and endings
Predicates
Endings
Exercises
Exercise 4.1
Exercise 4.2
Exercise 4.3
Exercise 4.4
Exercise 4.5
Exercise 4.6
Exercise 4.7
Unit 5 The formal speech level and the polite speech level
The formal speech level
The polite speech level
Mixed use of the formal and polite speech levels
Exercises
Exercise 5.1
Exercise 5.2
Exercise 5.3
Exercise 5.4
Exercise 5.5
Exercise 5.6
Unit 6 The subject case particle 이/가
Case and special particles
The subject particle 이/가
Exercises
Exercise 6.1
Exercise 6.2
Exercise 6.3
Exercise 6.4
Exercise 6.5
Unit 7 The special particle 은/는
Marking topics
Compare and contrast
Switching topics
Interplay between the subject and the topic particles
Beginning a sentence with the topic particle
Exercises
Exercise 7.1
Exercise 7.2
Exercise 7.3
Exercise 7.4
Unit 8 Pronouns
The first-person pronoun
The second-person pronoun
The third-person pronoun
Kinship terms
Indefinite pronouns
Exercises
Exercise 8.1
Exercise 8.2
Exercise 8.3
Exercise 8.4
Exercise 8.5
Exercise 8.6
Unit 9 Numbers, ordinals, and plural marker 들
Sino-Korean numbers and native Korean numbers
Counting
Ordinals
Plural marker 들
Exercises
Exercise 9.1
Exercise 9.2
Exercise 9.3
Exercise 9.4
Exercise 9.5
Exercise 9.6
Unit 10 Counters, the question word 몇, and some time expressions
Counters
The question word 몇
Some frequently used counters
Exercises
Exercise 10.1
Exercise 10.2
Exercise 10.3
Exercise 10.4
Exercise 10.5
Exercise 10.6
Exercise 10.7
Unit 11 The copula 이다/아니다 and the verb of existence and location 있다/없다
The equational expressions 이에요/예요
Existence and location with 있어요 / 없어요 and the case particle 에
The use of 있다/없다 to express “possession”
Exercises
Exercise 11.1
Exercise 11.2
Exercise 11.3
Exercise 11.4
Exercise 11.5
Exercise 11.6
Exercise 11.7
Unit 12 Case particles I: 을/를 and (으)로
The direct object particle 을/를
Case particle (으)로
Exercises
Exercise 12.1
Exercise 12.2
Exercise 12.3
Exercise 12.4
Exercise 12.5
Unit 13 Case particles II: 의, 에, 와/과, (이)랑, and 하고
The case particle 의
The particle 에
The particles 와/과, (이)랑, and 하고
Exercises
Exercise 13.1
Exercise 13.2
Exercise 13.3
Exercise 13.4
Exercise 13.5
Exercise 13.6
Exercise 13.7
Unit 14 Case particles III: 에서, 에게, 한테, 께, 에게서, and 한테서
The particle 에서
The particles 한테/에게/께
The particles 한테서 and 에게서
Exercises
Exercise 14.1
Exercise 14.2
Exercise 14.3
Exercise 14.4
Exercise 14.5
Exercise 14.6
Unit 15 Special particles I: 도 and 만
The differences between case particles and special particles
The special particle 만
The special particle 도
Exercises
Exercise 15.1
Exercise 15.2
Exercise 15.3
Exercise 15.4
Exercise 15.5
Unit 16 Special particle II: (이)나, 부터, and 까지
The particle (이)나
Particles 부터 and 까지
Exercises
Exercise 16.1
Exercise 16.2
Exercise 16.3
Exercise 16.4
Exercise 16.5
Exercise 16.6
Unit 17 Past tense and double past tense markers
The past tense marker ~었/았
Double past tense marker ~었/았었
Exercises
Exercise 17.1
Exercise 17.2
Exercise 17.3
Exercise 17.4
Unit 18 Negation
Types of negative constructions
The short-form negation 안/ 못 + predicate
The long-form negation ~지 않다 and ~지 못하다
The negative auxiliary verb ~지 말다
Exercises
Exercise 18.1
Exercise 18.2
Exercise 18.3
Exercise 18.4
Exercise 18.5
Exercise 18.6
Exercise 18.7
Unit 19 Irregular predicates
ㄷ-irregular
ㅂ-irregular
ㅅ-irregular
ㅎ-irregular
르-Irregular
ㄹ-irregular
으-irregular
Exercises
Exercise 19.1
Exercise 19.2
Exercise 19.3
Exercise 19.4
Unit 20 Expressing desire ~고 싶다, continuous actions ~고 있다, and continuous states ~어/아 있다
~고 싶다: expressing desire
~고 있다: continuous actions
~어/아 있다: continuous states
Exercises
Exercise 20.1
Exercise 20.2
Exercise 20.3
Exercise 20.4
Exercise 20.5
Exercise 20.6
Exercise 20.7
Unit 21 The endings ~(으)ㄹ 거예요 and ~(으)ㄹ까요?
Probable future ~(으)ㄹ 거예요
Indicating a wondering mindset and asking someone’s opinion: ~(으)ㄹ까요?
Exercises
Exercise 21.1
Exercise 21.2
Exercise 21.3
Exercise 21.4
Exercise 21.5
Unit 22 Prenouns
Numbers
Demonstratives
Question prenouns
Exercises
Exercise 22.1
Exercise 22.2
Exercise 22.3
Exercise 22.4
Unit 23 Adverbs and adverbials
Three types of adverbs
Adverbials
Exercises
Exercise 23.1
Exercise 23.2
Exercise 23.3
Exercise 23.4
Unit 24 The endings ~(으)ㄹ래요 and ~(으)ㄹ게요
The ~(으)ㄹ래요 ending: intention
The ~(으)ㄹ게요 ending: willingness
Exercises
Exercise 24.1
Exercise 24.2
Exercise 24.3
Exercise 24.4
Unit 25 The suffixes ~겠 and ~(으)시
Inferential and intentional suffix ~겠
The subject honorific suffix ~(으)시
Exercises
Exercise 25.1
Exercise 25.2
Exercise 25.3
Exercise 25.4
Unit 26 Sentence-final endings: ~지요, ~군요, ~네요, ~잖아요
The sentence-final ending ~지요
The sentence-final ending ~네요
The sentence-final ending ~군요
The sentence-final ending ~잖아요
Exercises
Exercise 26.1
Exercise 26.2
Exercise 26.3
Exercise 26.4
Exercise 26.5
Exercise 26.6
Exercise 26.7
Exercise 26.8
Key to exercises
Vocabulary index
Index