Korean language Book

OK REANEasy Peasy

무한한 공간 저 너머로 !

korean for beginners

Learning a foreign language requires a lot of patience and determination. It takes a long time to be able to speak a new language well. How great would it be if we could acquire a different language with just a push of a button?

This book is based on an animated movie called ‘Toy Story 3’ by Pixar. In it, Buzz Lightyear accidently changes to Spanish mode. For this book, I imagined that Buzz switched to Korean mode to help Woody court a Korean Barbie. There are also fun activities including colouring pages and a picture puzzle to make the learning fun and exciting.

Introduction

Woody Buzz Lightyear KoreanBarbie

Hamm

Rex Bullseye

Mrs. Potato Head

Mr. Potato Head

Jessie

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[NeoMu IPPeoSeo SumDo MotSwiGetDeoRaGo]

한국에서 새로 온 바비를 봤어.

I saw a new Barbie who is Korean.She took my breath away because she is so gorgeous!

[HanGukESeo SaeRo On BarBiReur BwassEo]

너무 이뻐서 숨도 못쉬겠더라고!

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내가 지금 당장 갈께. [NaeGa JiGeum DangJang GalKKe]

너 그 애한테 관심 있구나? [Neo Geu AeHanTe GwanSimItGuNa]

You are interested in her, aren’t you?I’m coming now.

보다 [BoDa] See

한국인 [HangukIn] Korean

숨 [Sum] Breath

매력적 [MaeRyeokJeok] Gorgeous

관심 [GwanSim] Interest

지금 [JiGeum] Now

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무한한 공간 저 너머로![MuHanHan GongGan Jeo NeuMeuRo]

To infinity... and beyond!

자 이제, 한국어 공부하자.[Ja IJe HanGukEo GongBu HaJa]

알았어.[AlAssEo]

Okay.Let’s learn Korean.

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한국어로 고백하고 싶단 말이야.[HanGukEoRo GoBaekHaGo SipDan MarIYa]

빨리 와! 한시가 급하다고.

Come quickly! Time is precious.I want to ask her out in Korean.

[PPalRiWa] [HanSiGa GeubHaDaGo]

무한한 [MuHanHan] Infinity

빨리 [PPalRi] Quickly

한국어 [HanGukEo] Korean

구하다 [GuHaDa] Ask

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Korean alphabet is called Hangeul in Korean.

Hanguel

The alphabet: Consonants The Korean alphabet has ten basic consonants and nine variations of these.

In English, certain pairs of consonants, like p/b, t/d, s/z, and k/g, have a pronunciation that differ mostly in whether they are voiced or voiceless. Korean consonants do not have that same distinction, but rather differ according to whether they are “plain (ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, and ㅎ)”, “aspirated (ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, and ㅊ)”, or “tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, and ㅉ)”.

Here are the consonants with their pronunciation.

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The alphabet: Vowels There are 21 letters used to represent vowels: six basic vowels (ㅏ, ㅓ, ㅗ, ㅜ, ㅡ, ㅣ), nine combinations of those six basic vowels (which originally were all pronounced as diphthongs), and six vowels with an extra short dash representing the initial y [j] sound.

Here are then main vowels with their pronunciation.

Hangeul is written: 한 (han) ㅎ(h) + ㅏ(a) + ㄴ(n) 글(geul)ㄱ(g) + ㅡ(eu) + ㄹ(l)

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Body Parts

머리[MuLi]

눈[Nun]

코[Ko]

입[Ip]

귀[Gwi]

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Head

Eye

Nose

Lips

Ear

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Emotions

슬픈[SeulPeun]

외로움[OeRoUn]

성난 [SeongNan]

Sad

Lonely

Angry

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Happy

In Love

Terrified

즐거운[JeulGeoUn]

겁먹은 [GeopMeokEun]

사랑에 빠진 [SaRangE PPaJin]

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Emotions

사이가 좋은[SaIGa JohEun]

배고픈[BaeGoPeun]

추운 [CHuUn]

Friendly

Hungry

Cold

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적대적인[JeokDaeJeoKIn]

배가 부른[BaeGa BuReun]

더운 [DeoUn]

Unfriendly

Full

Hot

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모자

화살표

책

농구공

텔레비전

산

사람

구름

꽃

공룡

자동차

[MoJa]

[HwaSalPyo]

[CHaek]

[NongGuGong]

[TelLaeViJeon]

[San]

[SaRam]

[GuReum]

[KKoch]

[GongRyong]

[JaDongCHa]

a piece of clothing that you wear on your head

used for showing people which direction to go in

that may contain a story

the ball used in the game of basketball

a piece of electrical equipment with a screen

a large pile or amount of something

a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky

an individual human

the coloured part of a plant

a large reptile which lived in prehistoric times

a road vehicle for one driver and a few passengers

Picture PuzzLe

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Hat, Arrow, Book, Basketball,Television, Mountain, Person, Cloud, Flower, Dinosaur, Car

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아직 잘 모르겠어 어려워...[AhJik Jal MoLeuGetEo EoLyoWo]

I don’t know much about it yet. So difficult...

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엇, 저기 누가 온다![Eot JeoGi NuGaOnDa]

Oh, Someone just coming!

알다 [AlDa] Know

아직 [AJik] Yet

온다 [OnDa] Coming

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헉[Heok]

Wow