3 Ways to Say BECAUSE in Korean | -아서/어서/여서, -(으)니까, -기 때문에

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[@prashil3k594]

Her explanations are way better many creators. Way easier to understand.

[@Advaya459]

I love how you point out subtle nuances. "Cause" Vs "Justification" was such a Eureka moment for me..THANK YOU!

[@YourKoreanSaem]

Here are English sentences for you to practice with! Translate into Korean: 1. I ate pizza because I was hungry. 2. Call me tomorrow because now I'm busy. 3. I can't run because my foot hurts. Also, one more thing I forgot to add! -아서/어서/여서 is the go-to conjugation before greeting phrases like 반갑습니다, 감사합니다, 죄송합니다, etc. (CORRECT) 만나서 반갑습니다. 도움 주셔서 감사합니다. (INCORRECT) 만나니까 반갑습니다. 도움 주시니까 감사합니다. And finally a quick disclaimer: there are a lot of other ways to use these grammar forms but I've only covered the basics to help you tell apart the three. Grammar is unfortunately a many-headed monster. 😖

[@HermitObsessor]

1. 배고파서 피자를 먹어요 2. 지금 바쁘니까 내일 전화하세요 3. 발 아프기 때문에 못 달려요 이 유용한 수업이라서 감사합니다! 🙏

[@inna719]

1. 배고파서 피자를 먹었어요. 2. 지금 바쁘니까 내일 전화하세요. 3. 발이 아파서 못 달려요.

[@YourKoreanSaem]

@@HermitObsessor 먹어요->먹었어요 because past tense. Otherwise great job! 👍

[@YourKoreanSaem]

@@inna719 Awesome!

[@fairyphantom]

1. 배고파서 피자를 먹었어요 / 배고팠기 때문에 피자를 먹었어요. 2. 지금 저는 바쁘니까 내일 전화하세요. 3. 발이 아프기 때문에 못 달려요 / 발이 아파서 못 달려요. Hope they're ok, but if there's any mistake please let me know ^^

[@jafetvelasquez]

"Cause vs Logical reasoning" Thank you! I have not found other teacher explaining those subtleties. That's how I always try to understand Korean particles, trying to see "what sensation it gaves me".

[@johnnyj2d3]

Unpopular opinion: I'm loving learning Korean because there are lots of nuances (-니까, -어서...; -던, -았던...; -이라도, -더라도, -면...). Those are some of those I've learnt :). Korean is a language of intentions!

[@kpoplistener1111]

You and me both

[@KF22TV]

Me 3

[@Tltnsbwuwowsb]

The word is Unpopular. As in “I am an unpopular person because I correct people’s grammar on the internet”

[@johnnyj2d3]

@@Tltnsbwuwowsb thank you, the worst is that I know it's unpopular but I maybe was on automatic mode hahaha

[@shravikawanjari4591]

I think you're pretty underrated as a Korean teacher in the KZbin community!! 사랑해요 언니 💜

[@SmolCloud]

ahhh i was so close to understanding the difference between -니까 and -서 but didnt properly understand and kept using -서 with past tense and commands, the cause vs reason explanation made it all clear!!

[@XavierPep]

감사합니다 Saem for this video explaining the difference between -어/-아/-여 서 and (으)니까. I am presently following a Korean language class at University of Montreal (in Canada) and my Korean teacher did her best to explain the difference between -어/-아/-여 서 and (으)니까 but I was still really confused after the class. After watching your video, I feel more confident. 화이팅 😄

[@alejandrarivera9130]

I love your classes because your explanations are always so clear and logic! Thank you so much

[@alejandrarivera9130]

I just learned about (으)니까 in my Korean class and this explanation falls from heaven to better understand the difference in the nuance between (으)니까 and 아서/어서. Really, really appreciate the clear explanation and the examples, they are going directly to my notes. Thank you so much and greetings from Mexico.

[@bobbaball]

This is the best explanation I have found. My teacher's teaching and other videos kinda confused me more. This video helped to lift the fog! Thank you!

[@SummersPetFam]

I love how simple you explained it. For me, as a quick learner, I understood everything you said completely. Thank you! ❤

[@szerecsendioo]

This was a really useful video, thank you so much! It was easy to understand and it wasn't "too long" don't worry about it. You are amazing at explaining things that can be confusing at first for people who cannot learn from teachers during these times. Have an amazing day ^^

[@lilihajek1990]

Wow! Super clear explanation. I watched a couple of videos on this grammar points and this is the best so far 😘

[@kriso3065]

Wow. That was the best explanation I have ever had of these grammar points. 정말 감사합니다, 선생님!!

[@begloz]

I just want to say that your videos are always very welcome, informative and super clear. You have a very good teaching style, and I hope you keep this up! :) Also, don't worry about the length of your videos too much, I think people here want to learn about Korean as much as possible, the more examples you use the better (or at least, that's how I feel anyways). If you posted a 2-hour video I would totally watch it ^^ While on this, have you thought about doing some chill live sessions here on youtube where people can ask you random questions on grammar and stuff for 1h or so? It might be a way to have "longer videos" without the stress of having to prepare a specific topic. Just my 2c. Anyways, I'll look forward to your next upload :) 감사합니다~

[@YourKoreanSaem]

Hi thanks for your kind comment! I’m a little scared of live videos (like the pressure and not having time to prepare answers lol) but I will consider it 😄

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I'm so happy I found your video! I finally understood the differences 😭 thank you!

[@kallili8987]

I really appreciated the example using the same adjective 크다 and demonstrating how it would be used in the different contexts!

[@askjennanything]

It makes so much sense. In Chinese, the second way of explaining is like our 因為/所以 or because, so. And the first is more of a statement and description.

[@JonEdwards]

Fantastic lesson! Clear and concise, informative and useful. 고맙습니다!

[@laurabackhoff]

Thanks for the video! I really liked the way you explained everything🫶🏼💕

[@zianab2107]

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I'm so happy I found your channel ❤️ I love how you explains everything. 감사합니다

[@YourKoreanSaem]

Thank you for watching!

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You are amazing , you have got a skills to deliver the message in an easy and understandable way. After watching your videos many grammar points makes more sense now. Thanks a lot 선생님 ❤

[@JamesTermy]

Here I am again a year later to say, if you didn't quite understand it the first time... come back around and give it another listen. I finally get it... certainly a good review!

[@TeresaKong-h8r]

Yes, her explanations are really good. Thank you

[@fiumeg5188]

Love this! Thanks a lot! ❤ I screwed up my test last week just because I couldn't even distinguish 아/어서 and (으)니까 😂😂😂

[@Riri-iw3ud]

You explained those grammar points well! ❤️thank youuu

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This was so helpful. All my doubts are cleared!

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[@colebearden95]

You're a really good teacher! I learned a lot from this video. Thank you!!

[@nanaki3283]

Yes! First time watching your channel and was searching until I found your great explanation about the differences with the 3. thank you so much for this. You’ve helped me and I’m sure many others 😊

[@niyahsuhudoo9685]

Great lesson and explanation of the nuance. It is interesting that these expressions when I first learned them sounded like 'this so 아/어서 ', 'that's why - (으)니가' and 'because of - 기 때문에' and that's how I want to translate them when asked. I am an emerging intermediate so still early in my learning.

[@shreyanshankit]

Best explanation!!!! 감사합니다 선생님!!

[@min1908banana]

Very clear explanation~ thank you!! Glad I clicked on your video :D

[@anthonycarlos5934]

thank god for this video, I couldn't understand this from my grammar book's explanations which were so poor and I am studying alone so i have no one to ask, but this cleared up my confusion. Thanks!

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Lovely and clear explanation, thank you.

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[@diseasedpumpkins5576]

So glad I found your channel. Great explanation. Thanks! 배고파서 라면을 먹었어요. 피곤해서 커피를 마셨어요. 날씨가 많이 더워서 나 모자를 입어요. 눈이 오니까 조심하세요! 밥을 요리하니까 빨리 오세요. 돈을 찾으니까 새로운 핸드폰을 살게요. 너 때문에 새로운 문법을 배웠어요. 춥기 때문에 따뜻한 옷을 입었어요. 맑기 때문에 모자를 입었어요.

[@kpop.jojo1]

REALLY THANK U SO MUCH 😩✨

[@sebastianmartin8665]

Omg it basically means SINCE!! You’re the best!!!!

[@daveh4208]

샘물 선생님, Great explanation, everything was crystal clear with great examples. I thought you were going to give us some 영어 sentences to convert to 한국어. 샘물 선생님은 대단기 때문에 저는 배우고 있어요. 데이브 드림...What I'm trying to say is 'Because 샘물씨 is a good teacher, I am learning a lot.'

[@tanjakragelund3380]

This is brilliant! 😁👍Very good explanations. Thank you for this!

[@ayaahmed846]

first thank you much for good explanation ❤ but i have a question i read in a book"집에 가서 푹 쉬세요" it's an advice so why to use 아서?

[@ultratwin]

Great question. Keep in mind that *[v. + 아/아/여 서] is not always the causative ending* as illustrated in the above video. In fact, it just as commonly it operates as a "comma" between two verbs (two clauses) when there is an action to immediately follow. In this case, the "go home" and "rest" happen in sequence and in the same place, which naturally makes use of [v. + 아/아/여 서] to put a space between the two actions. This is essential in early-intermediate Korean language courses, and one will need to listen to context, in order to make the distinction between "causal" and "sequential" use of this form. But also be careful...this extremely common clausal ending is also often misused, namely confusion between [v. + 고] and [v. + 아/어/여 서], for example ~하고/ ~hago vs. ~해서/ ~haeseo. For example, what is allowed to be implied after one says in the “I went home, and…” clause 집에 가서 vs. 집에 가고 in a sequence of events is a huge point of error. In short, 집에 가고 has a "full stop" and implies that what follows does not happen right away. This is why the "why don't you spend the night?" Expression "자고 가" is literally "sleep and go" and would make no sense if one said "자서 가".

[@ayaahmed846]

@@ultratwin thank you so much for explaining

[@charlenesalvador2469]

What if my sister says that my room is so messy can I say " 바쁘기 때문이야"

[@Smailien]

This was really helpful, as always. 감사합니다!

[@Verbalaesthet]

Thank you for the good explanation.

[@pod0269]

Amazingly good explanation!

[@Ashim.777]

감사합니다 선생님 🙏

[@hongkies001]

Your voice is so soothing! 목소리를 아주 좋아해요

[@CyberMew]

Comparison between grammar points is what we need. We always learn grammar points by itself and it’s confusing when described in a high level way. I’ve been kinda struggling with this for literally years, and it’s really nice to see this technically broken down, compared, and list some of the do’s and don’ts for once. Not a lot do this! If you have Patreon let us know! I still have some questions.. Will 돈이 없으시니까 여행을 못 해요 work too? Sounds logical to me if both 서/니까 is applied.. kinda confusing here 😅 In one of your examples, you mentioned there should be no imperatives for ~서, but this sounds ok to me, should it be incorrect? 저 시간이 없어서 빨리 와요.

[@YourKoreanSaem]

Hi, thanks for your feedback! 돈 없어서 여행 못 해요 sounds more natural than 으니까. 으니까 is used for imperatives or for making subjective assumptions and this sentence is neither. Also -으시니까 is honorifics that can’t be used on yourself. 시간 없어서 is incorrect if you want to say 빨리 와요. 시간 없으니까 is correct for imperatives. :)

[@CyberMew]

@@YourKoreanSaem got it. thanks a lot for your explanation!

[@mulcans7069]

i love ur explanation ssaem

[@jodeebentley6748]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@jericoalba6368]

선생님은 목소리를 시원하니까 저는 교훈을 잘 배웠습니다.

[@jxdones]

I love this lesson! 선생님 고마워요~

[@JamesTermy]

I'm a bit late but... thanks this was really really helpful!!

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감사합니다❤

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Super useful 💓💓💓

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와! 감사합니다❤

[@Studying_languages98]

Excelent explanation

[@YoloZone]

Nice Explain Thanks Korean Seam

[@wolf-bass]

선생님의 좋은 설명하기 때문에 배우기 쉬워요~~ ㄱㅅ^^

[@kazuha6397]

This helped really a lot thank you very much !!!!

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Your lessons give me hope that I can do it and speak korean 😍😍😍 many thanks, 정말 고마워요 🙏🙏

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Thank you so much!

[@vikashpal4875]

영상이 좋아서 채널을 구독했어요.

[@nanawearsprada]

My Korean professor send me the link to your video for me to understand better the differences ! And thank you so much for these explanations !

[@YourKoreanSaem]

Wow that’s awesome! Thanks for watching :)

[@korean6171]

나는 이 수업에서 많은 것을 배웠다. 선생님 감사합니다

[@SKullgren]

Another great video! Keep it up:)

[@alejandrarivera9130]

This video is really useful and clarifying. Thank you so much. How does this relates to (이)라서? please and thank you!

[@WhereisAlexMcAngel]

This was wonderful thank you 😊

[@kfitch42]

선생님 감사합니다. That was an excellent explanation, I feel like I have a much better grasp on ~(으)니까 now. 1. 배고프니까 피자 먹었어요. 2. 지금 바쁘니까 내일 전화하세요. 3. 제 발이 아파서 못 달려요.

[@YourKoreanSaem]

1. 배고파서 is more natural for statements like “I ate.” 니까 is better for imperative sentences or a more subjective sentence. Hope this helps!! Good job 👍😁

[@kemii_io706]

@@YourKoreanSaem i hope u answer...but what do u mean "subjective" ??

[@YourKoreanSaem]

@@kemii_io706 I meant something that has to do with your opinion or assumption, not a statement or fact.

[@326Clint]

Great thanks

[@amritchaudhary4385]

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[@avianac7105]

이 비디오는 도와서 감사합니다

[@asadrizwan6360]

thanks it was helpful

[@Janisurai]

감사합니다

[@vettaj9752]

Great lesson!!!

[@_filifjonkan4290]

Not confusing at all, thanks

[@notyannic3516]

this video is a straight up 10/10

[@e.l.f.teacher]

There are too many ways to say BECAUSE in Korean lol... -거든요, -아/어 가지고, -탓에, -덕분에 and so on lol But this video is explaining main and usual things!👍👍👍

[@바보Queen]

theres like 3 or more nuances of everything.. i thought it would be easy cause "to be" 이다 covered everything.. but it made up for it by having billions of different ways to say the same thing...

[@الواثقةبالله-ك7ط]

감사합니다 선생님 우리는 너의 비디오를 진짜 좋아해요 그리고 이 비디오를 덕분에 많이 배웠어요 ~~ 화이팅하세요 선생님

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you're the best!!!!

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thank you

[@kattymuj2999]

감사합니다 ,사랑해 ❤️

[@staypo]

Thank you very much! It also would be very useful if you could make same video but about 느라고, 는 바람에 and 은/는 탓에. 감사합니다 😊

[@mohmednoamanb6721]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@ashokgautam9940]

Love From Nepal♥️✌️

[@mohannembang-q2k]

안녕하세요 선생님 please help about 어서 아서 as i look about 어서 아서 i mostly find only 어서 아서 with 1st person relative sentences not in 2nd and 3rd person so i want to know is that it is used only with 1st person only

[@haymeyarcia5256]

쌤 how about -거든요? is can also be use to say "because"?

[@sumsear5022]

영어 바름이 좋습니다.

[@yurikaatom]

thx so much

[@hamzaari6149]

👍👌

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Teacher, where you gooooo

[@krisman23]

K팝이 좋아서 한국어를 공부해요. i've been busted!

[@whentheskyisbluee2403]

Can 기 때문에 used in 세요, ㄹ까요?

[@jackfrost6703]

Your English is so good. Do U live in US?