Korean Q&A - “When” and When to Use It (때 vs. 언제)

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[@PaulCHa]

What’s the dui4 character for “about”?

[@sus-fk4ok]

@@PaulCHa what

[@PaulCHa]

@@sus-fk4ok I just rewatched the video and saw Sunwoo talked about a Chinese character at 6:35. I was wondering if anyone knew exactly what Chinese character he’s taking about.

[@PaulCHa]

@@sus-fk4ok and I just looked it up myself and the Chinese character is 對/对/ duì. The Pleco app says it could be used as a preposition to mean “with regard to; concerning”. Pretty much meaning “about”.

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[@marialuisaachille9608]

선현우 씨, 선생님 the explanation on how -면 is also used to mean "when" was super-useful, as i have come across several phrases with -면, and as I was trying to translate them with "if", it did not make much sense!!! 한번 더 감사합니다!! =) =)

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가르치셨어요 -> 가르치세요 문법이 -> 문법을

[@Mia82978]

I find it interesting that at 3:40, there are two different words for the question-when and the conjunction-when, because in German, we use the word "wenn" for 'when' and it is not only used for these two types of when but also for 'if'. So German uses the same word for the three situations, English uses one word for two situations and I guess Korean has only one word for one situation

[@josephmiao]

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[@heechulkim4704]

You make difficult questions very easy to understand even for a stupid person like me : ) 아주 칭찬해 ...

[@KoreanVaporeon]

나로 말할 것 uh 같으면

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Korean Vaporeon "you said the same words I was about to say " Did I get your comment correctly ?

[@KoreanVaporeon]

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[@kemii_io706]

때 and 언제 isnt a hard question LMAO

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For some reason your English pronunciation sounds more fluent than usual in this video to me! Haha! Amazing video as always!

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[@mcdoul382]

3:03 when he starts talking about 때 and 언제

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[@meowBlitz]

I was confused by this title, because I didn't figure out 때 can mean "when". I only recognize that word as "a time" and I think it's better

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[@preethipreethi1634]

What is the differents between잠시만요and 잠낀만요 ?

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Thank you so much! You explain it so well, it's like being in the dark and then suddenly seeing light hehe one question: since "수업 들어요" can mean I am taking a class can that also mean "I am enrolled in a class"? My dictionary says "명부에 올리다". I guess what I'm asking is which sounds more natural?

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[@brvllbee8727]

What is the difference between 진짜 and 정말?

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[@RadioGirLF]

Could you please break down and explain the word 탕진잼? 😊

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Adeline F. Yolo yolo yolo yo

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Adeline F. 고....민보다고!

[@ros.an.]

dollar dollar

[@brandonmendoza4493]

Idk if they made a video on this, but it's been 5 months and I think I can explain your question. 탕진하다 is to spend your money like crazy, and 잼 is short for 재미 which means fun. So the meaning is like "the fun you have while you squander your money." Here's an example I got off from the internet: "오늘 다이소가서 많은 물건을 사왔습니다. 탕진잼이죠" Today I went to Daiso and bought plenty of things. It was 탕진잼.

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Great it did make a difference

[@abeh7433]

I just realised that we do the same in danish as in Korean with 때 and 언제

[@JoshVs191]

I saw something like 읽봤어요, what does that mean? Reading + Looking?

[@JChang-kn6mx]

It means to 'I/They/he/she tried to read or attempted to read'

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I think

[@theophonchana6307]

언제 is an interrogative pronoun meaning which time? 때 is a noun. Verb Stem + ㄹ/을 때 is a Suffix meaning "at the time when..."

[@vzxiao6921]

OMG in Shanghainese we also say 어서 for telling people to hurry!

[@vzxiao6921]

Also for 대 as well, being pronounced as Dui in mandarin, but also deh in Shanghainese

[@gracehuang8823]

'oh Soh 'means hurry up is the same pronunciation in a Shanghai dialect . My gramma generation used that word.

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[@GDiesel1089]

Hello! I know this Q&A has been over for a week but I hope this question finds you well! I can't understand when to use 해 in a verb ending. I thought it had something to do with how the noun was being used, but then I thought it had to do with what verb was being used. But I think I am just confusing myself, and now I need professional help! 😂 Is this correct? 개를 좋아해요 - Would be "I like the dog." The dog as the object needs 해 개가 좋아요 - Would be "The dog likes it/that." The dog as the subject does not need 해 Why is this correct? 엄마가 개를 아주 안 좋아해요 And this isn't? 엄마가 개를 아주 안 좋아요 What if the subject and object are switched? Is this correct? 개가 엄마를 아주 안 좋아해요 Or is this correct? 개가 엄마를 아주 안 좋아요 If you have already made a video on this topic, I would love if you can direct me to it! Thank you!!! - Gina 지나

[@KoreanVaporeon]

-어하다 is more focused about the person feeling that emotion and is ALWAYS used with -를, whereas the normal form ALWAYS goes with -이/가. 나는 니가 좋아 and 나는 너를 좋아해 basically mean the same. 좋아해 just puts more emphasis on the fact that I'm feeling that emotion (liking you). So for your sentences: 엄마가 개를 아주 안 좋아해요 아주 is not used with negation, use 전혀 or 하나도 엄마는 개를 전혀 안 좋아해요 (Without context I see no need to use 엄머가 instead of 엄마는) 엄마가 개를 아주 안 좋아요 Wrong because you used -를 with 좋아요 Same when you switch the object and subject. Hope this helps :)

[@GDiesel1089]

Korean Vaporeon Yes very helpful! Thank you! This does bring me to another question, that I hope isn't too difficult. I thought 는/은 and 이/가 were interchangeable and used based on personal preference. After reading your above explanation, it seems that is not the case. Is there a right and wrong way to use the 2 subject markers?

[@KoreanVaporeon]

They're not completely interchangeable. There's small nuances. 는 marks the TOPIC, hence it can be attached to almost any sentence element. 이/가 marks the SUBJECT and is only used with the person/thing performing the verb. 여기는 사람이 많아요 / There's a lot of people here. What is the topic? 여기. I am talking/giving information about 여기. Who "performs" the verb 많다? 사람이. -는 can sometimes be translated as "as for", when putting contrast between two ore more things. 다들 놀이동산 갔는데 나는 그냥 집에 있어. Everyone went to the amusement park, but as for me, I stayed home. This is still related to the "topic" thing, you're first talking about everyone and then you change the topic to yourself. -이/가 can also imply something like "... is the one who...", emphasizing the subject 세상에서 내가 제일 예쁘지? I am (the one who is) the prettiest in the world right? -설거지 언제 할 거야? - 니가 해! -When are you gonna do the dishes? -Do it YOU! So if your mom asks who ate the strawberries and the chocolate you could answer by saying: 딸기는 내가 먹었는데 초콜릿은 언니가 먹었어요! As for the strawberries, I am the one who ate them, but as for the chocolate, it's eonni who ate them! It's a bit confusing at first but as you'll get familiar with Korean you'll get the feeling 😉

[@GDiesel1089]

Korean Vaporeon Thank you so much for the thorough explanation! Korean is such a contextual language, that I'm afraid that I will always misunderstand people and embarrass myself! Ha Ha! I will keep practicing! You have been very helpful!

[@CrixusHeart]

But what do you say if you really are only looking at a book or books? What if you've in a library just looking through titles or summaries?

[@ajko000]

The last bit, about 대한, is that because initially it is in it's adjective form?

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yes ^_^ adjectives describe nouns, so you can only use it with nouns in its adjective form.

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lesson is great, learned a lot as usual. btw, if you wanna learn real Chinese, please learn Cantonese!

[@lauraelenamuneratti24]

I want to ask you how to use or when 면 and ㄹ 때 ?

[@XxCloud124]

I need help. The only thing you didn't explain, which is something I am confused about is when to use (으)ㄹ 때 and when to use (으)면. Please explain. Thanks!

[@franckfranck1031]

You can find an explanation in Korean Made Simple 2 by Billy Go Chapter 2 page 28 1. 결혼 하면 요리를 많이 하고 싶어요 2. 결혼 할 때 요리를 많이 하고 싶어요 He also made a video and pdf on this topic ttps://kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6mngJ2rl7Kgq8k

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Do you guys have a lesson about Korean word structure on your Korlink app? Like, which comes first? The Subject, verb, or object? I downloaded it but I'm not sure if you have it.

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fell in love korean follows the SOV sentence structure

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yuta ; I know. But it's still a little confusing. I need more guidance for it

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Good intro kind of funny

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선셍님 다고하, 라고하다,냐고하가 meaning

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Did anyone notice his son on his phone case? so cute

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I just started learning Hangul and I can read it but I don't know where to stop or pause,Maybe because I don't understand the things I'm reading? Any suggestions thanks.

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