Korean Through Folktales

[Chapter 1] Heungbu And Nolbu 제 1 과 흥부와 놀부 _______________________ _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 23 Go t o Table of Contents Korean Through Folktale 사람이에요 . 알아요 . à 아는 사람이에요 . (S/he) is a person. I know. à (S/he) is a person I know. 사람이에요 . 알거예요 . à 알 사람이에요 . (S/he) is a person. I will know. à (S/he) is a person I’ll (get to) know. • Examples for Irregular Descriptive Verbs in Present Tense In the sections below, study the changes for a few basic descriptive verbs that are irregular: ㄹ -irregular verbs: 달다 to be sweet / 멀다 to be far 후식이에요 . 아주 달아요 . à 아주 단 후식이에요 . It’s a dessert. It’s very sweet. -> It’s a very sweet dessert. 친구집이에요 . 멀어요 . à 먼 친구집이에요 . It’s my friend’s house. It’s far. à It’s my friend’s house that is far. ㅂ -irregular verbs: 맵다 to be spicy / 싱겁다 to be bland / 뜨겁다 to be hot / 춥다 to be cold / 가볍다 to be light (weight) 음식이에요 . 매워요 . à 매운 음식이에요 . It’s food. It’s spicy. à It’s spicy food. 반찬이에요 . 싱거워요 . à 싱거운 반찬이에요 . They are side dishes. They are bland. à They are bland side dishes. 차예요 . 뜨거워요 . à 뜨거운 차예요 . It’s tea. It’s hot. à It’s hot tea.