Hello. My name is Wang Kŏn. I unified the Korean peninsula and founded the Goryeo Dynasty in the year 918. In fact, that is where the modern “Korea’ got its name. They later called me “Taejo” 태조 (太祖) to mean that I was a “great king.” I will be looking over you as you learn through Unit 8. The grammar now is getting very difficult. After this unit, you can get very close to calling yourself a fluent Korean speaker.
In these lessons, you’ll explore several advanced Korean grammar patterns that add nuance and sophistication to your speech. You’ll learn how to express futility with ~아/어 봤자, and discover the formal and literary uses of ~(으)오 and ~(으)오니, which often appear in older or more elegant styles of writing. Then you will go on to learn about ~구요, a softer and more natural alternative to ~고 for connecting sentences in conversation. After that, you will learn about ~기 마련이다, meaning “it’s bound to happen,” and ~ㄴ/은/는/을/ㄹ 듯하다, used to describe something that “seems like” or “appears to be.” Finally, you’ll deepen your understanding of descriptive endings such as ~조차, ~답다, and ~롭다, which help convey emphasis, identity, and qualities more precisely in Korean. |
| Unit 8: Lessons 184 – 191 to be uploaded later |
| Unit 8: Lessons 192 – 200: to be uploaded later |