So, position words were highly requested. I'mma do them in a spoiler so that this thread doesn't seem massive
I hope this helps!
(psst if you're a kpop fan you may wanna press the lesson spoiler at the end
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A position word describes an object/person's location relative to another object/person. These are the words:
위에 (wee-e) Above
밑에 (mee-te) Below
엽에 (yu-be) Aside, besides, to the side of
앞에 (aa-pe) In front
뒤에 (dwee-e) Behind
안에 (an-e) Inside
속에 (so-ge) Inside
Wait, there are two words for inside? Are they interchangeable?
No, they aren't. The difference between them is simple:
안에 (a-ne) is used when the object is inside of something that is easy or requires little effort to get inside of (for example, a desk or a bottle)
속에 (so-ge) is used when the (supposedly metaphorical) object is inside of something which is more difficult to get inside of (e.g your mind, heart, blood vessel). This is used when someone says, "There's something in my mind", or "He has entered inside my heart".
Let's take an example of a cat on top of a desk.
From the animals lesson, you learnt that 'cat' was 고양이 (go-yang-ee). The word for 'desk' is 책상 (chek-sang).
The sentence is: "The cat is on top of the desk".
The sentence would be:
책상 위에 고양이가 있어요.
[chek-sang wee-e go-yang-ee-ga is-seo-yo]
When there is a preposition in a sentence, the word order is ALWAYS as follows:
The object of the sentence - Preposition - Subject of the sentence with 이/가 attached - Verb
Attach 이 or 가 depending on the ending of the subject. If the word ends on a consonant sound, add 이. If it ends on a vowel/diphthong, add 가.
With this information, I want YOU to construct these sentences. The vocab needed is given to you.
The rock is below the water. (Rock is 록 (rok) and Water is 물 (mool))
I am to the side of the clock. ('I' is 제 (je) and 'clock' is 시계 (shee-gye))
You are in front of the shop. ('You' is 네 (actually pronounced 'nee', not 'ne') and 'shop' is 가게 (ga-ge))
He is behind the door. ('He' is 그분 (keu-boon) and 'door' is 문 (moon))
The pencil is inside the desk. (Pencil is 연필 (yun-peel) and desk has already been mentioned)
There is DNA inside my blood vessel. (get the reference?) (DNA is 디엔에이 (dee-enn-eyy and blood vessel is 혈관 (hyul-kwan)
위에 (wee-e) Above
밑에 (mee-te) Below
엽에 (yu-be) Aside, besides, to the side of
앞에 (aa-pe) In front
뒤에 (dwee-e) Behind
안에 (an-e) Inside
속에 (so-ge) Inside
Wait, there are two words for inside? Are they interchangeable?
No, they aren't. The difference between them is simple:
안에 (a-ne) is used when the object is inside of something that is easy or requires little effort to get inside of (for example, a desk or a bottle)
속에 (so-ge) is used when the (supposedly metaphorical) object is inside of something which is more difficult to get inside of (e.g your mind, heart, blood vessel). This is used when someone says, "There's something in my mind", or "He has entered inside my heart".
Let's take an example of a cat on top of a desk.
From the animals lesson, you learnt that 'cat' was 고양이 (go-yang-ee). The word for 'desk' is 책상 (chek-sang).
The sentence is: "The cat is on top of the desk".
The sentence would be:
책상 위에 고양이가 있어요.
[chek-sang wee-e go-yang-ee-ga is-seo-yo]
When there is a preposition in a sentence, the word order is ALWAYS as follows:
The object of the sentence - Preposition - Subject of the sentence with 이/가 attached - Verb
Attach 이 or 가 depending on the ending of the subject. If the word ends on a consonant sound, add 이. If it ends on a vowel/diphthong, add 가.
With this information, I want YOU to construct these sentences. The vocab needed is given to you.
The rock is below the water. (Rock is 록 (rok) and Water is 물 (mool))
물 밑에 록이 있어요.
[mool mee-te ro-gee is-seo-yo]
[mool mee-te ro-gee is-seo-yo]
I am to the side of the clock. ('I' is 제 (je) and 'clock' is 시계 (shee-gye))
시계 엽에 제가 있어요.
[shee-gye yu-be je-ga is-seo-yo]
[shee-gye yu-be je-ga is-seo-yo]
You are in front of the shop. ('You' is 네 (actually pronounced 'nee', not 'ne') and 'shop' is 가게 (ga-ge))
가게 앞에 네가 있어요.
[ga-ge aa-pe nee-ga is-seo-yo]
[ga-ge aa-pe nee-ga is-seo-yo]
He is behind the door. ('He' is 그분 (keu-boon) and 'door' is 문 (moon))
문 뒤에 그분이 있어요.
[moon dwee-e keu-boo-nee is-seo-yo]
[moon dwee-e keu-boo-nee is-seo-yo]
The pencil is inside the desk. (Pencil is 연필 (yun-peel) and desk has already been mentioned)
책상 앞에 연필이 있어요.
[chek-saang a-peh yun-pee-ree is-seo-yo]
[chek-saang a-peh yun-pee-ree is-seo-yo]
There is DNA inside my blood vessel. (get the reference?) (DNA is 디엔에이 (dee-enn-eyy and blood vessel is 혈관 (hyul-kwan)
혈관 속에 디엔에이가 있어요.
[hyul-kwan so-ge dee-enn-eyy-ga is-seo-yo]
NAE HYULGWAN SOK DNA GA MALHAEJWO (3rd line of dna ;3)
[hyul-kwan so-ge dee-enn-eyy-ga is-seo-yo]
NAE HYULGWAN SOK DNA GA MALHAEJWO (3rd line of dna ;3)
(psst if you're a kpop fan you may wanna press the lesson spoiler at the end
)