Learning Korean 29
Everyday Korean Episode 51
ģ ģ ė§ģģ? Does it suit your taste? By Harsh Kumar Mishra
Grammar Points
ė¤ķ:
ģ¤ė ķźµģ ģØ ģ§ ģ¼ė ėģ“ģ.
Neha:
Today, itās been one year since I came to Korea.
V~ģ/ć“ ģ§ This grammar point is attached to a verb stem and expresses āit has been (some amount of time) since that activity took place.ā If the verb stem ends in a vowel, add ā~ć“ ģ§,ā and if it ends in a consonant (patchim), add ā~ģ ģ§.ā
ģ 민:
ģ°ģ! ė²ģØ 1ė ? ģź°ģ“ ģ°ø ė¹ ė„“ė¤. Jeongmin: Wow! Itās one year already? Time flies so fast. ė¤ķ:
ė§ģģ. ģ ė 믿ģ ģ ģģ“ģ.
Neha:
Right. I canāt believe it either.
ģ 민:
ģ“ģ ķźµ ģģģ“ ģ ģ ģ¢ ė§ģģ? Jeongmin: So, does Korean food suit your taste now? ė¤ķ:
Neha:
Yeah. When I first came, it was a little difficult because the food didn't suit my taste.
ė¤ķģ“ė¤ģ. ė¤ķ ģØź° ķźµ ģķģ ė§ģ“ ģµģķ“ģ øģ 볓기 ģ¢ģģ.
Jeongmin: Thatās good to hear. Itās good that youāve got used to life in Korea. ė¤ķ:
Neha:
Ex: ź³ ė±ķźµė„¼ 씸ģ ķ ģ§ 3ė ėģ“ģ. Itās been 3 years since I graduated from high school. ķźµģ ė ė ģ§ 4ź°ģ ėģ“ģ. Itās been 4 months since I left Korea.
ģ ģ ė§ė¤ This isnāt a grammar point but rather a commonly used Korean language idiom that means āto suit oneās taste.ā Itās frequently used with foods suiting someoneās taste but can also be used to express work one likes. Ex: ģ ė ė§¤ģ“ ģģģ“ ģ ģ ė§ģģ. I like spicy food. (Spicy food suites my taste.) ķģ¬ ģ¼ģ“ ģ ģ ė§ģģ?
ė¤ ģøė ėė¶ģ“ė¤ģ. ė ėģģ¤ģ ź³ ė§ģģ.
All thanks to you. Thank you for always helping me out.
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The Author
Harsh Kumar Mishra is a linguist and Korean language educator. He teaches Korean with TOPIKGUIDE.com and LEARNKOREAN.in.
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ģ 민:
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