Basic Korean A Grammar and Workbook Grammar Workbooks Series

Basic Korean: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume.

This book presents twenty-five individual grammar points, covering the core material which students would expect to encounter in their first year of learning Korean. Grammar points are followed by examples and exercises which allow students to reinforce and consolidate their learning.

Basic Korean is suitable for both class use as well as independent study. Key features include:

• a clear, accessible format
• many useful language examples
• all Korean entries presented in Hangul with English translations
• jargon-free explanations of grammar
• abundant exercises with a full answer key
• a subject index.

Clearly presented and user-friendly, Basic Korean provides readers with the essential tools to express themselves in a wide variety of situations, making it an ideal grammar reference and practice resource for both beginners and students with some knowledge of the language.

CONTENTS (Basic Korean)

UNIT 1 Reading Hangul (the Korean alphabet) 1

UNIT 2 Characteristics of the Korean language 10

UNIT 3 Nouns 15

UNIT 4 Predicates and endings 22

UNIT 5 The deferential speech level and the polite speech level 29

UNIT 6 The subject case particle i/ka 40

UNIT 7 The special particle un/ nun 49

UNIT 8 Pronouns 57

UNIT 9 Numbers, Ordinals, and Plural marker tul 65

UNIT 10 Counters, question word myot, and some time expressions 73

UNIT 11 The copula and the verb of existence and location 81

UNIT 12 Case particles 1 ul/ lul and (u)ro 90

UNIT 13 Case particles 2 ui, e, wa/kwa, irang, hago 100

UNIT 14 Case particles 3 eso, ege, hant’e, kke, egeso, and hant’eso 110

UNIT 15 Special particles 1 to, man 117

UNIT 16 Special particle 2 ina, put’o, kkaji 125

UNIT 17 Past tense and double past tense marker 134

UNIT 18 Negation 142

UNIT 19 Irregular verbs 154

UNIT 20 Expressing desire –ko sip’ta and Progressive form –ko itta 164

UNIT 21 The endings –(u)l koyeyo and –(u)l kkayo? 172

UNIT 22 Prenouns 181

UNIT 23 Adverbs and adverbials 187

UNIT 24 The endings –(u)l laeyo and –(u)lgeyo 194

UNIT 25 The suffixes -ket and –(u)si 202

Andrew Byon has been Assistant Professor, Dept of East Asian Studies, U of Albany, SUNY, since 2002. Was previously lecturer at U Michigan. Has a PhD in Korean Applied Linguistics from University of Hawaii, awarded 2001 and has published many journal articles.