Word Order
Language has a structure.
Look at the examples below:
- I Like Pizza. ( In English )
저 좋아해요 피자
- I Pizza Like. ( In Korean )
저 피자 좋아해요.
The obvious difference between them is the order of the sentence . English sentences follow a basic ( Subject - Verb - Object )
and the Korean pattern is ( Subject - Object - Verb ) the verb always comes at the end of the sentence.
Some Examples :
- 저 커피 좋아해요.
- 저 아이스크림 좋아해요
However when we talk about ourselves , we usually add a topic particle 는 to 저 (I) or 저희 (we) so the above sentences can be written as follows :
- 저는 피자 좋아해요.
- 저는 커피 좋아해요,
- 저는 아이스크림 좋아해요.
Sometimes the object can be omitted from the sentence.
For Example:
"I ate" and " I ate rice " Both are correct.
You can't place an object after the verbs "sleep" or "die".
Remember that : Every Korean sentence must end with a verb.
There are 2 different forms for (I)
- 나 (Casual or informal sentence)
- 저 (Formal or honorific sentence)
- 나는 커피 마셔 ( I Drink Coffee).
- 저는 커피 마셔요 (I Drink coffee).