Lesson 1 : Word order ( How to make a sentence in Korean? )

Word Order 

Language has a structure.

Look at the examples below:

•  I           Like       Pizza.  ( In English )

      (Subject)  (Verb)     (Object)

           저     좋아해요    피자 

• I           Pizza     Like.    ( In Korean )

     (Subject ) (Object) (Verb)

         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.

             I like coffee

• 저 아이스크림 좋아해요

           I Like Ice Cream.

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)

Ex.:

• 나는 커피 마셔 ( I Drink Coffee).
• 저는 커피 마셔요 (I Drink coffee).