How to use Korean Grammar N + 이지만?
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Noun + 이지만
In the previous lesson we learned how to use Korean grammar -지만 with verbs and adjectives. In this lesson I will show you how to use it with nouns.
For sentences that end with nouns, use -이지만 to say "but", "however".
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마이클 씨는 외국인이지만 한국어를 잘합니다.
Korean
마이클
-씨
외국인
한국어
잘하다
English
Michael
an honorific particle
foreigner
Korean language
be good at, to do well
Michael is a foreigner, but he speaks Korean well.
마이클 씨+는 외국인이지만 한국어를 잘하+ㅂ니다.
그는 15살이지만 벌써 대학교에 다닙니다.
Korean
그
살
벌써
대학교
다니다
English
he, that
years old
already
university
to attend
He is 15 years old, but he is already in college.
그는 15살이지만 벌써 대학교에 다니+ㅂ니다.
제 친구는 축구 선수이지만 농구에도 관심이 많습니다.
Korean
저
친구
축구
선수
농구
관심
많다
English
I
friend
soccer, football
sports player
basketball
interest
a lot
My friend is a soccer player, but he is also interested in basketball.
저+의 친구는 축구 선수이지만 농구+에+도 관심이 많습니다.
그는 가수이지만 연기도 아주 잘합니다.
Korean
그
가수
연기
아주
잘하다
English
that
singer
acting, smoke
very
be good at, to do well
He is a singer, but his acting is also very good.
그는 가수이지만 연기도 아주 잘하+ㅂ니다.
Quick reference (click to open)
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j
Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)
Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')
Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.
IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.
Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky
Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her
Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel
Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive
Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently
Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till
Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while
Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.
Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?
Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!
Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!
Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).