How to use Korean Grammar N 때
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Noun + 때
The Korean grammar pattern -때 can be used with nouns to say "when".
Learn how to use this grammar pattern with verbs and adjectives in the previous lesson.
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여섯 살 때 발명가가 되고 싶었어요.
Korean
여섯
살
발명가
되다
싶다
English
six
years old
inventor
to become
to want
I wanted to be an inventor when I was six years old.
여섯 살 때 발명가가 되고 싶+었+어요.
우리 저녁 때 만나자.
Korean
우리
저녁
만나다
English
we
evening
to meet
Let's meet in the evening.
우리 저녁 때 만나자.
방학 때 무엇을 하고 싶어요?
Korean
방학
무엇
하다
싶다
English
vacation
what
to do
to want
What do you want to do on vacation?
방학 때 무엇을 하고 싶+어요?
내일 점심 때 전화할 게요.
Korean
내일
점심
전화하다
English
tomorrow
lunch
to call
I'll call you tomorrow at lunchtime.
내일 점심 때 전화하+ㄹ 게요.
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 ).