How to use Korean Grammar N 후(에)/뒤(에)

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Noun + 후(에)

In the previous lesson we learned how to use Korean grammar -ㄴ 후에 / -은 후에 and -ㄴ 뒤에 / -은 뒤에 with verbs. In this lesson I will show you how to use it with nouns.

For sentences that end with nouns, use -후에 or -뒤에 to say "after".
(e.g. After lunch, I took a walk in the park.)

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내가 두 시간 반 후에 너에게 전화할게.

Korean

시간

전화하다

English

I (casual style)

two

hours, time

half

you (casual style)

to make a phone call

I will call you after two and a half hours.

나+ 두 시간 반 후에에게 전화하+ㄹ 게.

비행기는 15분 후 도착합니다.

Korean

비행기

도착하다

English

airplane

minute

to arrive

The airplane arrives in 15 minutes.

비행기 15분 도착하+ㅂ니다.

조금 후에 밥이 나와요.

Korean

조금

나오다

English

a little bit

boiled rice, food

to come out

The food will be served in a little while.

조금 후에 나오+아요.

내가 두 시간 반 뒤에 너에게 전화할게.

비행기는 15분 뒤 도착합니다.

조금 뒤에 밥이 나와요.

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 ).