How to say "also" in Korean?
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Noun, pronoun + 도
The Korean grammar particle -도 means “also” or “too” and it can be attached to nouns, pronouns, or other grammar particles. It is used to express that something is true for more than one person or thing.
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우리가 오늘도 라면을 먹습니다.
Korean
우리
오늘
라면
먹다
English
we
today
ramen, noodles
to eat
We eat ramen today too.
우리가 오늘도 라면을 먹습니다.
월요일에도 눈이 옵니다.
Korean
월요일
눈
오다
English
Monday
snow; eye(s)
to come
It is snowing on Monday as well.
월요일+에+도 눈이 오+ㅂ니다.
집에서 도서관까지 십 분이 걸립니다. 학교까지도 십 분이 걸립니다.
Korean
집
도서관
십
분
걸리다
학교
English
home
library
ten
minutes
to take time
school
It takes 10 minutes to get from my house to the library. It also takes 10 minutes to get to school.
집에서 도서관까지 십 분이 걸리+ㅂ니다. 학교+까지+도 십 분이 걸리+ㅂ니다.
When -도 is attached to a subject (-이/-가) or an object (-을/-를), these particles (-이/-가, -을/-를) disappear.
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제가 한국어를 배웁니다. 제 친구도 한국어를 배웁니다.
(not 친구가도)
Korean
제가
한국어
배우다
친구
English
I
Korean language
to learn
friend
I learn Korean. My friend also learns Korean.
제가 한국어를 배우+ㅂ니다. 제 친구도 한국어를 배우+ㅂ니다.
제가 한국어를 배웁니다. 중국어도 배웁니다.
(not 중국어를도)
Korean
중국어
English
Chinese language
I learn Korean. I also learn Chinese.
제가 한국어를 배우+ㅂ니다. 중국어도 배우+ㅂ니다.
저도 집에 갑니다.
(not 제가도)
Korean
저
집
가다
English
I
home
to go
I also go home.
저도 집에 가+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 ).