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100

What are the two number systems in Korean?

Sino Korean Numbers, which have Chinese roots, and Native Korean Numbers, which are purely Korean. 

100

Please explain when to use 이에요 vs when to use 예요. (Conjugations of 이다 = to be)

이에요 is used when the noun ends in a consonant, and 예요 is used when the noun ends in a vowel 

100

What are the two Topic marking particles?

은 and 는

100

Please translate the following sentence: ”Hello, it is nice to meet you.”

“안녕하세요, 만나서 반갑습니다.”

100

What is a popular activity in Korea used to relieve stress after long days of school or work?

Going to Karaoke rooms, 노래방

200

Which Korean number set is used to tell your age?

Native Numbers (Ex: 열네 살)

200

Which conjugated verb is incorrect?

놀아요, 먹어요, 살어요,  배워요, 청소해요

살어요 should be conjugated as 살아요 because the verb stem has the vowel 아

200

이 and 가 are which marking particles?

이/가 are Subject marking particles, identifying the person or thing doing the verb

200

What is 받침?

받침 is the bottom consonant of a syllable that supports the other letters.

200

When entering a Korean household, it is respectful to remove what?

Your shoes!

300

How do you ask someone for their age?

몇 살이에요?

몇 = how many

살 = age, years

이다 = to be

300

Please conjugate the following verb into present, past, and future tense: 오다 = to come

와요 = I come

왔어요 = I came 

올 거예요 = I will come

300

Fill in the blank using the correct particle marker.
저는 비빔밥_ 만들었어요. 

저는 비빔밥을 만들었어요. 

300

What is the difference between 한국, 한국어, and 한국사람?

한국 is the country of Korea

한국어 is the Korean language

한국사람 is a Korean person

300

What is the difference between 반말 and 존댓말?

반말 is casual, informal language used with close friends and those the same age as or younger than you.
존댓말 is polite, formal language used to show respect to others, especially those you don’t know or who are older than you. 

400

Please say the number 15 using both the Sino Korean number system and the Native Korean number system.

Sino-Korean: 십오

Native Korean: 열다섯

400

Please translate the following question. “Do you want to study Korean together?”

“같이 한국어를 공부하고 싶어요?”

400

How is Korean sentence structure different from English sentence structure?

In Korean, the verb is ALWAYS at the end of the sentence. (SOV)

In English, the verb follows the subject. (SVO)

400

Please translate this sentence: ”Why are you learning Korean?”

왜 한국어를 배워요?

400
What is the name of traditional Korean clothing?

한복

500

How do you say “one thousand” in Korean?

500

Please translate the following sentence: “Please don’t eat my food.“

“제 음식을 먹지 마세요.”

500

Please fill in the blank using the correct location marking particle. “저는 카페__ 친구를 만날 거예요.”

“저는 카페에서 친구를 만날 거예요.“

500

What would you call a 친구 who is the exact same age as you?

동갑

500

Instead of saying the word “you”, how do Koreans address other people when speaking to them?

By either calling them by their title (Ex: 선생님) or calling them by their full name and then adding 씨 to it. (Ex: 김민지 씨)