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Today, we will get into some more grammar and both the plain and honorific ways to say giving in Korean! 주다 is a pretty versatile verb, allowing you to attach it to other verbs to create the meaning of ‘doing something for someone’. So, let’s get into it!

Attaching 주다 to Verbs

주다 stands on its own as the verb to give, but is also frequently paired with other verbs with ~아/~어 주다 to attach the meaning of giving to a sentence. Verbs such as read, buy, send, make, cook, teach, etc., can be paired with ~주다 to say you did the action for someone else.

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하다 Verbs are some of the most common verbs you’ll see when beginning your Korean learning journey. So let’s get into how they are structured, a comprehensive list including the common and not-so-common, conjugation, and more!

How 하다 Verbs are Structured

Typically, they are structured as a noun + 하다 (which means to do). So study + 하다 = to study, and so on and so forth! These verbs cover a whole range of actions in Korean, which makes it really useful to learners at all different levels.

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Games are always a favourite of mine to post about and share with everyone, and I have found another that I really like! Noun Town is a game that focuses on teaching many different aspects of language through gaming. In a 3D isometric world, you get to explore and literally add color back into the town by learning new things. The game is available in a lot of languages: Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, and of course Korean!

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Whether you’re worried you will offend or want to impress people, learning Korean etiquette and the dos and don’ts is important! Because of Korea’s unique culture, they have their own etiquette rules and guidelines. Though typically, if they can tell you are a foreigner, Koreans will go easier on you and not expect you to know everything while visiting, so don’t worry about remembering all of these right away!

I have covered a bit of these in the Korean superstitions post a while ago, such as the superstition around putting chopsticks in rice and how it’s become very rude to do. But today I’m going to dive deeper; from food and drinking culture, to daily life, hierarchy, and more.

Korean Etiquette Related to Hierarchy

Starting off strong is etiquette related to hierarchy! South Korea has a big focus on hierarchy; who’s older, more experienced, higher position, etc., and so a lot of cultural rules stem from that.

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Tea is a classic drink with a long history, and Korea is no exception. Today I’ll dive a bit into the drink with vocab for the different kinds of tea in Korean, Korea’s culture and history with tea, some Sino-Korean, and more.

Korea has a rich tea history and culture that goes back over 2000 years! So I won’t be going fully in-depth on it all, but it will be just a nice overview to introduce the culture a bit.

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The 만 grammar particle is a great piece to add to your vocabulary! Emphasize and clarify by adding ‘just’ or ‘only’ to your sentences with this simple particle. I’ll go through some quick examples as well!

Placing 만 Grammar Particle

As in English, Koreans can also change where ‘only’ is placed to change the specific meaning of a sentence. ~만 can be placed attached to the subject or object of a sentence and replaces the usual particle that would sit there (so for a subject: ~은/는, or for an object: ~을/를). To quickly explain:

1. I only ate an apple (I ate an apple, and did nothing else)
   저는 사과를 먹기만 했어요
2. Only I ate an apple (I ate an apple, nobody else did)
   저만 사과를 먹었어요
3. I ate only an apple (I ate an apple, and ate nothing else)
   저는 사과만 먹었어요

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