It's definitely something I had a hard time with in the beginning.

I've had the same thought. The syntax in Korean is often very different from English, Spanish, Italian, French, etc. Takes some getting used to.

It's better to say that it's not omission but "addition". I mean, Korean doesn't "omits" parts of a sentence but rather the "omitted" form is basic. Using subjects or objects are "additional". If the removing of subject or object is really omission, then not omitted forms must be most natural. However, it's not the case. You need to miss out many parts of the sentence so as to make it natural. So, I insist that the very basic Korean sentence doesn't have either a subject nor an object. Non-verbal conversation such as mumbling or gesturing is the very basic Korean, and verbal expressions are the next step. Adding a subject or object for clearer meaning is the next level, and finally putting a case marker.

Well the syntax of Korean and Hindi are same ,hehe

In Poland, we have the same thing. I mean we don't have exactly a topic marker like that but we say something like ' I ate pizza. I go to bed." But we don't' say ' I'. It's more like 'ate pizza. go to bed' ;) Without pronoun. But we conjugate the verbs so 'I eat', is Ja jem or Jem (only verb), you eat is Ty jesz or Jesz (also only verb). It's really nice to finally meet another language where don't repeat pronouns in every sentence ;)

Lol in this lesson, he said "seokjin", in a previous one, he also said "Jimin". I wonder which BTS member is next...

Definetly the same situation)

Seokjin😁

@@shayannemat4631 ya 😅

sorry but your profile pic 😭✋ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

You're welcome! Keep it up!

They're similar, but not the same: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZ-fhsp-xNuao4U.html

너무 많은 도움이 되요. 고마워요 선생님

This lesson just focuses on using it with nouns, but a later lesson will show how you can use it more with particles to add contrast. However, no matter how it's being used, its meaning is the same as I explain in this video.

@@GoBillyKorean awesome, thanks Billy!

Practicing is limited since you're not able to make many sentences beyond the words you know, but you can try to make sentences with these topics on your own after each lesson. Keep your sentences extremely simple, and I think they'll be helpful for getting the hang of things.

@@GoBillyKorean okay, thanks✨

You can start learning vocabulary whenever you'd like, but know that you'll need grammar in order to use and memorize that vocabulary more easily. So don't go overboard :)

@@GoBillyKorean Thank you so much for your reply Billy ! You know better so I will follow your advice! You are the BEST teacher in KZfaq! It’s NOT a compliment but it’s the truth ! You are like a dad teaching his kids first to crawl and then small steps till we walk ! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I appreciate all your work ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆( I hope that u understand my English because it’s not my mother language)

Yes, although the way they work is different. For example, this is a video that might help. Here are a few differences with just the Topic and Subject Markers: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZ-fhsp-xNuao4U.html

I have an entire series for dictation tests, but they wouldn't be appropriate for new beginners. kzfaq.info/sun/PLbFrQnW0BNMVl7tBc3XeDyDQMn_jvJIK7

There isn't a Topic Marker in that sentence. 좋은 is the adjective form of 좋다 ("to be good"). However your first sentence does use the Object Marker correctly (수박을 좋아해요).

@@GoBillyKorean OOO i just noticed thank you Billy! So the correct way to involve the topic marker would be “수박은 아주 좋아 근데 너무 큰” i made a completely new sentence lol

This might help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/epiddM6bxM-ak6s.html

It would depend on the exact situation, but if the topic was changed to them then yes you can continue talking about them, as long as it's clear you're not talking about yourself. But to be clear, you might also want to add their name again with the topic marker, for example.

If you watch this series, both of those are explained in detail. You can also watch this if you're in a hurry: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e5iapbqip6rNnIE.html

@@GoBillyKorean thank you so much 😊

Yeah, that's normal. I haven't met anyone yet who's said "Wow these markers are so easy." It just takes a lot of time and practice before you'll "feel" them. Speaking of which.... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/epiddM6bxM-ak6s.html

@@GoBillyKorean "Ho to feel..." lol that's one great way to put it haha. I hope soon it will be like in/on/at was when I was learning English. To this day I don't know know why, I just feel it lol Thank you!

Just be careful not to equate them too much, as they're language isolates: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtGolLtym7TLfoE.html

Sorry. Typo. OFTEN seem. ( not always ) Also sometimes just a verb is a sentence on same principle. Eg. You ask about my homework. I don’t say I DID IT. I’d just say DID やりました、Yarimashita .

Don't quit! You can do this! It may seem difficult right now, but it will get easier. Take your time. Re-watch the videos in this series. Everyone progresses at a different pace. I'm just a beginner myself and I understand how you feel, but I do hope you will keep going. Join Billy's Discord channel. Everyone is super helpful there (because we are all learning and growing each at our own pace).

@@cherylschaeffer7832 how do we find the Discord? 🙏💜

@@veronicawalters4534 , I'm so glad you asked :) It's in the channel's "about" section. Here's the link to the discord channel. kzfaq.info?q=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2FJFg6NVB&redir_token=NrXYqHNEQal4FK-JlYlb4X8ZZeV8MTU5MTk5MzQ3NUAxNTkxOTA3MDc1&event=channel_description If you've never used discord, it may take a few minutes to get used to it (that was my experience and I learn new things about how to use discord every day). You'll see different chats in Billy's discord. The general chat and the one for Q&A on Korean Questions I find most helpful as a beginner. You will also see one where Billy or one of his admins will post links to new KZfaq channel videos (but definitely, if you haven't already, like and subscribe to this KZfaq channel and click the notification bell so you get all the notifications on new content). I recently tried out the voice/text feature of discord. Learners of all levels including some native speakers who frequent Billy's discord will talk (yes, I mean really talk) with each other. It might be in Korean (like when a few of my discord friends were helping me understand a concept in Korean so we spoke partly in Korean) or it might be in English. It's a really safe way to practice because everyone knows that we are all learning and growing so there are no judgments. I've found the friends I've made in the discord to be really welcoming and eager to help and exchange ideas. Oh, and there are some chats within the discord that are just for fun too! Hope to see you there (and anyone else reading this who wants to improve their Korean). :D

You'll get better at it with practice, but it's neither (as I teach in this series in an earlier episode). Here's also another video about ㄹ: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aJNkhstzmJmppWg.html

If ㄹ is at the end of a syllable, it’s an “L” sound, unless the following syllable starts with the silent ㅇ consonant. If ㄹ is at the beginning of a syllable, it’s an R sound unless the previous syllable also ended with a ㄹ. Ex1: 말 can mean horse. When by itself, it’s pronounced mal with an L. But If you try to say “horse is...” then you have 말이 which is pronounced “mari”.

Ex2: 라디오 is pronounced “ra di o” with an R since the ㄹ is at the beginning of the syllable. Ex3: 멜론 is pronounced melon with an L because the ㄹ is there twice to make it a hard L

@@PaulCHa Thank u very much Sir

@@PaulCHa Does it make much difference tho? For example, if I say "mali" instead of "mari", would a Korean still understand what I'm trying to say? When I say the word 사랑, and I say it naturally, it always comes out as "salang" when I try to say it naturally. But every single Korean I've seen, they pronounce it as "sarang".

lol

It's only spelling. Just like words that use "k" instead of "c" even though they can make the same sound. You only need to worry about 에 or 애 when spelling words.

@@GoBillyKorean that is what my doubt is like how would we know when to put what....i mean does it have any logic?

@@akylas9184 I'm not sure what you mean. 에 and 애 are just syllables. They have no meaning unless you put them together into a word.

@@GoBillyKorean what I mean is like while I am practice writing korean I get confuse, like in the word what syllable should I be putting so that it will be correctly spelled because both sounds same.....

@@akylas9184 It's just memorizing the spelling :)

Episode 27 in this series teaches what that is and how to use it :)

@@GoBillyKorean one more question please! What is the the difference between these: 남자와 여자 and 남자하고 여자

@@LiveBeast There's also an episode about how to say "and" in this series which covers that question ;-) Don't worry, this series has everything like that for beginners :)

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