Basic Expressions (II): Korean Script

1. 하나, 둘, 셋, 넷, 다섯 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  여섯, 일곱, 여덟, 아홉, 열 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 [Note: 여덟, eight, is actually pronounced 여덜. From now on peculiarities in pronunciation will be marked by inserting the pronounced form in square brackets, as follows: 여덜]
2. 시작할까요? Shall we start?
3. 시작합시다. Let’s begin.
4. 책을 보세요. Please look at your books. [Explanation: 책 book(s); 책을 book(s) (as direct object); 보세요 please look (at it)]
5. 첫 페이지를 보세요. Please look at the first page. [첫 the first; 페이지 page; 보세요 please look (at it)]
6. 책을 보지 마세요. Please don’t look at your books.
7. 다음 페이지를 보세요. Please look at the next page.
8. 듣기만 하세요. Just listen, please. [듣기 the act of listening; 듣기만 only listening; 하세요 please do it]
9. 따라 하세요. Please repeat [after me]. [따라 following, repeating 하세요 please do, please say]
10. 다 같이. All together. [다 all; everyone; 같이 (pronounced [가치 ]) together ]
11. 다시 한번. One more time. [다시 again, once more; 한번 once, one time]
12. 대답하세요. Please answer.
13. 말하세요. Please say it or Please talk. [말 language, word(s), speech, talking; 말(을) 하세요 please speak; please say it, the OBJECT PARTICLE (in brackets) is optional]
14. 다시 말해 주세요. Please say it for me again. Please repeat. [다시 again, once more; 해주세요 please favor me by doing it = please do it for me]
15. 크게 말해 주세요. Please say it loudly. [크게 so that it is big; loudly]
16. 천천히 말하세요. Please say it slowly.
17. 한국말로 하세요. Please say it in Korean. [한국말로 in Korean 하세요 please say it]
18. 영어로 하지 마세요. Please don’t say it in English. [영어로 in English; 하지 마세요 please do not do it]
19. 알겠어요? Do you understand? [= Will you know?]
20. (네) 알겠어요. (Yes,) I understand. [= I will know]
21. 아니오, No, I don’t understand. [= I don’t or wouldn’t know]
22. 질문 있어요? Any questions? [있어요? does there exist? = do we/you have. . .?]
23. 네. 있어요. Yes, I have (a question). Yes, there are.
24. 아니오. 없어요. No, I haven’t. [없어요 there does not exist = I/we/one does not have]
25. 십분만 쉽시다. Let’s rest for ten minutes. [십 (A different word, but with the same meaning as 열) ten; 분 minute; 십분 10 minutes;십분만 (to the extent of) 10 minutes; ten minutes (only); 쉽시다 let’s rest]
26. 늦어서 미안합니다. Sorry I’m late. [늦어서 I am late, and so. . .; Because I am late,. . .]