"남자와 연필"
Translation:A man and a pencil
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I'm confused. I thought my last exercise said "man and" was something completely different like namjahani or something.
The "and" used in this sentence is used more in writing, while the other one, 하고, is used more in speech.
Oh, cool! Sorry for questioning, but: If you're Korean, and you are certain that's what it means... Are you fluent? If so, why take the Korean course if you're fluent? (I'm not judging, just curious... And I understand just because you're Korean doesn't mean you're fluent in the language- Which is why I re-mentioned that you were CERTAIN of translations... And I'm sorry I'm WAYYY too late.)
Imagine getting all the way through the Korean course, and just needing more practice thinking in it, maybe from a different angle so you can pick up on some of the nuances you didn't pick up on before. You decide that doing the English course for Koreans would be a good way to do this--getting a Korean perspective on English reveals a few things about the Korean language you might not have picked up on before.
Maybe teH43 got all the way through the English course for Korean speakers, and is doing Korean for English speakers to learn English better.
I put "the man and the pencil", and it was counted wrong. Is there a nuance that distinguishes "a" from "the"?
In english we use "a" exclusively for singular form but we can use "the" for either singular or plural
It could work either way, although "the" hints at a specific man, while "a" just states any man.
Think of it like when your a baby, no one comes and teaches you which word means what but slowly, you learn while listening to others talk... It's like that I guess XD
derived from hanja, if you learned japanese you will pronounce 鉛筆 as えんぴつ (enpitsu)
-와 / -하고 ■both have the same meaning but -하고 is more colloquial. -와 / -과 ■-와 used when the noun ends with a vowel. ■-과 used when the noun ends with a consonant. 김치와 밥과 콜라.
●•●저는 사과와 빵을 먹었어요/저는 빵과 사과를 먹었어요/저는 사과하고 빵을 먹었어요. (I ate an apple and bread.)
Just answer like: "man and pencil". Since "a" and "the" have no relevance in Korean, you can leave them out.
im here trying to learn and look for help yet when i scroll i see nothing related xD
You should ask the question you have... It might help others with the same question if you ask first... Plus, there are people here who are willing to help... Including myself.. If I can, I love to help:) don't be afraid... Just ask.. That goes for everyone who are too shy to ask:)
What is the difference between using "wa" or "ga" after namja or yeoja? Like for example, In the sentence above "namja wa yeonpil," is there a reason why it's not "namja GA yeonpil?" I think there's a difference but idk what it is. Native Korean speakers... PLEASE HELP TT
Why is there suddenly an "A"? How should i know when its A and when not? I mean in the end it doesnt make a huge differenbut you know
It's very inconsistent how Duolingo differentiates between man and boy but 여자 is both girl and woman? In my experience, 남자/여자 can be either child or adult and you only really add 아이 if you are specifying for some reason. (source: lived in Korea for several years and speak at a conversational level)
At first, I heard "yeonkee" too, but when you listen carefully, you can hear "yeonpil" .
