Author Park,Kyubyong
Title Essential Korean Vocabulary : Learn the Key Words and Phrases Needed to Speak Korean Fluently
Imprint Boston : Tuttle Publishing, 2015
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Note Frontcover -- Romanization of Korean -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- At a Glance -- chapter 1 Human Life -- chapter 2 The Human Body -- chapter 3 Daily Activities -- chapter 4 Movement -- chapter 5 Health and Medicine -- chapter 6 Feelings -- chapter 7 Thoughts -- chapter 8 Actions -- chapter 9 Describing People -- chapter 10 Speaking -- chapter 11 Language -- chapter 12 Clothing and Shopping -- chapter 13 Food and Eating -- chapter 14 Living Arrangements -- chapter 15 Family and Social Relations -- chapter 16 Education, School, and Study -- chapter 17 Work and the Workplace -- chapter 18 Leisure and Sports -- chapter 19 Arts, Music, Literature -- chapter 20 Nations and Politics -- chapter 21 Law and Order -- chapter 22 National Defense -- chapter 23 Society -- chapter 24 Culture and Religion -- chapter 25 Industries -- chapter 26 The Economy -- chapter 27 Communications -- chapter 28 Traffic, Modes of Transportation -- chapter 29 The Universe and Nature -- chapter 30 Plants and Animals -- chapter 31 Time and Time Concepts -- chapter 32 Locations and Directions -- chapter 33 Describing Objects -- chapter 34 Numbers and Quantities -- chapter 35 General Concepts -- chapter 36 Structural Words -- Romanized Index -- English Index -- Blank Page
This user-friendly Korean language book pushes readers towards greater fluency in spoken and written Korean. With Essential Korean Vocabulary you will learn to speak Korean the way that Koreans do by learning key words and expressions they use everyday in their natural contexts. You'll also learn closely-related vocabulary together, which will help you remember and use a wider vocabulary. Each word in this book is clearly explained and useful sentences are given to demonstrate how it's used. Author Kyubyong Park also provides tips on Korean grammar and modern colloquial usage in South Korea, so you can learn to speak like a native speaker. Essential Korean Vocabulary presents the 8,000 most common Korean words and phrases organized into 36 different subject areas. Beginning students can focus on the most basic items, which are clearly marked. With Essential Korean Vocabulary, you will: Upgrade your Korean skills in stages by learning the most useful words in sequence along a graded spectrum from beginner to advanced. Learn how real Koreans speak in authentic sentences by native speakers. Get special tips about tone, nuance, and correct usage of terms. Learn the vocabulary needed to pass standard Korean proficiency tests
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Link Print version: Park,Kyubyong Essential Korean Vocabulary : Learn the Key Words and Phrases Needed to Speak Korean Fluently Boston : Tuttle Publishing,c2015 9780804843256
Subject Korean language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.;Korean language -- Grammar;Korean language
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