서문  Preface  04

이 책의 사용법  How to Use This Book 06

목차 Table of Contents 08

Part 1 Basic Expressions

People and Objects

Lesson 01 Noun + 이다 14

Lesson 02 있다/없다 Possession and relationship 18

Lesson 03 있다/없다 Existence and location 22

Numbers

Lesson 04 Sino-Korean numbers 26

Lesson 05 Native Korean numbers 34

Lesson 06 Time 40

Tenses

Lesson 07 Informal polite present tesnse –아/어요 46

Lesson 08 Informal polite past tense –았/었어요 50

Lesson 09 Informal polite future tense -(으)ㄹ거예요/어요 54

Sentence Structures

Lesson 10 Particles 58

Lesson 11 Question words 70

Lesson 12 Regular and irregular conjugation 76

Lesson 13 Nagation 82

Lesson 14 Comperative and superlative 88

Part 2 Meaning-Focused Endings and Expressions

Desires and Wishes

Lesson 15 –고 싶다  want to 94

Lesson 16 –았/었으면 좋겠다 I wish / I hope 98

Abilities and Skills

Lesson 17 -(으)ㄹ 수 있다 can 104

Lesson 18 -(으)ㄹ 줄 알다 know how to 108

Commands and Requests

Lesson 19 -(으)세요 Please do something 112

Lesson 20 –아/어 보세요 Try do something 116

Lesson 21 –아/어 주세요 Please do something for me 120

Necessity and Permission

Lesson 22 –아/어야 하다 must, have to, need to, should 124

Lesson 23 –아어도 되다 You may/can 128

Lesson 24 -(으)면 안 되다 You must not / It’s not allowed 132

Lesson 25 -(으)면 되다 just need to... 136

Experiences

Lesson 26 –아/어 봤다 have tried 140

Lesson 27 -(으)ㄴ 적이 있다 have experienced 144

Action and State

Lesson 28 –고 있다 be...ing 148

Lesson 29 –아/어 있다 be...ing 152

Intentions and Guesses

Lesson 30 –겠- will / must be 156

Lesson 31 -(으)ㄹ까? Shall we? / Would it be? 162

Lesson 32 -(으)ㄹ게 I will... 168

Lesson 33 -(으)ㄹ래 I want to 172

Lesson 34 -(으)려고 하다 plan/try to, be about/going to 176

Lesson 35 –기로 하다 decide / determine / promise to... 180

Lesson 36 –은/는/을 것 같다 seem to, look like 184

Change and Confirmation

Lesson 37 –아/어지다 become / get 190

Lesson 38 –게 되다 end up ...ing, come to 194

Lesson 39 – 지 Isn’t it? / Right? 198

Part 3 Clause-Connecting Endings and Expressions

Coordination

Lesson 40 –고 and 204

Lesson 41 –아/어서 and 208

Alternation and Context

Lesson 42 –거나 or 212

Lesson 43 –지만 but 216

Lesson 44 –는데 but, and 220

Reason and Cuase

Lesson 45 –아/어서 because 226

Lesson 46 –(으)니까 ..., so 230

Lesson 47 –기 때문에 because... 234

Time Relations

Lesson 48 –(으)ㄴ 후에 after 238

Lesson 49 –기 전에 before 242

Lesson 50 -(으)ㄹ 때 when   246

Lesson 51 -(으)ㄴ 지 since 252

Purpose and Intention

Lesson 52 –(으)러 in order to 256

Lesson 53 -(으)려고 in order to 260

Condition and Concession

Lesson 54 –(으)면 if 266

Lesson 55 –아/어도 even if 270

Simultaneity

Lesson 56 –(으)면서 while 274

Lesson 57 -(으)ㄹ까? Shall we? / Would it be? 278

Lesson 58 -(으)ㄹ게 I will... 284

Part 4 Derivational Endings and Speech Styles

Derivational Endings

Lesson 59 Adnominal endings -은/는/을 290

Lesson 60 Adverbial ending –게 300

Lesson 61 Nominalizing endings -기 and -(으)ㅁ 304

Speech Styles and Honorifics

Lesson 62 반말 Informal casual speech 310

Lesson 63 격식체 Formal polite speech 314

Lesson 64 존댓말 Honorifics 318

색인 Index                324