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Learning the Korean Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Korean language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Korean.
Korean articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Korean Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | 관사 - gwan sa |
| the | |
| a | |
| one | 한 - han |
| some | 조금 - jo geum |
| few | 약간/몇 몇 - yak gan myeoc myeoc |
| the book | 그 책 - geu chaek |
| the books | 책들 - chaek deul |
| a book | 책들 - chaek deul |
| one book | 책 한권 - chaeg han gwon |
| some books | 책 몇권 - chaeg myeoc gwon |
| few books | 책 몇권 - chaeg myeoc gwon |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Korean.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Korean. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Korean vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Korean Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | 음식 - eum sik |
| almonds | 아몬드 - a mon deu |
| bread | 빵 - ppang |
| breakfast | 아침 식사 - a chim sik sa |
| butter | 버터 - beo teo |
| candy | 사탕 - sa tang |
| cheese | 치즈 - chi jeu |
| chicken | 닭고기 - dalk go gi |
| cumin | 커민 - keo min |
| dessert | 디저트 - di jeo teu |
| dinner | 저녁 식사 - jeo nyeog sik sa |
| fish | 생선 - saeng seon |
| fruit | 과일 - gwa il |
| ice cream | 아이스크림 - a i seu keu rim |
| lamb | 양고기 - yang go gi |
| lemon | 레몬 - re mon |
| lunch | 점심 식사 - jeom sim sik sa |
| meal | 식사 - sik sa |
| meat | 고기 - go gi |
| oven | 오븐 - o beun |
| pepper | 후추 - hu chu |
| plants | 식물 - sik mul |
| pork | 돼지고기 - dwae ji go gi |
| salad | 샐러드 - sael leo deu |
| salt | 소금 - so geum |
| sandwich | 샌드위치 - saen deu wi chi |
| sausage | 소시지 - so si ji |
| soup | 수프 - su peu |
| sugar | 설탕 - seol tang |
| supper | 저녁 식사 - jeo nyeog sik sa |
| turkey | 칠면조 - chil myeon jo |
| apple | 사과 - sa gwa |
| banana | 바나나 - ba na na |
| oranges | 오렌지 - o ren ji |
| peaches | 복숭아 - bok sung a |
| peanut | 땅콩 - ttang kong |
| pears | 배 - bae |
| pineapple | 파인애플 - pa in ae peul |
| grapes | 포도 - po do |
| strawberries | 딸기 - ttal gi |
| vegetables | 야채 - ya chae |
| carrot | 당근 - dang geun |
| corn | 옥수수 - ok su su |
| cucumber | 오이 - o i |
| garlic | 마늘 - ma neul |
| lettuce | 양상추 - yang sang chu |
| olives | 올리브 - ol li beu |
| onions | 양파 - yang pa |
| peppers | 후추 - hu chu |
| potatoes | 감자 - gam ja |
| pumpkin | 호박 - ho bak |
| beans | 콩 - kong |
| tomatoes | 토마토 - to ma to |
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