Essential Korean Grammar : Your Essential Guide to Speaking and Writing Korean Fluently!.

Frontcover -- Acknowledgments -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- The Rating System -- Grammatical Terms Used in This Book -- 1 The Basics of Korean -- Pronouns and Contractions -- How to Talk to People Without Being Rude -- How to Add Expressions to Verbs -- How to Handle Verbs, Part 1: Changing Their Form -- How to Handle Verbs, Part 2: Irregular Verbs -- Basic Particles -- Helping Verbs -- Passives and Causatives -- 2 Grammar Points -- Agreement -- Disagreement/Negatives -- Asking Questions -- And: Basic Forms -- And (So On, and So On...) -- Linking Sentences: And -- And: Putting Things Together -- Linking Sentences: Or -- Linking Sentences-Cause and Effect: The Big Three -- Linking Sentences-Cause and Effect: More Ways to Say "So" -- Linking Sentences-Cause and Effect: Through, Because Of, For the Sake Of -- Cause and Effect: Origins -- Cause and Effect, or Lack Thereof -- Cause and Effect: Multiple Causes -- Linking Sentences: Basic Comparisons -- Linking Sentences-Contrast: Although/But -- Linking Sentences-Contrast: Not A, But B -- Linking Sentences-Comparisons: As -- Linking Sentences-Comparisons: Equals (or Not) -- Thinking: Making Guesses -- Thinking: Knowing -- Thinking: Making Decisions -- Emotions: Surprise -- Emotions: Regret -- Emotions: Thanks -- Emotions: Desires -- Emotions: Personal Experiences -- Obligations, Orders and Permission -- Warnings -- Plans -- Accidents -- Progression: Review of Past and Future Tenses -- Progression: While -- Progression: Continuing States -- Progression: Almost, But Not Quite… -- Progression: Putting Things in Temporal Order -- If: If -- Talking about What Others Have Said:Review of Reported Speech -- Talking about What Others Have Said: Combinations -- Talking about What Others Have Said: Spreading Rumors -- Talking about What Others Have Said: According to.

Giving Explanations -- Location -- Limits and Excess -- Habits -- Faking it -- 3 Frequently Seen Word Parts -- Talking about People -- Prefixes -- Appendix 1:How to Sound Like a Native -- Appendix 2:Useful Korean Language Resources -- Index.

Do you want your Korean language skills to shine? Then Essential Korean Grammar offers exactly what you need to finally understand and express which grammar option is best. Having a solid understanding of grammar is essential to effectively learn Korean. Essential Korean Grammar gives you excellent examples that lay out the best grammar options for communicating, and when to use each option. The grammar items are cleverly rated so you can determine what's most useful for you to study, based on your Korean knowledge level and your plans. There is a star rating system, from 5 stars ("critical"; with these under your belt you can communicate almost everything you need to say) to 1 star (don't worry about this unless there's some reason you need to know it—for example, the TOPIK exam). Essential Korean Grammar is a toolbox to help you form correct and natural-sounding sentences, and determine which grammar you need for reading or writing Korean. It details: How to combine grammar points with each type of word. How it is similar to and different from related grammar points. Commonly used expressions. Things for learners to watch out for. The example sentences for each grammar point use simple vocabulary that even a beginner will know. A perfect supplement to any Korean language textbook!.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.