Korean for English speakers Zoo · Lesson 2
The most sociable animal
Superlatives in Korean — 제일 / 가장 (the most) — 물개가 제일 유명해요 (seals are the most famous).
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Muri
이 동물원은 물개가 제일 유명해요.
I dongmurwoneun mulgaega jeil yumyeonghaeyo.
The seals are the most famous in this zoo.
Tip: <이 N> = this N (demonstrative) <동물원> = zoo <물개> = seal <제일> = the most <유명해요> = adjective "to be famous" (in present tense)
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Yaya
아, 그래요? 몰랐어요. 왜요?
A, geuraeyo? Mollasseoyo. Waeyo?
Oh, yeah? I didn't know that. Why?
Tip: <아, 그래요?> = "Ah, really?" <몰랐어요> = verb "not to know" (in past tense) <왜> = why
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Yaya
물개들이 사람들을 잘 따라요. 친화력이 가장 좋아요.
Mulgaedeuri saramdeureul jal ttarayo. Chinhwaryeogi gajang joayo.
Seals follow people well. They are the most sociable.
Tip: <N들> = suffix used after a noun to mark plurality <사람들> = people <잘> = well <따라요> = verb "to follow" <친화력이 좋아요> = adjective "to be sociable" (Literally, "to have good social skills") (in present tense) <가장> = the most
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Yaya
그게 물개의 매력이에요.
Geuge mulgaeui maeryeogieyo.
That's the charm of seals.
Tip: <그게 N예요/이에요> = that is N [Note] 그게 is the abbreviation of 그것이 (그것 that + subject particle 이) <A의 B> = B of A <매력> = charm, power, attraction