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Chapter 13: Korean Dates — Writing Your Life on the Calendar

Every Korean date uses three counter-like words. Notice that the written form comes first. Learn to recognize the characters, and the sounds will follow. English Korean Romanization year 년 nyeon month 월 wol day 일 il Watch for the twin: 일 also means one (Chapter 12). In a date, 일 is the day marker, so 8일 means "the eighth day." Same character, different job. Context does the rest. Part 2: Reading a Full Date Here is the pattern, shown the way you will see it on a form, a receipt, or a calendar. The Korean written form comes first. The reading comes second. Example 2026년 10월 8일 이천이십육 년 시월 팔일 icheon-isip-yuk nyeon si-wol pal-il Spoken aloud, it sounds more like 이천이십육 년 시월 팔일 (year 2026, October 8th).  Notice the rhythm. The year is read as a full Sino-Korean number. The month is a number plus 월. The day is a number plus 일. There are no articles, no "of," and no commas to pause the reader. Just three steps, always in the same order. Years Years are the easiest part b...
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Chapter 3 - Understanding of "이/가 아니다"

             " 직장인이 아닙니다"


In this blog post, we are going to learn  "이/가 아니다," which is used to express negation in Korean. 
In Korean, "이/가 아니다" is a grammar structure used to negate a noun or a subject. It is equivalent to saying "is not" or "are not" in English.



Dialogue

  • Zhoumi  :     Are you an officce worker?
  • Mari  :          No, I'm not an office worker.
  • Zhoumi  :     Then, are you a student?
  • Mari  :          Yes, I'm a college student.


What is  "이/가 아니다" ?

It is used with a noun. It is the negstion of '이다'. When the noun ends in a consonant, use '이 아니다'. When the noun ends in a vowel, use '가 아니다'.

  • 저는 한국 사람아 아닙니다.    I'm not Korean.
  • 샘 끼는 의사가 아닙니다.        Mr.Sam isn't a doctor.
  • 이것은 아이패드가 아닙니다. This isn't an iPad.


Now, you are starting to know how and when to use this grammar, aren't you?
Let's practice with a few more examples.


Examples,

  1.  가: 선생님입니까? (Are you a teacher?) 
           나: 아니요, 선생님이 아닙니다. (No, I'm not a teacher.)

           가: 그럼 회사원입니까? (Then, are you an office worker?)

           나: 네, 회사원입니다. (Yes, I'm an office worker.)



      2.   가: 학생입니까? (Are you a student?) 

           나: 아니요, 학생이 아닙니다. (No, I'm not a student.)

           가: 그럼 변호사입니까? (Then, are you a lawyer?)

           나: 네, 변호사입니다. (Yes, I'm a lawyer.)

  

      3.  가: 간호사입니까? (Are you a nurse?) 

           나: 아니요, 간호사가 아닙니다. (No, I'm not a nurse.)

           가: 그럼 의사입니까?  (Then, are you a doctor?)

           나: 네, 의사입니다. (Yes, I'm a doctor.)


How was it, easy, right?　 

Let's give it a try to introduce your work title using this grammar.

For Example,


  • 안녕하십니까？　　　（Hello）
  • 저는　마리입니다．　（My name is Mari.)
  • 학생입니다．　              (I'm a student)

Now, it's your turn!



                                     ~ The End ~

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