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Today’s Phrase
한국에 언제 왔어요?
han·gu·ge eon·je was·seo·yo?
hanguge eonje wasseoyo?
When did you come to Korea?
Grammar Spotlight
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Phrase Breakdown
한국에
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to Korea
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언제
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when
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왔어요?
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did you come?
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When did you come to Korea?
Example Phrases
처음 한국에 언제 왔어요?
cheoeum hanguge eonje wasseoyo?
When did you first come to Korea?
처음 means ‘for the first time’; it modifies the whole clause to indicate the initial visit.
작년에 한국에 왔어요.
jangyeone hanguge wasseoyo.
I came to Korea last year.
작년 means ‘last year’; time expressions come early in the sentence in Korean.
한국에 온 지 6개월 됐어요.
hanguge on ji yukgaewol dwaesseoyo.
It’s been 6 months since I came to Korea.
온 지 [time] 됐어요 is a key pattern for expressing how long it has been since an action: ‘it has been [time] since [event].’
Related Phrases
얼마나 있을 거예요?
eolmana iseul geoyeyo?
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적응하는 데 얼마나 걸렸어요?
jeogeunghaneun de eolmana geollyeosseoyo?
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한국 생활이 어때요?
hanguk saenghwari eottaeyo?
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Quick Review
발음이 좋아요
Can you recall what this means?
bareumi joayo
Your pronunciation is good