Feminine

Korean Lesson 5 (Feminine and Clothes)

Duration: 30 mins

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The 5th Korean lesson teaches the use of the gender by creating the feminine from the masculine form. In addition to that, I included a vocabulary list about clothes and finally common phrases about origins. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Korean Classes.

Feminine

Knowing how to derive the feminine from the masculine form is very useful. It can make it easy to have a conversation about family members, pets, or professions. An example would be: "man", "woman", "Cat (fem.)", "cat (masc.)" etc.

Below is a list of 12 masculine and feminine forms that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Korean, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Masculine vs. Feminine in Korean

Feminine Korean Audio
Boy소년
sonyeon
Girl소녀
sonyeo
Man남자/남성
namja/namseong
Woman여자
yeoja
Father아빠
appa
Mother엄마
eomma
Brother형/오빠/남동생
hyeong/oppa/namdongsaeng
Sister누나/언니/여동생
nuna/eonni/yeodongsaeng
Actor배우
baeu
Actress여배우
yeobaeu
Cat (Masc.)숫고양이
susgoyang-i
Cat (Fem.)암고양이
amgoyang-i

Now we will try to implement some of the forms above into full Korean sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Korean Gender in a Sentence

English Korean Audio
He is tall그는 키가 커요
geuneun kiga keoyo
She is tall그녀는 키가 커요
geunyeoneun kiga keoyo
He is a short man그는 키가 작아요
geuneun kiga jag-ayo
She is a short woman그녀는 키가 작은 여성이에요
geunyeoneun kiga jag-eun yeoseong-ieyo
He is German그는 독일인이에요
geuneun dog-il-in-ieyo
She is German그녀는 독일인이에요
geunyeoneun dog-il-in-ieyo
Japanese men are friendly일본 남자들은 친절해요
ilbon namjadeul-eun chinjeolhaeyo
Japanese women are friendly일본 여자들은 친절해요
ilbon yeojadeul-eun chinjeolhaeyo

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Vocabulary List about Clothes

Below is a list of 20 words related to clothes and wearable accessories. Memorizing them by heart can make it easy for you to shop for clothes and maybe get some good bargains.

Clothes List in Korean

Clothes Korean Audio
Belt벨트
belteu
Clothes
os
Coat코트
koteu
Dress드레스
deuleseu
Glasses안경
angyeong
Gloves장갑
jang-gab
Hat모자
moja
Jacket재킷
jaekis
Pants (Trousers)바지
baji
Ring반지
banji
Shirt셔츠
syeocheu
Shoes구두
gudu
Socks양말
yangmal
Suit정장
jeongjang
Sweater스웨터
seuweteo
Tie넥타이
negtai
Umbrella우산
usan
Underwear속옷
sog-os
Wallet지갑
jigab
Watch시계
sigye

Daily Conversation in Korean

Finally, these are a couple of phrases used in conversations to express where you are from or where you live etc. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Korean Phrases page.

Common Expressions in Korean

Do you like my dress?제 원피스가 마음에 드세요?
je wonpiseuga ma-eum-e deuseyo?
I lost my socks저는 양말을 잃어버렸어요
jeoneun yangmal-eul ilh-eobeolyeoss-eoyo
It looks good on you당신에게 잘 어울리네요
dangsin-ege jal eoullineyo
She has a beautiful ring그 여자의 반지가 아름다워요
geu yeojaui banjiga aleumdawoyo
These pants (trousers) are long이 바지는 길어요
i bajineun gil-eoyo
These shoes are small이 신발은 작아요
i sinbal-eun jag-ayo
Where are you from?어디서 왔어요?
eodiseo wass-eoyo?
I'm from the U.S저는 미국에서 왔어요
jeoneun migug-eseo wass-eoyo
I'm American저는 미국인이에요
jeoneun migug-in-ieyo
Where do you live?어디에 살아요?
eodie sal-ayo?
I live in the U.S저는 미국에 살아요
jeoneun migug-e sal-ayo
Do you like it here?여기 마음에 들어요?
yeogi ma-eum-e deul-eoyo?

Fun Facts

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Congratulations! You finished your 5th lesson in Korean about masculine, feminine, and clothes. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Korean Lesson 6. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Korean homepage.

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