English Shortcut to Korean Learning (쉽게 배울수 있는 조선어) is a self-study textbook published in 2019 by the Korea Publications Export and Import Corporation of Pyongyang (DPRK).
I have taken it on myself to transcribe the example sentences and vocabulary, as current material about the North Korean language is rare and plain text versions of learning materials are even harder to find.
This post is about the first chapter, concerning greetings and personal contacts in general. For an overview of the book, see the head post
Please note that sentences and words below are as-is, I have tried to make sure that I have not introduced any mistakes and I have retouched some slightly awkward translations found in the book and added additional translations where I thought they would be of use.
Let me know if you have any corrections or suggestions for improvement!
Sentences
소개 - Getting Acquainted
- 안녕하십니까?
- How are you? (greeting)
- 밤새 안녕하십니까?
- How are you this morning? (Good Morning)
- 안녕히 계십시오.
- Goodbye.
- 당신을 알게 되어 반갑습니다.
- Pleased to meet you. (Pleased to make your acquaintance)
- 나는 영국에서 왔습니다.
- I am from the UK.
- 나는 처음으로 평양에 왔습니다.
- I am in Pyongyang for the first time.
- 나는 관광객으로 왔습니다.
- I am here as a tourist.
나이와 가정 - Age and Family
- 당신은 몇살입니까?
- How old are you?
- 당신의 출생년도는 언제 입니까?
- In what year were you born?
- 나는 쉰두살입니다.
- I am fifty-two years old.
- 당신에게 아이가 있습니까?
- Do you have any children?
- 나에게는 두 아이가 있습니다.
- I have two children.
- 당신의 아들은 몇살입니까?
- How old is your son?
- 당신의 딸은 몇살입니까?
- How old is your daughter?
- 나의 아들은 여섯살입니다.
- My son is six years old.
언어 - Language
- 당신은 영어로 말합니까?
- Do you speak English?
- 나는 영어로 말합니다.
- I (do) speak English
- 나는 조선어로 좀 말합니다.
- I (do) speak a little Korean.
- 나는 조선어로 말하지 못합니다.
- I don’t speak Korean.
- 당신은 내가 말하는것을 리해할만 합니까?
- Do you understand me?
- 나는 리해하지 못합니다.
- I don’t understand you.
- 나는 리해 합니다.
- I understand you.
- 좀더 천천히 말하십시오.
- Speak (a bit) more slowly, please.
- 이것은 조선어로 무엇이라고 말합니까?
- What is this called in Korean?
- 다시한번 말씀하여주십시오.
- Please repeat that.
- 나는 조선어를 배웁니다.
- I am studying Korean.
- 우리에게는 롱역윈이 필요합니다.
- We need an interpreter.
직업 - Profession
- 당신의 직업은 무엇입니까?
- What is your job?
- 나는 기업가입니다.
- I am a businessman.
- 당신은 무슨 일을 합니까?
- What kind of work do you do?
- 나는 은행에서 일합니다.
- I work in a bank.
- 나는 교윈입니다.
- I am a teacher.
Vocabulary
The Hanja (Chinese characters) are not present in the book, I added them where they seemed useful.
- 학교
- 學校
- school
- 나라
- country
- 주소
- 住所
- address
- 도시
- 都市
- city
- 난날
- date of birth
- 관광단원
- 觀光團員
- tourist (tour group member)
- 출생년도
- 出生年度
- year of birth
- 결혼하다
- 結婚하다
- to get married
- 사귀다
- to get acquainted
- 인사하다
- say hello (to greet)
- 소개하디
- 紹介하디
- to introduce
- 리해하다
- 理解하다
- to understand
- 읽다
- to read
- 쓰다
- to write
- on time
- kind, kindly
- 빨리
- quickly
- 천천히
- slowly
- 제때에
- on time
Let me know if you have any corrections or suggestions for improvement!