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 eight chapter, showing how to ask for someone’s age. 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
- 동무는 몇살입니까?
- How old are you?
- 나는 스물다섯살입니다.
- I am twenty-five years old.
- 스물일곱살입니다.
- Twenty-seven years old.
- 이 동무는 몇살입니까?
- How old is this person?
- 스무살입니다.
- He is twenty.
- 이 동무의 동생은 몇살입니까?
- How old is this person’s younger brother?
- 열여섯살입니다.
- He is sixteen years old.
- 당신의 아들은 몇살입니까?
- How old is your son?
- 나의 아들은 열두살입니다.
- My son is twelve yers old.
- 운전수동무의 딸은 몇살입니까?
- How old is the driver’s daughter?
- 그의 딸은 아홉살입니다.
- His daughter is nine years old.
- 저학생의 누나는 몇살입니까?
- How old is that student’s older sister?
- 그의 누나는 스물일곱살입니다.
- His older sister is twenty-seven years old.
Vocabulary
This chapter does not feature any additional vocabulary.
Let me know if you have any corrections or suggestions for improvement!