그리고 [and]
그리고 can only be used between sentences.
Yesterday = 어제
Book = 책
Banana = 바나나
read = 읽다
read[past] = 읽었다
sleep = 자다 slept = 잤다
Eg.
- 어제 책을 읽었다. 그리고 잤다. [Yesterday, read book. And slept.]
- 바나나는 맛있다. 그리고 달다. [Banana is delicious. And sweet.]
와/과 ['and' for nouns]
와/과 is used for nouns. Use 와 after nouns without a final consonant, and 과 for nouns with a final consonant. 과/와 is only used to join nouns.
Eg.
- 바다와 산 = Sea and Mountain
- 너와 나 = You and I
- 밥과 빵 = rice and bread
- 책과 연필과 종이 = book, pencil and paper
hello I am very thankful to your blog I can use this information living here in Korea now I am just 3 mo. living here and this info really help thank to you by the way I am angela from philippines;)
ReplyDeleteyour from philippines??? . . and your living in korea??? . . how lucky you , i always wanted to go in korea "South korea" . . but im just a high school student . . going to korea is my dream and also to be a Flight attendant . .>.<
ReplyDeletewhat about a series of things. do you add 와/과 to the end of each noun in the series?
ReplyDeleteHi Alexis,
ReplyDeleteYes, you add 와/과 to each noun in written Korean or 랑/이랑 in spoken Korean.
For example, 바나나랑 사과랑 배 = a banana, apple and pear
ReplyDeleteHi Luke, I was just wondering when you would use 하고 for "and" and this blog is so helpful thank you so much:))
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteYou can use 하고 to link sentences. For example,
나는 청소를 했다 = I did cleaning
나는 저녁을 먹었다 = I had dinner
나는 청소를 하고 저녁을 먹었다 = I did cleaning, and had dinner.
Please also refer to
● Verbs - Connective for more detailed explanations.
And you're welcome! :-)
Hii Luke .
ReplyDeletemy name is Mor and im from Israel.
im sorry if im making alot of mistakes my English is not good .
we need to use 하고 only in past sentences?
thank you!!!
Hi Mori,
DeleteYou can use 하고 in any tenses.
For example,
나하고 우리 가족은 소풍을 갔다. = I and my family went for a picnic.
진수하고 존이 대표에요 = Jinsu and John are the representatives.
Cheers. :-)
Hey! How do you use 'and' for persons? For example Jun Sang and Min Jee?
ReplyDeleteHi, it's the same 과/와 as explained above for nouns. It would be 준상과 민지 (Jun Sang and Min Jee).
DeleteUse 과 or 와 depending on the presence/absence of final consonants as explained above.