Easy Talk in Korean

$24.50

Easy Talk in Korean is a portable & practical Korean conversation book that is useful for everyday life.

This book helps Korean language learners more easily speak, understand, and communicate with Korean people. In particular, if you are a beginner at learning the Korean language, this conversation book will benefit you. It contains essential Korean expressions ranging from basic to advanced.  Also, useful phrases are provived that will be helpful in various daily situations.

Included in this book are 18 topics and situations: greetings, personal information, family, transportation, appointments, food & restaurants, shopping, health, telephone, careers & employment, life at work, days off & vacations, travel, hobbies, weather & seasons, typical situations & occasions, Korean culture, and idioms. All conversations cover cultural tips, jokes, and clever additions.

Along with situational Korean expressions, the book includes a pronunciation and grammar section to help you grasp basic Korean sentence structure and grammar at the beginning of the book. Furthermore, all the Korean expressions are Romanized to guide the user in correct reading and pronunciation. Easy Talk in Korean is pocket-sized and yet thorough. Finally, the book is filled with both realistic and interesting dialogue which will greatly benefit learners of Korean language.

Author(s)

Jung-sup Kim

Professor of Korean Language and Literature Department, Kyung Hee University
Ph. D. in Korean Etymology, Kyung Hee University
Dean of Institute of International Education
Major publications include The Understanding of Korean Language Education, etc.

Cho Hyun-yong

Professor of Institute of International Education, Kyung Hee University
Ph. D. in Korean Vocabulary Education for Foreigner, Kyung Hee University
Currently working on developing Korean language textbooks and Korean language-culture education
Major publications include Korean Vocabulary Education for Foreigner, etc.

Lee Jung-hee

Professor of Institute of International Education, Kyung Hee University
Ph. D. in Language Error Analysis of Korean Language Learner, Kyung Hee University
Currently working on learner language and course design of Korean as a second language
Major publications include A Study on Error Analysis of Korean Language Learner, etc.

Contents:
Preface
Introduction to Korean
Pronunciation Guide
Grammar Guide
1. GREETINGS
2. PERSONAL INFORMATION
3. FAMILY
4. TRANSPORTATION
5. APPOINTMENT
6. FOOD & RESTAURANTS
7. SHOPPING
8. HEALTH
9. ON TELEPHONE
10. CAREERS & EMPLOYMENT
11. LIFE AT WORK
12. DAYS OFF & VACATIONS
13. TRAVEL
14. HOBBIES
15. WEATHER & SEASONS
16. SITUATIONS & OCCASIONS
17. KOREAN CULTURE
18. IDIOMS
Useful Expressions
Vocabulary

368 pp.
LC# 2013957005
Softcover 10.5 x 15 cm.
ISBN-13: 9781565914070
ISBN-10: 1565914074