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Korean Grammar → Conjunctions and Connectors → Conjunctions

Conjunctions are one of the most crucial parts of speech in any language. They join together two sentences or phrases to make a more complex sentence. In this lesson, we will learn about the different types of Korean conjunctions and how to use them to create compound sentences.

Korean Conjunctions

There are several Korean conjunctions that you can use to connect two sentences. Here are some of the most common ones:

• 그리고 (geurigo) - and
• 그런데 (geureonde) - but/ however
• 그래서 (geuraeso) - therefore/so
• 그러나 (geureona) - but/however
• 그리하여 (geurihaeya) - therefore/so
• 아니면 (animyeon) - or (to present alternative options)

Note that Korean conjunctions are placed at the beginning of the sentence, unlike in English where they are placed between two clauses.

Here's an example of how to use a Korean conjunction:

• 저는 운동을 좋아해요. 하지만 요리하기도 좋아해요. (Jeoneun undongeul johahaeyo. Hajiman yorihadodo johahaeyo.) - I like exercising. However, I also enjoy cooking

Korean Compound Sentences

Now that we know about Korean conjunctions, let's learn how to use them to create compound sentences. A compound sentence is a sentence that has two or more independent clauses (a clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence) connected by a conjunction.

Here is an example of a compound sentence in Korean:

• 저는 오늘 운동을 하고 영화를 보겠어요. (Jeoneun oneul undongeul hago yeonghwareul bogesseoyo.) - I will exercise and watch a movie today.

In this example, we have two independent clauses - "저는 오늘 운동을 하겠어요 (Jeoneun oneul undongeul hagesseoyo)" which means "I will exercise today" and "영화를 보겠어요 (yeonghwareul bogessesoyo)" which means "I will watch a movie" - joined together by the conjunction "그리고 (geurigo)" which means "and".

It's important to remember that when we use a conjunction to create a compound sentence, we need to add a comma before the conjunction.

Here is another example:

• 책 읽기를 좋아해요, 그러나 영화 보는 것도 좋아해요. (Chaek ilgireul johahaeyo, geureona yeonghwaboneun geotdo johahaeyo.) - I like reading books, but I also like watching movies.

In this example, we have two independent clauses - "책 읽기를 좋아해요 (chaek ilgireul johahaeyo)" which means "I like reading books" and "영화 보는 것도 좋아해요 (yeonghwaboneun geotdo johahaeyo)" which means "I also like watching movies" - joined together by the conjunction "그러나 (geureona)" which means "but".

Conclusion

In this lesson, you learned about Korean conjunctions, which are used to connect two sentences. You also learned how to create compound sentences using conjunctions. Practice using different Korean conjunctions and try to make compound sentences on your own!

Sources

• Korean Conjunctions
• Compound Sentences

Table of Contents - Korean Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Korean Alphabets

• Reading and writing Korean Alphabets
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Greetings and Introductions

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Korean Culture and Customs

• Korean Etiquette
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Sentence Building

• Basic Verb Conjugation
• Question Words
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Daily Routine

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Korean Pop Culture

• Korean Dramas
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Describing People and Things

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Food and Drinks

• Food and Ingredients
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Korean Traditions

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Verb Tenses

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Travel and Sightseeing

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Korean Arts and Crafts

• Korean Calligraphy
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Conjunctions and Connectors

• Conjunctions
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• Conditional Sentences

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Health and Body

• Body Parts
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Korean Nature

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Related Lessons

• Future Tense
• How to Use Be
• Questions
• Plurals
• Korean Pronunciation
• Give your Opinion
• Describing Things
• Describing People
• Negation
• Reading and writing Korean Alphabets