(Chapter 01) 1.2 Nations, Languages, Races

Question 1

nation, country [formal] (Korean)

Which country do you want to visit?

Answer 1

나라

어느 나라에 가고 싶어?

Tip_국가 is more formal than 나라. Don’t say 나라 대표팀.

Question 2

population (Korean)

Korea’s population exceeds 40 million.

Answer 2

인구

한국의 인구는 4[사]천만이 넘는다.

Question 3

nation, country (Korean)

a national team

Answer 3

국가

국가 대표팀

Question 4

national flag (Korean)

The national flag of Korea is called the Tae-geukgi.

Answer 4

국기

한국의 국기는 태극기다.

Question 5

language (Korean)

Answer 5

언어

Question 6

foreign language (Korean)

Korean is a foreign language to Canadians.

Answer 6

외국어

한국어는 캐나다 사람에게는 외국어예요.

Question 7

the Orient, the East (Korean)

Yoga originated in the East.

Answer 7

동양

요가는 동양에서 시작되었다.

Question 8

the West [西洋] (Korean)

In the West, the number 13 is considered unlucky.

Answer 8

서양(西洋)

서양에서는 숫자 13[십삼]을 불길하게 여긴다.

Question 9

What’s the English translation?

나라

어느 나라에 가고 싶어?

Tip_국가 is more formal than 나라. Don’t say 나라 대표팀.

Answer 9

nation, country [formal] (Korean)

Which country do you want to visit?

Question 10

What’s the English translation?

인구

한국의 인구는 4[사]천만이 넘는다.

Answer 10

population (Korean)

Korea’s population exceeds 40 million.

Question 11

What’s the English translation?

국가

국가 대표팀

Answer 11

nation, country (Korean)

a national team

Question 12

What’s the English translation?

국기

한국의 국기는 태극기다.

Answer 12

national flag (Korean)

The national flag of Korea is called the Tae-geukgi.

Question 13

What’s the English translation?

언어

Answer 13

language

Question 14

What’s the English translation?

외국어

한국어는 캐나다 사람에게는 외국어예요.

Answer 14

foreign language (Korean)

Korean is a foreign language to Canadians.

Question 15

What’s the English translation?

동양

요가는 동양에서 시작되었다.

Answer 15

the Orient, the East (Korean)

Yoga originated in the East.

Question 16

What’s the English translation?

서양(西洋)

서양에서는 숫자 13[십삼]을 불길하게 여긴다.

Answer 16

the West [西洋] (Korean)

In the West, the number 13 is considered unlucky.

Question 17

the west [西歐] (Korean)

He has Western features.

Answer 17

서구 (西歐)

그는 서구적으로 생겼다.

Tip_서구 is not used often as 서양. When you want to say someone looks like a Westerner, use 서구적.

Question 18

What’s the English translation?

서구 (西歐)

그는 서구적으로 생겼다.

Tip_서구 is not used often as 서양. When you want to say someone looks like a Westerner, use 서구적.

Answer 18

the west [西歐] (Korean)

He has Western features.

Question 19

Asian (Korean)

Answer 19

동양인

Question 20

What’s the English translation?

동양인

Answer 20

Asian (Korean)

Question 21

Westerner (Korean)

Answer 21

서양인

Question 22

Continent (Korean)

Answer 22

대륙

Question 23

Europe (Korean)

Answer 23

유럽

Question 24

Asia (Korean)

Answer 24

아시아

Question 25

**the Korean Peninsula** (Korean)

Answer 25

**한반도**

Question 26

**Korea** (Korean) ## Footnote *I'll come back to Korea again next year.*

Answer 26

**한국** ## Footnote *다음 해에 다시 한국에 올 거예요.*

Question 27

**Korea [大韓民國]** (Korean) ## Footnote *Taegeukgi is the symbol of Korea.*

Answer 27

**대한민국** *태극기는 대한민국의 상징이다.*

Question 28

# What's the English translation? **서양인**

Answer 28

**Westerner** (Korean)

Question 29

# What's the English translation? **대륙**

Answer 29

**Continent** (Korean)

Question 30

# What's the English translation? **유럽**

Answer 30

**Europe** (Korean)

Question 31

# What's the English translation? **아시아**

Answer 31

**Asia** (Korean)

Question 32

# What's the English translation? **한반도**

Answer 32

**the Korean Peninsula** (Korean)

Question 33

# What's the English translation? **한국** ## Footnote *다음 해에 다시 한국에 올 거예요.*

Answer 33

**Korea** (Korean) ## Footnote *I'll come back to Korea again next year.*

Question 34

# What's the English translation? **대한민국** *태극기는 대한민국의 상징이다.*

Answer 34

**Korea [大韓民國]** (Korean) ## Footnote *Taegeukgi is the symbol of Korea.*

Question 35

**my country** (Korean)

Answer 35

**우리나라** ## Footnote **Tip\_**In many cases, 우리 (we, our) is preferred over 나(I,my). For example, 우리나라(my country), 우리 집(my house), 우리 학교(my school), and even 우리 엄마(my mom).

Question 36

**Korean language** (Korean)

Answer 36

**한국어**

Question 37

**Korean [Language]** (Korean) ## Footnote *You speak Korean very well.*

Answer 37

**한국말** *한국말 잘하시네요.*

Question 38

**our language** (Korean)

Answer 38

**우리말**

Question 39

**native language** (Korean) ## Footnote Mandarin is the native language of China.

Answer 39

**국어** *중국어는 중국의 국어이다.*

Question 40

# What's the English translation? **우리나라**

Answer 40

**my country** (Korean)

Question 41

# What's the English translation? **한국어**

Answer 41

**Korean language** (Korean)

Question 42

# What's the English translation? **한국말** *한국말 잘하시네요.*

Answer 42

**Korean [Language]** (Korean) ## Footnote *You speak Korean very well.*

Question 43

# What's the English translation? **우리말**

Answer 43

**our language** (Korean)

Question 44

# What's the English translation? **국어** *중국어는 중국의 국어이다.*

Answer 44

**native language** (Korean) ## Footnote *Mandarin is the native language of China.*

Question 45

**Korean alphabet** (Korean) ## Footnote *The (Korean alphabet) is very scientific.*

Answer 45

**한글** ## Footnote *한글은 매우 과학적이다.*

Question 46

**한글** ## Footnote *한글은 매우 과학적이다.*

Answer 46

**Korean alphabet** (Korean) ## Footnote *The (Korean alphabet) is very scientific.*