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Level 3· TOPIK II (3–4) · Lesson 16

Intermediate Korean

Connect ideas with reasons, conditions and contrasts, describe things with modifiers, and master the honorific system.

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Mr. Gaon

We lay out confusing grammar clearly, in the order of rule, example, then practice.

  1. 1 Giving Reasons: -아서/어서 vs -(으)니까 Week 27
  2. 2 Setting the Scene: -는데/-(으)ㄴ데 Week 27
  3. 3 If and When: -(으)면 Week 28
  4. 4 Describing Nouns: -는, -(으)ㄴ, -(으)ㄹ Week 28
  5. 5 Have You Ever…?: -아/어 본 적이 있어요 Week 29
  6. 6 Actions in Progress and States: -고 있어요, -아/어 있어요 Week 30
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  8. 7 Purpose and Intention: -(으)러 and -(으)려고 Week 31
  9. 8 Must, May and Must Not: -아/어야 해요, -아/어도 돼요, -(으)면 안 돼요 Week 31
  10. 9 Guessing and Seeming: -(으)ㄹ 것 같아요, -나 봐요 Week 32
  11. 10 Reported Speech: -다고 했어요 Week 32
  12. 11 Passive Verbs: -이/히/리/기- Week 35
  13. 12 Making Someone Do Something: Causative Verbs Week 35
  14. 13 The Honorific System: -(으)시-, 께서, 드리다, 말씀 Week 36
  15. 14 The Six Speech Levels and When to Use Them Week 36
  16. 15 Before, After, While, As Soon As Week 37
  17. 16 TOPIK II: Reading and Writing Strategies Week 38

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