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Sentence Starter Patterns

Core sentence stems that unlock hundreds of everyday requests.

Sentence Starter Patterns

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도와주세요.

Please help me. (Pattern: ~해 주세요)

doh-wah-joo-se-yo.

dowajuseyo.

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바꿔주세요.

Please exchange / switch this. (Pattern: ~해 주세요)

bah-kkwo-joo-se-yo.

bakkwojuseyo.

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보여주세요.

Please show me. (Pattern: ~해 주세요)

boh-yeo-joo-se-yo.

boyeojuseyo.

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가고 싶어요.

I want to go. (Pattern: ~고 싶어요)

gah-goh seep-eo-yo.

gago sipeoyo.

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먹고 싶어요.

I want to eat. (Pattern: ~고 싶어요)

meok-goh seep-eo-yo.

meokgo sipeoyo.

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하고 싶어요.

I want to do this. (Pattern: ~고 싶어요)

hah-goh seep-eo-yo.

hago sipeoyo.

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볼 수 있어요?

Can I see it? (Pattern: ~ㄹ 수 있어요?)

bohl soo eet-eo-yo?

bol su iteoyo?

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사진 찍을 수 있어요?

Can I take a photo? (Pattern: ~ㄹ 수 있어요?)

sah-jeen jjeek-eul soo eet-eo-yo?

sajin jjikeul su iteoyo?

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추천해 주실 수 있나요?

Could you recommend something for me? (Pattern: ~해 주실 수 있나요?)

choo-cheon-hae joo-seel soo eet-nah-yo?

chucheonhae jusil su itnayo?

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매운맛 줄여 주세요.

Please make it less spicy. (Pattern: ~줄여 주세요)

mae-oon-maht jool-yeo joo-se-yo.

maeunmat julyeo juseyo.

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오이 빼 주세요.

Please leave out the cucumbers. (Pattern: ~빼 주세요)

oh-ee ppae joo-se-yo.

oi ppae juseyo.

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고수 빼 주세요.

Please leave out cilantro / coriander. (Pattern: ~빼 주세요)

goh-soo ppae joo-se-yo.

gosu ppae juseyo.

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여기 앉아도 돼요?

May I sit here? (Pattern: ~해도 돼요?)

yeo-gee ahn-ah-doh dwae-yo?

yeogi anado dwaeyo?

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이거 써도 돼요?

May I use this? (Pattern: ~해도 돼요?)

ee-geo sseo-doh dwae-yo?

igeo sseodo dwaeyo?

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한국어 처음이에요.

This is my first time speaking Korean. (Pattern: ~처음이에요)

hahn-gook-eo cheo-eum-ee-e-yo.

hangukeo cheoeumieyo.

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한국 여행 처음이에요.

This is my first time traveling to Korea. (Pattern: ~처음이에요)

hahn-gook yeo-haeng cheo-eum-ee-e-yo.

hanguk yeohaeng cheoeumieyo.