the way i understand the topic marker is that it is stated since in korean we don't repeat the topic of the conversation like in english or spanish or other languages. for example. I am hungry, i want food, but i don't want to eat at a restaurant. In korean we don't repeat the "I" so many times, we would say something like: I am hungry, want food, but not eat at restaurant. This is because koreans usually omit the "i" reference because it is understood when we speak it. and every statement is always referred to the original topic, unless changed. It's a cultural thing that is why us "westerners" have a hard time with this at the beginning.

@GoBillyKorean

4 жыл бұрын

It's definitely something I had a hard time with in the beginning.

@cherylschaeffer7832

4 жыл бұрын

I've had the same thought. The syntax in Korean is often very different from English, Spanish, Italian, French, etc. Takes some getting used to.

@Neky_Hina

3 жыл бұрын

It's better to say that it's not omission but "addition". I mean, Korean doesn't "omits" parts of a sentence but rather the "omitted" form is basic. Using subjects or objects are "additional". If the removing of subject or object is really omission, then not omitted forms must be most natural. However, it's not the case. You need to miss out many parts of the sentence so as to make it natural. So, I insist that the very basic Korean sentence doesn't have either a subject nor an object. Non-verbal conversation such as mumbling or gesturing is the very basic Korean, and verbal expressions are the next step. Adding a subject or object for clearer meaning is the next level, and finally putting a case marker.

@akritigupta4636

2 жыл бұрын

Well the syntax of Korean and Hindi are same ,hehe

@ka_ina7453

2 жыл бұрын

In Poland, we have the same thing. I mean we don't have exactly a topic marker like that but we say something like ' I ate pizza. I go to bed." But we don't' say ' I'. It's more like 'ate pizza. go to bed' ;) Without pronoun. But we conjugate the verbs so 'I eat', is Ja jem or Jem (only verb), you eat is Ty jesz or Jesz (also only verb). It's really nice to finally meet another language where don't repeat pronouns in every sentence ;)

for some reason imagining a sign over the conversation helps!! you really explained it well! 감사합니다!!!!

Being go billy's new subscriber and being ARMY to 석진

@shayannemat4631

3 жыл бұрын

Lol in this lesson, he said "seokjin", in a previous one, he also said "Jimin". I wonder which BTS member is next...

@samuel_2615

3 жыл бұрын

Definetly the same situation)

@Vaishnavi_S_R

2 жыл бұрын

Seokjin😁

@saeedaomer539

Жыл бұрын

@@shayannemat4631 ya 😅

my comment is pretty late and i usually do not comment on youtube videos but how you explained the 'sign over the conversation' is the best explanation i have ever seen anywhere regarding when to use the topic marker. thank you on that!

@j8030

3 жыл бұрын

sorry but your profile pic 😭✋ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Go Billy, thank you. I hope I could speak in Korean like you someday. Thank you for motivating me to study and learn more. 감사합니다 선생님.

I started 44 days ago.learned 134 words and sino-korean number using Drops. Then saw this channel last week, after watching to this video i can make some basic sentences now.감사함니다 빌리 선생님

Idk why people say they have a hard time with topic marker and subject marker, to me its pretty straight forward but what i struggled with was subject markers and object markers.

Billy's class is amazing, awesome, simple and easily understandable.👍👍

I tried to understand the topic markers through at least 4 different resources/books but I never really got it...Now I watched this around 5 min video and I finally got it now!! Thanks Billy! 감사합니다!!!

Loved this lesson. It's given me such a clearer understanding of what the topic marker is, when and how to use it. Thanks v much. :)

In a 10 days I started to read,write and little bit understand This language.... Thank you for this play list😊

@GoBillyKorean

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Keep it up!

wow that topic marker explanation is an absolute gamechanger!

I used a month ago an app for learning korean but they don't describted well how the grammer works. But thanks to you i can learn korean better. Sorry for my bad english i'm from germany

I really loved your last video about 은는이가 so much when you explained the “sign that shows the topic”!!!!! That was my favorite KZread video I’d seen that explains the topic marker. So I’m happy you explained it with the analogy again here! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Yes! This is one of the lessons I've been eagerly awaiting! 빌리씨, 감사합니다!

쩸스님 채널 타고 와봤습니다. 외국인 대상으로 한글에 대해 강의 하시는군요. 빌리님의 열정에 응원보내며 가끔 영어 배우러 오겠습니다.^^

You are explaining everything like for people who is learning english in school like me so we can understand everything and that awesome. Have a good day! 😀😀

The visual you gave about a sign floating above our heads with the topic written on it was really helpful.

You are doing a great job, Billy. Keep giving quality content

your content is awesome!!! thank you so much for these straight forward and fun lessons! I admire your passion and motivation. You're a great Korean teacher!

I've seen this topic marker for so long and thought I knew what it meant but I finally undestood it correctly. Thank you Billy!

THANK YOU! This was so helpful. I was trying to ask people to explain the topic markers but everyone was saying that it will make more sense after you study and learn more.

When using Duolingo, they don't really explain the rules much, So I first noticed (Chega and Chonen) and I was like what's the difference? Slowly I came to the conclusion that it meant As for me...and the fact that you confirmed it makes me even happier! Next one I'm curious about is (Chega) and adding (so) to the end of nouns

I never actually thought about it this way. I mean, I always knew it was acceptable to imit the topic of a sentence in some instances, and my English brain always had trouble understanding why. But that might be because I was just making singular sentences for practice, and when I looked at it without the topic, I went "but then no one knows what I'm talking about". It makes so much more sense when placed in the context of an actual conversation. Or even a speech, I guess. You state the topic once, and then not again, unless changing the topic. That explanation and example made it much clearer. 감사합니다, 선생님!!

감사합니다 선생님. So far your course has been perfect. Even though I'm Turkish whick makes it easier to learn Korean im following you to learn it. keep up the good work thanks.

감사합니다 빌리님.

저는 서울에 사는 한국사람 입니다. 노력과 능력에 비해서 조회수가 적어요. 제가 조언하나 할께요. 2주일에 1곡이나/ 1달 1곡이라도 kpop으로 학생들과 함께 공부 하면 효과가 대단 할것같아요. 공부라는것이 재미있게 하면 좋다고 생각 합니다. 저도 영어를 배울때 팝송이 많이 도움이 되었어요 특히 bts 블랙핑크 트와이스 등 유명가수 노래로 하면 효과가 많을겁니다. 최근 인기 노래로하면 구독자도 많이 늘고 조회수는 엄청날수도 있어요. 한국어 수요가 영어권보다도 아시아가 수요가 더 많은것도 사실 입니다, 노래로 하면 여러사람이 시청하게 될것 같아요. 한국어 수요가 생각보다 많은데 사람들이 제대로 배울곳이 많이 없을 겁니다. 인기 있는 한국노래로 하면 한국어 배우다가 지친학생들이 재미있게 배울수 있을것같아요. 빌리씨 유튜브의 발전과 성공을 기원 합니다.

That sign analogy was brilliant!! as soon as you explained it, I heard a click; everything just made sense💡 thank you so much for this video!!

감사합니다❤️

thank you as always billy !

thanks billy...ur teaching is very easy to understand..its fun to learn korean from your video

I understood very well , thanks billy ❤🎉

Thank you you are a best teacher 😊

thank you for everything

I make a simple example with former(about object marker) and this(about topic marker) lesson. Please read this just for fun. 1. 빌리는 사람이에요. Billy is a person. 2. 저는 한국인이에요. I am Korean. [Topic : I] 돈을 빌리는 사람이에요. (I am) a borrower. * 돈 : money * 빌리다 : borrow, rent

You don't have to thank me for watching, I should thank you for teaching that good. 감사함니다 빌리를

this is a very helpful lesson! thank you very much!

Topic marker and subject marker is one of most difficult to teach students :( Topic marker : subject Subject marker : “the” subject (60% correct) BTS is a korean idol gourp “The”BTS is singing now BTS는 한국 아이돌이에요 BTS가 지금 노래 불러요

I had this doubt. thank you for this video

this video just gave me hope ㅠㅠ

im watching all of your videos,im learning very well from you mr billy thank you for all this lessons T_T

we also dont repeat the i's in hindi as well just like hangul, so i find it really easy to put the topic marker wherever needed.

great lesson 🥳

It's like playing UNO, if I want to play a yellow card, then I need to change the colour to yellow. If the colour is already yellow then there is no need to change colours.

This is a pretty simple topic to grasp but I’m so confused on when to use topic markers and when to use subject markers. Other than that, 감사합니다 for providing 한국어 학교 for us 학생들. 저는 money 없습니다 so I’m so grateful and feel so blessed that you teach Korean without making us all poor kids pay like the other teachers/websites. I will keep practicing to be better! You are a great teacher. 파이팅!

#17 done ✅

i’m really glad i know japanese because it makes translating easier 😭 i don’t have to relearn sentence order, i don’t need to learn particles, etc. i just think 는 = は 를 = が etc etc. the formalities are still confusing to me tho, japanese seems so intuitive to me, but probably because i’ve been speaking it for 7 years. hopefully one day i’ll see hangul as intuitive as well

@GoBillyKorean

Жыл бұрын

They're similar, but not the same: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aW2jtcmGj9ico7Q.html

너무 많이 도움이에요 ^^,,, 고마워요 선생님

@user-cq5zk6qs1x

2 жыл бұрын

너무 많은 도움이 되요. 고마워요 선생님

Nothing that a lot of practice and passion can't do :)

17th Video of my Korean Language Class.

Lesson 17: Topic Markers ✅ Marks what the topic is going to be about and doesn't have to repeat the topic again, if the topic hasn't changed

Is there a general rule about words that aren't (at least conventionally) nouns that can use the topic marker? I believe I have seen things like "한국에서는" at the start of a sentence, or I feel like a common one is 오늘은 where I believe 은 is attaching to what normally functions as an adverb

@GoBillyKorean

4 жыл бұрын

This lesson just focuses on using it with nouns, but a later lesson will show how you can use it more with particles to add contrast. However, no matter how it's being used, its meaning is the same as I explain in this video.

@diabolic42090

4 жыл бұрын

@@GoBillyKorean awesome, thanks Billy!

Love from india

Japanese also uses topic and object markers.

@GoBillyKorean

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, although the way they work is different. For example, this is a video that might help. Here are a few differences with just the Topic and Subject Markers: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aW2jtcmGj9ico7Q.html

Billy, I'm making some flashcards to add on my Korean deck. Could you say if this sentence is right? 전 음악을 배우고 싶어요.

billy i have a confusion can you please teach me...that in the previous lecture we used 를 with object as saying pizza is an object in the sentence but now we are saying that we need to add 는 with noun... and again here its pizza...is it just for example or something else i didnt understand please teach me... thank you

@GoBillyKorean

Жыл бұрын

This might help: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dmaho82jj8yck9o.html

Hi Billy, it was s great lesson💕, I understood it but I can't understand how should I practice.. please give me some ideas to practice the things or else I'll forget them all😑

@GoBillyKorean

4 жыл бұрын

Practicing is limited since you're not able to make many sentences beyond the words you know, but you can try to make sentences with these topics on your own after each lesson. Keep your sentences extremely simple, and I think they'll be helpful for getting the hang of things.

@ayyuuu

4 жыл бұрын

@@GoBillyKorean okay, thanks✨

이런 유튜버도 있구나~

Billy …great lesson today ….explained greatly ..Do u think it’s time to start learn some vocabulary or it’s best only to learn grammar and then vocabulary? ! I want to buy some books of yours with vocabulary to read Thank u !❤😂

@GoBillyKorean

5 ай бұрын

You can start learning vocabulary whenever you'd like, but know that you'll need grammar in order to use and memorize that vocabulary more easily. So don't go overboard :)

@GeorgiaMyname

5 ай бұрын

@@GoBillyKorean Thank you so much for your reply Billy ! You know better so I will follow your advice! You are the BEST teacher in KZread! It’s NOT a compliment but it’s the truth ! You are like a dad teaching his kids first to crawl and then small steps till we walk ! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I appreciate all your work ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆( I hope that u understand my English because it’s not my mother language)

What is the difference between topic marker 은/는and subject marker 이 /가 ? Please clear this . I used to think topic marker and subject marker both are same but after reading and practicing on some apps i am really confused. Please help me with this

@GoBillyKorean

2 жыл бұрын

If you watch this series, both of those are explained in detail. You can also watch this if you're in a hurry: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2ae1LmqcqfPnLA.html

@mehhhhehrhe

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoBillyKorean thank you so much 😊

Hello Billy. Aren't you going to take dictation tests? Am really waiting for it.

@GoBillyKorean

7 ай бұрын

I have an entire series for dictation tests, but they wouldn't be appropriate for new beginners. kzread.info/head/PLbFrQnW0BNMVl7tBc3XeDyDQMn_jvJIK7

수박을 좋아해요.수박이 좋은. Did i use the topic marker right?

@GoBillyKorean

2 жыл бұрын

There isn't a Topic Marker in that sentence. 좋은 is the adjective form of 좋다 ("to be good"). However your first sentence does use the Object Marker correctly (수박을 좋아해요).

@melina265msp5

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoBillyKorean OOO i just noticed thank you Billy! So the correct way to involve the topic marker would be “수박은 아주 좋아 근데 너무 큰” i made a completely new sentence lol

If someone were to say "저는" and change the topic to them, if I wanted to say something about them, would it be implied that I'm talking about them, or would I have to change the topic to their name?

@GoBillyKorean

Жыл бұрын

It would depend on the exact situation, but if the topic was changed to them then yes you can continue talking about them, as long as it's clear you're not talking about yourself. But to be clear, you might also want to add their name again with the topic marker, for example.

I have all the theory clear, but when I actually have to use it, that's when it's hard for me to distinguish from the subject marker xd

@GoBillyKorean

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's normal. I haven't met anyone yet who's said "Wow these markers are so easy." It just takes a lot of time and practice before you'll "feel" them. Speaking of which.... kzread.info/dash/bejne/dmaho82jj8yck9o.html

@fabiolamachuca

2 ай бұрын

@@GoBillyKorean "Ho to feel..." lol that's one great way to put it haha. I hope soon it will be like in/on/at was when I was learning English. To this day I don't know know why, I just feel it lol Thank you!

The interesting thing is that I asked Korean people what is 는 but they could not reply :D It reminds me the Japanese は

This is the same as Japanese while English demands its subject / topic. S V O. Japanese n korean sentences seem to be without subject. S O V but. >> O V So if I say “ Did homework “ even without saying who, it’s assumed it’s me ( I ) I guess by this that must happen in korean too.

@GoBillyKorean

3 жыл бұрын

Just be careful not to equate them too much, as they're language isolates: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yp-sw7p6ZrHNfrA.html

@scottfeeney695

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry. Typo. OFTEN seem. ( not always ) Also sometimes just a verb is a sentence on same principle. Eg. You ask about my homework. I don’t say I DID IT. I’d just say DID やりました、Yarimashita .

it's kinda funny seeing the views drop after every video. some people didnt stick to the course. 😭

Confused like hell about where to use 애 and where to use 에 in a word...... any solution you have?

@GoBillyKorean

3 жыл бұрын

It's only spelling. Just like words that use "k" instead of "c" even though they can make the same sound. You only need to worry about 에 or 애 when spelling words.

@akylas9184

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoBillyKorean that is what my doubt is like how would we know when to put what....i mean does it have any logic?

@GoBillyKorean

3 жыл бұрын

@@akylas9184 I'm not sure what you mean. 에 and 애 are just syllables. They have no meaning unless you put them together into a word.

@akylas9184

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoBillyKorean what I mean is like while I am practice writing korean I get confuse, like in the word what syllable should I be putting so that it will be correctly spelled because both sounds same.....

@GoBillyKorean

3 жыл бұрын

@@akylas9184 It's just memorizing the spelling :)

ㄹ still confuses me that its is 'r' or 'l'. Sometimes it is 'r' sometime it is 'l'😑😑

@GoBillyKorean

4 жыл бұрын

You'll get better at it with practice, but it's neither (as I teach in this series in an earlier episode). Here's also another video about ㄹ: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGFotcp7Y5arpZc.html

@PaulCHa

4 жыл бұрын

If ㄹ is at the end of a syllable, it’s an “L” sound, unless the following syllable starts with the silent ㅇ consonant. If ㄹ is at the beginning of a syllable, it’s an R sound unless the previous syllable also ended with a ㄹ. Ex1: 말 can mean horse. When by itself, it’s pronounced mal with an L. But If you try to say “horse is...” then you have 말이 which is pronounced “mari”.

@PaulCHa

4 жыл бұрын

Ex2: 라디오 is pronounced “ra di o” with an R since the ㄹ is at the beginning of the syllable. Ex3: 멜론 is pronounced melon with an L because the ㄹ is there twice to make it a hard L

@invisible.x

4 жыл бұрын

@@PaulCHa Thank u very much Sir

@shayannemat4631

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulCHa Does it make much difference tho? For example, if I say "mali" instead of "mari", would a Korean still understand what I'm trying to say? When I say the word 사랑, and I say it naturally, it always comes out as "salang" when I try to say it naturally. But every single Korean I've seen, they pronounce it as "sarang".

Feeling like quiting it 😬😢 Not that easy!!!!

@cherylschaeffer7832

4 жыл бұрын

Don't quit! You can do this! It may seem difficult right now, but it will get easier. Take your time. Re-watch the videos in this series. Everyone progresses at a different pace. I'm just a beginner myself and I understand how you feel, but I do hope you will keep going. Join Billy's Discord channel. Everyone is super helpful there (because we are all learning and growing each at our own pace).

@veronicawalters4534

4 жыл бұрын

@@cherylschaeffer7832 how do we find the Discord? 🙏💜

@cherylschaeffer7832

4 жыл бұрын

@@veronicawalters4534 , I'm so glad you asked :) It's in the channel's "about" section. Here's the link to the discord channel. kzread.info?q=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2FJFg6NVB&redir_token=NrXYqHNEQal4FK-JlYlb4X8ZZeV8MTU5MTk5MzQ3NUAxNTkxOTA3MDc1&event=channel_description If you've never used discord, it may take a few minutes to get used to it (that was my experience and I learn new things about how to use discord every day). You'll see different chats in Billy's discord. The general chat and the one for Q&A on Korean Questions I find most helpful as a beginner. You will also see one where Billy or one of his admins will post links to new KZread channel videos (but definitely, if you haven't already, like and subscribe to this KZread channel and click the notification bell so you get all the notifications on new content). I recently tried out the voice/text feature of discord. Learners of all levels including some native speakers who frequent Billy's discord will talk (yes, I mean really talk) with each other. It might be in Korean (like when a few of my discord friends were helping me understand a concept in Korean so we spoke partly in Korean) or it might be in English. It's a really safe way to practice because everyone knows that we are all learning and growing so there are no judgments. I've found the friends I've made in the discord to be really welcoming and eager to help and exchange ideas. Oh, and there are some chats within the discord that are just for fun too! Hope to see you there (and anyone else reading this who wants to improve their Korean). :D

Have Hyunwoo and Seokjin from TTMIK seen this video? 👀😂

♥💖💜♥💖💜♥💖💜♥💖💜♥💖💜

저는 조금 똑똑해요.

Hey, Billy what is 들 ? For example: 남자들

@GoBillyKorean

3 жыл бұрын

Episode 27 in this series teaches what that is and how to use it :)

@LiveBeast

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoBillyKorean one more question please! What is the the difference between these: 남자와 여자 and 남자하고 여자

@GoBillyKorean

3 жыл бұрын

@@LiveBeast There's also an episode about how to say "and" in this series which covers that question ;-) Don't worry, this series has everything like that for beginners :)

Wow it's just like Japanese how convenient

@GoBillyKorean

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/aW2jtcmGj9ico7Q.html

People that cant understand nothing: 저 이다 빌리 XD

@possiblyrei

3 жыл бұрын

lol

식친 seokjin 😁

In my native language (Brazilian Portuguese), we also tend to omit the topic after already mentioning it, since we conjugate the verb differently to every pronoun. The repetition of the pronouns in English always made me a little annoyed lol