Useful Korean : This & That

I will be doing these mini posts as I learn some parts of the Korean language If you find them useful then great :) 

(bare in mind I have been learning for a few years, I will do some beginner posts in the future)

이것 - This.

그것 - That.

저것 - That (further away).

어떻께 - How?

이렇게 - Like this.

그렇게 - Like that.

저렇게 - Like that over there

Examples:

어떻게 하면 돼요?  

What's a good way to do it?/ How can I do this?

그렇게 하면 안 돼요. 

You can't do it like that.

이렇게 어려운 책을 읽지 못 해요.

I cannot read this difficult book.

저는 저렇게 예쁘지 않아요.

I'm not that pretty. / I'm not as pretty as the person over there.

(Used when comparing someone/ something from a distance. In this case looking at someone else on the street and comparing yourself to her/him)

You can abbreviate these using tense markers ㄴ and ㄹ to form contractions:

어떻 + ㄴ = 어떤

이렇 + ㄴ = 이런

그렇 + ㄴ = 그런

저렇 + ㄴ = 저런

Examples:

이런 헤어 스타일은 어떠세요? 

What do you think about this hairstyle?

어떤 헤어 스타일을 좋아하세요? 

What kind of hairstyle do you like?

저런 헤어 스타일을 좋아해요. 

I like that kind of hairstyle.

어떻 (exception, cannot be added with ㄹ)

이렇 + ㄹ = 이럴

그렇 + ㄹ = 그럴

저렇 + ㄹ = 저럴

These are slightly more difficult to master and are mainly used in an informal way.

Examples:

이렇게 할 수 있다 = 이럴 수 있다

I can do this.

그렇게 할 수 있다 = 그럴 수 있다

I can do that.

저렇게 할 수 있다 = 저럴 수 있다

I can do that.

(When referring to something nearby)

Please feel free to correct me or add more examples in the comment section below :)

London Nuna x