Object Markers

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This lesson will explain the
8 – CityLingo object marker 을/를 of a
sentence in Korean.
9 – FamilyLingo
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It’s nice when money is no
object, but sometimes it just is!
Module 1 Week 5 12 Lessons
Module 1 Week 6 10 Lessons | 1 Quiz No, not like that.
Module 1 Week 7 11 Lessons | 3 Quizzes

We mean an object in a Korean
sentence, of course! Take a look
at the following sentence:
Module 1 Week 9 8 Lessons | 1 Quiz
Module 1 Week 10 11 Lessons | 1 Quiz 저는 돈을 씁니다
Module 1 Week… 11 Lessons | 2 Quizzes I spend money.
Module 1 Week… 10 Lessons | 3 Quizzes Let’s break it down.

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저 I or me
topic
는 marker
돈 money
6 – World Languages in Korean 을 ?
7 – Numbers: The China System 11-… to spend

씁니다 (formal
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ending)
9 – FamilyLingo

저는 vs 나는
Sometimes you may see 나

Module 1 Week 5 12 Lessons 는 for "I" in Korean. You can
use either 나는 and 저는 (나
Module 1 Week 6 10 Lessons | 1 Quiz and 저) to express “I”. 저 is
used to show higher
Module 1 Week 7 11 Lessons | 3 Quizzes formality and respect. 나는
is more casual and used in
Module 1 Week 8 11 Lessons | 2 Quizzes less formal situations. If
you’re not sure which
Module 1 Week 9 8 Lessons | 1 Quiz version to use, then stick
with 저는.
Module 1 Week… 11 Lessons | 2 Quizzes We already learned the verb 쓰

다, which means “to write.” But
did you know we can also use
this verb
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to mean “to spend,” as
in spending money?
Cool, double meaning!
But what is that "을" word that
4 – Family Member Titles kind of looks like the British
Pound symbol?
6 – World Languages in Korean That’s new!
7 – Numbers: The China System 11-… Take an educated guess based

on what you’ve previously
8 – CityLingo
learned!
9 – FamilyLingo
Module 1 Week 5 12 Lessons Well, that's another marker,

just like the topic marksmen 은
Module 1 Week 6 10 Lessons | 1 Quiz and 는. Remember how those
sharpshooters were good at
hunting down the topic?

Well, the object marker is a

little different. He marks the
object of the sentence, but he
Module 1 Week 10 11 Lessons | 1 Quiz loves it best when money is an
object. That’s why he looks like
a British Pound symbol. He is
always there right next to the
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topic of the sentence, hoping
for it to be money, money,
money!
In other words, the order is:
[Topic + Topic Marker] then

[Object + Object Marker]

Just like we learned to add a
7 – Numbers: The China System 11-… topic marker after the topic of a
sentence, in written Korean
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there is also an object marker
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immediately following the
object of the sentence. Similar
to the topic marker, the object
marker changes slightly
depending on whether the last
Module 1 Week 5 12 Lessons character of the object itself is a
vowel or a consonant.
Again, this is done so that the

sentence flows better and is
easier to pronounce. It is more
difficult to pronounce when
Module 1 Week 9 8 Lessons | 1 Quiz there are two consonants in a
row (one to finish a word and
one to start the next word). This
helps blend them together.

Vowel Consonan
t
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-를 -을
Would you look at that? The

object marker’s alter ego even
looks like two dollar signs
4 – Family Member Titles divided by a line! Yes, they sure
are money-hungry!
How about we look at one more

example?
Can you say “I eat” in formal

8 – CityLingo
Korean? Try it now. Refer back
9 – FamilyLingo
to your previous lessons if you
need to. Move ahead only after
you’ve attempted to say the
sentence in Korean.

Right! It’s 저는 먹습니다.
Remember, we need to add the
Module 1 Week 6 10 Lessons | 1 Quiz –습니다 ending because the
verb root ends in a consonant in
this case.

Now that’s a pretty good

sentence as is, but sometimes
we want to be more specific!
Module 1 Week 10 11 Lessons | 1 Quiz We might want to say what we
are eating, for example:

저는 밥을 먹습니다
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Let’s break down what we’ve
done here.
First, 밥 means rice. We could

replace this word with another
4 – Family Member Titles food, such as 빵, 샌드위치 or
any other food to express what
we are eating.
As you can see, the object of the
7 – Numbers: The China System 11-… sentence is what’s being acted
upon! It receives the action.
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9 – FamilyLingo
I eat a sandwich.
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I play a game.

The words in red are the
objects in the English
sentences, and things are no
Module 1 Week 7 11 Lessons | 3 Quizzes different in Korean! Try the
following exercise to help
ingrain this information.
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On a piece of paper, fill in the
blanks with the appropriate
version of the object marker.
Write -를 or -을. Click the

boxes for the answers.
1. 존은 음악 듣습
니다.
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2. 저는 편지 씁니
다.
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10 – Challenges M1W4 3. 마이클 씨는 신

문 읽습니다.
Module 1 Week 5 12 Lessons 4. 수잔은 빵 먹

습니다.
Module 1 Week 7 11 Lessons | 3 Quizzes 5. 이 사람은 그림

봅니다.
Module 1 Week 9 8 Lessons | 1 Quiz 6. 줄리아는 우유

마십니다.
Module 1 Week… 11 Lessons | 2 Quizzes Great work!
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Now make sure you check over
your answers and ensure you
understand them. Please note
that for answer number 4, we
should use 을 and treat the
4 – Family Member Titles placeholder as a consonant.

Notice that it sounds better and
6 – World Languages in Korean blends together nicely as you
pronounce the sentence. We’re
going to learn more rules to
8 – CityLingo
help us simplify in the coming
weeks!
9 – FamilyLingo
Things are really starting to

come together now! Once you
11 – To the Summit M1W4 have this piece down, we can
create a whole new variety of
sentences as we begin to
expand our vocabulary. The
basic sentence structure will

remain the same, but we can
change the meanings by
Module 1 Week 8 11 Lessons | 2 Quizzes altering the topic, object, verb,
or verb conjugation.
Please note that oftentimes the

object marker is also left out in
spoken Korean so don’t be
confused if you hear someone
Module 1 Week… 10 Lessons | 3 Quizzes speaking without it! We’ll keep
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it in for the lessons to help you
understand better but feel free
to omit it when speaking.
Fantastic work!
-The 90 Day Korean Team

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Inner Circle – Module 1  Module 1 Week 4  3 …

4 – Family Member Titles

5 – Location Words: Come & Go

6 – World Languages in Korean

11 – To the Summit M1W4

Module 1 Week 6 10 Lessons | 1 Quiz No, not like that.

Module 1 Week 7 11 Lessons | 3 Quizzes

Module 1 Week 10 11 Lessons | 1 Quiz 저는 돈을 씁니다

Module 1 Week… 11 Lessons | 2 Quizzes I spend money.

Module 1 Week… 10 Lessons | 3 Quizzes Let’s break it down.

6 – World Languages in Korean 을 ?

7 – Numbers: The China System 11-… to spend

11 – To the Summit M1W4

Sometimes you may see 나

Module 1 Week… 11 Lessons | 2 Quizzes We already learned the verb 쓰

Cool, double meaning!

6 – World Languages in Korean That’s new!

7 – Numbers: The China System 11-… Take an educated guess based

11 – To the Summit M1W4

Module 1 Week 5 12 Lessons Well, that's another marker,

Module 1 Week 8 11 Lessons | 2 Quizzes

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[Topic + Topic Marker] then

6 – World Languages in Korean

Again, this is done so that the

Module 1 Week… 10 Lessons | 3 Quizzes

Would you look at that? The

How about we look at one more

Can you say “I eat” in formal

Module 1 Week 5 12 Lessons

Module 1 Week 8 11 Lessons | 2 Quizzes

Module 1 Week 9 8 Lessons | 1 Quiz

Module 1 Week… 10 Lessons | 3 Quizzes

First, 밥 means rice. We could

10 – Challenges M1W4 I spend money.

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Module 1 Week 5 12 Lessons

Module 1 Week 9 8 Lessons | 1 Quiz

Module 1 Week 10 11 Lessons | 1 Quiz

Module 1 Week… 11 Lessons | 2 Quizzes

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4 – Family Member Titles

5 – Location Words: Come & Go

10 – Challenges M1W4 3. 마이클 씨는 신

Module 1 Week 5 12 Lessons 4. 수잔은 빵 먹

Module 1 Week 7 11 Lessons | 3 Quizzes 5. 이 사람은 그림

Module 1 Week 9 8 Lessons | 1 Quiz 6. 줄리아는 우유

Module 1 Week… 11 Lessons | 2 Quizzes Great work!

Module 1 Week… 10 Lessons | 3 Quizzes

5 – Location Words: Come & Go

Things are really starting to

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Please note that oftentimes the

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