20. How To Use Korean Particle 은/는 as Topic & Contrastive Particle in Sentences (Yes, we're now learning Korean particles!)

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In this episode, you’ll be introduced to the Korean particle system.

There are two primary types of Korean particles:

One type of particle simply marks the function of the word they follow, indicating if the word is the subject, object, or topic of the sentence. The 이/가, 을/를, and 은/는 particles that you may have heard of belong to this category of particles.

The other type of particles adds an extra meaning to the word it follows. Some particles that belong to this category include 에, 에서, 부터, 까지, which mean ‘in,’ ‘on,’ ‘at,’ ‘from,’ ‘to,’ and ‘by.’

We will tackle particles one at a time. In this episode, we will zero in on one particle set in-depth, and that is the 은/는 particle.

Learning the usage of different particles is a major step forward, so think of this as a milestone episode!
Don't forget to repeat after Teacher Kay and hear yourself saying the sentences and understanding them. You'll be surprised at how far you've come!
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Title: 우리는 (1983)
Artist: 송창식 Song, Chang-sik
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