Korean Quotations Grammar

Browse 11 Korean grammar lessons on Quotations, with examples and explanations.

11 lessons · beginner, intermediate, advanced

Beginner (3 topics)

Direct Quotations ("..."라고 하다)

Said, "..."
Indirect Quotations (-다고 / -냐고 / -자고 / -라고 하다)

He said that... / She asked if... / They suggested that...
Indirect Quotations: Contracted Forms (-대요 / -냬요 / -재요 / -래요)

They say that... / They asked... / They said to...

Intermediate (4 topics)

-다고요?

Did you say...? / You're saying that...?
-다고 하던데

I heard that... (and was thinking about it) / They say that...
-다면서요?

I heard that... (is it true?) / They say you...
-다니요?

What do you mean...?! / How can it be that...?!

Advanced (4 topics)

보고

To / Told (someone) to...
-(느)ㄴ다니까

Since (they/I) said that... therefore...
-(느)ㄴ다면서

While saying that... / Saying that...
에 의하면

According to... / Based on...