How to say I in Korean ? Informal Ways Part 2

In Part 1, we learnt three different informal ways to say "I" in Korean, they are:

1. 나  [ na ]
2. 나는  [ naneun ]
2a. 난 [ nan ]
3. 내가  [ naega ]

In this part, we will talk about the remaining forms:

4. 나도 [ nado ]
4a. 나두 [ nadu ]
5. 나를 [ naleul ]
5a. 날 [ nal ]


Form 4. 나도 [ nado ] - (I...too)

This one is rather easy. First of all, it is also a variation of the simplest form of "I" 나  [ na ].

나도 [ nado ] = 나  [ na ] + 도 [ do ]

It has the meaning of "I...too" .


Form 4a. 나두 [ nadu ]

나두 [ nadu ] = 나 [ na ] + 두 [ du]

두 [ du] means two in Korean. So you can easily get that 나두 [ nadu ] is a slang used by the new generation and in very informal way meaning "I...too".

It is just like we use "me2" to represent "me too". In this case, 두 [ du] is like the "2" in "me2"


Form 5. 나를 [ naleul ] - (me)

나를 [ naleul ] = 나 [ na ] + 를  [ leul ]

를  [ leul ] is attached to 나 [ na ] (I) meaning that "I" is the object of this sentence.
For easier understanding, 나를 [ naleul ] means "me" in English.

For example,

Look at        me
(Verb)      (Object)

= Me       +   Look at  (Remember the sentence structure of Korean is Subject + Object + Verb)
  (Object)      (Verb)

= 나를 [ naleul ]   +   봐 [ bwa ]
        (Me)                 (Look)

In the song "200%" of AKMU, the first sentence of lyrics is 나를봐 [ naleul bwa ] (Look at me)

5a. 날 [ nal ] - (me)

날 [ nal ] is simple an abrreviation of Form 5. 나를 [ naleul ]