Korean grammar · Level 3 · 3급
N처럼 · N같이
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처럼 and 같이 attach to a noun to make a comparison: 고양이처럼 순해요 — “gentle like a cat”. They mean the same thing, and both are written without a space. Don't mix this up with 같이 “together” after 하고: 친구하고 같이 가요.
Examples
호야 씨는 고양이처럼 순해요.
Hoya is as gentle as a cat.
우리 할머니는 아이처럼 웃으세요.
My grandmother laughs like a child.
손이 얼음같이 차가워요.
Your hands are as cold as ice.
Practise it in context · Level 3, Unit 1
I tend to be a bit impatient
A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.
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