4 Useful Conjunctions (Sentence Connectors)

1. 그리고 (geu-ri-go) - And

Use this conjunction to add additional information. For example, if you wanted to say:

Do you want to watch a movie together? And let's have dinner.

같이 영화 볼래? 그리고 저녁 먹자.

2. 하지만 (ha-ji-man) - However

Let's look at an example: I called my friend however he didn't hear me.

You could say: 나는 친구를 불렀다 하지만 친구는 나를 듣지 못했다.

But this is a little too long right? Then you can use: verb+지만 (~ji-man)

So, instead you could say: 나는 친구를 불렀지만 친구는 나를 듣지 못했다.

3. 근데 (geun-dae) - But

This is a synonym to 하지만 and can be used in it's place. It can also be used at the beginning of a sentence to mean: By the way...

Let's take a look at this example: By the way, I called my friend but he didn't hear me.

You could use 근데 instead of 하지만: 근데, 나 친구를 불렀다 근데 친구는 나를 못 들었어.

But this is a little too long right? Then you can use: verb+는데 (~neun-dae)

So, instead you could say: 근데, 나 친구를 불렀는데 친구는 나를 못 들었어.

4. 아니면 (a-ni-myeon) - Or

If you want to say or, use the conjunction 아니면.

Let's take this example: Do you want coffee or tea?

You could say: 커피 마실래 아니면 차 마실래?