Another single vocabulary item in English, the connective and, is translated variously in Korean, depending on its usage. Between Korean NOUNS, the word for and is 하고:
- 담배하고 성냥
cigarettes and matches
If English speakers pause when they are giving a list, it is natural for them to do so before the and; but the Koreans pause after 하고. This is because 하고 is a particle, and particles are pronounced as part of the word they follow, like a suffix rather than a separate word. Until you learn Korean equivalents for and in other uses, such as to join sentences, you can use two separate sentences and begin the second with 그리고.
Note that the particle 하고 can also mean with:
- A. 진영씨는 어디(에) 있어요?
Where’s Jiny|ng?
B. 옆방에 남자친구하고 있어요.
She’s in the next room with her boyfriend.