In the dialogue of this lesson we had the following sentence which illustrates the use of our next particle:
- 경제학이랑 정치학도 배워요.
I’m learning Economics and Politics, too.
The two-shape particle (이)랑 has the shape 이랑 after nouns ending in a consonant, and 랑 after nouns ending in a vowel. It has exactly the same function as 하고, i.e., to link two nouns with the meaning and. It is somewhat more colloquial than 하고. In Korean, it is also possible to repeat these particles after the last noun enumerated. Here are examples:
- A. 런던이랑 뉴욕
London and New York
B. 어제랑 오늘
yesterday and today
C. 고기랑 밥이랑
meat and cooked rice
D. 돈이랑 편지랑 비행기랑
money, a letter, and an airplane