랑/이랑 ①

and

Explanation

Connects multiple nouns, indicating a list or group without specifying order.

Details

Usage

  • We add -랑 after a word that ends in a vowel.

  • We add -이랑 after a word that ends with a consonant.

Korean Grammar in Use

(이)랑 expresses the listing of various things or people and corresponds to ''and'' in English. (이)랑 is used in everyday conversation. For nouns ending in a vowel, 랑 is used, and for nouns ending in a consonant, 이랑 is used.

Details

1. When functioning as particles to list things,(이)랑 and 하고 can be added to the final noun in the list, but 와/과 cannot.

바지랑 가방을 샀어요. ✓
I bought pants and a bag.
바지하고 가방을 샀어요. ✓
바지와 가방을 샀어요. ✓
옷이랑 가방이랑 사요. ✓
I buy clothes and a bag.
옷하고 가방하고 사요. ✓
옷과 가방과 사요. ✕

2. Although 와/과, (이)랑 and 하고 can all be used similarly to list things, they cannot be mixed within the same sentence.

저는 딸기와 바나나하고 글이랑 감을 좋아해요. ✕
저는 딸기와 바나나와 귤과 감을 좋아해요. ✓
I like strawberries, bananas, tangerines, and persimmons.
저는 딸기하고 바나나하고 귤하고 감을 좋아해요. ✓
저는 딸기랑 바나나랑 귤이랑 감을 좋아해요. ✓

Examples
아저씨, 식빵<span class='focus'>이랑</span> 꽈배기 주세요.
Sir, please give me a bread and twisted doughnuts.
어제 가방<span class='focus'>이랑</span> 모자를 샀어요.
Yesterday, I bought a bag and a hat.
어제 모자<span class='focus'>랑</span> 가방을 샀어요.
Yesterday, I bought a hat and a bag.

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