And or With - 그리고, 고, 와, 과

How to Say 'And' in Korean

In Korean, to say “and” at the start of your sentence, use:

그리고

For example:

저는 미국인이에요. 그리고 똑똑해요.

I am American. And I am smart.

저는 케이크를 좋아해요. 그리고 도넛을 좋아해요.

I like cake. And I like donuts.

To use “and” at the end of a sentence in order to extend it, attach “고” to the verb stem.

The sentence above can be written as:

저는 케이크를 좋아하고 도넛을 좋아해요.

I like cake, and I like donuts.

You can also simply use commas to write the above:

저는 케이크를, 파이, 도넛을 좋아해요.

I like cake, pie, and donuts.

When using “고” with two action verbs, “고” can translate to “and then” depending on the context.

저는 저녁을 먹고 집에 가요.

I eat dinner and then I go home.

Or, more naturally, “I go home after dinner.”

To use “and” in the middle of a sentence, aka between two nouns, use:

과 after a consonant.

와 after a vowel.

Examples:

저는 한국과 스페인에 가고 싶어요.

I want to go to Korea and Spain.

저는 케이크와 도넛과 파이를 좋아해요.

I like cakes, donuts, and pies.

과 and 와 can also mean “with” in some contexts:

저는 삼촌과 살아요.

I live with my uncle.

도넛 = donuts

파이 = pie

저녁 = dinner/evening

미국인 = American person

삼촌 = uncle