Words and concepts from every lesson, any time.
Job & Where You Live
Ask what someone does and answer with a job
Use 무슨 일 하세요? or 직업이 뭐예요? to ask about someone's work.
무슨 일 하세요?museun il haseyo?
What do you do?
직업이 뭐예요?jikeopi mwoyeyo?
What is your job?
Say 저는 plus the job and 이에요 or 예요.
저는 회사원이에요.jeoneun hoesawonieyo.
I am an office worker.
저는 의사예요.jeoneun uisayeyo.
I am a doctor.
Where something is versus where an action happens
Use 에 for where someone lives, where something is, or a destination.
서울에 살아요.seoule salayo.
I live in Seoul.
집에 있어요.jipe iteoyo.
I am at home.
한국에 가고 싶어요.hanguke gago sipeoyo.
I want to go to Korea.
Use 에서 for the place where an action happens.
회사에서 일해요.hoesaeseo ilhaeyo.
I work at a company.
한국에서 공부해요.hangukeseo gongbuhaeyo.
I study in Korea.
카페에서 커피 마셔요.kapeeseo keopi masyeoyo.
I drink coffee at a café.
Topic and subject markers
Use 은 after a final consonant and 는 after a vowel to mark what the sentence is about.
저는 민준이에요.jeoneun minjunieyo.
As for me, I am Minjun.
이름은 민준이에요.ireumeun minjunieyo.
As for my name, it is Minjun.
Use 이 after a final consonant and 가 after a vowel to mark the subject or new information.
이름이 뭐예요?ireumi mwoyeyo?
What is your name?
뭐가 맛있어요?mwoga matiteoyo?
What is delicious?