LinguaThree sentences that carry an introduction
This unit gave you a complete first conversation. A statement: 저는 안나예요, 회사원이에요. A question: 어느 나라 사람이에요? 직업이 뭐예요? A correction: 아니요, 학생이 아니에요. 회사원이에요. Every piece obeys the same two rules – the last sound of the noun chooses 이에요/예요 and 은/는 and 이/가, and the noun comes first, the verb last.
Three particles, one rule
은/는 marks what you are talking about. 이/가 marks the thing that is being denied before 아니에요 (and, from the next units on, the subject of most sentences). 도 means also and takes the place of either. In every case the consonant form comes after a batchim and the vowel form after an open syllable: 선생님은, 친구는; 학생이, 의사가.
| After a consonant | After a vowel |
|---|---|
| 학생이에요 | 의사예요 |
| 선생님은 | 친구는 |
| 학생이 아니에요 | 의사가 아니에요 |
| 동생도 | 저도 |
저는 학생이 아니에요, 기자예요I am not a student, I am a journalist.
친구도 한국 사람이에요?Is your friend Korean too?
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 학생 | student | 학생이에요? Are you a student? |
| 선생님 | teacher | 선생님은 한국 사람이에요 The teacher is Korean. |
| 회사원 | office worker, company employee | 언니는 회사원이 아니에요 My older sister is not an office worker. |
| 친구 | friend | 친구는 기자예요 My friend is a journalist. |
| 가수 | singer | 저 가수는 누구예요? Who is that singer? |
| 기자 | journalist, reporter | 기자가 아니에요, 배우예요 He is not a journalist, he is an actor. |
| 직업 | job, occupation | 직업이 뭐예요? What is your job? |
| 취미 | hobby | 취미도 독서예요 My hobby is reading too. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- match the pairs: 1
- fill the gap: 2
- build the sentence: 2
- translate the sentence: 1
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which is the correct form for *is an office worker*?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.