LinguaOne verb for existing and for having
있어요 means there is and also I have: Korean does not separate the two. 시간이 있어요 is there is time and I have time at once. Its opposite, 없어요, covers there is not and I do not have. The thing that exists or is owned takes the subject particle 이/가 – 이 after a consonant, 가 after a vowel – and the verb comes last: 돈이 있어요, 언니가 있어요, 시간이 없어요. Who the owner is comes from the topic, if it is said at all: 저는 동생이 있어요.
Brothers and sisters depend on who is speaking
Korean has no single word for brother or sister. Older siblings are named by the speaker's own sex: a woman's older sister is 언니 and her older brother 오빠; a man's older sister is 누나 and his older brother 형. Younger siblings are simply 동생, or 남동생 (younger brother) and 여동생 (younger sister) when the sex matters. These words are also used for close friends a few years older, which is why you will hear 오빠 and 언니 everywhere.
| Speaker | Older sister | Older brother |
|---|---|---|
| a woman | 언니 | 오빠 |
| a man | 누나 | 형 |
저는 언니가 있어요I have an older sister.
돈이 없어요I have no money.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 있어요 | there is, I have | 시간이 있어요? Do you have time? |
| 없어요 | there is not, I do not have | 지금은 시간이 없어요 I have no time right now. |
| 시간 | time | 시간이 많아요 There is plenty of time. |
| 돈 | money | 돈이 있어요 I have money. |
| 동생 | younger sibling | 동생이 있어요? Do you have a younger sibling? |
| 언니 | older sister (of a woman) | 언니는 의사예요 My older sister is a doctor. |
| 형 | older brother (of a man) | 형이 없어요 I have no older brother. |
| 누나 | older sister (of a man) | 누나가 있어요 I have an older sister. |
| 오빠 | older brother (of a woman) | 오빠는 회사원이에요 My older brother is an office worker. |
| 남동생 | younger brother | 남동생은 학생이에요 My younger brother is a student. |
Exercises
This lesson has 11 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 4
- 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 sentence says that you have no money?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.