Korean Basic Words/Grammar

안녕하세요 [an-nyeong-ha-se-yo]

hello

한국 [han-gug]

Korea

사람 [sa-lam]

person

중국 [jung-gug]

China

미국 [mi-gug]

The United States

입니다 [ib-ni-da]

to be (states something’s identity, status, attribute in a formal and respectful way)

저 [juh]

I (formal - when the speaker is younger or has lower position than the listener)

는 [neun]

topic marking particle

(usually in a sentence, they are placed after the noun/pronoun to indicate that the noun/pronoun is the topic of the sentence)

(Used if the noun/pronoun ends in a vowel)

은 [eun]

topic marking particle

(usually in a sentence, they are placed after the noun/pronoun to indicate that the noun/pronoun is the topic of the sentence)

(Used when the noun/pronoun ends in a consonant)

이다 [i-da]

to be

이 [i]

this (indicates that the object mentioned is near the speaker)

그 [geu]

that (indicates that the object mentioned is far from the speaker, but close to the listener)

저 [jeo]

that over there (indicates that the object mentioned is far away from both the speaker and the listener)

아이 [ah-i]

child

남자 [nam-ja]

man

여자 [yo-ja]

woman

남자 아이 [nam-ja a-i]

boy

여자 아이 [yo-ja a-i]

girl

의 [eui]

possessive marker

제 [je]

my (formal)

내 [nae]

my (impolite)