Lesson 22 · Introductions & Finding Things
HYEJU LANGUAGE LAB · BEGINNER · 22
A name, a notebook, a missing key: small things give you many chances to use Korean. Learn words for introducing yourself and identifying the person or object you mean.
Words for this lesson
01 · 학생
haksaeng
student
Use 학생이에요 after the consonant ending.
저는 학생이에요.
Jeoneun haksaeng-ieyo.
I am a student.
02 · 선생님
seonsaengnim
teacher
A respectful way to refer to a teacher.
민수는 학생이에요. 유나 씨는 선생님이에요.
Minsuneun haksaeng-ieyo. Yuna ssineun seonsaengnim-ieyo.
Minsu is a student. Yuna is a teacher.
03 · 이름
ireum
name
이름이 뭐예요? asks for a name.
이름이 뭐예요?
Ireum-i mwoyeyo?
What is your name?
04 · 누구
nugu
who
누구 + 가 normally becomes 누가.
누가 왔어요? 민수가 왔어요.
Nuga wasseoyo? Minsuga wasseoyo.
Who came? Minsu came.
05 · 가방
gabang
bag
가방은 sets a bag as the topic; 가방이 identifies the subject.
어느 가방이 제 가방이에요?
Eoneu gabang-i je gabang-ieyo?
Which bag is my bag?
06 · 공책
gongchaek
notebook
Use 공책이 after the final consonant.
이 공책은 제 공책이에요. 저 공책은 민수 씨 공책이에요.
I gongchaegeun je gongchaeg-ieyo. Jeo gongchaegeun Minsu ssi gongchaeg-ieyo.
This notebook is mine. That notebook is Minsu's.
07 · 연필
yeonpil
pencil
연필을 찾다 means to look for a pencil.
연필이 여기 있어요.
Yeonpir-i yeogi isseoyo.
The pencil is here.
08 · 열쇠
yeolsoe
key
열쇠 has no final consonant, so use 열쇠가.
열쇠가 없어요.
Yeolsoega eopseoyo.
The key is missing.
09 · 휴대폰
hyudaepon
mobile phone
휴대폰 is a common everyday word for a mobile phone.
휴대폰은 가방에 있어요.
Hyudaeponeun gabang-e isseoyo.
My phone is in the bag.
10 · 주인
juin
owner
누구예요? can ask who the owner is.
이 가방의 주인이 누구예요?
I gabang-ui juin-i nuguyeyo?
Who is the owner of this bag?
11 · 찾다
chatda
to look for; to find
찾아요 may mean look for or find; context decides.
저는 열쇠를 찾아요.
Jeoneun yeolsoereul chajayo.
I am looking for my key.
12 · 제
je
my (polite)
제 is the shortened form of 저의. Do not add another 의.
이것이 제 휴대폰이에요.
Igeos-i je hyudaepon-ieyo.
This is my phone.
Practice
- Choose the word for student: 학생 / 주인.
- Complete ‘my notebook’: ___ 공책. Use the polite form of ‘my’.
- Complete ‘Who came?’: ___ 왔어요?
- Translate: ‘The key is missing.’ Use 열쇠 and 없어요.
- Choose the verb for looking for a pencil: 찾다 / 마시다.
- Translate: ‘Who is the owner of this bag?’
Check your answers
- 학생 means student. 주인 means owner.
- 제 공책. 제 is short for 저의.
- 누가 왔어요? 누구 + 가 contracts to 누가.
- 열쇠가 없어요.
- 찾다. 연필을 찾아요 means ‘I am looking for a pencil.’
- 이 가방의 주인이 누구예요?
Your turn
Choose three real objects near you. Name them, say which one is yours with 제, and ask a partner who owns another one. Example: 이 공책은 제 공책이에요.
Key point
Learn 제 공책, 열쇠를 찾아요, and 주인이 누구예요? as useful chunks. They help you talk about real belongings immediately.
Romanization is a reading aid. Read the Hangul as often as you can; English spelling cannot reproduce every Korean sound.
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