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저는 학생이에요

Introducing yourself with 이에요/예요

"To be": 이에요 / 예요

To say "X is Y", attach 이에요 after a consonant or 예요 after a vowel:

  • 학생이에요 — (I) am a student
  • 의사예요 — (I) am a doctor

The negative is 아니에요, with 이/가 on the noun: 학생*이 아니에요* — (I) am not a student.

저 and 는

저 is the humble "I". 저는 = "as for me" (the topic particle 는). Korean often drops the subject when it's obvious.

Korean word order is subject – object – verb: the verb is always last.

Nationality: country + 사람: 한국 사람, 네덜란드 사람, 영국 사람, 미국 사람.

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