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LEVEL 1 LESSON 6
After studying with this lesson, you will be able to say This is ABC. and also ask Is this ABC? and What is this? in polite/formal Korean.

/ [i-e-yo / ye-yo]
In the previous lesson, you learned how [i-e-yo] and [ye-yo] can be placed after a noun to express the meaning of It is ABC or I am DEF.

Review / Example

[chaek] + [i-e-yo] = . [chaek-i-e-yo] Its a book. [ jeo] + [ye-yo] = . [ jeo-ye-yo] Its me.
** and have a similar role to that of the English verb to be.

Final consonant + [i-e-yo] No final consonant (Only vowel) + [ye-yo]

[i-geo]

= this, this one

[i] (this) + [geot] (thing) = [i-geot] --> [i-geo]


[i-geo] is originally [i-geot] and it is a combination of [i] (this) and [geot] (thing) but it is often used as just [i-geo] for the ease of pronunciation. Sample Sentences . [i-geo chaek-i-e-yo] = This is a book. . [i-geo ka-me-ra-ye-yo] = This is a camera.

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LEVEL 1 LESSON 6
. [i-geo keo-pi-ye-yo] = This is coffee. . [i-geo sa-jeon-i-e-yo] = This is a dictionary.

[i-geo mwo-ye-yo?] =

What is this?

In Level 1 Lesson 5, we introduced the question, ? [mwo-ye-yo?] and it means What is it? You can add [i-geo] in front of it to ask What is this? ?
[i-geo mwo-ye-yo?]

= What is this? = This is a cellphone.

. ?

[i-geo haen-deu-pon-i-e-yo]

[i-geo mwo-ye-yo?] [i-geo mul-i-e-yo]

= What is this? = This is water. = What is this? = This is coffee.

. ?

[i-geo mwo-ye-yo?]

[i-geo keo-pi-ye-yo]

Do you remember how to say No? ?


[i-geo keo-pi-ye-yo?]

= Is this coffee? = No. This is water.

. .

[a-ni-yo. i-geo mul-i-e-yo]

Do you remember how to say Yes, thats right? ?


[i-geo keo-pi-ye-yo?]

= Is this coffee? = Yes, thats right. This is coffee.

. . .

[ne. ma-ja-yo. i-geo keo-pi-ye-yo]

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