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1. -예요. |
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(1) '-예요?' following
a noun means 'Is it -?'
(2) '-예요?' is used when the noun to which it is
attached ends with
a vowel.
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6과ㅣ
대화ㅣ
사과ㅣ
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예요?
예요?
예요?
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Is it ㅣ
Is it ㅣ
Is it ㅣ
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Lesson 6
a dialogue?
an apple?
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2. -이에요? |
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(1) '-이에요?' and '-예요?'
have exactly the same meaning.
(2) '-이에요?' follows nouns ending with a consonant.
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만원ㅣ
선물ㅣ
연습ㅣ
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이예요?
이예요?
이예요?
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Is it ㅣ
Is it ㅣ
Is it ㅣ
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10,000 won.
a present?
a practice?
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* In English, there
are two different 'to be's, one meaning, "to
exist" and the other meaning "to be equal
to". '-예요/-이에요' means
"to be equal to".
* When '-예요/-이에요' endings are not pronounced with
rising
intonation, they represent not questions
but statements.
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3. -도 also, too
이것도 아주 비싸요. This, too,
is very expensive.
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4. There are two kinds
of cardinal numbers :
pure Korean numbers and Sino-Korean numbers
which are the numbers of
Chinese origin. Here are Sino Korean numbers.
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