What's your name?

Woordenschat

• 이름name
• 저는I am (formal)
• 나는I am (informal)
• 제 이름은My name is
• -이에요is/am (after consonant)
• -예요is/am (after vowel)
• 누구who
• 학생student
• 선생님teacher
• 회사원office worker
• 뭐예요?What is it?
• 씨Mr./Ms. (polite title)

Uitdrukkingen

• 제 이름은 민준이에요Introducing your name (consonant ending)
• 이름이 뭐예요?Asking someone's name
• 저는 학생이에요Stating your occupation
• 직업이 뭐예요?Asking what someone does
• 만나서 반가워요Nice to meet you (informal polite)
• 성함이 어떻게 되세요?Very polite way to ask name

Veelgemaakte fouten

• ✗학생예요
  ✓학생이에요

  학생 ends in a consonant — use 이에요 not 예요

• ✗저 김민준이에요
  ✓저는 김민준이에요

  The topic particle 는 is needed after 저 in a formal introduction

• ✗나는 (formal situation)
  ✓저는

  나는 is informal — always use 저는 in formal or polite contexts

• ✗이름 뭐예요?
  ✓이름이 뭐예요?

  The subject particle 이 must be added after 이름 (consonant ending)

• ✗민준씨가 누구예요?
  ✓민준 씨가 누구세요?

  When asking about someone with 씨, use the honorific -세요 form

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