1. 어느 나라 사람이에요?
Where are you from?
oh-nuh nah-rah sah-rahm-ee-ay-yo?
Break it down:
어느: which
나라: country
사람: person
이다: to be
이에요: form of 이다
2. 미국 사람이에요.
I'm American.
mee-goo(k) sah-rahm-ee-ay-yo
호주 사람이에요.
I'm Australian.
hoh-joo sah-rahm-ee-ay-yo
영국 사람이에요.
I'm English.
yun-goo(k) sah-rahm-ee-ay-yo
Go to Google Translate to find the names of countries.
Break it down:
국: nation (also means soup)
미국: the U.S.
사람: person
미국 사람: American
호주: Australia
영국: England
이다: to be
이에요: form of 이다
3. 한국 사람이에요?
Are you Korean?
hahn-goo(k) sah-rahm-ee-ay-yo?
미국 사람이에요?
Are you American?
mee-goo(k) sah-rahm-ee-ay-yo?
A sentence can be changed to a question by simply adding a question mark and using voice inflection to make it sound like a question.
4. Quiz Yourself
Answers below.
1. How do you say, "Where are you from?"
2. Say, "British."
3. Say, "I'm Korean."
4. Ask, "Are you British?"
5. Use Google Translate to find "China." Now say "Chinese."
6. Use Google Translate to find "Canada." Now say, "I'm Canadian."
Answers: 1. 어느 나라 사람이에요? 2. 영국 사람 3. 호주 사람이에요. 4. 중국 사람 5. 캐나다 사람이에요.
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