Day 13: 에 (e) — The Korean Location Particle | Korean Grammar in 10 Minutes a Day

 

Day 13: 에

Level 1 · Korean Grammar in 10 Minutes a Day

▶️ This lesson starts at 23:19 in the Level 1 video — press play and repeat after me!

Grammar Point

에
= "at / in ___" — it marks the place where something exists.
Something exists there → Place + 에 있어요 — 집에 있어요
Something doesn't exist there → Place + 에 없어요 — 학교에 없어요

Example Sentences 🎧

1. 저는 지금 집에 있어요.
I'm at home right now.
2. 팅쌤은 카페에 있어요.
Tingssam is at the cafe.
3. 친구가 학교에 있어요.
My friend is at school.
4. 가방에 책이 있어요.
There's a book in the bag.
5. 지갑에 돈이 없어요.
There's no money in the wallet.
6. 교실에 학생이 있어요.
There's a student in the classroom.
7. 책상에 책이 있어요.
There's a book on the desk.

Key Vocabulary

지금 now
집 home / house
카페 cafe
학교 school
지갑 wallet
돈 money
교실 classroom
책상 desk

✏️ Quiz Time

Quiz 1 — Fill in the Blank

  1. 저는 지금 집__ 있어요.
  2. 팅쌤은 카페__ 있어요.
  3. 친구가 학교__ 있어요.
  4. 가방에 책이 __.
  5. 지갑에 돈이 __.

Quiz 2 — Match it!

Match the Korean to the English meaning. a. There's no money. b. I'm at home. c. (Someone) is at school.

  1. 집에 있어요
  2. 학교에 있어요
  3. 돈이 없어요

Quiz 3 — Translation Challenge

Translate into Korean.

  1. "I'm at the cafe now." → ______________
  2. "There's no money in the wallet." → ______________
👉 Show Answers

Quiz 1: 1. 에, 2. 에, 3. 에, 4. 있어요, 5. 없어요

Quiz 2: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

Quiz 3: 1. 저는 지금 카페에 있어요. 2. 지갑에 돈이 없어요.

📝 Homework: Your Turn!

You just learned how to say where you are. Now use it for real:

Go to the YouTube video and comment where you are right now, using 에 있어요.

For example:

저는 지금 집에 있어요.

Don't be shy — I read the comments! 🙌

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