Low Beginner (20Qs)_April11th

How do you say, "Hello?" when answering the phone?📞

• 안녕하세요?

• 여보세요?

Answer explanation

안녕하세요 means "hello" to greet someone, and 여보세요? means "hello?" when answering the phone.

What's the word for "I" in 존댓말(polite/formal form)?

• 저

• 나

Answer explanation

저: I (존댓말 - polite/formal)

나: I (반말 - casual/informal)

What does 사람 mean?

• person

• love

Answer explanation

사람 : person

사랑 : love

How do you say "Korean (language)?"

• 한국

• 한국어

• 한국인

• 한국사람

Answer explanation

한국: Korean

한국어: Korean language (=한국말)

(어 [語] is a sino-Korean word that means "language, speech")

한국인: Korean person (=한국사람)

(인 [人] is a sino-Korean word that means "person, human")

What's the word for "student?"

• 학교

• 학생

• 공부

• 선생님

Answer explanation

학교: school

학생: student

공부: study

선생님: teacher

What's the right one in the blank?

"I'm a student."

=저는 학생_________.

• 예요.

• 이에요.

Answer explanation

Noun + 이다 = to be noun

(이다 is a verb that is always used with a noun)

When 이다 verb is conjugated in present tense, it becomes "예요" or "이에요."

e.g.

A is B. = A는 B예요.

The students are Korean. 학생들은 한국인이에요.

If the preceding noun doesn't end in 받침 (like 여자 [girl/woman]) you put 예요.

저는 여자예요. I'm a girl/woman.

If the preceding noun ends in 받침 (like 학생), you put 이에요.

저는 학생이에요. I am a student.

How do you say "I'm American?"

• 저는 미국이에요.

• 저는 미국인이에요.

Answer explanation

미국: the US

미국인 : American person (=미국 사람)

How do you say "where" in Korean?

• 언제

• 어디

• 왜

• 누구

Answer explanation

언제: when

어디: where

왜: why

누구: who

How do you say "what" in Korean?

• 뭐

• 왜

• 누구

• 어떻게

Answer explanation

뭐: what

왜: why

누구: who

어떻게: how

How do you say "What is your name?"

• 언제예요?

• 어디예요?

• 뭐 좋아해요?

• 이름이 뭐예요?

Answer explanation

언제예요? When is it?

어디예요? Where is it? / Where are you?

뭐 좋아해요? What do you like?

이름이 뭐예요? What's your name? (이름: name)