Lesson 9

Question 1

은/는

Answer 1

Topic Marking Particles

Placed after a noun to indicate THAT noun is the topic

Question 2

은

Answer 2

Word ending with a final consonant

Question 3

는

Answer 3

Word ending with a vowel

Question 4

이 책

이 책 + 은 = ?

Answer 4

This book

이 책은

Question 5

이 차

이 차 + 는 = ?

Answer 5

This car

이 차는

Question 6

저

저 + 는 = 저는

저는 학생이에요.

Answer 6

I

As for me / I (who is talking)

As for me, I am a student / I am a student

Question 7

내일은 저는 일해요

Answer 7

As for tomorrow, I work

Explanation: 내일 “tomorrow” is followed by -은 and is the topic, not the subject of the the verb 일하다, “to work”, because it is not “tomorrow” that works, but rather “I” that work

Question 8

이/가

Answer 8

Subject Marking Particle

Question 9

이

Answer 9

Word ending with a final consonant

Question 10

가

Answer 10

Word ending with a vowel

Question 11

가방

가방 + 이 = ?

Answer 11

Bag

가방이

Question 12

학교

학교 + 가 = ?

Answer 12

School

학교가

Question 13

What is the Difference between

이거 사과예요 & 이거는 사과예요

Answer 13

This is an apple & (The other things are not apples, but) THIS is an apple.

Question 14

A: 이거 커피예요.
B: 이거는 물이에요.
B: 이거는 오렌지 주스예요.
A: 이거는 뭐예요?

Answer 14

A: this is coffee
B: that was coffee, but THIS ONE, it’s water
B: and THIS ONE, it’s different again, it’s orange juice
A: and as for this one, what is it?

Question 15

은/는 has the role of emphasizing the topic of the sentence by giving it the nuance of ….

Answer 15

“That one is …, and/but THIS ONE is…”

Question 16

오늘 날씨 좋네요

Answer 16

The weather’s good today

Question 17

오늘은 날씨 좋네요

Answer 17

The weather (hasn’t been so good lately but) today (it) is good

Question 18

오늘 날씨는 좋네요

Answer 18

Today (everything else is not good, but at least) the weather is good

Question 19

이/가 has the nuance of _ as well as marking the subject without emphasizing it too much when used in a complex sentence

Answer 19

“None other than”, “nothing but”

Question 20

뭐가 좋아요

뭐 = ?
가 = ?
좋아요 =?

Answer 20

WHAT is good?
(Emphasizing “what”)

• what
• subject marking particle
• good (to be good)

Question 21

이 책 좋아요

Answer 21

This book is good

Question 22

이 책은 좋아요

Answer 22

(The other books are not good, and I don’t care about the other books, but at least) This book is good

Question 23

이 책이 좋아요

Answer 23

There are no other books as good as this one

Question 24

이 (this) + 책 (book) + 이 (subject marking particle) + 좋아요 (good)

Answer 24

The subject marking particle 이 (or 가) emphasizes the subject 책 of the verb 좋아요

Question 25

A: 이거 복숭아예요?
B: 아니요. 그것은 사과예요.
A: 이것이 복숭아예요?
B: 네, 맞아요.

Answer 25

A: is this a peach
B: no. That’s an apple
A: then, is THIS a peach
B: yes, that’s right