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Pronouns & Sentence Structure

Personal pronouns, SOV order, honorific levels and 있다/없다
저 / 나 — I (formal/informal)
jeo / na — I (formal/informal)
jeo (formal) / na (informal)
저 = humble/formal; 나 = casual
당신 / 너 — you
dangsin / neo — you
dangsin / neo
당신 = formal (avoid overuse); 너 = casual
그 / 그녀 / 그들
he / she / they
geu / geunyeo / geudeul
Rarely used in speech; names or job titles preferred
S + O + V 어순
S + O + V word order
S-O-V
저는 밥을 먹어요 = I eat rice (verb always last)
있다 / 없다
there is / there isn't (also: have/not have)
itda / eopda
책이 있어요 = there is a book / I have a book
있어요 / 없어요
there is (polite) / there isn't
isseoyo / eopseoyo
Polite present of 있다 / 없다
뭐예요? — What is it?
mwoyeyo? — What is it?
mwoyeyo
이게 뭐예요? = What is this?
누구예요? — Who is it?
nuguyeyo? — Who is it?
nuguyeyo
저 사람이 누구예요? = Who is that person?
네 / 아니요
yes / no
ne / aniyo
네 = yes (also 예); 아니요 = no (polite)
어디예요? — Where is it?
eodiyeyo? — Where is it?
eodiyeyo
화장실이 어디예요? = Where is the bathroom?