In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to say this in Korean.
we’ll be learning 이, 그, 저. In English, we say this, that.
그 and 저 mean that in English, but I’ll explain the difference below. We use this and that a lot in English, we also use 이, 그, 저 a lot in Korean. However. it seems that Korean learners have a lot of difficulty using 이, 그, 저 in appropriate situations, so I’ll cover as many examples as possible using 이, 그, 저.
Let’s study how to say this and that in Korean.
The meaning of 이, 그, 저
“이, 그, 저” is used before a noun to indicate a person or thing.
- ‘이’ is used when a person or a thing is close to the speaker.
- ‘그’ is used when a person or a thing is close to the listener.
- ‘저’ is used when a person or a thing is far from he speaker and the listener.
When to use ‘이’
‘이’ is used when it is close to the person speaking.
| 이 모자는 제 모자예요. | This hat is mine. |
When to use ‘그’
‘그’ is used when a person or a thing close to the listener.
| 그 모자는 누구 모자예요? | Whose hat is that? |
When to use ‘저’
‘저’ is used when a person or a thing is far from he speaker and the listener.
| 저 사람은 누구예요? | Who is that? |
The form of 이, 그, 저
‘이, 그, 저’ does not change depending on batchim like other grammars you have learned so far, it is key to use it well in appropriate situations.
So, let’s try to learn many examples.
Practice 이, 그, 저
| Korean | Audio | English |
|---|---|---|
| 이 가방은 누구 가방이에요? | Whose bag is this bag? | |
| 이 책은 누구 책이에요? | Whose book is this? | |
| 이 시계는 누구 시계예요? | Whose watch is this? | |
| 이 바지는 제 바지예요. | These pants are mine. | |
| 이 우유는 제 우유예요. | This milk is my milk. | |
| 그 신발은 어디서 샀어요? | where did you buy those shoes? | |
| 그 베개는 제 베개예요. | That pillow is my pillow. | |
| 그 모자는 누구 모자예요? | whose hat is that? | |
| 저 사람은 누구예요? | Who is that? | |
| 저 시계는 누구 시계예요? | Whose watch is that? | |
| 저 물은 얼마예요? | How much is that water? | |
| 저 핸드폰은 누구 핸드폰이에요? | Whose cellphone is that cellphone? | |
| 저 나무는 작아요. | That tree is small. |
