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Verb comes in the middle
Verb usually comes last
📌 Examples
As long as the verb stays at the end, you can reorder the other parts. Particles tell listeners what role each word plays, so the meaning stays clear.
In Korean, adding 요 at the end makes a sentence polite. All the sentences in Level 3 use 요 — this is exactly what you should say to strangers, in restaurants, shops, and on the street in Korea. It's the safe, respectful default for adult learners. (There is an informal version without 요, but you'll learn that later.)
잘했어요! You just learned the backbone of every Korean sentence. Keep this rule in your head and the rest gets much easier.
💡 How the meaning changes
📐 Which form to use — look at the last syllable of the word
은/는 — Topic Particle
이/가 — Subject Particle
은/는 marks the topic, 이/가 marks the subject/focus.
받침 only picks the form within each pair (은/는, 이/가). 은/는 is a common beginner starting point, but not an always-correct choice.
잘하고 있어요! These two particles show up in almost every Korean sentence — the more you read, the more natural they'll feel.
📐 Which form — 을 or 를?
Look at the last syllable of the word. Does it have a closing consonant at the bottom?
집에 있어요. → I'm at home. (not going — just there)
화장실에 있어요. → The bathroom is over there.
에 also works with time words — not just places.
주말에 → on the weekend ·
아침에 → in the morning ·
6시에 → at 6 o'clock
💡 에 vs 에서 — same place, different meaning
에 = TO 에서 = AT
That's the core rule — 에 also marks where something is and points in time; 에서 also marks a starting point or range.
💡 4 More Everyday Particles
You'll hear these constantly in real conversation — small words, big difference in meaning.
나만 믿고 계속 가보자! You can now say what you're doing and where — that's a huge chunk of everyday conversation.
💡 이에요 vs 예요 — same meaning, different spelling
Look at the last syllable of the noun before adding the ending.
💡 있어요 → 없어요 flips the meaning completely
이에요/예요 → What something IS (학생이에요, 의사예요)
있어요/없어요 → What you HAVE or HAVE NOT (돈이 있어요, 시간이 없어요)
수고했어요! These two endings let you say what something is, and what you have. Huge milestone.
Every Korean verb in the dictionary ends in 다. But the plain dictionary form isn't how you speak politely — on its own it sounds like you're reading a dictionary entry. (You'll meet 다-style endings in writing, narration and casual speech; as a beginner, start with the polite 요 form.)
💡 Bonus: Korean doesn't change the verb for I / you / he / she / we / they — 먹어요 covers ALL of them. Context tells the listener who's doing it.
하다 means "to do". Hundreds of Korean verbs are built with 하다 — they all follow this one rule.
정말 잘했어요! This is the rule that unlocks almost every Korean sentence. The irregulars take practice — don't stress, just keep noticing them.
대단해요! You've now seen Korean used the way real people actually talk — introductions, ordering, directions, taxis, plans, and emergencies.
진짜 잘했어요! Building full sentences from scratch is the best way to make this all stick.
You can now build real Korean sentences. You know word order, particles (은/는, 이/가, 을/를, 에, 에서), verb conjugation (~아요/어요), and essential phrases for 6 real-life situations.
Keep reviewing — repetition is the key to fluency. Come back to Level 3 anytime!