N은/는
It is used to compare something with a preceding noun.
제 방이 커요. 제 동생 방은 작아요.
My room is big. My younger brother’s room is small, though.
우리 동네에 시장이 있어요. 백화점은 없어요.
There is a market in my neighborhood. There is no department store,
though.
지하철역이 가까워요. 학교는 멀어요.
The subway station is near. School is far, though.
Conversation:
우빈 씨는 여자 친구가 있어요?
Mr. Woobin, do you have a girlfriend?
네, 있어요.
Yes, I have.
여자 친구도 회사원이에요?
Is she an office worker, too?
아니요, 여자 친구는 학생이에요.
No, my girlfriend is a student.
Vocabulary
동네 neighborhood
시장 a market
백화점 a department store
지하철역 a subway station
가깝다 to be near
멀다 to be far