N은/는 N이에요/예요?
It is the interrogative form of ‘N은/는 N이에요/예요’.
N is the noun. ‘은/는’ is used with a noun to denote the topic or theme of a sentence. When the noun ends in a consonant, use ‘-은’, and when the noun ends in a vowel, use ‘-는’.
‘N이에요/예요’ is attached to the end of a noun to make the noun function like a verb in regular conversation. When the noun ends in a consonant, use ‘이에요’, and when the noun ends in a vowel, use ‘예요’.
저것은 볼펜이에요? Is that a pen?
우빈 씨는 누구예요? Who is Mr. Woobin?
스티브 씨는 의사예요? Is Mr. Steve a doctor?
Conversation:
유양 씨는 중국 사람이에요? Ms. Yooyang, are you Chinese?
네, 저는 중국 사람이에요. Yes, I am Chinese.
학생이에요? Are you a student?
네, 학생이에요. Yes, I am a student.
Vocabulary
중국 사람 (a) Chinese
학생 a student
저것 that
볼펜 a pen (a ballpoint pen)
누구 who
의사 a doctor
Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute
