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Places in town
Dialogue
Where does "is" go?
- Emma Minsu, where is the bank?
- Minsu The bank the shop next to is.
- Emma In English, "is" comes after the bank: The bank is next to the shop.
- Minsu The bank is next to the shop.
Dialogue
Where is everything?
- Minsu Emma, where is the hospital?
- Emma It's near the station. The bank is next to it.
- Minsu And the park? Where is it?
- Emma The park is behind the school.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| place | n. | place | |
| school | n. | school | |
| hospital | n. | hospital | |
| bank | n. | bank | |
| station | n. | station | |
| park | n. | park | |
| next to | prep. | next to | |
| behind | prep. | behind | |
| in front of | prep. | in front of | |
| near | prep. | near |
Grammar
"Where is …?" and place words "Where is …?" and place words
To ask where something is, say "Where is" + the place: Where is the bank? To answer, put the subject first, then IS, then the place word: The bank is next to the shop. Other place words: behind (The park is behind the school), in front of (The station is in front of the hospital), near (The bank is near the park). The important thing is word order: subject + is + place. Korean puts the verb at the very end ("The bank the shop next to is"), so in English remember to bring "is" up right after the subject.
To ask where something is, say "Where is" + the place: Where is the bank? To answer, put the subject first, then IS, then the place word: The bank is next to the shop. Other place words: behind (The park is behind the school), in front of (The station is in front of the hospital), near (The bank is near the park). The important thing is word order: subject + is + place. Korean puts the verb at the very end ("The bank the shop next to is"), so in English remember to bring "is" up right after the subject.
- Where is the bank? — It's next to the shop. Where is the bank? — It's next to the shop.
- The park is behind the school. The park is behind the school.
- The station is in front of the hospital. The station is in front of the hospital.
- The bank is near my house. The bank is near my house.
pronunciation
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