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Places in town 동네의 장소
장소와 위치: place, school, hospital, bank, station, park, next to, behind, in front of, near. 핵심 문법은 "Where is …?"와 장소 전치사로 답하기: The bank is next to the shop. 영어는 동사 "is"가 주어 바로 뒤에 와요: bank + IS + next to the shop. 한국어는 동사를 맨 끝에 두니 한국어 화자는 "The bank next to the shop is" ✗ → "The bank is next to the shop" ✓라고 해요. 발음 코너: "hospital", station의 "-tion", 이어지는 "next to".
Dialogue
Where does "is" go? — "is"는 어디에 갈까?
- Emma Minsu, where is the bank? 민수, 은행이 어디예요?
- Minsu The bank the shop next to is. 은행 가게 옆에 있어요. (실수: 한국어는 동사를 맨 끝에 — 영어는 "The bank is next to the shop")
- Emma In English, "is" comes after the bank: The bank is next to the shop. 영어에선 "is"가 the bank 뒤에 와요: The bank is next to the shop.
- Minsu The bank is next to the shop. 은행은 가게 옆에 있어요.
Dialogue
Where is everything? — 다 어디에 있어요?
- Minsu Emma, where is the hospital? 엠마, 병원이 어디예요?
- Emma It's near the station. The bank is next to it. 역 근처에 있어요. 은행이 그 옆에 있어요.
- Minsu And the park? Where is it? 그럼 공원은요? 어디에 있어요?
- Emma The park is behind the school. 공원은 학교 뒤에 있어요.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| place | n. | 장소 | |
| school | n. | 학교 | |
| hospital | n. | 병원 | |
| bank | n. | 은행 | |
| station | n. | 역 | |
| park | n. | 공원 | |
| next to | prep. | 옆에 | |
| behind | prep. | 뒤에 | |
| in front of | prep. | 앞에 | |
| near | prep. | 근처에 |
Grammar
"Where is …?" and place words "Where is …?"와 장소 표현
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.
무엇이 어디 있는지 물으려면 "Where is" + 장소: Where is the bank? 답할 땐 주어 먼저, 그다음 IS, 그다음 장소 표현: The bank is next to the shop. 다른 장소 표현: 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). 핵심은 어순: 주어 + is + 장소. 한국어는 동사를 맨 끝에 두니("The bank the shop next to is"), 영어에선 "is"를 주어 바로 뒤로 올리는 걸 기억하세요.
- Where is the bank? — It's next to the shop. 은행이 어디예요? — 가게 옆에 있어요.
- The park is behind the school. 공원은 학교 뒤에 있어요.
- The station is in front of the hospital. 역은 병원 앞에 있어요.
- The bank is near my house. 은행은 우리 집 근처에 있어요.
pronunciation
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