Gyeol Press

← All particles

은 / 는 · Topic Particle

Marks the topic of the sentence: 'as for ...'. Used for introductions, general statements and contrast.

After a final consonant (받침) → 은. After a vowel → 는.

저 + 는 → 저는 (I). 책 + 은 → 책은 (the book). 날씨 + 는 → 날씨는.

Examples

Read, listen if you can, then write each one in the boxes.

저는 학생이에요.
jeoneun haksaengieyo.
I am a student.
저는학생이에요.
이것은 책이에요.
igeoseun chaegieyo.
This is a book.
이것은책이에요.
제 이름은 민수예요.
je ireumeun minsuyeyo.
My name is Minsu.
제이름은민수예요.
형은 회사원이에요.
hyeongeun hoesawonieyo.
My older brother is an office worker.
형은회사원이에요.
오늘은 날씨가 좋아요.
oneureun nalssiga joayo.
Today the weather is nice.
오늘은날씨가좋아요.

Try it: write 은 or 는

  1. 저＿＿ 한국 사람이에요. — I am Korean.
  2. 이 책＿＿ 재미있어요. — This book is interesting.
  3. 오늘＿＿ 금요일이에요. — Today is Friday.
  4. 우리 집＿＿ 작아요. — Our house is small.
  5. 친구＿＿ 미국에 살아요. — My friend lives in America.
  6. 김치＿＿ 매워요. — Kimchi is spicy.
Answers

1. 는 · 2. 은 · 3. 은 · 4. 은 · 5. 는 · 6. 는

Free worksheet

One printable page: the rule, five sentences to trace, six to fill in.

Download the PDF
Practice it on paper. This lesson is one unit of the Korean Particles and Polite Speech Workbook by Gyeol Press, a large 8.5 × 11 in paperback with trace-and-write pages and a full answer key. Coming soon on Amazon