에서 · At (Doing Something) / From
에서 marks the place where an action happens: eat, study, work, play, meet.
It also means 'from' a place: 서울에서 왔어요 (I came from Seoul).
Same form after any sound: 집에서, 학교에서, 카페에서.
Examples
Read, listen if you can, then write each one in the boxes.
집에서 쉬어요.
jibeseo swieoyo.
I rest at home.
집에서쉬어요.
식당에서 밥을 먹어요.
sikdangeseo babeul meogeoyo.
I eat at a restaurant.
식당에서밥을먹어요.
도서관에서 공부해요.
doseogwaneseo gongbuhaeyo.
I study at the library.
도서관에서공부해요.
서울에서 왔어요.
seoureseo wasseoyo.
I came from Seoul.
서울에서왔어요.
공원에서 놀아요.
gongwoneseo norayo.
I play at the park.
공원에서놀아요.
Try it: write 에서, 이/가 or 을/를
- 저는 카페＿＿ 커피를 마셔요. — I drink coffee at a cafe.
- 어디＿＿ 왔어요? — Where are you from?
- 교실에서 책＿＿ 읽어요. — I read a book in the classroom.
- 학교에서 친구＿＿ 만나요. — I meet a friend at school.
- 집＿＿ 요리해요. — I cook at home.
- 바다에서 수영＿＿ 해요. — I swim in the sea.
Answers
1. 에서 · 2. 에서 · 3. 을 · 4. 를 · 5. 에서 · 6. 을
Free worksheet
One printable page: the rule, five sentences to trace, six to fill in.
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