에게 / 한테 / 께 · To a Person
Marks the person who receives something: give, send, call, write, ask.
에게 = standard (writing and speech). 한테 = casual speech. Both are correct.
께 = honorific, for people you respect: 선생님께, 할머니께, 부모님께, 사장님께.
Examples
Read, listen if you can, then write each one in the boxes.
친구에게 편지를 써요.
chinguege pyeonjireul sseoyo.
I write a letter to a friend.
친구에게편지를써요.
동생한테 선물을 줘요.
dongsaenghante seonmureul jwoyo.
I give a present to my younger sibling.
동생한테선물을줘요.
선생님께 질문해요.
seonsaengnimkke jilmunhaeyo.
I ask the teacher a question.
선생님께질문해요.
엄마한테 전화해요.
eommahante jeonhwahaeyo.
I call my mom.
엄마한테전화해요.
할머니께 꽃을 드려요.
halmeonikke kkocheul deuryeoyo.
I give flowers to Grandma.
할머니께꽃을드려요.
Try it: write 에게/한테 or 께
- 친구＿＿ 문자를 보내요. — I send a text to a friend.
- 선생님＿＿ 인사해요. — I greet the teacher.
- 동생＿＿ 책을 줘요. — I give a book to my younger sibling.
- 사장님＿＿ 보고해요. — I report to the boss.
- 고양이＿＿ 밥을 줘요. — I feed the cat.
- 누구＿＿ 말했어요? — Who did you tell?
Answers
1. 에게 (한테) · 2. 께 · 3. 에게 (한테) · 4. 께 · 5. 에게 (한테) · 6. 에게 (한테)
Free worksheet
One printable page: the rule, five sentences to trace, six to fill in.
Download the PDFPractice 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