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Hangul Course · Lesson 11 · Intermediate
책상위에요

Places & Directions

Say where something is, ask where things are, and tell someone how to find them — all with one particle you already know, plus a small set of position words.

Before you start

에 vs 에서

You already know 에 from Lesson 4. Today it gets a partner that looks similar but does a different job.

집에 있어요

에 — where something exists

Use 에 with 있다/없다/가다: a place where something simply is, or where you're headed. "집에 있어요" — I'm at home.

학교에서 공부해요

에서 — where an action happens

Use 에서 with action verbs: the place where something is done. "학교에서 공부해요" — I study at school.

01

New words for today

Position words and a couple of new places.

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02

에 vs 에서, side by side

Same place word, different particle, different job.

03

Where is it?

Pick a thing and a position to say exactly where it is.

Thing
Reference place
Position
04

Asking directions

Put 어디 (Lesson 4) together with today's position words.

05

Check yourself

10 questions on position words and 에 vs 에서.