20 min

language learning center · A1 · Lesson 3

Basic personal information

Practice this topic in Korean: Basic personal information.

Understand and learn

Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.

민지

제 이름은 지민이에요.

My name is Lucía.

준호

스물여덟 살이에요.

I am twenty-eight years old.

민지

서울에 살아요.

I live in Madrid.

준호

도서관에서 일해요.

I work in a library.

Notice, try, and speak

Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.

Useful words and phrases

These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.

Learn these items
  • 제 이름은 지민이에요.

    My name is Lucía.

    제 이름은 지민이에요.

  • 스물여덟 살이에요.

    I am twenty-eight years old.

    스물여덟 살이에요.

  • 서울에 살아요.

    I live in Madrid.

    서울에 살아요.

  • 도서관에서 일해요.

    I work in a library.

    도서관에서 일해요.

  • 무슨 일을 하세요?

    What do you do?

    무슨 일을 하세요?

Notice, try, and speak

Which Korean sentence has this meaning: “My name is Lucía.”

Which Korean sentence has this meaning: “My name is Lucía.”

Make it yours

Say the five Korean turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.

Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.

Use it with someone

Use this Korean in a real conversation

  1. 1. 제 이름은 지민이에요.
  2. 2. 스물여덟 살이에요.
  3. 3. 서울에 살아요.
  4. 4. 도서관에서 일해요.
  5. 5. 무슨 일을 하세요?
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