“This is my friend” in Korean: 제 친구예요 (je chinguyeyo)

제 친구예요

je chinguyeyo

Situation: Introductions & meeting peopleLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

This is my friend.

A handy line for introducing someone. 제 is short for 저의 (my), and 친구 ends in a vowel, so it takes 예요.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 5 · Words: 2

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
제	ㅈ+ㅔ	je
친구예요
친	ㅊ+ㅣ+ㄴ	chin
구	ㄱ+ㅜ	gu
예	ㅇ+ㅖ	ye
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

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Question 1 What does “제 친구예요” mean?

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Answer: This is my friend

Question 2 How do you say “This is my friend” in Korean?

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Answer: 제 친구예요 je chinguyeyo

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