How to Say “I’m a student” in Korean: 저는 학생이에요

저는 학생이에요

jeoneun haksaengieyo

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

Meaning

I’m a student.

저는 ○○이에요 is the basic self-introduction pattern. Swap 학생 for any occupation (after a vowel, use 예요, as in 의사예요).

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

Syllables: 7 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [저는 학쌩이에요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
저는
저	ㅈ+ㅓ	jeo
는	ㄴ+ㅡ+ㄴ	neun
학생이에요
학	ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄱ	hak
생	ㅅ+ㅐ+ㅇ	[쌩] saeng
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	i
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	e
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 학생 → [학쌩]

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 “저는 학생이에요” mean?

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Answer: I’m a student

Question 2 How do you say “I’m a student” in Korean?

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Answer: 저는 학생이에요 jeoneun haksaengieyo

Question 3 How is “저는 학생이에요” pronounced?

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Answer: [저는 학쌩이에요]

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