이/그/저 N은/는 N이에요/예요.

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저 사람은 누구예요? Who is that person?

저 사람은 흐엉 씨예요. That person is Ms. Huong.

베트남 사람이에요? Is she Vietnamese?

네, 베트남 사람이에요. Yes, she is Vietnamese.

이/그/저 N은/는 N이에요/예요.

이' is used in front of a noun to refer to something close to the speaker.(ex: 이 책-this book, 이 사람-this person, 이것-this, 이쪽-here)

'그' is used in front of a noun to refer to something close to the listener.(ex: 그 책-the book, 그 사람-the person, 그것-the thing, 그쪽-there)

'저' is used with a noun to refer to something that is far from both the speaker and the listener.(ex: 저 책-that book, 저 사람-that person, 저것-that, 저쪽-over there)

이 사람은 기자예요. 

This person is a reporter.

그 건물은 기숙사예요. 

That building is a dormitory.

저 산은 설악산이에요. 

That mountain is Seoraksan.

Vocabulary

사람 a person

베트남 사람 (a) Vietnamese.

기자 a reporter

건물 a building

기숙사 a dormitory

산 a mountain

설악산 Seoraksan, Mt. Seorak

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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