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Ask and answer about names

Use a fictional name badge to ask and answer about names.

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Your goal

After greeting, exchange names. Introduce the name on your badge and ask the other person’s name.

Fictional profile유나
Name
유나
Fictional profile수진
Name
수진

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Before you start

Try the greeting 안녕하세요. Then look at the last blocks in 유나 and 수진: 나 has no final consonant; 진 ends in ㄴ.

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Explore the situation

Introduce the name on the badge

A

안녕하세요. 이름이 뭐예요?

Show meaning

Hello. What is your name?

유나

저는 유나예요.

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I am Yuna.

Use 저는 to introduce yourself here. Learn 이름이 뭐예요? as a complete question first.

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Learn the expressions

저
I / me, in a polite introduction
이름
name
뭐
what
Name endingAddExample
No final consonant: 유나예요유나예요.
Final consonant: 수진이에요수진이에요.

When it is clear who you are introducing, a shorter answer such as 유나예요 is also possible.

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Read the conversation

Two names

A

안녕하세요. 저는 유나예요.

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Hello. I am Yuna.

B

안녕하세요.

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Hello.

A

이름이 뭐예요?

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What is your name?

B

저는 수진이에요.

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I am Su-jin.

Answer the name question with a name. A greeting alone does not give the information requested.

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Build a sentence

Choose the name and ending, and put the pieces in order. Then try the other name.

Sentence-piece practice

1. Introduce Yuna’s name.

Sentence pieces

  • 유나
  • 저는
  • 예요.
  • 이에요.

2. Introduce Su-jin’s name.

Sentence pieces

  • 이에요.
  • 저는
  • 예요.
  • 수진

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Practice

Read the situation and choose the expression that fits. Return to the model when you need help.

1. The name is 유나. Choose the introduction.

  • 저는 유나예요.
  • 저는 유나이에요.
  • 저는 유나에요.

2. How do you correctly introduce the name 수진?

  • 저는 수진예요.
  • 저는 수진이에요.
  • 저는 수진요.

3. You want to ask the name of someone you just met.

  • 저는 민수예요.
  • 안녕히 계세요.
  • 이름이 뭐예요?

4. Question: 이름이 뭐예요? Your badge says 민수. Choose the answer.

  • 저는 민수예요.
  • 저는 유나예요.
  • 안녕히 가세요.

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Try a new situation

Use different badges now. Write a name response or choose the question that fits.

Tasks

Try the tasks first, then compare with the answers and examples in step 10.

1. Answer using the name on the badge.

Fictional profile민수
Name
민수

이름이 뭐예요?

Show a hint

저는 + name + 예요.

2. The next badge says 준. Write a response.

Fictional profile준
Name
준

이름이 뭐예요?

Show a hint

저는 + name + 이에요.

3. Ask the other person’s name too.

  • 저는 민수예요.
  • 이름이 뭐예요?
  • 안녕히 계세요.
Show a hint

이름 + 이 뭐예요?

4. Change the answer to fit Aki’s badge.

Fictional profile아키
Name
아키

이름이 뭐예요?

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저는 + 아키 + 예요.

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Check your learning

Try with the model hidden. These questions check situation understanding and written expressions.

1. The badge says 아키.

  • 저는 아키이에요.
  • 저는 아키예요.
  • 저는 아키 에요.

2. 준 is a name ending in final ㄴ. Introduce it.

  • 저는 준예요.
  • 저는 준에요.
  • 저는 준이에요.

3. Which sentence introduces Min-su’s own name?

  • 저는 민수예요.
  • 이름이 뭐예요?
  • 저는 수진이에요.

4. What do you check to choose 이에요 or 예요?

  • 이름의 첫 글자
  • 이름의 마지막 받침
  • 명찰의 색

5. Yuna greets someone, then says her name.

  • 안녕하세요. 저는 수진이에요.
  • 안녕히 가세요. 이름이 뭐예요?
  • 안녕하세요. 저는 유나예요.

6. The reply is 저는 아키예요. Which question fits immediately before it?

  • 이름이 뭐예요?
  • 안녕히 계세요.
  • 저는 유나예요.

Reflect on your reading

Tick only what you actually checked. Feedback from another person is optional and is not required to finish the lesson.

□ I checked the situation and the person’s details.
□ I changed the expressions to fit new information.
□ I used feedback and tried again after an error.
□ I tried saying the sentence I wrote.
□ I can choose an expression to review.

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Answers and explanations

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Practice questions

1. The name is 유나. Choose the introduction.

Answer: 저는 유나예요.

나 has no final consonant, so attach 예요.

  • 저는 유나이에요. — 유나 does not end with a final consonant. Use 예요 here.
  • 저는 유나에요. — Use 예요 after this name, not 에요.

2. How do you correctly introduce the name 수진?

Answer: 저는 수진이에요.

Combine 수진 with 이에요 to introduce the name.

  • 저는 수진예요. — 진 has final ㄴ, so use 이에요.
  • 저는 수진요. — 요 alone omits the ending used in this introduction.

3. You want to ask the name of someone you just met.

Answer: 이름이 뭐예요?

이름이 뭐예요? asks the other person’s name.

  • 저는 민수예요. — This gives your name; it does not ask a question.
  • 안녕히 계세요. — This is a goodbye to someone staying, not a name question.

4. Question: 이름이 뭐예요? Your badge says 민수. Choose the answer.

Answer: 저는 민수예요.

Use 민수 from your badge.

  • 저는 유나예요. — 유나 is a different name from the badge.
  • 안녕히 가세요. — A goodbye does not provide the name.

Learning check

1. The badge says 아키.

Answer: 저는 아키예요.

Attach 예요 to 아키.

  • 저는 아키이에요. — 키 has no final consonant, so use 예요.
  • 저는 아키 에요. — Do not split the name and 예요. Write 아키예요.

2. 준 is a name ending in final ㄴ. Introduce it.

Answer: 저는 준이에요.

준 + 이에요 makes 준이에요.

  • 저는 준예요. — Use 이에요 after the final consonant.
  • 저는 준에요. — Add 이에요 after 준.

3. Which sentence introduces Min-su’s own name?

Answer: 저는 민수예요.

The speaker puts his own name 민수 after 저는.

  • 이름이 뭐예요? — This asks a name rather than giving one.
  • 저는 수진이에요. — 수진 is a different name.

4. What do you check to choose 이에요 or 예요?

Answer: 이름의 마지막 받침

Check for a final consonant at the end of the name.

  • 이름의 첫 글자 — Look at the last syllable, not the first.
  • 명찰의 색 — Badge colour does not determine the ending.

5. Yuna greets someone, then says her name.

Answer: 안녕하세요. 저는 유나예요.

It gives a meeting greeting and then Yuna’s name.

  • 안녕하세요. 저는 수진이에요. — The greeting fits, but the name is not Yuna.
  • 안녕히 가세요. 이름이 뭐예요? — This says goodbye and asks a question, without giving her name.

6. The reply is 저는 아키예요. Which question fits immediately before it?

Answer: 이름이 뭐예요?

The answer gives a name, so a name question fits.

  • 안녕히 계세요. — This is a goodbye, not a question.
  • 저는 유나예요. — This introduces a different person; it does not ask a name.

Example answers

Written responses are examples. Other wording can also meet the same conditions.

1. Answer using the name on the badge.

이름이 뭐예요?

저는 민수예요.

민수예요.

수 has no final consonant, giving 민수예요.

2. The next badge says 준. Write a response.

이름이 뭐예요?

저는 준이에요.

준이에요.

준 ends in ㄴ, so use 이에요.

3. Ask the other person’s name too.

이름이 뭐예요?

이름이 뭐예요? requests the other person’s name.

저는 민수예요.: ‘저는 민수예요.’ does not match the information or role requested. Compare it with the scene and the example below.

안녕히 계세요.: ‘안녕히 계세요.’ does not match the information or role requested. Compare it with the scene and the example below.

4. Change the answer to fit Aki’s badge.

이름이 뭐예요?

저는 아키예요.

아키예요.

아키 has no final consonant, so attach 예요.

Sentence-piece practice

1. Introduce Yuna’s name.

저는 유나예요.

유나 has no final consonant, so use 예요.

2. Introduce Su-jin’s name.

저는 수진이에요.

Add 이에요 after final ㄴ in 진.

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Review and continue

Come back to these

Today

Recall without the model

Write one introduction for 유나 and one for 수진.

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Recall without the model

Answer 이름이 뭐예요? using a new badge.

Review what felt difficult

I mix up 이에요 and 예요.Check the last syllable’s final consonant. →

Start with an expression you find difficult. Finishing an activity and using it independently are different checks.

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