Korean Listening Exercise: Pronouns (I, You) - 나, 저, 너, 당신

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Casual form (나, I)

나 = I

나는 = I + 는 (Topic particle)

• 난 (usually in spoken Korean)
• 나는 루크야. 난 루크야 = I am Luke

내가 = I + 가 (Identifier particle)

• 내가 샀어 = I bought (it) (It was I who bought it)

나도 = I + 도 (Additive particle)

• 나도 갔었어 = I've been there, too (Lit. I had gone there, too)

나를 = I + 를 (Object particle)

• 날 (usually in spoken Korean)
• 나를 봐, 날 봐 = Look at me

내 = my

• 내 전화 = My phone
• 내 시계 = My watch

내 것 = mine (written Korean)
내 꺼 (usually in spoken Korean)

• 이건 내꺼야 = This is mine

Polite form (저, I)

저 = I
저는 = I + 는 (Topic particle)

• 전 (usually in spoken Korean)
• 전 피터입니다 = I am Peter.

제가 = I + 가 (Identifier particle)

• 제가 먹었어요 = I ate it

저도 = I + 도 (Additive particle)

• 저도 했어요 = I did it, too

저를 = I + 를 (Object particle)

• 절 (usually in spoken Korean)
• 절 찍어주세요 = Please choose/vote (for) me

제 = my

• 제 양말이에요 = (These are) my socks
• 제 신발이에요 = (These are) my shoes

제 것 = mine (written Korean)
제 꺼 (usually in spoken Korean)

• 제 꺼에요 = (It is) mine

Informal form (너, You)

너 = You
너는 = You + 는 (Topic particle)

• 넌 (usually in spoken Korean)
• 넌 뭐할꺼야? = (As for) you, what are going to do?

네가 = You + 가 (Identifier particle) (written Korean)

• 니가 (usually in spoken Korean)
• 니가 먼저 해 = You do (it) first 

너도 = You + 도 (Additive particle)

• 너도 갈거지? = You'll go too, right?
• 너도 먹을거지? = You'll eat too, right?

너를 = You + 를 (Object particle)

• 널 (usually in spoken Korean)
• 널 좋아한데 = (It is said) he/she likes you

네 = your (written Korean)

• 니 (usually in spoken Korean)
• 니 차로 가자 = Let's go by your car

네 것 = yours (written Korean)
니 꺼 (usually in spoken Korean)

• 니 꺼지? = Yours, isn't it?

Polite form (당신, You)

• 당신 = You
• 당신은 = You + 은 (Topic particle)

• 당신이 = You + 이 (Identifier particle)

• 당신도 = You + 도 (Additive particle)

• 당신을 = You + 을 (Object particle)

• 당신 = your 

• 당신 것 = yours (written Korean)
• 당신 꺼 (usually in spoken Korean)