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What This Korean Practice Is About
In this Korean practice, you’ll focus on using 있어요 (i-sseo-yo), which means “there is” or “I have,” and 없어요 (eop-seo-yo), meaning “there is not” or “I don’t have.” These two expressions are essential for talking about what exists or what you possess in Korean.
For each noun, I’ll show you how to form sentences using these verbs. You’ll see the noun written in both Hangeul and Romanization to help with recognition and pronunciation. Then, you’ll practice saying whether something exists or not, and whether you have or don’t have that item.
By the end, you’ll be able to comfortably use 있어요 and 없어요 in daily conversations to talk about what’s around you or what you have. Let’s get started!
Korean Verb Practice: 있어요 and 없어요
물 (mul) = water
물 있어요 (mul i-sseo-yo) = I have water. There is water.
물 없어요 (mul eop-seo-yo) = I don’t have water. There is no water.
밥 (bap) = rice
밥 있어요 (bap i-sseo-yo) = I have rice. There is rice.
밥 없어요 (bap eop-seo-yo) = I don’t have rice. There is no rice.
강아지 (gang-a-ji) = dog
강아지 있어요 (gang-a-ji i-sseo-yo) = I have a dog. There is a dog.
강아지 없어요 (gang-a-ji eop-seo-yo) = I don’t have a dog. There is no dog.
고양이 (go-yang-i) = cat
고양이 있어요 (go-yang-i i-sseo-yo) = I have a cat. There is a cat.
고양이 없어요 (go-yang-i eop-seo-yo) = I don’t have a cat. There is no cat.
커피 (keo-pi) = coffee
커피 있어요 (keo-pi i-sseo-yo) = I have coffee. There is coffee.
커피 없어요 (keo-pi eop-seo-yo) = I don’t have coffee. There is no coffee.
열쇠 (yeol-soe) = key
열쇠 있어요 (yeol-soe i-sseo-yo) = I have a key. There is a key.
열쇠 없어요 (yeol-soe eop-seo-yo) = I don’t have a key. There is no key.
편지 (pyeon-ji) = letter
편지 있어요 (pyeon-ji i-sseo-yo) = I have a letter. There is a letter.
편지 없어요 (pyeon-ji eop-seo-yo) = I don’t have a letter. There is no letter.
티켓 (ti-ket) = ticket
티켓 있어요 (ti-ket i-sseo-yo) = I have a ticket. There is a ticket.
티켓 없어요 (ti-ket eop-seo-yo) = I don’t have a ticket. There is no ticket.
책 (chaek) = book
책 있어요 (chaek i-sseo-yo) = I have a book. There is a book.
책 없어요 (chaek eop-seo-yo) = I don’t have a book. There is no book.
우산 (u-san) = umbrella
우산 있어요 (u-san i-sseo-yo) = I have an umbrella. There is an umbrella.
우산 없어요 (u-san eop-seo-yo) = I don’t have an umbrella. There is no umbrella.
