Daily Korean lesson

N에 와요

No. 016 · · TOPIK 1-2
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TOPIK 1-2

N에 와요

comes to (a place)

Says that someone is moving towards here. 에 marks the destination — where they end up. The polite form of 오다 is 와요 (오 + 아요 contracts to 와요). One of the first particles a beginner uses, and one of the easiest to confuse with 에서.

다음 주에 손님이 사무실에 와요.
A guest is coming to the office next week.
요즘도 이 공원에 아침마다 사람들이 많이 와요.
People still come to this park every morning.
그 선배는 모임에 안 왔어요.
That senior member didn’t come to the gathering.

※에 is the destination, 에서 is the origin or the place an action happens. 집에 와요 = comes to the house; 집에서 와요 = comes from the house. Both are correct, and they mean opposite things.

접속 conjugation
  • Place nouns take 에 directly, with no vowel/consonant split
    • 회사에 와요 / 사무실에 와요
  • Forms of 오다
    • present 와요
    • past 왔어요
    • honorific 오세요
  • Whether you use 오다 or 가다 depends on where the speaker stands
    • towards me is 오다
    • away from me is 가다

여행 회화

TRAVEL

단풍 든 산에서　On a Mountain in Autumn Colors——Seoyun has come to the mountain to see the autumn leaves. She asks Minho, a hiker she has just met, to take her picture, and the two chat briefly about the mountain scenery.（서윤＝Seoyun (traveler) ／ 민호＝Minho (hiker)）

서윤저기요, 사진 좀 찍어 주세요.
Excuse me, could you take a picture for me?
민호네, 좋아요. 뒤에 단풍도 같이 찍을게요.
Sure, no problem. I'll get the autumn leaves behind you in the shot too.
서윤감사합니다. 이 산에 자주 와요?
Thank you. Do you come to this mountain often?
민호네, 가을마다 와요. 이 산은 단풍이 유명해요.
Yes, I come every fall. This mountain is famous for its autumn leaves.
서윤저는 오늘 처음 왔어요. 경치가 정말 좋아요.
Today's my first time here. The view is really beautiful.
민호저 위는 경치가 더 좋아요.
The view is even better farther up.
서윤그래요? 내일 친구도 이 산에 올 거예요.
Really? A friend of mine is coming to this mountain tomorrow, too.
민호좋네요. 사진 많이 찍으세요.
That's nice. Take lots of pictures.
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