How to use the indefinite article in Korean

You want to learn how to use the indefinite article in Korean? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Korean lessons complete with useful examples. An apple, a house, a book... we explain it all to you in short, easy to follow lessons.

The Korean indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The English indefinite article 'a' does not exist in Korean. Unlike English, a noun on its own can be considered indefinite without the need for a specific word to show this.

Examples

mun
a door
čingu
a friend
salam
a person
namja
a man
mal
a horse
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Jipi isoyo.
There is a house.
Sēga isoyo.
There is a bird.
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There is a shop.
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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Korean

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. To learn to use the indefinite article in Korean, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns ček, uja and mun (book, chair, door). Then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. The nouns together with the indefinite article are , 의자 and (a book, a chair, a door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Korean including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Korean nouns ček, uja and mun, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Korean).

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