Korean grammar · Level 1 · 1급
앞 · 뒤 · 옆 · 위 · 아래 · 안 · 밖 · 사이
Position words
Taught in Level 1, Unit 3: Where is it?
“at the school” is often not enough — to actually find something you need “behind”, “next to”, “on top of”.
Position words are nouns and come after the place, the opposite order from English: 은행 옆 is “bank side” = “next to the bank”. Add 에 after the position word. For “between A and B” say A하고 B 사이에 (하고 = “and”; you will study it fully in Unit 7).
| When | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| in front · behind | 앞 · 뒤 | 카페 앞에 · 공원 뒤에 |
| beside | 옆 | 병원 옆에 |
| on top of · under | 위 · 아래 | 의자 위에 · 침대 아래에 |
| inside · outside | 안 · 밖 | 방 안에 · 문 밖에 |
| between | 사이 | 학교하고 병원 사이에 |
Examples
열쇠가 가방 안에 있어요.
The key is in the bag.
우산이 문 옆에 있어요.
The umbrella is next to the door.
휴대폰이 책 위에 있어요.
The phone is on top of the book.
Practise it in context · Level 1, Unit 3
Where is it?
The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.
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