After ‘-입니다/입니까’, you learn negative sentence.
This is the first negative sentence that people who study Korean learn.
Let’s spearking negative sentence in Korean.
※If you can speak Japanese, it's a better you look at the Japanese page. Because you can read more parfect explanations.
How to use「-이/가 아니다」
The sentence “not ~” in Korean
You can use ‘-아니다’ to make sentences like “not ~”.
“not ~” in Korean
저는 가수입니다.
I’m singer.
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저는 가수가 아닙니다.
I’m not singer.
You use ‘-아니다’ in the form of ‘-이/가 아닙니다’.
You must combine ‘-이/가 아닙니다’ with nouns too.
Same as ‘-입니다’, You must combine ‘-이/가 아닙니다’ with nouns too.
N + -이/가 아닙니다
배우 + -가 아닙니다 = 배우가 아닙니다
가수 + -가 아닙니다 = 가수가 아닙니다
학생 + -이 아닙니다 = 학생이 아닙니다
경찰 + -이 아닙니다 = 경찰이 아닙니다
You use different postpositional particle ‘-이/가’, on the presence or absence of patchim.
No patchim

I’m not an actor.

Jisoo is not a nurse.
You use ‘-이/가’, when no patchim.
Have a patchim

I’m not a college student.

Sangwoo is not a police officer.
You use ‘-이/가’, when have a patchim.
Let’s ask where someone comes from
Ask where someone comes from
Let’s use ‘-이/가 아닙니다’ to communication.

Mr. Lee, are you a Korean?

No, I’m not Korean.

Then, where are you from?

I’m Chinese.
‘country + 사람’ means the nationality, And you can ask country of origin with ‘어느 나라’.
The name of coutry in korean.
일본 | Japan | 한국 | South Korea |
중국 | China | 대만 | Taiwan |
북한 | North Korea | 몽골 | Mongolia |
미국 | United States | 캐나다 | Canada |
영국 | United Kingdom | 프랑스 | France |
독일 | Germany | 스페인 | Spain |
이탈리아 | Italy | 터키 | Turkey |
러시아 | Russia | 인도 | India |
태국 | Thailand | 필리핀 | Philippines |
베트남 | Vietnam | 미얀마 | Myanmar |
말레이시아 | Malaysia | 호주 | Australia |
브라질 | Brazil | 아르헨티나 | Argentina |
Let’s practice while learning the name of the country.
Talk about where live in.
If you use the city name instead of the country name, you can ask where live in.

Mr. mingi, are you living in Seoul?

No, I don’t live in Seoul.

Then, where are you living in?

I’m living in Busan.
Let’s practice ‘the city name + 사람’ too.
都市の名前と韓国語
서울 | Seoul | 부산 | Busan |
인천 | Incheon | 수원 | Suwon |
춘천 | Chuncheon | 대구 | Daegu |
광주 | Gwangju | 청주 | Cheongju |
도쿄 | Tokyo | 오사카 | Osaka |
교토 | Kyoto | 나고야 | Nagoya |
후쿠오카 | Fukuoka | 삿포로 | Sapporo |
For example, 인천 사람 mean “the people live in Incheon” or “the people from Incheon”.
Let’s actively learn the name of citys and countries that you think you will use often use.