에 and 에서: going, being and doing

Distinguish a destination, a location of presence and a location of action.

Quick phrase

학교에 가요.

I go to school.

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학교에 가요 gives a destination. 학교에 있어요 gives a location of presence. 학교에서 공부해요 gives the location where studying happens.

Listen and choose

Listen first. Choose what you hear. This optional practice does not change your saved quiz score.

학교에 가요.

I go to school.

학교에 있어요.

I am at school.

학교에서 공부해요.

I study at school.

집에서 책을 읽어요.

I read a book at home.

Useful basics on this page

에 있어요: say where something is →책이 책상 위에 있어요.

The book is on the desk.

을/를: what do you eat or read? →책을 읽어요.

I read a book.

Notice the pattern

In this small set, 가요 uses destination 에, 있어요 uses location 에, and 공부해요/읽어요 use action-location 에서. 집 means home. These particles have other uses; this distinction is for the patterns taught here.

Try it yourself

Complete 학교__ 공부해요.

Complete 학교__ 가요.

Complete 집__ 있어요.

Build “I read a book at home.”

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RETRIEVE BEFORE YOU REVEAL

Say it in your own time.

Say you go to school, study there and read at home.

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